Haftar Libyan National Army begins to capture Tripoli

The Libyan National Army (LNA), Khalifa Haftar, is launching a new phase of the operation to establish full control over the Libyan capital Tripoli. Army units expect to capture the Square of the Fallen (Maidan al-Sugada), said the commander of 73-s forward brigade LNA, General Salih Buhalik.

According to the general, the army units are starting a new phase of the operation to capture Tripoli, the immediate task is to capture the Fallen Square, the main financial, cultural and business center of the European part of the Libyan capital, according to its control.

The Libyan national army begins a new phase, we will be at the gates of the sacred square of the fallen, the enemy is defeated and began to flee from the battlefield to carry out terrorist acts inside the city

- declared the general.

The operation to capture Tripoli, where the Government of National Accord (PNS), led by Fayes Saraj, is located, began on April 4. The Libyan army under the command of Marshal Haftar launched an offensive against the Libyan capital. In response, the PNS announced the start of Operation Vulcan Anger. Currently, battles are fought around Tripoli with alternate success. According to official data, almost 1050 people have already died during the fighting, more than 5,5 thousands were injured.

Recall that after the assassination of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi in 2011, a diarchy came to Libya: in the east of the country a parliament elected by the people, supported by the Haftar Libyan National Army, meets in the east, and the Government of National Accord, supported by the UN and some European countries.

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[knn54]

And Haftar fights like a "gentleman" - he told everything ...

[Mountain shooter]

Quote: knn54

And Haftar fights like a "gentleman" - told everything

So, not afraid. And in advance demoralizes the enemy.

[smart ass]

Will he explain to me that we should rejoice or cry?

[capsid]

If Moscow is silent, it means to be silent)))

[Berkut24]

And we save money for old age, no matter who kicks someone's ass in the Square of the Fallen.

[NEXUS]

Quote: Clever man

Will he explain to me that we should rejoice or cry?

If the PNS supports the UN and EU countries, then Haftar’s actions are in our hands. I am sure that the PNS forces are financed and equipped with weapons from behind a puddle, by our sworn partners.

[Semurg]

Turks like their armored cars recently threw PPS.

[Nyrobsky]

Quote: Clever man

Will he explain to me that we should rejoice or cry?

Neither one nor the other. Just keep an exposure and wait for the outcome of the confrontation. Officially, we are not on any of the parties represented, but in view of the support of Sarajah from the UN (read the United States) and a number of European countries, unofficially our interest is on the side of Haftar. By and large, Haftar is not at all in a bad position, which would have been even better if Turkey had not interfered with the case of ousting pro-American forces from Tripoli, which, fearing the strengthening of Greek interests in the Libyan direction, fit in with the forces of Sarajah. It seems that the receipt of guarantees from Haftar to take into account the interests of Turkey in post-war Libya will move Turkey’s position from indirect participation, towards neutral expectation. The coming days will show. Probably a face-to-face conversation between the GDP and Edik at the meeting of 20, as well as the start of deliveries of C-400, will help to properly orient Edik because both Russia and Turkey have interests in Libya that overlap, but they will agree on the rest.

[Thrifty]

That is, to peacefully solve the problem, who will rule the country, is not smart enough? There is also an igil for them "throws up a light to keep the civil war as long as possible.

[donavi49]

The UAE seized Haftar's death grip, not even hiding. I won’t be surprised if the Leclerks and BMX3 withdrawn from Yemen arrive at a new stage of the assault.

For the Tripolentans the Sultan took up the same deadly grip. Sends on 3 ship at a time. Deliveries are extensive, already include new ATGMs, UAVs, artillery shells, gradients, etc. + Of course their cars. I won’t be surprised if the Sultan doesn’t limit himself just like last time - to flip the AWACS on the neutral, and will already include his F-16 for attack missions.

This is the time. That is, the main and key sponsors have nothing to agree on.

Two - on the ground, there are also irreconcilable disagreements on the structure of Libya between Sarraj and Haftar.

[sabakina]

donavi49, as I understand it, you are advanced in this thread. Tell me, which one is good?

[donavi49]

Some quickly orientated themselves in the upcoming end, cleared the political field for the Muslim brothers and thanks to this received the full support of the Sultan. That is, not everything is so simple. On the other side, Saraj also seemed to drink gulls with Lavrov. Although it relies more on the EU (before, but the EU supported them only by tweets) and Turkey (now the main brother-savior).

Haftar pledged with Shoigu, but here is the UAE’s critical partner, his friend and comrade Field Marshal Sisi from Egypt. Plus, by the little things, the gorges help him, some with money, some with tweet, some with something material. Russia is trying not to shine - if it helps.

Both sides for a single (their) Libya. Well, then there are options. At Saraj, Muslim brothers now rule - that is, approximately as in Egypt before Sisi. Haftar has a strong hand - in general, as in Egypt now.

[sabakina]

donavi49, thanks, it is clear that nicherta is not clear. Even in Ukraine, and even simpler as it was ... Or a blunder?

[g1v2]

Both are not a gift. Both troops have jihadists. Turkish vacationers are fighting for Saraj, Italy and Qatar help. Emirates, Egypt openly fight for Haftar, and the French and Saudis help. Recently, the Javelins were found at the Khaftarovskys and determined by numbers that they were from France. In theory, Haftar was closer to us, but since Turkey harnessed against him, we do not particularly advertise assistance so as not to quarrel with the Sultan. Well, and so - we are primarily for oil. Oil now controls Haftar - which means we are for it.
But in general, Turkey is important to us, but the UAE and Egypt are major buyers of our weapons and food. Egypt also bought medicines from us, and equipment. In general, we support beautiful football.

[SASHA OLD]

Thank you for a short educational program

[Vadim237]

All his F 16 beat nafig, Haftar has good air defense, and MANPADS in bulk.

[donavi49]

Against single L-39 - air defense and MANPADS works. But not against F-16 with Soms and Harmas.

And yes - the first assault, the Turks overthrew with serious losses for Haftar. So you need to watch how it will develop on earth.

By the way, if we talk about the Sultan, then he is acting very tough on all fields now:
- once again projects power on the Kurds.
- once again expressed support and promised a new stage in the development of relations with Qatar, against the evil Saudi Arabia, and not the G20.
- from China he threatened Haftar with blows if he did not return 6 Turkish citizens.
- a large oil field began to be squeezed out of Greek Cyprus. Insolently, with the involvement of aviation and large fleet forces deployed in several groups (including against Greece, if they bake it and run to the aid of the Cypriots).

Private Greek field development contractors are also accompanied by warships.

[StudentVK]

I personally do not agree with you. About Egypt, which IMPACTS more help for the Haftar army, and the equipment and drug training camps, etc. What if the Egyptians drove their 300 ??? UAE they get crazy and drive them. So the truncate is far from being so intended. And most importantly: Egypt is a BORDER state with Libya, they can even let their army cross the border in case of something.

[PalBor]

In general, I agree with you. They covered it very correctly and intelligibly. There is only one moment. The sultan would not have overstrained. In his economy, and in the political stability of the pitching, and now the United States will introduce a sanctions package, in general, it may not be up to the "Libya". It will completely storm.

[vladcub]

This is "good neighborly" relations. Soon they will be escorted by the Navy to the toilet.
Sultan seems to have decided to revive "Great Turkey"?

[Oquzyurd]

If you see the map that the Europeans drew with the Greeks on the Mediterranean Sea and that they "left" for Turkey, you will understand why the Turks behave so aggressively. If you agree with this map, then you can confidently say that Turkey is a land power that does not have a sea on southern flank. In this video at the beginning there is a map and blue lines. The upper blue line and a piece of sea between the blue line and above with the coast of Turkey is what they intend to leave to the Turks. They got angry, drew their line (16 min on the video), relying on international law dividing the sea between the main lands (in this case, the main land is Turkey and opposite from the other coast Egypt, Libya ... Ostrava have the right to a six-mile zone around itself. And the mainland, if the size of the sea allows it, has the right to a 200 km economic zone . https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9hf7419wBs

[Oquzyurd]

By the way, the video is very informative for understanding the essence of what is going on there. If it’s interesting, you can find a Turk, or an Azerbaijani to be translated, what they say there) If you know the language, then it's nice.

[g1v2]

Here is another. And where will f16 be based? Is it not from Turkey that they fly? And the airfields and airports of Tripoli and Misurata are completely controlled by the emirate's shells. Yes, and Egypt is nearby. The Khaftarovskys have a dull supply shoulder shorter.
Well, it’s necessary for the Sultan to offer green slippers from Syria to Libya. It is there that the faithful infantry will come in handy.

[Siberia 75]

Quote: Thrifty

That is, to solve the problem peacefully, who will rule the country, is the mind lacking?

The Libyans themselves would still have a chance to agree (although there is such an ethnic and cultural mess), but Europeans and Americans got into it, with their own interests. And this, as history shows, means there will be war and mountains of corpses.

[svp67]

Quote: Thrifty

That is, to peacefully solve the problem, who will rule the country, is not smart enough? There is also an igil for them "throws up a light to keep the civil war as long as possible.

There are few examples in history when someone voluntarily refused "HUGE MONEY".

[voyaka uh]

Now we will check how the Turks know how to fight. They can soak this marshal.

[svp67]

Quote: voyaka uh

They can soak this marshal.

And how much do they need? Maybe easier to outbid?

[sabakina]

Lyokha, what kind of people are you? You only need to soak someone ...

[XXXIII]

Quote: voyaka uh

Now we will check how the Turks know how to fight. They can soak this marshal.

And how do you think they will do it?

[vladcub]

A warrior, the Sultan is certainly a peculiar person, but he must take into account that it is one thing to help Saraj and another thing to do with Egypt and the Emirates. Of course, the Turkish Armed Forces are one of the most solid, but if the emirs shook full, then we'll see

[voyaka uh]

Now you understand where C-400 will be installed? Defense of Tripoli!
A fly will not fly: check and checkmate.
Field Marshal in shock ...

[vladcub]

It is unlikely that the Sultan put C-400 there: nevertheless, they cost a lot of money, and there oh how unstable.
If I were in the place of the Sultan, I would not have carried such "toys"

[voyaka uh]

BUT! That is why you are not a sultan. Who does not risk, he does not sultanate.
The S-400 on Hartaf Aviation is - "boom-boom-boom" - an airplane fall.
The war is won. The remnants of the marshal's troops go back to the Sahara desert.

[vladcub]

Who does not risk he does not drink champagne. So it turns out?

[Oquzyurd]

If the Turks get angry, then the kirdyk will come to Haftar.

[Victor_B]

I don’t even know which team to support ...
It seems to be Russia for Haftar.
Then stock up on popcorn and cheer for it.

[abrakadabre]

The port must be taken. Not an area. As well as communication centers and a water supply station. And the airport does not miss. Who needs finance there if the channels for supplying the troops with weapons, food and water are cut off? You won't eat bills, you won't quench your thirst with them, and you won't load them into weapons. And the resources purchased with these finances cannot be delivered in the required quantities with interrupted communications. And evacuation is problematic. This means: "PNS, surrender and come out with your hands up. And for the surrender of the heads of the government (with a carcass or separately) - an extra jar of jam and a basket of cookies for a ration"

[Victor_B]

Quote: abrakadabre

The port must be taken. But not the area. As well as communication centers and a water supply station. And the airport does not blink.

Stations, telephone, telegraph and bridges!
And also, the most important of the arts is cinema!
The latter today (in the form of video on the tytrub and in social networks) is more important than tanks and aircraft. Even a donkey with gold.

[abrakadabre]

I agree about the bridges.

[Victor_B]

Quote: abrakadabre

I agree about the bridges.

This is not for me.
This is for grandfather Lenin.

[abrakadabre]

This is for grandfather Lenin.

I know. Because highlighted that in our time has not lost relevance. The telegraph and telephone exchanges sagged strongly in priority. Because their capture does not cut off the connection for the military.

[Victor_B]

Quote: abrakadabre

Because their capture does not cut off the connection for the military.

This is what the Great Chinese firewall is for!
By the way, it serves the good of China.

[Captain Pushkin]

Quote: Victor_B

Stations, telephone, telegraph and bridges!
And also, the most important of the arts is cinema!

In the original: "The most important of the arts ... is cinema and the circus ..."
The circus component in Libya is regularly shown by everyone, I don’t know exactly how many, 9-12 participants in the process.

[Victor_B]

Quote: Captain Pushkin

"The most important of the arts ... is cinema and the circus ..."

The most important of the arts ... is cinema, wine and dominoes ...

[smart ass]

That's right, as Erwin Rommel said, it makes no sense to capture the desert)

[Romario_Argo]

Tripoli will take and not with the help of our MTR and PMCs.
The power of the Libyan army is at its peak, and this is only in the Air Force: 7 Mi-35, 14 Mi-8, 12 MiG-21, 3 MiG-23, 2 Su-22

MiG-23 LNA Air Force covers up an airborne convoy moving to Tripoli, April 5 2019

[donavi49]

Yes, until the Turks in adult matched.

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan admitted that Ankara is helping Tripoli with weapons.
"We will supply weapons to Saraj if there is a request and timely payment," the Turkish leader said.

And about 6 arrested Turkish spies:
“Turkey expects the immediate release of its citizens. Otherwise, Haftar's facilities will become a legitimate target."


On the other hand, the UAE also quickly increased aid, they had already sent heavy shock UAVs to the Chinese, a large batch of KABB armored personnel carriers, the Shell, probably their specialists and precisely fighting Sudanese (for the runners they didn’t really go out and were behind).

[Romario_Argo]

Haftar already has the old Circle and Square SAMs,
and after the capture of Tripoli, I think Russia will be invited to settle in Libya, for years on 49 with the deployment of naval and military aviation

[donavi49]

That is, the UAE struggled - just for all the good? Cream of Russia? Yes, and Sisi will be offended. I’ll keep quiet about the other sponsors. Where is this "Naivin" sold today?

[Romario_Argo]

it's all a game of intelligence, the UAE most likely worked under the CIA
I personally am especially interested, and our Navy assault Tripoli will support SLCM Caliber or will we confine ourselves to MTR and PMCs (?)

[Captain Pushkin]

Quote: donavi49

That is, the UAE struggled - just for all the good? Cream of Russia? Yes, and Sisi will be offended. I’ll keep quiet about the other sponsors. Where is this "Naivin" sold today?

There, if anything, the United States is also drowned for Haftar. Also, those are still "altruists".

[Romario_Argo]

you somehow lost sight of the fact that Haftar is in direct contact with our General Staff
and the Americans, in the know, understand that they leaked Libya to Russia.

[vladcub]

Fig knows him with whom he is in direct contact

[Romario_Argo]

In 1983, Khalifa Haftar graduated from the Frunze Military Academy. Haftar, in fact, did not hide his pro-Russian orientation. In January 2017, he made an official visit to the aircraft-carrying cruiser Admiral Kuznetsov returning from Syria.
After a short tour of the ship, a videoconference between Marshal Khalifa Haftar and the Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Sergey Shoigu took place, during which urgent issues of the fight against international terrorist groups in the Middle East were discussed.
Haftar was also in Moscow on an official visit. After that, the entire Western press was full of loud headlines and about the transfer of Russian special forces and attack drones to the border of Egypt and Libya, and about the conclusion of an agreement between Rosneft and the Libyan National Oil Corporation.

[Captain Pushkin]

Quote: donavi49

"We will supply weapons to Saraj if there is a request and timely payment,"

And here is the key phrase: "... if there is ... timely payment"
It turns out that if Haftar takes the banks, Turkish supplies will be in question.
Well, this does not negate "railway stations, bridges and telegraph" ... Airfield ports should be taken without unnecessary delays.

[askort154]

reported the commander of the 73 her advanced brigade LNA General Salih Bukhalika.

In our army with such a surname, at most, the sergeant major of the "locker".

[sabakina]

That is why we renamed the export Zhiguli to Lada.

[Strashila]

Judging by the pictures, Japan should come first in terms of arms deliveries in the form of TOYOTA.

[sabakina]

Japan sells to "somebody" but does not supply.

[svp67]

Quote: sabakina

Japan sells to "somebody" but does not supply.

The main thing is to feel the difference

[sabakina]

Yes, Sergei, I confess, built the sentence a little wrong. "And the cognac is to blame for everything!"

[svp67]

Haftar Libyan National Army begins to capture Tripoli

And here it is interesting. All the same, "capture" or "release"?

[TTX]

Quote: svp67

Haftar Libyan National Army begins to capture Tripoli

And here it is interesting. All the same, "capture" or "release"?

Also, Sergey has such a question .... Such Libya in the social plan will clearly no longer be ..

[sabakina]

Sergei then I watched on REN TV about how "food eats a man" (all sorts of live worms, snakes, etc. ... PS. a man doesn't have much fried, he wants to eat the living), then it turns out a capture with release. The East is, of course, a delicate matter, but in my opinion, everything there is thinned to an extreme degree.

[svp67]

Vyacheslav

Quote: sabakina

The East is certainly a delicate matter, but in my opinion, everything has been thinned there to an extreme degree.

I'm afraid that he was just returned to this state. Whatever dictator Gaddafi was, but with him there was order and good well-being among people in Libya. I know that our specialists working there during the USSR spoke highly of the standard of living of ordinary people

[sabakina]

Well, about this, even the facts pass ...

[vladcub]

I don’t know about you, but REN and TV-3 haven’t "turned on" me for a long time

[midshipman]

Good luck A. Haftar.
Had to be in Libya, led the equipment of airfields. A beautiful country was then. My colleagues from the USSR Ministry of Radio Industry were placing export C-200.

[sabakina]

midshipman Where has your traditional "honor I have" gone?

[TTX]

I hope for revenge for Mubarak? Sarkozy first began bombing Libya
Such a social country was destroyed by the bastards! They didn’t live, and once Mumar spoke out that oil for dollars would not be sold ... And it started!

[donavi49]

Mubaraku already 91 year old hit. Now it seems like he got 6 years of home prison in a villa. In general, the poor thing languishes. Although, judging by the appearance, the term does not wait.

[rocket757]

Gaddafi was not an angel, and even the Allies did not climb those !!!! but geyropeytsy certainly not for peaceful intentions climb somewhere !!! That's who they at least once brought peace and tranquility ???

[rocket757]

One face will be associated for a long time with the mess that has come in the once "blooming" country ..... although, as always, behind that face there are MASKS, which had their own interes / !!!
Gaddafi was not white and fluffy, but the country, people, then what does ???
And so, peace, peace, there is only a dream!
One hope, as a specific group grows stronger, every .... a trifle will make the RIGHT choice ..
.. then things will go faster.

[asv363]

Resurrecting "Wow!", And, in my opinion, clapping her hands, Hillary Clinton? Or her boss? Maybe "Luntik"?

[rocket757]

Foreign faces are not interesting to me from the word at all! They by no means fit the definition of OUR.
By the way, you know what to expect from them, but internal ???? As it is already clear, but what kind of ring they kicked up, from a long list, how do you know that?

[asv363]

Then "luntik" or simply LADIES. We did not use our right to veto the UN Security Council resolution on the establishment of a "no-fly zone" over Libya.

[rocket757]

Face he is just a face, with or without an iPhone!
Kinder surprise for our age is enough, and the descendants will be left .... sad that they let / send them to the wrong place.
However, the matter is not in them! Where does the thread reach for which they pulled on time?

[Tochilka]

Strange nowadays, military operations have begun. In the news, action plans, start time. Further talk shows of the commanders of enemy groups in one studio?

[nobody111body]

"volcano of anger"? - a pompous name

[alexmach]

What's again?

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[Captan78]

But what about the concerns of the world community?

[Catfish]

And what is this - "world community"? And who of the serious players cares about him when it comes to oil fields?
Simply put: "... I don't know any Kozlevich ... What kind of Kozlevich can be at this moment?" (FROM). "Golden calf".

[Saboteur Holuy]

Turkey is a serious player in this field. They have one of the best intelligence in the world, special forces will enter the best 10-ku, and the army as a whole is also not bad ...

[Astra wild]

Quote: Clever man

Will he explain to me that we should rejoice or cry?

Some of our colleagues are delighted with Haftar. I am not going to admire him: all the same, betrayal is not the most honorable occupation, and he was among the many betrayers of Gaddafi
In my opinion, that Haftar, that Saraj stand each other, perhaps Haftar is a little more decent

[Astra wild]

Quote: svp67

Haftar Libyan National Army begins to capture Tripoli

And here it is interesting. All the same, "capture" or "release"?

And it depends on which side you look: if Saraj and his "roof" are -100: "capture", and if from the opposite side then this is: "liberation"

[Klim chugunkin]

Haftar for Russia? Do not tell me guys ...

[Lapunevsky]

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