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Incident Date
26 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-183
Location
الحي رقم 2 في مدينة سرت, neighborhood number 2, Surt, Libya
One source reported that two children were killed by a NATO strike in neighbourhood two in Sirte, in September 26th 2011. NATO on that day reported hitting "1 ammunition/vehicle storage facility" in the vicinity of Sirte. There is currently no further information available.
Summary
Published
26 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
25 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-182
Location
برج الساعة المجاور للحي رقم 3, Clock tower adjacent Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya
According to various sources mostly affiliated with the Gaddafi regime, family members residing in neighbourhood number 3 in front of Al Sa'a (clock) tower, Sirte, were injured and some killed due to an attack launched by NATO in September 25th 2011. It is unclear due to contradicting sources, whether Sarah Ahmed Abd al-Mawli Yunus and Muhammad…
Summary
Published
25 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
25 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-181
Location
الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya
On 25 September 2011 at about 4 am, NATO struck a residential building in Sirte that ended up in killing a family that consists of four children and three women. Amnesty International said: "It is not clear whether another relative, Mosbah Ahmed Diyab, a Brigadier-General in al-Gaddafi’s forces who lived in another area of the…
Summary
Published
25 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
25–30 September, 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-189
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
One child was killed by Rebel forces artillery shelling and its mother injured in Sirte, according to the UN. The report said: "Family members interviewed by the Commission stated that a female relative was injured by shrapnel, and her infant daughter was killed, when her home in Hay al-Dollar was hit by Grad rockets in…
Summary
Published
30 September 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
23 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-176
Location
مسكن مصطفى ناجي المرابط, Gidwar family residence, Surt, Libya
Three civilians were allegedly killed and up to four more injured by a NATO airstrike on the Ghardabiya area of Sirte. A Human Rights Watch investigation found: "On September 23, 2011, around 4 p.m., NATO struck a new house on a farm belonging to the Gidwar family in Gurdabiya, about 20 kilometers east of Sirte.…
Summary
Published
23 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
23 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-177
Location
الجيزة البحرية, Al Giza Al Bahriya, Surt, Libya
Two civilians, including one child were allegedly injured by a NATO airstrike on the Al Giza Al Bahriya area of Sirte. Ahmed Itbiga said the two were killed by a NATO strike on a condolence page on Facebook. A nurse in a video confirms their deaths. Other pages published similar posts. NATO reported striking "1…
Summary
Published
23 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
23 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-178
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
One child was allegedly killed by NATO airstrike on Sirte. Nour al din Al Nasser Al Zanki remembered his death in 2015 saying: "Mohammed Khaled Al-Rayani, 6 years, killed 23/9/2011. A shrapnel hit the head in his father's car." Azden.sert also commemorated his death posting a picture of him. NATO on that day reported hitting…
Summary
Published
23 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
22 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-173
Location
مستشفي ابن سينا, Ibn Sina Hospital, Surt, Libya
Three civilians, including one doctor, were allegedly injured by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Surt Son posted a video on Youtube saying that two civilians and one Ukranian doctor were injured by an airstrike on the main hospital in Sirte. Libya Realmadrid posted a similar report. NATO on that day reported hitting one "Ammunition Storage…
Summary
Published
22 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
21 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-172
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
One child was allegedly injured by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Surt son posted a video of a child in hospital bed on Youtube who is missing a leg and arm. Additionally he seems to have sustained severe face injuries as his upper body is almost entirely bandaged. NATO reported hitting "1 Command and Controle…
Summary
Published
21 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
18 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-169
Location
الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya
On September 18th, 2011, three children were reported to have died from NATO bombardment in the third residential area of Sirte. Nour al-Din Nasser al-Zanki reported the deaths of two children, while a Facebook page from a father reported the death of another child on the same day. NATO confirmed airstrikes on “1 Military Facility,…
Summary
Published
18 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
17 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-167
Location
الشعبية, Al Sha'biya, Surt, Libya
On September 17th, 2011, it was reported that there were four civilian casualties in a NATO airstrike in Al-Sha’biya near Sirte. An al-Gadafia Martyr's post reported four deaths on September 19th, 2011, Sirte Martyrs reported the same amount of deaths. Nour al-Din Nasser al-Zanki reported that the deaths were the result of a bombing on…
Summary
Published
17 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
16 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-165
Location
الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya
A boy and his mother were killed by NATO bombing in the third residential area in Sirte in September 16th 2011. Various condolence pages reported their death without providing further details. NATO on that day reported striking "5 Command and Controle Nodes, 3 Radar Systems, 4 Armed Vehicles, 8 Air Missile Systems" near Sirte.
Summary
Published
16 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
16 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-164
Location
عمارة التأمين, Al Tam’een buildings, Surt, Libya
On September the 16th, 2011, NATO allegedly bombed a residential building in Sirte called Al Ta'amin building which led to at least two killed and two injured. According to an Amnesty International report: "At least two residents were killed in two apartments in different parts of the building. ‘Aisha Abdul Jalil al-Mazughi, a mother of…
Summary
Published
16 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
15 September 2011
Incident Code
USSOM013-C
Location
Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
A single source reported that nine civilians died in alleged US drone strikes on Kismayo. According to the source Antiwar.com, "Eyewitnesses in the southern Somali port city of Kismayo have reported a number of missile strikes, apparently fired by US drones in and around the city. Terrified residents say that several loud explosions were heard…
Summary
Published
15 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
9
Civilians reported injured
0–30
Military actors reported killed
5–30
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
15 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-162
Location
الحي رقم 2, Neighbourhood No 2, Surt, Libya
Between 30 and 64 civilians were allegedly killed in a NATO airstrike on neighbourhood No 2 in Sirte. Mustafa Al Fitouri wrote in his book, naming 46 civilians: "The seventh air strike took place in Sirte on 15th September at 7pm where the warplanes targeted a gathering of civilian vehicles inside and near it a…
Summary
Published
15 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
30–64
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
15 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-163
Location
الزعفران, Al Za’fran, Surt, Libya
On the September 15th 2011, the NATO bombed a house in Al Zafaran neighbourhood in Sirte which resulted in the death of a family consisting of four people. This information was according to a post by Nour Al Din Nasser Al Zanki on Facebook who named the victims. NATO on that reported striking "In the…
Summary
Published
15 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
7 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-158
Location
التسعين, Al Tes'een, Surt, Libya
On September 7th, 2011 NATO forces bombed the Al Tes'seen near Sirte, killing a 60 year old woman and injuring two children, a four year old girl and nine year old boy. Another unnamed woman was shown on video in the hospital, but it was unclear if she had died as a result of the…
Summary
Published
7 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
7 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-159
Location
ابالحنيوة, Al Haniyah, Surt, Libya
One child was reported killed by a NATO or Rebel forces airstrike on the Al Haniyeh neighbourhood of Sirte. Nour Al Din Nasser Al Zanki said that "he suffered full body and face burns, cut wounds to the right leg, and amputation of a toe on the right foot. He died several days later." Sirte…
Summary
Published
7 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
5 September 2011
Incident Code
USYEM032-C
Location
مسجد جعار الكبير, Jaar Grand Mosque, Abyan, Yemen
Up to seven civilians were killed and three to five others, including a child, were injured in alleged Yemeni or US airstrikes against the Grand Mosque in Jaar on the 5th of September, 2011. Civilians Jaber Qassem Salem (72), Hazza Ahmed Atta Baheb, Haidara Mohsen Ali al-Abidi were killed and Omar Qassem (11) among other…
Summary
Published
5 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Religious
(
Mosque
)
Civilians reported killed
4–7
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 September 2011
Incident Code
USYEM034-C
Location
مدرسة الفاروق الثانوية في جعار, Al-Farouq high school, Jaar, Abyan, Yemen
At least one civilian, a child, was killed and four others, including two children, were injured in the alleged US drone strike or Yemeni airstrike that hit the Al-Farouq High School in Ja´ar Abyan Province on the 5th of September 2011. Wafaa Mohammed Ahmed al-Hamza (8 years old) was killed and her father Mohammed Ahmed…
Summary
Published
5 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-154
Location
بني وليد, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya
Up to 19 civilians were allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Bani Walid. Riyad Jaber said: "The martyr Salah Saad Barnous was martyred on the 29th of Ramadan by the NATO bombing." Mustafa Al Fitouri wrote in his book: "On the night of 29th-30th August Salah Sa’ed Barnous 23 years old, an university student…
Summary
Published
29 August 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
19
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
29 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-155
Location
إقامة عائلة جفارة, Residence of Jfara family, Misrata, Libya
Between five and six civilians were allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Bani Walid. A Human Rights Watch investigation found: "During the night of August 29 or the early morning of August 30, 2011, NATO aircraft struck two adjacent homes belonging to Fathi Abdulsalam Jfara and his son Farid Fathi Jfara in the town…
Summary
Published
15 August 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
26 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-152
Location
مشفى أبو سليم, Abu Salim Hospital, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 39 and 200 civilians died in Abu Salim hospital in Tripoli on August 26, 2011 according to multiple news sources, including Al Jazeera and BBC News. A video by Al Jazeera shows Abu Salim hospital in Tripoli full over more than 100 dead bodies in the intensive care unit after the majority of the…
Summary
Published
26 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
39–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
8 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-137
Location
مجمعات قفوز وجرود السكنية, Gafuz and Jarud residential compounds, Marqab, Libya
Between 34 and 85 civilians were allegedly killed in NATO airstrikes on the Majer area of Zliten. The event marks the biggest reported loss of civilian life from NATO strikes during the first Libyan Civil War. An Amnesty International field investigation found: "On the evening of 8 August 2011 two houses were struck in Majer…
Summary
Published
8 August 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
34–85
Civilians reported injured
32–38
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
5 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-135
Location
مسكن مصطفى ناجي المرابط, Mustafa Naji Al Morabit, Marqab, Libya
Two children and their mother were allegedly killed in a NATO airstrike on Zliten. The Telegraph said: "Residents from the town said the strike happened just after 6am, killing brothers Mohammed, three, and Moataz, five, and their mother Ibtisam. Moussa Ibrahim, Libyan government spokesman, accused Nato of bombing civilian targets frequently. He said: In the…
Summary
Published
5 August 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
31 July 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-132
Location
مرسى البريقة, Brega, Al Wahat, Libya
One child was allegedly injured by a NATO or rebel airstrike on Brega. Surt Son posted a video on Youtube showing the victim named Mohamed Musa. According to the video he was injured by artillery shelling on his home which would point at the rebels as the culprit. The description however says he was bombed…
Summary
Published
31 July 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
20 July 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-114
Location
صرمان, Surman, Al Zawiyah, Libya
Between 13 and 19 civilians were reportedly killed in a NATO airstrike on Surman. The New York Times published a detailed report of the event: "The Qaddafi government used the strike for propaganda purposes. It claimed as many as 19 civilians were killed and put up portraits of the victims across Tripoli. Khaled offered a…
Summary
Published
20 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
13–19
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
9 July 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-124
Location
مستشفى الاطفال, Children's Hospital, Misrata, Libya
On July 9th, 2011, shelling from Gaddafi forces killed two civilians and injured 12 in Misurata, including killing one female infant in the Children's Hospital. @Bozakook tweeted that "indiscriminate shelling hit 12 civilians in Misrata, and 2 were killed" (translated from Arabic), and was the only source reporting injuries and two civilian deaths. Voodito tweeted:…
Summary
Published
9 July 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
29 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-121
Location
دوفان, Doufan, Misrata, Libya
On June 29th, 2011, rockets on Misurata from Gaddafi forces killed one thirteen year old and injured six others. The shelling was primarily aimed at the Doufan neighborhood. The deceased thirteen year old was identified as Moftah Muhammad Jalwal, while three out of the six injured were identified, but their ages were not provided. Multiple…
Summary
Published
29 June 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
28 June 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-120
Location
تاورغاء, Tawergha, Misrata, Libya
A NATO airstrike reportedly killed eight civilians in Tawergha. Press TV reported: "A NATO warplane has targeted a market in the Libyan town of Tawragha, leaving at least eight civilians dead and several others wounded. Some of the injured are in critical condition, Xinhua reported on Wednesday, citing a local news agency. NATO carried out…
Summary
Published
28 June 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
8
Civilians reported injured
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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