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USAFRICOM Releases New Evidence Of Recently Arrived Russian aircraft In Libya

USAFRICOM Releases New Evidence Of Recently Arrived Russian aircraft In Libya

These Russian aircraft are being used to support private military companies (PMCs) sponsored by the Russian government. (U.S. Africa Command) Russian aircraft are flying in Libyan airspace backing Russian state-sponsored private military contractors there, according to U.S. Africa Command. AFRICOM, which announced in May that Russia had deployed military fighter …

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Russian Air Defenses Shot Down American Drone Over Libya: U.S. Military Report

Russian Air Defenses Shot Down American Drone Over Libya: U.S. Military Report

On November 21, 2019, U.S. Africa Command lost an unmanned “remotely piloted aircraft” over Tripoli. According to Reuters report the U.S. military believes that unarmed U.S. Africa Command remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) reported lost over Tripoli, Libya, Nov. 21 was in fact shot down by Russian air defenses and it …

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