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One overlooked element of last week’s drill was the simulated deployment of heli-borne sniper overwatch, using Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelles carrying teams with Dragunov SVDS DMRs & Orsis T-5000 sniper rifles to simulate suppressing potential MANPADS ahead of fast-rope assault.
Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotesOct 18
More on the equipment and fire arms displayed in the recent LAAF special forces parade/drills: Assault rifles: 🇷🇺AK-15 🇷🇺AK-103 🇧🇾VSK-100 🇮🇹Nuova Jager Solid series M4? GP Machine gun: 🇷🇸 Zastava M84 Sniper rifle: 🇷🇺Orsis T-5000
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Dated October 2nd: vt.tiktok.com/ZSguJ97qy/

TikTok · كتيبة هندسه الميدان الاولى

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10½ months ago: there was no hopping, and they've missed the wagon.
Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotesJan 2
No, Egypt can't strong-arm Saddam despite being his father's main backers. All they can do is take advantage of his pragmatism and hop on his wagon.
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So soon? We didn't even get to see the wedding photos! guess we'll just have to take @ilfoglio_it 's word for it then.
Luca Gambardella@GambLucaOct 22
The honeymoon between Netanyahu and Haftar is (already) over. Retaliation is expected after the agreement between Libya and Turkey on borders - via @ilfoglio_it ilfoglio.it/en/world/2026/10…

The honeymoon between Netanyahu and Haftar is (already) over

The agreement between Libya and Turkey on borders changes everything: Israel and Europe are now in the same boat as Saddam. Retaliation is expected

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Far from the newly ratified EEZ demarcation [some 2,050 km to the southwest] a man still clings adamantly to his ambitions, yet seems aware enough to acknowledge their immediate infeasibility with an ironic Freudian slip Don't expect any major developments in Fezzan anytime soon
قناة التناصح
@TanasuhTVOct 21
أوضحت غرفة عمليات تحرير الجنوب أنَّ العمليات الدعائية التي يروّج لها معسكر الرجمة في قاعدة الواو جنوبًا، معقل المرتزقة، ليست إلا حملات دعائية لتلميع صورته أمام المجتمع الدولي ♦️إن التنازلات التي يقدمها معسكر الرجمة هي سبيل تمكينه من السلطة تحت راية التبعية ♦️نتابع الأوضاع المأساوية التي يعاني منها الجنوب، من افتقاد للخدمات ومقومات العيش الكريم، في ظل الترهيب. ♦️نؤكد أننا لن نحيد عن مبادئنا في استرجاع فزان وحقوقها، وأننا ماضيون في تحقيق الأهداف التي تأسست من غرفة تحرير الجنوب من أجلها.
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In case anyone was wondering about the downpour of Turkish supplied equipment to the LAAF in the past few weeks, from the TB3 and Akinci UAVs, to the BMC Amazon MRAPs and finally the MKE Tolga SHORAD and who knows whatelse: Up next, Al-Watiya?
The Geopolitical Desk
@thegeopoldeskOct 20
🚨🇱🇾🇹🇷 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚 | 𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘 Libya’s HoR approves the Turkish maritime agreement in a major geopolitical breakthrough. GPD takes readers behind the scenes of the negotiations, rivalries and shifting alliances that led to this historic decision and what comes next. 🔓 Full exclusive 🆓 upon sign-up. thegeopoliticaldesk.com/liby…

Libya’s HoR approves Turkish maritime deal in major geopolitical breakthrough

Eastern Libya’s approval of the maritime agreement removes a longstanding obstacle to closer relations between Turkey and the LNA, potentially reshaping Libya’s political future and the balance of...

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Geolocated at : 31.704072, 14.910789. Source:facebook.com/share/v/1KnhsW6… #Libya
Minevra
@MinevraxOct 19
🇹🇷🇱🇾 Libya Ulusal Birlik Hükümeti (GNU) ordusunun, ASELSAN üretimi KALKAN II Hava Savunma Radarı'nı kullandığı görüntülendi. Etkinlik Menzili: 120 km+
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"new" here is a bit of a stretch. GNU's FBS done an incredible job restoring many of the abandoned vehicles by the LAAF in Tarhuna [covered in a timeless piece by @oryxspioenkop ] Including but not limited to T-62M T-55E 2S3 Akatsiya SPG 2x EE-9 Cascavel And other equipment
Ahamed@Ahamed40052157Oct 19
Replying to @LibyaFieldNotes @MKEgovtr
GNU also have been getting alot of new stuff. I assume they hide their stuff well. Esspacially the radar..either kalkan-2..or Alp-100g. I think..i think they may have upgraded their defenses a tad bit too mich
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Another interesting "hand-me-down" is the Kelkan-II 3D phased radar component of the Turkish MIM-23 HAWK system that was recently replaced with HiSAR.
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⚡⚡️🇹🇷🇱🇾 Leaked footage circulating on social media, alongside excerpts from an official release, shows LAAF personnel receiving training on Türkiye’s MKE TOLGA short-range air-defence (SHORAD) and counter-UAS system made by @MKEgovtr [Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi].
Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotesOct 13
⚡️ Around 100 Turkish-made BMC AMAZON 4×4 MRAPs appear in a lineup of the LAAF’s Sa’iqa Special Forces. Notably, the vehicles appear to have an “ANS” marking in place of BMC’s usual front-facing logo. The reason for the substitution remains unclear.
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More on the equipment and fire arms displayed in the recent LAAF special forces parade/drills: Assault rifles: 🇷🇺AK-15 🇷🇺AK-103 🇧🇾VSK-100 🇮🇹Nuova Jager Solid series M4? GP Machine gun: 🇷🇸 Zastava M84 Sniper rifle: 🇷🇺Orsis T-5000
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A very interesting large calibre [14.5mm?] AMR of unknown model also appeared in large numbers which LAAF special forces units. The rifle was first spotted with the 604th brigade deployed in Northern Niger 7 months ago.
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Same AMR rifle during the LAAF's campaign in Northern Niger 7 months ago against the SLOR militants, reportedly by the 604th brigade AMR platoon.
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GNU's 211th armour bttln (of the 111th brgd) is back on the range & seems to have been further striped down to platoon-size by reallocating their 4 T-72 tanks to the 462nd infantry bttln (same brgd) seen in last week's column. Notably: HQ T-55 with anti-FPVcage on the turret.
Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotesJan 14
Replying to @LibyaFieldNotes
- The battalion despite its name is merely a company size deploying 4 T-72s and 5 T-55s as seen from an older video. - the tanks are a mishmashed mix of camouflage patterns some of them are still in the paint scheme of the disbanded 210th battalion that was under Al-Kikli
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LAAF publicly display their Belarusian UAV fleet organic to the Sa'iqa special forces units: Mirotvorets One-way attack UAV Busel reconnaissance UAV
Mohamed Tailamun|محمد طيلمون@MTailamunJan 7
Hmmm,to my humble knowledge ,this the 1st visual evidence of what appears to be a Belarusian Strike UAV complex (by Mirotvorets) ,on #Libya/n soil. I was wrong to assume it's another LNA chinese OTC VTOL, packaged nicely. Thank you for asking.
https://vpk.name/file/img/barrazhiruyushii-boepripas-mirotvorec-na-puskovoi-ustanovke-ustanovka-prednaznach-gnsiz8va-1733618701.jpg

ALT https://vpk.name/file/img/barrazhiruyushii-boepripas-mirotvorec-na-puskovoi-ustanovke-ustanovka-prednaznach-gnsiz8va-1733618701.jpg

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This will need long thread once better footage is released but for now a couple of very interesting vehicles with LAAF Sa'iqa cool new gear: 🇺🇸 Polaris RZR Pro R 4 ultra light tactical with EO/IR surveillance gimbal. 🇯🇴 Al-Wahsh MRAP with Jadara Quad-Terminator ATGM launcher.
صحيفة المرصد الليبية
@ObservatoryLYOct 15
🎥 لقطات من الاستعراض العسكري للقوات الخاصة، بحضور المشير حفتر ونائبه الفريق أول صدام بمناسبة الذكرى الـ12 لدخول القوات المسلحة إلى مدينة بنغازي.
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The camo paint job and the aesthetics as a whole are immaculate.
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Meanwhile, on the other side of the country… ⚠️ While the LAAF gets spacious desert obstacle courses at Qiminis to put its MRAPs through their paces, Tripoli’s Rada’a are stress-testing drone-caged MRAPs & heavy ZU-23-2 technicals "Rear-Arc" manoeuvres inside Mitiga airport.
Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotesOct 14
📍 31°35'09.07"N 20°01'22.74"E Another interesting 📽️ of 🇷🇺 training programmes for LAAF personnel at Qiminis military complex, this time featuring a Spartak MRAP navigating a vehicle obstacle course. The complex also features a dedicated tank obstacle course& shooting range.
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📍 31°35'09.07"N 20°01'22.74"E Another interesting 📽️ of 🇷🇺 training programmes for LAAF personnel at Qiminis military complex, this time featuring a Spartak MRAP navigating a vehicle obstacle course. The complex also features a dedicated tank obstacle course& shooting range.
Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotesSep 12
📍31°33'13.22"N 20°00'12.19"E Russian instructors training LAAF personnel on STC Orlan-10 UAVs at the tank range of the Qiminis military complex. [Geolocation identified by the 5-stacked-tier Hesco wall and the vegetation patch.] 📽️: t.me/arabicafrica/18893
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📍32°07'13.76"N 20°09'37.78"E Seems like Sa'iqa has been upgrading their main HQ in Benghazi as well, not only their ranks and equipment. A rather unfortunate jump (safety reserve 🪂 deployed) shared online reveals aerial view of LAAF's new Turkish MRAPs (technically: MPAVs)
Libya Field Notes@LibyaFieldNotesOct 13
⚡️ Around 100 Turkish-made BMC AMAZON 4×4 MRAPs appear in a lineup of the LAAF’s Sa’iqa Special Forces. Notably, the vehicles appear to have an “ANS” marking in place of BMC’s usual front-facing logo. The reason for the substitution remains unclear.
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