Libyan national army shoots down Turkish drone aircraft in east of Misrata

SANAA, April 7 (YPA) –  The Libyan National Army, led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar said on Monday that its forces shot down a Turkish drone.

The military information division said, in a statement, that the air defence platforms of the armed forces targeted a Turkish drone aircraft that took off from the Air College – Misrata, adding that the drone crashed in the area of Bougarin east of Misrata city.

The statement indicated that the Turkish drone attempted to target the positions of the Libyan army’s military units.

On Sunday, Spokesman of the Libyan National Army (LNA) Major General Ahmed al-Mismari said that his forces targeted armed vehicles and positions belonging to Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli,  Bougarin and east of Misrata.

“In the implementation of combat missions from Libyan Arab Armed Forces units in the Bouqrine axis, our forces have targeted a number of selected targets from the Information Bank,’ the statement said, adding ” five armed vehicles, two armed tents, two observatories, operating room buildings, 13 armed vehicles and another enemy observatory.”

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