Rabat - Four senior American officials reportedly said that United Arab Emirates was behind the unidentified war plane that bombarded the Libyan capital Tripoli on August 18, leaving five militants killed and several others injured.
Rabat – Four senior American officials reportedly said that United Arab Emirates was behind the unidentified war plane that bombarded the Libyan capital Tripoli on August 18, leaving five militants killed and several others injured.
Egypt and United Arab Emirates allegedly teamed up to carry out an air attack against Islamist-allied militias that were on the verge of victory over anti-Islamist forces based in eastern Libya under a renegade former general, Khalifa Heftir, According to N.Y. Times.
New York Times quoted a US official as saying that Egypt and the Emirates, both close allies and military partners “have secretly launched airstrikes against Islamist-allied militias battling for control of Tripoli, Libya, without informing Washington.”
On Sunday, Egypt’s president denied any military involvement in Libya. However, US officials confirmed that “U.A.E. provided the pilots, warplanes and aerial refueling planes necessary for the fighters to bomb Tripoli out of bases in Egypt.
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