Incident Code
Lib2011-011
Incident Code
Lib2011-011
Incident Date
18 February 2011
Location
Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
بنغازي
Geolocation
32.112582,
20.082151
Accuracy: City
Geolocation
32.112582,
20.082151
Accuracy: City
Airwars Assessment
Last Updated: December 15, 2024
(Previous Incident Code: LM010 )
On February 18th, 2011, between 20 and 37 protestors were shot dead and between 20 to 30 injured as a result of protests in Benghazi. DW news confirmed the injuries and wounded, alongside a UN report confirming more wounded.
al-Arabiya reports “Urgent: The death toll from the confrontations in Libya has risen to 27, twenty of them in Benghazi and seven in Derna”.
Multiple other sources reported varying numbers of dead and injured, including videos.
Geolocation Notes
Reports of the incident mention the city of Benghazi (بنغازي), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.112582, 20.082151. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.