Sojojin Sama na Libya

**Sojojin Sama na Libya** (Arabic) reshe ne na Sojojin Libya da ke da alhakin Yaƙin sama. A cikin shekara ta 2010, kafin Yaƙin basasar Libya, an kiyasta ƙarfin ma'aikatan Sojojin Sama na Libya a 18,000, tare da lissafin jiragen sama 374 masu iya yaƙi  da ke aiki daga sansanonin soja 13 a Libya.  Tun bayan yakin basasa na 2011 da rikice-rikicen da ke gudana, ƙungiyoyi da yawa da ke fada a Libya suna da jirgin sama na soja. Ya zuwa shekara ta 2019 Sojojin Sama na Libya suna ƙarƙashin ikon Gwamnatin Yarjejeniyar Kasa da aka amince da ita a Tripoli, kodayake abokin hamayyar Sojojin Kasa na Libya na Marshal Khalifa Haftar yana da babbar rundunar sojan sama. A cikin 2021, rundunar sojan sama tana karkashin umurnin sabon Shugaban Libya, Mohamed al-Menfi wanda ya maye gurbin Fayez al-Sarraj.

An kafa rundunar sojan sama a matsayin Royal Libyan Air Force (*Al Quwwat al Jawwiya al Malakiya al Libiyya*) a watan Satumbar 1962 ta hanyar yanke shawara na ministan tsaro Abd al-Nabi Yunis . An sanya Lieutenant Col. al-Hadi Salem al-Husomi don jagorantar sabuwar rundunar. Da farko an sanye shi da ƙananan jigilar kaya da masu horarwa: Douglas C-47s da Lockheed T-33s. Koyaya, an kawo F-5 Freedom Fighters daga 1969. A shekara ta 1970 ta canza sunanta zuwa **Sojojin Sama na Jamhuriyar Larabawa ta Libya**. Bayan sojojin Amurka sun bar Libya a shekarar 1970, Wheelus Air Base, tsohon wurin Amurka kimanin kilomita 11 (6.8  daga Tripoli, ya zama shigarwar LARAF kuma an sake masa suna Okba Ben Nafi Air Base. Cibiyar ta kasance hedkwatar LARAF da kuma babban bangare na manyan wuraren horo. Farawa a cikin 1970, an sami fadada rundunar sojan sama, tare da sayen jirgin yaki na Faransa da kuma daga baya na Soviet.

## Tarihi

### Shekaru na farko (1962-1969)

A watan Mayu na shekara ta 1967, Masarautar Libya ta cimma yarjejeniya da Amurka don samar da 10 Northrop F-5s ga Royal Libyan Air Force .  Wadannan su ne mayakan farko ga matasan Sojojin Sama, wanda kawai ke aiki da jigilar Douglas C-47 guda shida da masu horar da Lockheed T-33 guda uku a lokacin. Ma'aikata hamsin da shida sun sami horo a sansanoni a Amurka, matukan jirgi a Williams Air Force Base; Ƙungiyar Bincike ta Amurka kan fadada ta zo Libya a watan Agustan 1968 don kula da gabatarwar mayakan. Ayyukan F-5s sun ragu bayan juyin mulkin 1969 kuma ya bayyana cewa an sayar da mafi yawan ga Turkiyya.

Sojojin Tsaro na Libya sun kasance wani ɓangare na Sojojin Sama kuma suna da cibiyar tsaro ta iska ta biyu mafi girma a yankin (na biyu ga Masar). Koyaya, kayan aikin - wanda galibi makamai ne na Soviet daga shekarun 1960 da 1970 - sun wuce zamani kuma sun tabbatar da rashin inganci a lokacin fashewar bam na Libya ta 1986 da Sojojin Sama na Amurka suka yi. Ɗaya daga cikin jirage 45 da suka kai hari na Amurka ne kawai aka harbe shi. Saboda takunkumi a cikin shekarun 1980, ba za a iya inganta tsarin ba bayan harin Amurka.

### Lokacin Gaddafi na farko (1969-1989)
A cikin watanni bayan juyin mulkin 1969, Libya ta nisanta kanta daga Burtaniya da Amurka.  Duk da haka, a shekarar 1971, Amurka ta samar da jiragen sama guda takwas kirar C-130 Hs.  Madadin haka, an samar da kusanci da Faransa. Saboda haka, an sanya hannu kan odar jiragen sama kirar Dassault Mirage 5s 110, jiragen Fouga Magisters goma sha biyu, jiragen Aérospatiale Alouette IIIs goma da jiragen Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelons tara a watan Disamba na 1969.  Tattaunawa don siyan jiragen saman soja na Soviet ta fara ne kawai a shekarar 1973, bisa la'akari da abubuwan da suka faru a Yaƙin Yom Kippur . Wadannan sun haifar da isar da jiragen kariya na MiG-23 MS guda 54 da jiragen kariya na MiG-23UB, jiragen kai hari na MiG-23BN guda 35, da kuma jiragen yaki na MiG-21bis guda 64 da jiragen kariya na MiG-21UM.  An kuma sayi jiragen sama masu saukar ungulu guda goma sha huɗu na Tupolev Tu-22 a wannan lokacin.  An ci gaba da hulɗa da Faransa, kuma an yi odar jiragen Dassault Mirage F1 AD 16, F1BD 6 da F1ED 16 a shekarar 1975.  A ƙarshe, an sayi jiragen sama masu saukar ungulu guda 240 na SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 daga Italiya, da kuma jiragen Soko G-2 Galebs 50.  A tsakiyar shekarun 1970, an kuma sayi jiragen helikwafta masu ɗaukar kaya na Chinook guda 20 na CH-47 daga Italiya,  14 daga cikinsu an mayar da su ga sojoji a lokacin shekarun 1990. &#x5B; **' &#x5D;</sup>

Da duk waɗannan sayayya, cikin 'yan shekaru kaɗan, adadin jiragen sama da ke aiki a LAAF ya ƙaru sosai. Duk da haka, babu wata hanyar horar da isassun matukan jirgi da ma'aikatan ƙasa don sarrafa duk waɗannan.  Saboda haka, an amince da yarjejeniyoyi da ƙasashe masu abokantaka don sarrafa wasu daga cikin jiragen LAAF. Jiragen saman Siriya sun yi aiki da rundunonin MiG-23 guda biyu. Hakazalika, kimanin jiragen saman Koriya ta Arewa 100 ne suka yi aiki da MiG-21 tsakanin 1979 da 1981.  A ƙarshe, an sanya wasu daga cikin sabbin jiragen da aka saya a cikin ajiya.  Daga cikin jiragen yaƙi, Ma'aikatar Harkokin Wajen Amurka ta kiyasta a 1983 cewa kashi 50 cikin ɗari sun kasance a cikin ajiya, ciki har da yawancin jiragen saman MiG da jiragen bam na Tu-22. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#x5B; **' &#x5D;

Dassault Mirage 5s da aka saya jim kadan bayan Gaddafi ya karɓi mulki Masar ta yi amfani da su a asirce a lokacin Yakin Yom Kippur . Daga baya aka mayar da su Libya. Wadannan jiragen sun yi ritaya a cikin 2008, suna amfani da su don kayan aikin Sojojin Sama na Pakistan.

Sojojin Sama na Jamhuriyar Larabawa na Libya sun yi amfani da adadi mai yawa na Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-25, wasu kafofin sun ce an kawo sama da 60. Nau'ikan sun kasance na MiG-25PD, MiG-25RBK, MiG-25-PU da MiG-25RU. No. 1025 Squadron ne ke sarrafa su a Jufra-Hun, No. 1055 Squadron a Ghardabiya da kuma wani squadron da ba a san shi ba a Sabha Air Base .  Ya zuwa watan Fabrairun 2007 AirForces Monthly ya ba da rahoton cewa duk jirgin sama na irin wannan an yi ritaya.

A cikin 1970s da '80s Libyan MiGs da Tupolevs sun kasance baƙi na yau da kullun zuwa sararin samaniya na duniya, kusa da Italiya da sansanonin NATO. A ranar 19 ga watan Yulin 1980, an gano wani jirgin saman Sojojin Sama na Larabawa na Libya da ya fadi a kan Dutsen Sila kusa da Castelsilano, kudancin Italiya. An yi hasashen cewa taron zai haɗu da asarar Itavia Flight 870 'yan makonni da suka gabata.

LAAF ta rasa jimlar jiragen sama huɗu ga Amurka Navy F-14 Tomcats a cikin abubuwan da suka faru biyu a kan Tekun Sidra, a cikin 1981  da 1989. Bugu da kari, jiragen sama da yawa sun lalace ko lalace a ƙasa a 1986 lokacin da jiragen Amurka suka kai hari kan manufofi a Filin jirgin saman Benina da ke Benghazi da Filin jirgin sama na Mitiga da ke Tripoli.

An yi amfani da rundunar sojin sama sosai a yaƙin da aka yi a Chadi a shekarun 1980, don tallafawa rundunonin ƙasa na Libya . An ruwaito cewa an kai hare-haren bama-bamai da yawa na rundunar sojin saman Larabawa ta Libya a wurare masu tsayi da yawa lokacin da aka yi musu ruwan bama-bamai, don haka hare-haren ba su yi tasiri sosai ba. &#x5B; **' &#x5D;</sup> A ranar 17 ga Fabrairu 1986, a matsayin ramuwar gayya ga harin sama na Ouadi Doum da rundunar sojin saman Faransa ta kai, wani jirgin LAAF Tu-22B guda ɗaya ya kai hari filin jirgin saman N'Djamena. Wannan jirgin ya gamu da matsalolin fasaha a tafiyarsa ta dawowa - Jiragen leƙen asiri na Amurka da ke Sudan sun sa ido kan kiran gaggawa da matukin jirgin Tu-22 ya aika wanda wataƙila ya faɗi kafin ya isa sansaninsa a Aouzou (watakila bututu biyu da suka harba shi daga filin jirgin saman N'Djamena sun buge shi).  A ranar 7 ga Satumba 1987, an harbo wani jirgin Tu-22 a kan [[Ndjamena|N'Djamena]] ta hanyar batirin MIM-23 HAWK na Faransa. 

A watan Nuwamba na shekara ta 1986 jiragen saman Libya sun kai hare-hare da bama-bamai da yawa a kan fararen hula na [[Mutanen Zaghawa|Zaghawa]] da [[Mutanen Toubou|Toubou]], kabilun da suka fi aminci ga gwamnatin Chadi. A lokacin wadannan yaƙe-yaƙe na ta'addanci da yawa ƙauyuka a Yankin B.E.T sun lalace gaba ɗaya, an kashe mutane da yawa kuma dubban mutane sun gudu don neman mafaka a cikin koguna ko kuma sun haye sansanonin 'yan gudun hijira a Darfur. Gwamnatin Chadi ta yi tir da wadannan hare-haren kan fararen hula a matsayin [[Kisan kiyashi|kisan kare dangi]].

Chadians sun kwace sansanin Ouadi Doum a shekarar 1987 kuma sun lalata ko kuma sun kama SF.260s guda biyu, Mil Mi-25s guda uku, Tu-22B bom guda biyu, jiragen L-39 guda goma sha ɗaya, batir 9K33 Osa (SA-8) SAM guda biyu,   da kuma ƙarin kayan aiki, makamai, kayan aiki da harsashi - wanda aka tashi zuwa Faransa da Amurka a cikin kwanaki biyar masu zuwa gaba. An aika jiragen sufuri na USAF C-5 Galaxy guda hudu zuwa N'Djamena don tattara kayan aikin Jamahiriya da aka kama. A ranar 5 ga Satumba 1987 masu fasaha na Chadi sun haye zuwa Libya kuma sun kai hari kan Maaten al-Sarra Air Base wanda ke da nisan kilomita 96.5 (60.0  a cikin yankin Libya. yaƙin Maaten al-Sarra babban nasara ne ga Chadi kuma an lalata jiragen sama da yawa na LAAF a ƙasa tare da ƙananan wadanda suka mutu a Chadi.

A ranar 8 ga Oktoba 1987, wani LAAF Sukhoi Su-22 ya harbe shi ta hanyar tsarin tsaro na iska a arewacin Chadi. Direban jirgin, Kyaftin Dia ad-Din, ya fitar da shi kuma an kama shi. Nan da nan LAAF ta shirya aikin farfadowa; daga baya an harbe MiG-23. An dawo da matukin jirgi. A watan Nuwamba na shekara ta 1988, an harbe rundunar sojin saman Larabawa ta SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 a arewacin Chadi, kuma an kama ma'aikatanta.

=== Bayan Yakin Cold zuwa yakin basasar Libya ===

Da rugujewar Tarayyar Soviet da kuma kawar da tallafin soja daga sabuwar Tarayyar Rasha, tallafin Soviet/Rasha ya ragu sosai. Babban jigilar jiragen Soviet na ƙarshe zuwa ga Larabawan Libya shine jiragen Sukhoi Su-24 guda shida a watan Maris/Afrilu 1989. <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">&#x5B; **' &#x5D;

A tsakiyar shekarun 1990s, Libya ta biya kudin da aka adana don Sojojin Sama na Larabawa na Siriya Su-24MK, a musayar taimakon Siriya don gudanar da Su-24s na Libya. A cikin nuna godiya ga wannan hadin gwiwa, LAAF ta ba da kyautar Su-24MR (wani nau'in bincike na musamman da yaƙin lantarki) ga Siriya.

A watan Janairun 2008, Libya ta sanya hannu kan kwangilar jirgin sama mai lamba ATR 42 MP guda ɗaya daga Alenia na Italiya.  Wasu rahotanni sun ambaci jiragen ATR 42 guda huɗu. &#x5B; ** &#x5D;

### Yakin basasar Libya / shiga tsakani na NATO

Kafin yaƙin ya fara, Sojojin Sama na Jama'ar Libya suna da ma'aikata tsakanin 18,000 da 22,000 da jiragen sama 374 da helikofta - duk da haka, yawancin waɗannan jiragen ba su da tashi, kuma rundunar sojan sama gabaɗaya tana cikin mummunan yanayi lokacin da yaƙin ya ɓace. A lokacin Yaƙin basasar Libya, jiragen yaki na Sojojin Sama na Libya da jirage masu saukar ungulu sun kai hari kan masu zanga-zangar, an ruwaito cewa suna da niyyar yin jana'izar jana'izar da kuma ƙungiyar masu zanga-zanga da ke ƙoƙarin isa sansanin sojoji. Mai binciken kare hakkin dan adam Ahmed Elgazir ya ba da rahoton cewa Cibiyar Labaran Libya (LNC) ta karɓi kiran waya ta tauraron dan adam daga wata mace da ba a san sunanta ba wacce ke "shaidar kisan kiyashi da ke gudana". Ba za a iya tabbatar da wannan bayanin ba, tunda an toshe layin waya a kasar. A lokacin watan farko na yakin basasar Libya tsakanin 19 ga Fabrairu da 19 ga Maris, sojojin 'yan tawaye sun sami nasarar kama hudu daga cikin 13 filayen jirgin saman Sojojin Libya, kuma suna kai hari kan wasu da yawa - don hana hallaka su, a cewar majiyoyin adawa, yawancin jiragen yaki na Sojojin Sama na Libya da masu saukar ungulu waɗanda har yanzu suna aiki an sake komawa sansanin sojan Ghardabiya kusa da Sirte da sansanin sojin saman Mitiga kusa da Tripoli.

A ranar 21 ga watan Fabrairun shekara ta 2011, manyan matukan jirgi biyu na LPAF, Kanar Ali al-Rabiti da Kanar Abdullah Salheen, sun sauya sheka zuwa 'yan adawa - sun tashi jiragen yaki na Mirage F-1ED, lambobin serial "502" da "508" zuwa Malta kuma sun nemi mafaka ta siyasa bayan sun kalubalanci umarnin jefa bam ga masu zanga-zangar. A ranar 17 ga watan Fabrairu, an ruwaito cewa an kama jirgin sufuri na AN-26 a Kufra, yayin da a ranar 20 ga watan Fabira, an harbe wani jirgi mai saukar ungulu na Gadaffi (ko dai Mi-8 ko Mi-24) a Bayda.

A ranar 23 ga watan Fabrairun shekara ta 2011, matukin jirgi Abdessalam Attiyah al-Abdali da mataimakin matukin jirage Ali Omar al-Kadhafi - ma'aikatan jirgin Sukhoi-22 - sun fitar da su da parachute a kusa da Ajdabiya, kilomita 161 (100  yammacin Benghazi, bayan sun ki amincewa da umarnin jefa bam a birnin Benghazi, don haka suka rushe jirgin Su-22 . Sojojin adawa da Gaddafi da Kungiyoyin adawa da Siriya sun yi iƙirarin cewa matukan jirgin saman Siriya suna kai hari ga Jamahiriya ta Larabawa ta Libya. A cewar majiyoyin adawa, yawancin matukan jirgin saman Sojojin Sama na Jama'ar Libya sun ki yin biyayya da umarni na jefa bama-bamai ga masu zanga-zangar, a maimakon haka sun jefa bama-mamai da gangan a wuraren da aka yi watsi da su. Har ila yau a wannan rana, a ranar 23 ga Fabrairu 2011, 'yan tawaye sun kama sansanin sojan saman Benina a kudancin Benghazi - a lokacin yakin da aka yi a filin jirgin sama, sojojin 'yan ta'adda sun lalata wani jirgi mai saukar ungulu na Gadaffi Mi-24 (lambar jerin "853") yayin da wasu jirage masu saukar ungulu guda biyu (lambar yaki ta Mi-25D serial number "854", da kuma lambar jirgi mai suna Mi-14 mai saukar ungul din jigilar kaya "1406") sojojin ta kama su. 'Yan tawaye sun yi iƙirarin cewa sun harbe jiragen yaki na Jamahiriya kuma sun kai hari kan jiragen sama masu saukar ungulu a kan Brega da Ra's Lanuf. Wani jirgi mai saukar ungulu na Gadaffi (ko dai Mi-8 ko Mi-24) ya harbe shi a Misrata da sojojin 'yan tawaye tare da MANPAD-s, ma'aikatan biyar sun tsira kuma sojojin 'yan tawayen sun kama su.

A Brega rundunar 'yan tawaye ta harbe jirgin yaki na Gadaffi Mirage F-1ED a ranar 2 ga Maris 2011, don haka ya bar jirgin sama mai horar da Mirage F-BD guda daya da ke hannun sojojin Gadaffi, yayin da a wannan rana daya mai goyon bayan Gadaffi SU-22M-3K ya lalace ta hanyar wuta ta 'yan ta'adda a Brega (masu tawaye sun yi iƙirarin cewa sun harbe shi [1]).[undefined] An bayar da rahoton cewa sojojin 'yan tawaye sun harbe wasu jirage masu saukar ungulu da jiragen yaki da yawa na Gadaffi yayin yakin da aka yi wa Brega tsakanin 2 ga Maris da 3 ga Maris, duk da haka wannan da'awar ba a tabbatar da ita ba. Kwanaki da yawa bayan haka, a ranar 4 ga watan Maris, sojojin 'yan tawaye sun kama daya da aka watsar da shi a filin jirgin saman Ra's Lanuf. Har ila yau, a ranar 5 ga watan Maris na shekara ta 2011, 'yan tawaye sun harbe wani mai fashewa da Gadaffi Su-24MK, lambar serial "38" na rundunar sojan saman Libya ta 1124 tare da bindigar ZU-23-2 (an kashe matukan jirgi biyu), sannan washegari,' yan tawaye sun kuma harbe wani helikofta mai goyon bayan Gadaffi (ko dai Mi-8 ko Mi-24) kusa da Ra's Lanuf tare da bindiga mai tsayayya da ZPU-4.[1][undefined][3] Wasu jiragen yaki guda uku na Gadaffi (biyu daga cikinsu Su-22 fighter bombers - an kama matukan jiragensu, an ruwaito su 'yan Suriya da Sudanese mercenaries) da kuma wasu jirage masu saukar ungulu guda biyu na Gadafi (ko dai Mi-8 ko Mi-24) an ruwaito cewa sojojin 'yan tawaye sun harbe su yayin yakin Ra's Lanuf tsakanin 5 Maris da 7 Maris, duk da haka waɗannan da's ikirarin sun kasance ba a tabbatar da su ba. Gwamnatin Jamahiriya ko kafofin masu zaman kansu ba su tabbatar da yawan jiragen sama da kuma irin nau'ikan jiragen sama da aka harbe su ba. Yin amfani da ikon iska, Sojojin Libya sun hana 'yan adawa ci gaba zuwa yamma, zuwa Bin Jawad a farkon watan Maris. A ranar 11 ga watan Maris, rundunar sojan sama ta Gaza ta ƙare da man fetur mai inganci, kuma an yi ƙoƙari don cin hanci ga jami'an Sojojin Sama na Malta don siyan ƙarin man fetur. A ranar 13 ga watan Maris, Ali Atiyya, wani kwamandan rundunar sojin saman Libya a Filin jirgin saman soja na Mitiga, kusa da Tripoli, ya sanar da cewa ya sauya sheka kuma ya shiga juyin juya halin, kuma wannan shine farkon shari'ar ma'aikatan sojin saman Libyan da suka sauya shika zuwa adawa. Da sauri sauye-sauye sun fara tasiri ga rundunar sojan sama mai goyon bayan Gadaffi - a cewar majiyoyin adawa, daruruwan matukan jirgi, masu fasaha da ma'aikatan ƙasa sun sauya sheka ga 'yan adawa a farkon rabin watan Maris. A wannan rana, a ranar 13 ga watan Maris na shekara ta 2011, bisa ga labarai da aka buga a ranar 20 ga watan Maris ta bangaren kafofin watsa labarai na adawa Al Manara Media, matukin jirgi Muhammad Mokhtar Osman ya fadi jirgin saman yaƙi, MiG-23BN, a Bab al-Azizia fili a Tripoli a cikin wani kamikaze-style harin kashe kansa a kan babban kwamandan soja mai goyon bayan Gadaffi, inda Khamis ya ji rauni sosai kuma ya mutu daga raunukansa mako guda bayan haka, wannan labarai ya tabbatar da kowane tushe ya sananne ga sojojin da ke goyon bayan Gadda Gadaffi ya tabbatar da rai

A ranar 15 ga watan Maris na shekara ta 2011, jirgin saman sojan saman Libya ya kai hari na farko a kan masu goyon bayan Gadaffi, ya tashi yaƙi shida. A cewar majiyoyin adawa, a wannan rana 'yan tawaye MiG-23BN fighter jet da Mi-24 yaƙi helicopter na farko sun nutse jiragen yaki biyu na Gadaffi kuma sun lalata jirgin yaki na Gadaffi na uku a kusa da bakin tekun Ajadabiyah, sannan suka jefa bam a kan ginshiƙan tankin Gaddafi a waje da Brega da Ajadabijah. Har ila yau, a wannan rana, jiragen yaki na MiG-23BN na 'yan tawaye sun jefa bam a sansanin sojan saman Ghardabiya, sun lalata titin jirgin sama. A ranar 16 ga watan Maris na shekara ta 2011, matukan jirgi guda daya na MiG-21UM-bis" id="mwAe8" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Mig21-bis">MiG-21bis da kuma daya na MiM-21UM wanda ya tashi daga filin jirgin saman Ghardabiya sun sauya sheka tare da jiragensu zuwa ga 'yan adawa kuma sun sauka a sansanin sojan sama na 'yan tawaye a Brega.   Jirgin saman sojan saman Libya na kyauta ya gudanar da karin hare-haren sama a ranar 16 ga watan Maris, yana tashi yaƙi uku tare da jirage masu saukar ungulu na Mi-24 da Mi-8, yana jefa bama-bamai a kan ginshiƙan tanki na Gadaffi kusa da Ajadabiyah - a lokacin da aka yi yaƙi da wani jirgi mai saukar ungulu mai saukar ungulinta na Mi-24 a kusa da Ajadbiyah, ya kashe mutum uku yayin da mutum ɗaya ne kawai, Ismael Kuttep, ya tsira (daga cikin wadanda aka kashe Hussien Werfalli, kwamandan rundunar sojan sama ta Benharina, wanda ya sauya daga sansanin sojan sama na Gbiya da suka sauya baya  daga sansanin jirgin sama.

'Yan tawaye sun yi iƙirarin cewa sun harbe abin da ya zama MiG-21 a waje da Bohadi. A ranar 17 ga watan Maris, an harbe wani mai fafutukar fashewar bam na Gadaffi Su-22UM3K a kan Benina AB, matukin jirgi, wanda aka ruwaito shi dan kwangila ne na Aljeriya, an fitar da shi lafiya kuma sojojin 'yan tawaye sun kama shi. A wannan rana, a ranar 17 ga Maris 2011, wani "Free Libya Air Force" MiG-21UM ya fadi bayan ya tashi daga filin jirgin saman Benina saboda matsalolin fasaha, matukin jirgin ya fita lafiya. Jirgin MiG-21UM mai tawaye wanda ya fadi a ranar 17 ga watan Maris an tashi daga Ghardabiya Air Base kusa da Sirte zuwa Benina ta hanyar matukin jirgi mai sauyawa ranar da ta gabata.   A wannan rana a ranar 17 ga Maris 2011, jiragen yaki na Gadaffi sun jefa bam a sansanin sojan saman Benina, inda suka lalata jiragen fasinja guda uku - YAK-40 guda biyu da Boeing 737-26D daya da Air Libya ke sarrafawa - wadanda aka ajiye a can a kan titin jirgin sama.

A ranar 19 ga watan Maris na shekara ta 2011, sojojin tsaron sama na 'yan tawaye sun harbe wani ɗan tawaye MiG-23BN a kan Benghazi a cikin wani lamari na kuskuren ainihi. Direban jirgin, Colonel Mohammed Mbarak al-Okali ya fitar da shi amma a ƙasa sosai, kuma an kashe shi a sakamakon haka. BBC News ta ruwaito a ranar 20 ga watan Maris cewa an harbe jirgin saman 'yan tawaye ta hanyar tsaron iska a lokacin da aka yi ƙoƙari ya jefa bam a kan ginshiƙan tanki na Gadaffi kusa da Benghazi.

A cewar majiyoyin adawa, jiragen yaki na MiG-21 da MiG-23, jirage masu saukar ungulu na yaki na Mi-24, matukan jirgi na 'yan tawaye 14, masu fasaha 50 da daruruwan ma'aikatan ƙasa, dukansu sun kasance a sansanin sojan saman Benina, sun kasance masu mahimmanci wajen kare Benghazi daga hare-haren da ke goyon bayan Gadaffi, suna kaddamar da hare-harun iska da yawa a farkon rabin gabashin Maris a kan sojojin Gadaffi da ke ci gaba a gabashin Libya, tare da ranar yaƙi mafi wuya ga sojojin iska na Libya 19 Maris, lokacin da sojojin da suka yi ƙoƙarin kama Benghazi. Amma rundunar sojan sama ta 'yan tawaye ta sha wahala sosai a cikin tsari - bisa ga kafofin adawa, tsakanin 1 ga Maris da 19 ga Maris, rundunar sojin saman ta'addan ta kaddamar da jimlar hare-hare 38 (kwana daga cikinsu an gudanar da su ta hanyar Mi-24 yaƙi mai kai hari) a kan ci gaba da sojojin da ke goyon bayan Gadaffi a gabashin Libya, amma sun rasa a cikin tsari jiragen yaki guda biyu da helikofta guda ɗaya, suna fama da matukan jirgi takwas da 'yan bindiga da aka kashe.

A ranar 17 ga Maris 2011. , Majalisar Tsaro ta Majalisar Dinkin Duniya ta amince da ƙudurin Majalisar Tsaro na Majalisar Dinkinobho na 1973 wanda ya ba da izinin aikin soja a kan gwamnatin Gadaffi - tare da kuri'u 10 da suka goyi bayan, 0 da suka ƙi da 5 da suka ƙi, an kafa yankin da ba a tashi ba a duk Libya tare da ƙuduri na Majalisar Tsaro nke Majalisar Dinkin duniya na 1973. Duk da haka, duka masu goyon bayan Gadaffi da masu goyon bayan 'yan tawaye sun ci gaba da tashi a cikin kwanaki biyu masu zuwa, suna kaddamar da hare-haren sama da yawa har zuwa daren 19 ga Maris, lokacin da sojojin NATO suka aiwatar da yankin da ba za a tashi ba, suna rushe jiragen yaki na' yan tawaye da masu goyon baya ga Gadaffi daga wannan lokacin. A ƙarshen rana a ranar 19 ga watan Maris, an kaddamar da hare-haren jiragen sama na farko na hadin gwiwa a kan gwamnatin Gadaffi, tare da jiragen yaki na Faransa da ke jefa bam a kan ginshiƙan tanki na Gadaffi a ƙofar Benghazi, suna dakatar da hare-hare a kan sojojin 'yan tawaye a Benghazi. Jiragen yaki na Amurka da na Burtaniya sun kaddamar da makamai masu linzami sama da 120 na Tomahawk a kan tsaron iska na Jamahiriya da kuma bama-bamai masu linzamin B-2 na Amurka guda hudu da suka kai hari kuma suka lalata filayen jirgin saman Jamahiriya a cikin dare na 19 ga Maris, tare da karin hare-haren jiragen sama da makamai mai linzamin kwamfuta da aka kaddamar a kan gwamnatin Gadaffi a cikin kwanaki masu zuwa, suna lalata damar yaki na sojojin saman Libya da masu goyon bayan Gadaffi da masu tsaron iska.

A ranar 22 ga watan Maris, jirgin saman sojan saman Amurka F15E ya fadi a kusa da Benghazi saboda matsalolin inji; matukan jirgi biyu sun fita lafiya sannan kuma kungiyoyin bincike da ceto na Amurka suka cece su, kuma a lokacin ceto matukan jirage na Amurka, kungiyoyin bincike na Amurka sun harbe kuma sun jikkata fararen hula shida na Libya a ƙasa. A ranar 23 ga watan Maris na shekara ta 2011, BBC ta nakalto Mataimakin Marshal na Air na Burtaniya Greg Bagwell yana cewa Sojojin Sama na Jama'ar Libya "ba su wanzu a matsayin dakarun yaƙi ba" kuma an lalata tsaron iska na Libya har zuwa lokacin da sojojin NATO za su iya aiki a sararin samaniya na Libya "ba tare da hukunci ba".  A ranar 24 ga watan Maris, kafofin watsa labarai da yawa sun ba da rahoton cewa Dassault Rafale na Faransa ya lalata G-2 Galeb kusa da Misrata. Rahotanni na farko game da aikin Faransa sun ce jirgin LPAF, G-2 / Galeb tare da injin guda ɗaya, yana cikin iska lokacin da aka buga shi. Mai magana da yawun sojojin Faransa Col. Thierry Burkhard daga baya ya ce jirgin ya sauka ne kawai lokacin da harin ya faru.

A ranar 26 ga watan Maris na shekara ta 2011, Sojojin Sama na Faransa sun ba da rahoton cewa an lalata jirgin sama na Soko G-2 Galeb guda biyar a ƙasa a filin jirgin saman Misrata tare da jirage masu saukar ungulu biyu na Mi-35,  amma hotunan tauraron dan adam daga baya sun nuna cewa jirgin sama guda biyar da aka lalata a zahiri MiG-23s ne. 

Wani jirgin saman F-16 na Sojojin Sama na Belgium ya bugi jirgin saman Sojojin Sojan Sama na Libya Su-22UM3K a ƙasa yayin wani aiki a ranar 27 ga Maris.  A ranar 9 ga Afrilu, wani jirgin saman yaki na Mi-25D na Free Libya (lambar jerin "854" - wanda sojojin 'yan tawaye suka kama a sansanin sojan saman Benina a ranar 23 ga Fabrairu 2011) ya jefa bam a kan sansanonin sojojin Gaddafi a Ajadabiya, amma daga bisani sojojin Gaddaf masu goyon baya suka harbe shi; an kashe kyaftin din matukin jirgin Hussein al-Warfali. Har ila yau a wannan rana a ranar 9 ga Afrilu, jirgin saman yaki na Free Libya MiG-23BN ya tsayar da jiragen yaki na NATO a kan Benghazi, kuma ya dawo da shi zuwa tushe daidai da Majalisar Dinkin Duniya da ta ba da izini kuma ta kafa yankin da ba ta tashi a kan Libya ba.

A ranar 7 ga Mayu, bayan makonni na cikakken rashin aiki, Sojojin Sama na Jama'ar Libya sun gudanar da hari na iska mai nasara a kan wuraren ajiyar man fetur da ke hannun 'yan tawaye a Misrata, suna jefa musu bama-bamai kuma suna ƙone su. 'Yan tawaye sun ba da rahoton cewa an gudanar da harin ne tare da jirgin sama mai narke amfanin gona, amma mai yiwuwa an yi amfani da jirgin sama na SF.260 mai sauƙi daga filin jirgin saman Misrata. NATO ta kasa tsayar da aikin bam din. A lokacin yakin da kuma shiga tsakani da NATO ke jagoranta a Libya, sojojin 'yan tawaye na Libya sun yi amfani da jiragen yaki na MiG-21 guda uku a matsayin masu tsaron jiragen sama na kayan aiki zuwa yammacin Libya, suna kula da jiragen sufuri da ke isar da kayayyaki ga garuruwan' yan tawaye da birane a yammacin Libya.  Wadannan jiragen sama guda uku na Free Libya - biyu MiG-21bis guda daya da kuma daya MiG-21UM guda biyu - an dauki hotuna suna tashi sama da sansanin sojan saman Benina a kudancin Benghazi a ranar 27 ga Yuni 2011.

Bayan shan kashi na sojojin da ke da aminci ga Muammar Gaddafi da nasarar 'yan tawaye a watan Oktoba na shekara ta 2011, an ɗaga yankin da ba a tashi ba kuma rundunar sojan saman Jamahiriya Mirage F-1ED guda biyu da aka kafa a Malta bayan matukan jirgi sun ki umarnin jefa bam ga' yan adawa a lokacin yakin basasa, an ba su izinin komawa Libya. A ƙarshe an mayar da jiragen zuwa Libya a ranar 21 ga Fabrairu 2012, daidai shekara guda zuwa ranar da suka sauya sheka.

Batun Combat Aircraft na Mayu 2011 ya haɗa da labarin da ke rufe abubuwan iska na yakin basasar Libya na 2011.

### Yaƙin basasa na Biyu

## Filin jirgin saman soja
Cibiyoyin sojan sama sun hada da: 

* Cibiyar Jirgin Sama ta Al-Jufra (kusa da Hun) 
* Cibiyar Jirgin Sama ta Al-Watiya (kilomita 50 kudu da Zuwara) &nbsp;
* Benina (kusa da Benghazi) 
* Gamal Abdel Nasser Airbase (kusa da Tobruk): tsohon RAF Station El-Adem, 1942-1970.
* Filin jirgin saman Ghadames
* Ghardabiya Air Base kusa da Sirte
* Filin jirgin saman Ghat
* Filin jirgin saman Al Abraq (kusa da Bayda) 
* Cibiyar Jirgin Sama ta Maaten al-Sarra
* Filin jirgin saman Misrata
* Mitiga (kusa da Tripoli): tsohon USAF Wheelus Air Base, 1948-1970.
* Sabha Air Base

## Jirgin sama da Makamai masu linzami

### Abubuwan da ke cikin yanzu

### Manyan makamai masu linzami zuwa iska zuwa 2011
 

* Almaz S-75 Volga / SA-2 Jagora - Brigades 6 tare da masu jefa 18 kowannensu;
* Almaz S-125 Pechora / SA-3 Goa - 9 Brigades tare da 12 lancers kowannensu;
* Almaz S-200VE Vega / SA-5 Gammon long range missile systems - 8 battalions na 6 launers kowannensu a 4 shafuka da kuma kimanin 380 makamai masu linzami;
* Crotale - sayen 9 da raka'a 27
* 9K33 Osa/ SA-8 Gecko - 50
* 9K38 Igla - 380;
* 9K34 Strela-3 - 278;
* ZSU-23-4 - 200;
* ZSU-57-2 - 75;
* 2K12 Kub - 50; 

## Dubi kuma

* Majalisar Canjin Kasa
** Free Libyan Air Force - rundunar sojan sama ta Majalisar Canji ta Kasa, tarin ma'aikatan Sojojin Loyalist da suka yi watsi da su da kuma jirgin sama da aka kama wadanda suka hada kansu da sojojin da ke adawa da Gaddafi a Yaƙin basasar Libya.

## Bayanan da aka ambata