Incident Code

LC065

Location

راس لانوف, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya

Geolocation

30.517778, 18.498889
Accuracy: Town

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: LC064)

Various local sources reported LNA airstrikes on the port area of Ras Lanuf supporting a ground offensive.

Raialyoum reported that “a Libyan oil company guard was killed by a bomb attack on the Ras Lanuf area of the oil crescent in central Libya on Tuesday by retired general Khalifa Haftar.”

The source added, “The site ‘Libya Al Khabar’ today quoted a leader of the ‘defense brigades of Benghazi’ as saying that the bombing also caused material damage, including damage to one of the oil tanks and the destruction of maintenance workshop close to the port of Ras Lanuf in full.”

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Weak
Civilians reported killed
1

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the town of Ras Lanuf (راس لانوف), for which the generic coordinates are: 30.517778, 18.498889. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

Libyan National Army Assessment
Suspected belligerent
Libyan National Army
Libyan National Army position on incident
Not yet assessed