Airwars assessment
Eight prisoners were reported killed following LNA airstrikes on Benghazi.
The LNA self-reported airstrikes in the following locations:
“A MiG-23ML and a Mig23BN reportedly targeted the vehicles and fighters of alleged terrorist groups while trying to escape from the Qawarsheh area to Qanfouda after the siege on, reportedly leading to their destruction.
A MiG-21 reportedly targeted fighters and vehicles in the fish market area.
The helicopters reportedly intensified their reconnaissance and combat missions in Qawarsheh area and Qanfouda, which destroyed a number of observatories, fighters and vehicles.”
However the Benghazi Shura Council later released a statement saying that eight prisoners detained by its forces were killed in an airstrike in an area under their control.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
- Yonis Yosef al-Hisnawi Age unknown male Via Mohamed Bo Shoqma killed
- Osama Jomma al-Naili Age unknown male Via Mohamed Bo Shoqma killed
- Walid Saad Ben Naser al-Tawerghy Age unknown male Via Mohamed Bo Shoqma killed
- Aymen Naser Jabril al-Tawerghy Age unknown male Via Mohamed Bo Shoqma killed
- Mohamed Miftah Ali al-Tawerghy Age unknown male Via Mohamed Bo Shoqma killed
- Naser El-Deen Milad al-Tawerghy Age unknown male Via Mohamed Bo Shoqma killed
- Aymen Saad Baroud al-MAhjoub Age unknown male Via Mohamed Bo Shoqma killed
- Ali Jumma al-Fitory al-Tawerghy Age unknown male Via Mohamed Bo Shoqma killed
Summary
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Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention Ganfouda (قنفودة), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.028594 20.026959. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.