A helicopter carrying two senior officers allied to Libya’s Islamist-backed Tripoli government was shot down in the Al-Maya coastal region west of Tripoli, killing at least 14 of its 23 passengers, a Tripoli military official said.  A later report then raised the figure to 18

Date:

27 October, 2015

Location:

Al-Maya

Country:

Libya

Civil / Military:

Military

Fatalities:

18

Link:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/helicopter-shot-down-in-libya-at-least-14-killed/2015/10/27/a07e0524-7cd1-11e5-bfb6-65300a5ff562_story.html