Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

LC071

Incident date

May 20, 2017

Location

بين سوكنا وهون, Between Sokna and Hun, Al Jufrah, Libya

Geolocation

29.07728, 15.864128 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Various local sources reported that airstrikes hit numerous targets in the Jufra district, including a farm between Hun and Sokna, Jufra air base, the civil airport and Al-Bunyan al-Marsous headquarters. Some sources claimed the strikes were conducted by the UAE, while others said it was LNA. The number of strikes varies between ten and twelve.

Weld Liblad, LPC and Menastream said one foreign civilian worker had been killed and two more injured at the farm.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes (1) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a farm being struck between the towns of Sokna (سوكنة‎) and Hun (هون). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates for a middle point between these two locations are: 29.07728, 15.864128.

  • Reports of the incident mention a farm being struck between the towns of Sokna (سوكنة‎) and Hun (هون).

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Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]

Libyan National Army Assessment:

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

United Arab Emirates Military Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    United Arab Emirates Military
  • United Arab Emirates Military position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

Sources (14) [ collapse]