Incident Code

LC351

Location

مدرسة جابر بن حيان, Vicinity of Jaber bin Hayyan School, Tarabulus, Libya

Geolocation

32.822132, 13.322607
Accuracy: Nearby landmark

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

An elderly civilian was allegedly injured by alleged LNA shelling on Ain Zara.

Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: “Haj Ahmed El-Taher Sassi was seriously injured on the man’s level after a random shell fell near the traffic light, Zouita/Ain Zara, and he was treated to Tripoli Medical Hospital.”

The Field Medicine and Support Center reported: “The martyr field hospital, Ayman Al-Haramah, affiliated to the Center for Field Medicine and Support, today, Wednesday, 4/17/2020, helps the citizen: Haj Ahmed Al-Taher Sassi, 65 years old, after a shell landed in front of his house in the area of Ain Zara near the Jaber bin Hayyan school. He was provided with first aid and transferred to Tripoli Medical Hospital. The shell also caused material damage to the house.”

The GNA-led Burkan Al Ghadab opration accused the LNA of conducting the shelling.

Victims

Invidivuals

65 years old male injured

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Artillery
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Civilians reported injured
1
1 Man

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Jaber bin Hayyan school (مدرسة جابر بن حيان), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.822132, 13.322607. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Military Statements

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

Media From Sources (3)