Geolocation
Airwars assessment
Two children were allegedly killed by LNA shelling on Ain Zara.
Libya Alahrar TV reported: “Medical source to Al Ahrar: the death of two children from one family following the fall of a mortar shell fired by the gunmen of Haftar in Ain Zara.”
The same source later published a picture of the victims saying their father was injured.
Other sources published similar reports. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy said the shell landed on the family’s house.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Summary
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Picture of an alleged victim from LNA shelling on Ain Zara on January 7th, 2020 (via Libya Observer) -
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Another picture of an alleged victim from LNA shelling on Ain Zara on January 7th, 2020 (via Libya Observer) -
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Another picture of the alleged victims from LNA shelling on Ain Zara on January 7th, 2020 (via Libya Alahrar TV)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Al Ruwaini Prison (سجن الرويني) within Ain Zara (عين زارة) for which the generic coordinates are: 32.803608, 13.293285. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.