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The strike launched from Tripoli The Ukrainian forces, most of them drone experts, operate mainly at an air base in the coastal city of Misrata, but also in other military facilities in the capital Tripoli and the coastal town of Zawiya, the officials told the Associated Press.
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Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The Ukrainian forces, most of them drone experts, operate mainly at an air base in the coastal city of Misrata, but also in other military facilities in the capital Tripoli and the coastal town of Zawiya, the officials told The Associated Press.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
In March 2024, a Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed while taking off from an air base in western Russia.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
When Russia briefly used an Iranian air base in 2016 to strike targets in Syria, domestic backlash in Tehran was so fierce that the agreement was reversed within a week.
—Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The Ukrainian forces, most of them drone experts, operate mainly at an air base in the coastal city of Misrata, but also in other military facilities in the capital Tripoli and the coastal town of Zawiya, the officials told The Associated Press.
—ABC News, 7 Apr. 2026
In March 2024, a Russian military transport plane with 15 people on board crashed while taking off from an air base in western Russia.
—CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
When Russia briefly used an Iranian air base in 2016 to strike targets in Syria, domestic backlash in Tehran was so fierce that the agreement was reversed within a week.
—Joseph Epstein, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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“Air base.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/air%20base. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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