Airwars assessment
One child was allegedly killed and his uncle injured by a NATO airstrike on a research farm near Sirte.
Nour Al Din Nasser Al Zanki said: “Abd al-Hadi Hamad Abd al-Rahman Qazwari, the son of an 8-year-old, was struck by a warplane on the research farm and his uncle lost his legs.”
NATO did not report any airstrikes on that day.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Family members (2)
- Abadi Ahmed Abdul Rahman bin Sartiya Child male 8-year-old killed
- Uncle of Abadi Ahmed Abdul Rahman bin Sartiya Adult male lost his legs injured
Summary
Sources (4) [ collapse]
Geolocation notes
Reports of the incident mention the research farm (مزرعة الأبحاث) south of Sirte (سرت). The generic coordinates for the research farm are: 31.169236, 16.578948. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.