Incident Code
Lib2011-071
Incident Code
Lib2011-071
Incident Date
20 April 2011
Location
Bi'r al Ghanam, Al Zawiyah, Libya
بئر الغنم
Geolocation
32.311608,
12.569035
Accuracy: Village
Geolocation
32.311608,
12.569035
Accuracy: Village
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: LN011 )
Four civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike on Bi’r al Ghanam near Tripoli.
Arab Anger Revolution posted on Facebook that “Earlier, four people were killed in the Bi’r al-Ghanam area, southwest of the capital, after an airstrike by the alliance on civilian and military targets.”
NATO did not report airstrikes in the area on that day.
There is currently no further known public information available for this event.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the village of Bi’r al Ghanam (بئر الغنم), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.311608, 12.569035. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.