Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

LC251

Incident date

December 3, 2019

Location

مشروع الهضبة, Al Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya

Geolocation

32.805003, 13.204025 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Exact location (via Airwars) level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

One civilian was allegedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli.

Tk Yahroug Kl shy reported: “As a result of indiscriminate shelling yesterday morning on Al Farahit in Al Hadaba project livelihoods of people were destroyed and an African worker was killed.”

The same source reported several other instances of shells dropping on the neighbourhood on that day.

Local reports of fighting point at GNA or LNA as the perpetrator.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

Geolocation notes (2) [ collapse]

Reports of the incident mention a residential area being struck in the neighbourhood of Al Hadaba Project (مشروع الهضبة). Analyzing audio-visual material from sources, we have narrowed the location down to these exact coordinates: 32.805003, 13.204025.

  • Reports of the incident mention a residential area being struck in the neighbourhood of Al Hadaba Project (مشروع الهضبة).

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

  • Evidence of damage to structures due to the strike. Left is an image from 25th Nov 2019, and right is an image from 27th Feb 2020.

    Imagery:
    Google Earth

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Media
from sources (7) [ collapse]

  • Impact of the shelling on the Hadaba project area on December 3rd, 2019 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Damage to a building caused by the shelling on the Hadaba project area on December 3rd, 2019 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Damage to an electricity grid caused by the shelling on the Hadaba project area on December 3rd, 2019 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Damage to a building caused by the shelling on the Hadaba project area on December 3rd, 2019 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Damage to a building caused by the shelling on the Hadaba project area on December 3rd, 2019 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Damage to a building caused by the shelling on the Hadaba project area on December 3rd, 2019 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
  • Damage to a building caused by the shelling on the Hadaba project area on December 3rd, 2019 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)

Government of National Accord Assessment:

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

Libyan National Army Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Contested strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Contested
    Competing claims of responsibility e.g. multiple belligerents, or casualties also attributed to ground forces.
  • Suspected belligerents
    Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army
  • Suspected target
    Unknown

Sources (5) [ collapse]