Civilian Casualties

Civilian Casualties

Incident Code

LC318

Incident date

March 22, 2020

Location

مسجد الكحيلي, Kahily Mosque, Tripoli, Libya

Geolocation

32.780097, 13.302522 Note: The accuracy of this location is to Nearby landmark level. Continue to map

Airwars assessment

A father was allegedly killed and his two sons allegedly injured by LNA shelling on Ain Zara.

Libya Alahar TV said: “A father was killed and two of his sons were wounded by shells fired by Haftar militias at their house in the Al-Kahily area, Ain Zara.”

Other sources reported the same casualty tool. Tk Yahroug Kl shy added that it was a rocket attack.

The local time of the incident is unknown.

The victims were named as:

Adult male killed

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Libyan National Army

Sources (5) [ collapse]

Geolocation notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Kahily Mosque (مسجد الكحيلي) within Ain Zara (عين زارة) for which the generic coordinates are: 32.779842, 13.302453. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Libyan National Army Assessment:

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

Summary

  • Strike status
    Likely strike
  • Strike type
    Artillery
  • Civilian harm reported
    Yes
  • Civilians reported killed
    1
  • (1 man)
  • Civilians reported injured
    2
  • Cause of injury / death
    Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
  • Airwars civilian harm grading
    Fair
    Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
  • Suspected attacker
    Libyan National Army

Sources (5) [ collapse]