Geolocation
Airwars assessment
One child was allegedly killed and three more injured by alleged LNA shelling on the Al Shok area of Tripoli.
Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: “The child, Abd al-Ghaffar bin Ayyad, 16 years old, moved to the mercy of God.
Tareeq Al Shok, behind the Carnaval wedding hall.”
In a different post it added that 13 shells dropped on the area.
The Field Medicine and Support Center also reported his death and the names of three more injured civilians. The source said: “The shells also caused severe material damage to the property, and the wounded were transferred to the University Hospital, Tripoli, for treatment and the martyr was transferred to Dar Al-Rahma at the University Hospital, Tripoli.”
The GNA-led Burkan Al-Ghadab operation accuses the LNA of conducting the shelling.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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Media
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Smoke rising over Al Shok after LNA shelling on April 17th, 2020 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
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Smoke rising over Al Shok after LNA shelling on April 17th, 2020 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
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Damaged building in Al Shok after LNA shelling on April 17th, 2020 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
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Damaged building in Al Shok after LNA shelling on April 17th, 2020 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
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Damaged building in Al Shok after LNA shelling on April 17th, 2020 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
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Damaged building in Al Shok after LNA shelling on April 17th, 2020 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
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Damaged building in Al Shok after LNA shelling on April 17th, 2020 (via Hona Souq Al-Khmies)
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Smoke rising over Al Shok after LNA shelling on April 17th, 2020 (via Tk Yahroug Kl shy)
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Victim of alleged LNA shelling on Al Shok on April 17th, 2020 (via FMSC) -
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Victim of alleged LNA shelling on Al Shok on April 17th, 2020 (via FMSC) -
Victim of alleged LNA shelling on Al Shok on April 17th, 2020 (via FMSC)
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the Al Shok (طريق الشوك) area of Tripoli (طرابلس). The coordinates for Al Shok are: 32.838223, 13.229855. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.