Geolocation
Airwars assessment
According to local sources, three random mortar shells landed on Ben Ashour area in Tripoli, Libya on January 2nd, 2020. One of the mortars fell on the house of Quraira Ammar family causing injuries among civilians, while the other two fell on Al Sikka road.
According to Africa Gate, civilians were warned not to gather in the areas that were shelled fearing any shelling renewal or un-exploded mortar shells.
Local reports of clashes point at the GNA or LNA as the culprit.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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Media
from sources (2) [ collapse]
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The house that was hit with a mortar in Bin Ashour, Tripoli on January 2nd, 2020 (via Tripoli 219).
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Damage to the house that was hit by an alleged Haftar forces random mortar in Bin Ashour, Tripoli on January 2nd, 2020 (via Tk Yahrouq Kl shy).
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the area of Ben Ashour (بن عاشور), for which the possible coordinates are: 32.877441, 13.206124. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.