{"id":26009,"date":"2019-11-24T16:22:03","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T16:22:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/24\/american-military-loses-drone-over-libyan-capital\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:56:10","slug":"american-military-loses-drone-over-libyan-capital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/11\/24\/american-military-loses-drone-over-libyan-capital\/","title":{"rendered":"American military loses drone over Libyan capital"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CAIRO \u2014 The U.S. military said Friday it lost an unmanned drone aircraft over the Libyan capital, Tripoli, where rival armed groups have been fighting for control of the city for months. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The U.S. Africa Command said the drone was lost Thursday while assessing the security situation and monitoring extremist activity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AFRICOM did not give a reason for the drone\u2019s loss, but said it was investigating. It said drone operations in Libya were \u201cfully coordinated with appropriate government officials.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/11\/14\/esper-says-us-forces-combating-isis-in-libya-continue-to-mow-the-lawn\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/MQ-9-Reaper.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Esper says US forces combating ISIS in Libya \u2018continue to mow the lawn\u2019<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The 5-inch gun aboard the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer Carney lobbed nearly 285 rounds during the operation to wrest Sirte from ISIS\u2019 grasp.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2015, Libya has been divided between two governments, one based in Tripoli and the other in the country\u2019s east. 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