IED

IED event in Wadi al-Shati, Wadi al-Shati area, Libya on Thu 30th June 2022

30th June 2022

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If these were *stolen* by IS, it’s quite possible they were meant for use in SVBIED main charges. In its heyday, IS-Libya mainly used aerial munitions in SVBIED payloads. I wrote an article about this 3 years ago RT @Oded121351: #Libya- photos of air-ground munition (some FAB-250), rockets and artillery shells discovered by #LNA 11 infantry battalion/20-20 company in Wadi al-Shati, after allegedly being stolen by terrorists from Tamanhint Airbase

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Wadi al-Shati ( Wadi al-Shati area )

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