On Monday, the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, announced that it has downed a a Turkish-made aircraft in Wadi al-Jarf area, west of Sirte, according to a statement issued by the LNA Military Information Division.
It added that the LNA Air Force fighters destroyed artillery detachment of GNA armed groups, backed by Turkey, as they were moving towards Sirte, killing a number of Turkish officers, in addition to launching air strikes targeting vehicles of Turkish-backed GNA west of sirte.
The pision pointed out that the LNA air force has bombed a GNA military convoy in northern area of Sabha.
Libya's LNA and GNA war
Notably, the GNA forces began the offensive on Saturday by storming several areas under the control of the LNA.
Backed by heavy strikes from Turkish drones, the GNA was able to capture Al-Washaka and several other areas after an intense battle with the Libyan National Army.
However, these advances would be short-lived, as a swift counter-attack by the Libyan National Army not only drove back the GNA forces, but also inflicted heavy losses in their ranks.
The Libyan National Army reported that several GNA fighters were killed during the battle, including a number of Syrian mercenaries that were transported to Libya from Turkey.
The GNA’s defeat at Sirte came shortly after their forces captured the strategic city of Tarhouna and all of the areas under LNA control in and around Tripoli.
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