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A new flag has been introduced around 2020. This flag is white with a golden
hawk (the "Hawk of Quraish"), holding a scroll with the Arabic name of the army.
The hawk faces to the hoist and bears a shield with a vertical design of the
national flag.
Images of flag:
https://www.arabnews.com/tags/libyan-national-army-lna (2021)
https://www.france24.com/en/africa (2023)
https://english.aawsat.com (2023)
Zoltan Horvath, 28 June 2024
image by Zoltan Horvath, 28 June 2024
Based on this picture taken in 2019, new flags were used for a short time,
with all branches having a white flag with the emblem:
https://libyaobserver.ly/news/spokesman-libyan-army-says-advancing-all-tripoli-frontlines
https://x.com/ItalyinLibya/status/1156572814872391680
Zoltan Horvath, 28 June 2024
image by Zoltan Horvath, 6 July 2014
An image (direct link) at http://www.libyaherald.com/2014/04/06/libya-defence-show-2014-opened-today/#axzz36hzZhGRc shows the deputy prime minister opening a defence exhibition on 6 April 2014. In it are several military flags.
The Libyan National Army use a red flag with
its emblem in yellow.
Zoltan Horvath, 6 July 2014
Image of previous version of Armed Forces (where flags of all branches are
shown, but Ground Forces have already had a new flag):
https://libyaobserver.ly/news/libyan-air-force-ramps-airstrikes-haftars-forces-al-watiya-airbase
(2020)
Zoltan Horvath, 28 June 2024