US drone lost over Libya, military says

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US drone lost over Libya, military says
BY RACHEL FRAZIN - 11/23/19

An unmanned drone that was flying over Libya was lost on Thursday, according to the U.S. military.

"An unarmed U.S. Africa Command remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) was lost over Tripoli, Libya, Nov. 21," the Africa Command said in a statement on Friday. It noted that the incident was under investigation, but did not provide additional details.

The Africa Command uses RPAs in Libya to monitor violent extremism and assess security there, according to the statement.

More at: https://thehill.com/policy/defense/471808-us-drone-lost-over-libya-military-says

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Libyan officials say American military drone shot down by mistake

Military Times by Samy Magdy 11/25/2019

https://www.militarytimes.com/flashpoints/2019/11/25/libyan-officials-say-american-military-drone-shot-down-by-mistake/

Libyan forces trying to seize Tripoli shot down a U.S. military drone over the capital by mistake last week, officials said Monday.

The U.S. military said it lost the drone Thursday while it was assessing the security situation and monitoring extremist activity. U.S. Africa Command declined to elaborate Monday, saying only that the incident was under investigation.

The self-styled Libyan National Army, led by Gen. Khalifa Hifter, launched an offensive to capture Tripoli in April after seizing much of eastern Libya from Islamic militants and other rivals in recent years. The country was plunged into chaos when a NATO-backed uprising toppled longtime dictator Moammar Gadhafi in 2011.

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