Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

LC189

Incident date

September 2, 2019

Location

وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya

Geolocation

32.709600, 13.382378 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was allegedly killed by a GNA airstrike on Wadi al Rabie.

Khamis Mahmoud reported: “Martyrdom, God willing, of the director of the river company headquarters of Wadi al Rabie engineer Abdul Hamid Al-Furawi because of a missile.”

Libya Alahrar TV said that the GNA had confirmed strikes in the area but did not mention civilian harm: “For his part, a spokesman for the counter-terrorism force of the GNA, Abdul Basit Tika, said that their forces targeted two military headquarters of the Haftar militants in the axis Wadi al Rabie on Monday.”

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Abdul Hamid Al-Furawi
Adult male Director of the river company headquarters of Wadi al Rabie killed

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Wadi Al Rabie (الطويشة), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.709600, 13.382378. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

  • Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Wadi Al Rabie (الطويشة).

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Government of National Accord

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Government of National Accord Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Government of National Accord
  • Government of National Accord position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Declared strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Government of National Accord

Sources (2) [ collapse]