{"id":35151,"date":"2019-05-02T20:41:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T20:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2019\/05\/02\/uae-allegedly-using-chinese-drones-for-deadly-airstrikes-in-libya\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:19:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:19:07","slug":"uae-allegedly-using-chinese-drones-for-deadly-airstrikes-in-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/unmanned\/2019\/05\/02\/uae-allegedly-using-chinese-drones-for-deadly-airstrikes-in-libya\/","title":{"rendered":"UAE allegedly using Chinese drones for deadly airstrikes in Libya"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ROME \u2014 Military analysts are blaming Chinese-made drones for deadly missile strikes on Tripoli as Libyan strongman Gen. Khalifa Haftar tries to conquer the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aircraft seen circling over the Libyan capital during nighttime raids in recent days were likely Chinese Wing Loong II drones operated by the United Arab Emirates, which is backing Haftar\u2019s bid to overthrow the United Nations-backed government in the city, analysts claimed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBuying drones from the U.S. takes time, is expensive and there is accountability, but buying Chinese drones is now cheap, fast and no one breathes down your neck \u2014 the floodgates are open,\u201d said Jalel Harchaoui of the Clingendael Institute in the Netherlands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Emerging from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2016\/10\/07\/italy-deals-with-opposing-sides-in-libya-to-protect-its-forces\/\" target=\"_blank\">chaos in Libya<\/a> after its leader Muammar Gadaffi was overthrown in 2011, Haftar established control over the eastern region of the country before launching a surprise attack on Tripoli four weeks ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4259\" height=\"2817\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1140131122.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1140131122.jpg.jpg 4259w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1140131122.jpg.jpg?resize=300,198 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1140131122.jpg.jpg?resize=768,508 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1140131122.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,677 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1140131122.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1016 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-1140131122.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1355 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4259px) 100vw, 4259px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A fighter loyal to the internationally recognized Government of National Accord stands on a rooftop as smoke rises in the distance during clashes with forces loyal to strongman Khalifa Haftar, in Espiaa, about 25 miles south of the Libyan capital Tripoli, on April 29, 2019. (Fadel Senna\/AFP via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UAE previously supplied the general with air support from a base it set up at Al Khadim in eastern Libya in 2016, and its Chinese drones were reportedly used to strike Derna last year as Haftar battled Islamic militants there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following his attack against the Tripoli militias supporting U.N.-backed leader Fayez al-Sarraj, 376 people have died in Tripoli and 45,000 have fled, with air raids on Saturday night killing four.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe fact the raids are at night, combined with eye witness reports, make it very likely these are the UAE\u2019s Chinese drones,\u201d said Aniseh Bassiri Tabrizi of the Royal United Services Institute in the U.K. \u201cThe UAE has also used them in Yemen, although there they coordinated with the U.S., while in Libya they are breaking a U.N. embargo on supplying arms to the 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