Chris Werb Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 E5M? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Most popular comment in Russian social networks - "First time in history Egypt is taking part in dividing Poland" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted January 19, 2020 Share Posted January 19, 2020 Makes a change from Russians and Germans I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 Turkey is bringing in a large amount of armored vehicles: https://twitter.com/i/status/1222929871162236929 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Join the crew of a LNA Hind for a low altitude flight over Libya: https://twitter.com/i/status/1225770286928269312 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTK Ciar Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 This map of Libyan oil wells helped provide me with more context for why factions are squabbling over particular regions of wasteland (though population centers factor into it, too .. a combined map would be handy)https://www.canesis.net/Libya_Summary/Libya.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Join the crew of a LNA Hind for a low altitude flight over Libya: https://twitter.com/i/status/1225770286928269312Twitter wants me to log in these days, odd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobu Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 Turkey is bringing in a large amount of armored vehicles: https://twitter.com/i/status/1222929871162236929 Turkey is going to bring the Egyptian Army into the equation, if it has not done so already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojan Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 So both France and Egypt officially supporting LNA, now Egypt says they are gonna attack ships supplying GNA from Turkey...https://www.alaraby.co.uk/english/news/2020/3/9/egypt-forms-force-to-attack-turkish-ships-off-libya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) double post Edited April 1, 2020 by Mistral Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Someone appers to have fired an RIM-66 in Libya which crashed on the ground. It seems the Sultan is getting angry as two days ago a cargo ship from Turkey turned around before it was intercepted by the French. https://twitter.com/LNA2019M/status/1245287180978749441 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 (edited) With the help of Turkey, the GNA has recently gone on the offensive against Haftar's LNA. A few days ago the GNA captured al-Watiyah Airbase, including a former UAE Pantsir S1. It been put on a transporter with presumably Turkey as final destination. Video showing the SAM-system being loaded on a trailer: https://twitter.com/i/status/1262712677450895363 In the hangar, tubes loaded: It came with some manuals: On the way: A second Pantsir was destroyed in a hangar. Its crushed remnants are shown below: Supposedly the drone strike on one of the Pantsirs at the base: Then, there is footage of a Turkish drone strike on a 3rd Pantsir somewhere on a road in Libya, released a few days ago: All in all, Haftar's forces have lost 3-4 Pantsirs in the space of a few days. Edited May 19, 2020 by Daan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted May 20, 2020 Share Posted May 20, 2020 Its hard to quantify how good this system is, because everyone that uses it seems to be a complete idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 All in all, Haftar's forces have lost 3-4 Pantsirs in the space of a few days.Two vehicles destroyed in hangars, one when transported on flatbed – none active. Seems like Emirates operators/crews left abandoning their equipment, and locals were not even trying to use this equipment. Anyway, seems like Emirates will ask for new shipment from Russia to compensate losses, as Pantsir is the only battle tested AD vehicle of this type on the market (but it will not be in near future, as UAE got about 50 vehicles delivered from 2000 to 2013). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 21, 2020 Share Posted May 21, 2020 I had no idea the UAE buy was that big...but clearly useless in the wrong hands. I personally hope I never have to see the Russians use them as intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistral Posted May 22, 2020 Share Posted May 22, 2020 Satelite photos appear to show Mig-29s in airbases controled by the LNA, rumor is that they are ex Bellorussian. https://twitter.com/Brian_Castner/status/1263572061492035607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3Ae_amyna%7Ctwcon%5Etimelinechrome&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fe-amyna.com%2F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted May 25, 2020 Share Posted May 25, 2020 (edited) The Drive has an article on it. Given the distances involved in the fighting over Libya, I find the MiG-29 a rather strange choice. Lots of developments the last few days in Libya with the LNA and Russian Wagner PMC Troops in full retreat from the Tripoli front lines and Russians being evacuated by airplane from Bani Walid airport to Jufra. The Oryx Twitter account has some footage of the retreat, evacuation, Russian casualties and Turkish vehicles. Supposedly, Russia and Turkey struck a deal to allow Russian mercenaries to retreat without being subject to Turkish drone attacks. Turkish humour: Edited May 25, 2020 by Daan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Galbraith Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Satelite photos appear to show Mig-29s in airbases controled by the LNA, rumor is that they are ex Bellorussian. https://twitter.com/Brian_Castner/status/1263572061492035607?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Eprofile%3Ae_amyna%7Ctwcon%5Etimelinechrome&ref_url=http%3A%2F%2Fe-amyna.com%2FIts possible, the Belarus Su27's were apparently scrap because they hadnt flown for years. Their Mig29's seemed to be in operable shape. It will be interesting to see better photos of them to see what model they are. My guess is that they are probably ex Russian ones that they replaced (If memory serves) with Su30's. Which if so, would seem to make it probable that the pilots are as well. There is another link to the story on The Drive.https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33618/mysterious-mig-29-fighter-appears-at-libyan-air-base-held-by-russian-backed-forces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I had no idea the UAE buy was that big...but clearly useless in the wrong hands. I personally hope I never have to see the Russians use them as intended.Any SAM is useless when switched off and abandoned. But overall this handfull of Pantsirs proved to be extremely usefull in combination with other assets: now NATO's second strongest country is bogged down in colonial war, moving proxies from Syria to Lybia etc., and UAE&Co are paying the price (rumors are they were peomising USD3bln to Assad for new offencive in Idlib to distract Turkey, but Assad was not allowed to accept this proposal). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Alymov Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Its possible, the Belarus Su27's were apparently scrap because they hadnt flown for years. Their Mig29's seemed to be in operable shape. It will be interesting to see better photos of them to see what model they are. My guess is that they are probably ex Russian ones that they replaced (If memory serves) with Su30's. Which if so, would seem to make it probable that the pilots are as well. There is another link to the story on The Drive.https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/33618/mysterious-mig-29-fighter-appears-at-libyan-air-base-held-by-russian-backed-forcesNo reason to expect so few MIGs to have major influence militarally - but it is invitation for Turkey to deploy own aviation to Lybia, leading to more Turkish involvement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 The US DoD released imagery of the MiG-29 and states they are Russian aircraft. Statement:https://www.africom.mil/media-room/pressrelease/32789/russia-deploys-military-fighter-aircraft-to-libya 15 images of the MiGs:https://www.dvidshub.net/image/6220925/russia-deploys-military-fighter-aircraft-libya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobu Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 Sort of like stringing Erdogan out on a limb there. When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. And down will come Turkey... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 So the UN supports the GNA, and Turkey,Qatar is siding with them. Russia is siding with the LNA along with UAE and Egypt along with tact support from Trump, France. Italy seem to be remaining neutral. Do I have it right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 I don't particularly have a horse in this race, and I'm surprised the Russians do. What's Libya to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josh Posted May 26, 2020 Share Posted May 26, 2020 So the UN supports the GNA, and Turkey,Qatar is siding with them. Russia is siding with the LNA along with UAE and Egypt along with tact support from Trump, France. Italy seem to be remaining neutral. Do I have it right? To what extent does the US have any role in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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