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Monday, 30 December 2019 06:14

Did Turkey transit forces to Libya through Athens FIR? What applies...

Greece has the right to close its airspace to Libya but what does that really man? Recent reports on chartered civilian aircraft flights transporting war material and / or jihadists from Turkey and in particular from Constantinople to Libya, flying over Greek airspace and within the FIR of Athens, although they cannot be confirmed with absolute certainty, oblige us to provide our readers with some clarification. Which, in our view, are of paramount importance…

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USAF B-52H bombers overfly FIR Athens and Cyprus escorted by HAF F-16s

Two US Air Force Strategic Bombers B-52Hs are due to fly through, on October 30, the FIR Athens and then go on to the FIR Nicosia to carry out their mission there. it does not appear to be anything other than a “Show of Force”.

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Record number of Turkish violations in the air over the Aegean

With a record-breaking barrage of 52 violations of Greek airspace , the Turkish Air Force continued its provocations on Tuesday in the Aegean, after an unprecedented incident on Monday evening that saw a Hellenic Coast Guard -vessel rammed by a Turkish coastguard cutter in the Imia area.

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