2019 Murzuq airstrike

2019 Murzuq airstrike
2019 Murzuq airstrike
Part of the Second Libyan Civil War
Type	Air strike
Location	Murzuq, Libya
Planned by	House of Representatives
Target	Chadian militants
Date	5 August 2019
Executed by	Libyan National Army
Casualties	43 killed, 60 injured

On 5 August 2019, a drone airstrike by forces of the Libyan National Army (LNA) hit the town hall in the southern Libyan town of Murzuq and killed 43 people and injured 60.^[1] The LNA confirmed the airstrike but denied it had targeted any civilians. It claimed its strike had targeted “Chadian opposition fighters,” referring to Tebu tribesmen opposing them in the area.^[2] Khalifa Haftar's forces captured the Murzuq earlier on 22 February 2019 as part of the Southern Libya offensive to control the oil-producing south, but later withdrew.^[3]^[4]

References

^ "Libya conflict: Drone strike kills dozens". BBC News. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
^ "Drone strike on town in southern Libya kills at least 43 - official". Reuters. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
^ Channel, P. R. P. (2019-02-23). "Libya, fears for El Feel's Eni field. Murzuq was taken from Haftar, near the southern conquest of the country". PRP Channel. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
^ "Dozens killed in air raid on Libya's Murzuq, says official". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

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[1] "Libya conflict: Drone strike kills dozens". BBC News. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

[2] "Drone strike on town in southern Libya kills at least 43 - official". Reuters. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

[3] Channel, P. R. P. (2019-02-23). "Libya, fears for El Feel's Eni field. Murzuq was taken from Haftar, near the southern conquest of the country". PRP Channel. Retrieved 2019-02-26.

[4] "Dozens killed in air raid on Libya's Murzuq, says official". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-04-14.

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