Geolocation
Airwars assessment
On July 19th, 2011, Gaddafi forces fired five Grad missiles on Misurata, reported to have killed one and wounded 20 others. It was unclear whether the casualties were belligerents or civilians.
A Facebook post from Malek Algasier stated “The outcome of today’s clashes in Misurata, one martyr [Muhammad Sa`id Ihmida] and twenty wounded.”
Multiple sources reported the single death, but only the Malek Algasier Facebook post reported a wounded count.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Summary
Sources (4) [ collapse]
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Misrata (مصراتة), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.374457, 15.087794. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.