Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

LC195

Incident date

September 13, 2019

Location

مدرسة ابو عقدة, Abu Aqada School, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

Geolocation

32.048889, 13.281111 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Village level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was allegedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Al Ja’afarah.

Tk Yahrouq Kl shy reported: “Warplane bombardment of Al Wefaq [GNA] on the Abu Aqada school, which led to the death of Salem Klish of the Jaafra tribe.”

Hona Souq Al-Khmies only reported GNA airstrikes but no civilian harm.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Salem Klish
Age unknown male killed

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of the Abu Aqada School (مدرسة ابو عقدة) allegedly within Al Jafarah (الجعافرة). Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further. The generic coordinates of Al Jafarah are: 32.048889, 13.281111.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Government of National Accord

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (1) [ collapse]

  • Pictures of the alleged strike

Government of National Accord Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike
  • Civilian infrastructure
    School
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Government of National Accord

Sources (2) [ collapse]