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Libya Updates 6/12/17
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Ansar al Sharia claims to have downed jet flying over Derna, Libya2/8/16 Ansar al Sharia, an al Qaeda-linked group, claims to have shot down a Libyan jet earlier today. The claim of responsibility (seen above) was posted on Twitter feeds maintained by Ansar al Sharia’s propaganda arm (Al Rayah Media) and radio station. The organization says a special air defense brigade was responsible for the jet’s crash, but no other details were provided. Jihadists also tweeted images of the plane’s wreckage (see below).
Libya’s Air Force chief of staff, Brig. Gen. Saqr al-Jaroushi, told the Associated Press (AP) that a plane was in fact shot down. [ link to www.longwarjournal.org] ----- Libyan warplane crashes after attacking ISIS2/9/16
Spokesman Nasser el-Hassi told AFP the pilot of the MiG-23, Younes al-Dilani, “survived the crash”.
Hassi refused to reveal the cause but LANA news agency, which is close to the recognized government, attributed it to “technical problems”.
Before crashing, the aircraft conducted raids on ISIS positions some 15 km from Derna. [ link to english.alarabiya.net] -----
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