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Incident Date

14 November 2016

Incident Code

LC049

Location

قرضة, Qaradah, Wadi ash Shati, Libya
France allegedly conducted airstrikes in Qaradah north of Sabha which killed Al Qaeda leader Abdul Muneim al-Hasnawi, also known as Abu Talha al-Libi and six other members of the organisation. The mayor of the city, Hassen Matoug, contested the events on Facebook and claimed that up to eight civilians were killed in the attack. He…

Summary

Published
14 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
4–8
Military Actor
French Military
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Incident Date

4 October 2016

Incident Code

LC043

Location

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Two sources reported that ten civilians were killed as the result of seven LNA airstrikes on Ganfouda. According to Arabi21, two families were killed, (including three children, their mother and father in one of the families) as well as foreign workers. Al Jazeera reported that “10 civilians were killed and 32 others, including Arabs and…

Summary

Published
4 October 2016
Civilians reported killed
10–16
Civilians reported injured
45
Military Actor
French Military, Libyan National Army, LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date

12 August 2016

Incident Code

LC039

Location

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Various sources reported that between 20 and 31 civilians were killed and around 30 more injured as a result of airstrikes in Ganfouda. Two targets appear to have been struck – a residential home and a prison. While some sources claimed the attack was conducted by an unknown foreign drone, others blame the LNA or…

Summary

Published
12 August 2016
Civilians reported killed
20–31
Civilians reported injured
30
Military Actor
Libyan National Army, French Military
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Research and Investigations

10 May, 2022
Update
Syria, Palestinian territories, Israel, Libya, Yemen, Pakistan, Türkiye, Iraq

Civilian harm fell in 2021, Airwars annual report finds

Civilian harm dropped across most of the major conflicts in the Middle East and North Africa in 2021, Airwars’ annual report has found. The number of allegations of civilians killed by nearly all belligerents monitored by Airwars fell in Syria, Iraq, Libya, Somalia and Yemen, though there was an escalation in the Israel-Palestinian conflict which […]