Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

LC203

Incident date

September 23, 2019

Location

وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya

Geolocation

32.743819, 13.357047 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Neighbourhood/area level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

Two civilians were injured because of an air or artillery strike in Wadi al Rabie in Tajoura.

The Ambulance Services Libya reported: “Miloud Rashed and Sifaoy Al Mzughi of the Tajoura rescue team were injured due to aerial bombardment in Al Habayebiyah area in Wadi al Rabie.”

Tk Yahrouq Kl shy only reported indiscriminate shelling but no civilian harm.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Miloud Rashed
Adult male injured
Sifaoy Al Mzughi
Adult male injured

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Wadi Al Rabie (وادي الربيع), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.743819, 13.357047. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]

Unknown Assessment:

  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown
  • Unknown position on incident
    Not yet assessed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Airstrike and/or Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    Unknown
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Weak
    Single source claim, though sometimes featuring significant information.
  • Suspected belligerent
    Unknown

Sources (2) [ collapse]