The Libyan army announced its readiness to shoot down American planes and drones without warning.
Washington's active support for the forces of the Government of National Unity resulted in the fact that the Libyan National Army. Led by Khalifa Haftar, she announced a no-fly zone over the territory of the country, upon entering which, any air targets will be attacked without warning - the ban also applies to the United States.
“A spokesman for the Libyan National Army (LNA) Ahmed al-Mismari announced on Sunday that their forces had established a no-fly zone over northern and central Libya. In a message posted on Facebook, Mismari showed a map that depicts the area in which the new no-fly zone will be introduced. Mismari noted that this region, which stretches from the eastern part of Sirte to the city of Al-Hisha, is considered a no-fly zone that can only be used by the Libyan national air force. ", the Al-Masdar News, an Arabic media outlet, said.
The indicated zone, obviously, can be used freely by the allies of the Libyan National Army, and the most remarkable is the fact that the introduction of unmanned airspace became known just a few hours before the visit of the American delegation, which arrived to discuss certain military plans with the forces of the Government of National Unity .
According to analysts, the Libyan National Army, Egypt, the UAE and a number of other Haftar allies, it is likely that this can also be Russia, they intend to begin a large-scale military operation to liberate Libya within the next week.