Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

LC033

Incident date

June 13, 2016

Location

درنة‎, Derna, Libya

Geolocation

32.716612, 22.670583 Note: The accuracy of this location is to City level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

According to local media reports, a father and his son were killed in an LNA airstrike south of Derna while driving in their car to go to the bank.

Alwasat reported:A medical source in the city of Derna confirmed that a man and his son were killed by Libyan air force shelling of a car they were travelling in on the way south of Darnah. The bodies of Hussein Ahmoudh al-Muzaini, born in 1961, and his son Ibrahim Hussein al-Muzaini, born in 1989, are residents of the 400 district of the eastern coast of Derna, the source said”.

According to Derna Zoom, the victims were travelling to Derna to withdraw their salaries from local banks when they were killed.

The pair were also named by other sources including Ean Libya, Abdelhamid Amrooni and Press Sebha. Fera Bosalum said that the bombing was carried out by a helicopter.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Family members (2)

55 years old male Via @al3mrooni killed
27 years old male Via @al3mrooni killed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Libyan National Army

Sources (11) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (3) [ collapse]

  • Translation: the car of Hassin 55-year-old and his son Ibrahim 27-year-old, killed as a result of an airstrike in the morning while they are driving to the bank in Derna (Source: @al3mrooni)
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    Footage shows the two victims after being attacked by the airstrike (Source: Alwasat)
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    Another footage shows the victims just followed the strike in Derna (Source: Derna Zoom)

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention a vehicle being struck on a road south of Derna (درنة‎). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for Derna are: 32.716612, 22.670583.

Libyan National Army Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Libyan National Army

Sources (11) [ collapse]