Mourners in Majer, Libya in 2011 following a NATO airstrike which killed at least 34 civilians, according to multiple reports. Image courtesy of Sidney Kwiram/ Human Rights Watch
Alnabaa TV reported that a foreign aircraft conducted airstrikes in Ganfouda. Its source in the Benghazi Shura Council didn’t confirm any casualties.
According to Alnabaa, Ganfouda has also been hit by artillery shelling in the early morning hours and civilian infrastructure was heavily targeted in the strike. Alnabaa suspected civilians in the buildings but couldn’t confirm any casualties.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Unidentified warplanes reportedly carried out multiple airstrikes in the east, south and west of Sirte at midnight, local media reported.
According to Akhbar Alaan, “unidentified warplanes launched air strikes on the Libyan city of Sirte targeting areas occupied by an ISIS in the south and west of the city, eyewitnesses said.”
There were no known public reports of civilian harm.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
A single source, Libya in Heart, reported that “nearly 20 people” died in alleged LNA airstrike in Sirte but did not specify if they were civilians.
According to the source, Nearly 20 people were killed in the bombing of the Sirte air force in Libya. Eyewitnesses confirmed that ambulances were being heard heavily.
After further review, we noticed a translation error in the source. The people mentioned are in fact Libya Dawn fighters and will be reflected as combatants in our data because of that.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Reports of the incident mention the city of Sirte (سرت), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.190547, 16.571441. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
One civilian was reportedly killed by indiscriminate shelling near the Hadaba project in Tripoli.
Tk Yahrouq Kl shy said: “A shell landed on the house of the Al Mishy family in the Al Hadaba project (Mashrou’ Al Hadaba), leading to the death of Abdulsalam Al Mishy.”
Local reports of fighting between the GNA and LNA point at one of the forces as the culprit.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of The Hadaba Project (مشروع الهضبة), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.838333, 13.175278. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli.
The Ambulance Services Libya said: “The driver Abdul Basset al-Muqtaf, who was just injured by shrapnel in the head after rescuing some families who were hit by indiscriminate shells on their homes in the area of the project.”
Al Wasat published a similar report.
Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the culprit.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
Reports of the incident mention the vicinity of Hadaba Project (مشروع الهضبة), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.838333, 13.175278. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Up to eleven civilians were allegedly killed by an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Umm Al Aranib.
The Libya Observer said: “The Congress of Libya’s Tebu tribespeople has condemned in a statement the airstrikes of Khalifa Haftar’s forces on Um Al-Aranib on Thursday, killing a whole family – mother and her six children.”
Ummm Al Aranib Channel also wrote a mother and her six children were killed.
Wolfram Lacher said: “Drone strikes (presumably UAE) on Umm al-Araneb, following earlier drone strikes this morning in Tassawa on the force that took over El Feel yesterday.
One of the Umm al-Araneb strikes killed 6-7 members of a single family, most of them children.”
Libya Alahrar TV reported nine children and two women killed.
According to Afrigate News, strikes took place near the Chinese buildings. It did not mention civilian harm.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
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Reports of the incident mention the Chinese company (الشركة الصينية) in Umm Al Aranib (أم الأرانب). The coordinates for the Chinese company are: 26.146291 14.736303.
Two civilians, likely healthcare personnel, were reportedly killed by LNA shelling on Al-Wushka near Sirte.
The Field Medicine and Support Center said that it “mourns the center’s employees:
Khaled Omar Bakir (M)
Hatem Ba’iyou Al Zahou (M)
They are members of the Sirte field hospital affiliated to the center, who were martyred in a direct targeting with a shell this afternoon, Thursday 1 January 2020 in the Al-Wushka area, where they had a great role in serving and rescuing the wounded from the clashes from all sides.”
Anadolu Agency reported: “Two paramedics were killed by Gen. Khalifa Haftar forces Thursday when an ambulance was targeted with artillery in the Al-Washaka area in eastern Sirte.
A statement by UN-recognized Libyan government forces said ‘in continuation of Haftar crimes against medical teams in Sirte, Haftar’s militia targeted an ambulance with artillery and caused the death of two paramedics.'”
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
Reports of the incident mention the village of Al Wushka (الوشكة), for which the generic coordinates are: 31.373592, 15.571611. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
Two civilians were allegedly killed and five more injured because of LNA shelling on the Arada neighbourhood of Tripoli.
Al Wasat said: “The media advisor to the Ministry of Health in the GNA, Amin al-Hashemi, announced the death of two civilians and the injury of five others in a bombing of the LNA forces on the Arada area in Tripoli.”
The GNA-led Burkan Al Ghadab operation and the Field Medicine Support Centre reported two deaths and five injuries as well.
Burkan Al Ghadab said Grad rockets were used in the attack.
The local time of the incident is unknown.
The victims were named as:
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The victims were named as:
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Reports of the incident mention the neighbourhood of Arada (عرادة), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.871846, 13.245006. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.
