Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Between one and 12 civilians were allegedly killed by indiscriminate shelling on Al-Swani.
Tripoli Now reported: “Indiscriminate shelling of innocent people and their homes in Al-Swani axis, which led to the death of two families. Another family was injured and 12 civilians were killed so far.”
Libya Alahrar TV said one civilian was killed in Al-Swani due to shelling by Haftar (LNA) forces. In a video piece it showed the impact of the shelling.
Sputnik News blamed the GNA on the other hand: “Indiscriminate shells targeted civilian homes in the area of Al-Swani southwest of Tripoli by armed forces of the Government of National Accord. The witnesses said that ‘the shells fired indiscriminately on civilian houses in Al-Swani areas in the vicinity resulted in the injury of many civilians.'”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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A man allegedly injured by the shelling (via Tripoli Now) -
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Another man allegedly injured by the shelling (via Tripoli Now)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the town of Al Swani (السواني), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.712224, 13.07224. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.