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Incident Date
6 June 2020
Incident Code
LC414
Location
جنوب سرت, South of Sirte, Surt, Libya
Ten civilians, including two children, were allegedly killed by GNA or Turkish drone strike 50km south of Sirte. Libyan Crimes Watch reported: "Today, Saturday, June 6, at 2am GNA forces bombed civilian cars 50 km south of Sirte, which were receiving displaced families from Tarhuna, and the shelling killed ten (10) civilians, including two children,…
Summary
Published
6 June 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
10
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
1 June 2020
Incident Code
LC411
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
An unknown number of civilians was killed and injured in alleged GNA and Turkish shelling on residential areas of Qasr Bin Ghashir on June 1st, 2020, according to local sources. At least one child was among the victims. According to Khamis Al Sheikhi, "the Capital randomly targeted residential neighbourhoods in the centre of Qasr Bin…
Summary
Published
1 June 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
31 May 2020
Incident Code
LC410
Location
حي الاندلس, Hay Al Andalus, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to seven civilians were allegedly killed and up to twelve injured by indiscrimiante shelling on the Souq Al Talata area of Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center said three were killed and 11 injured. The GNA-led Burkan Al Ghadab operation posted that five were killed and eight injured, one of which a child…
Summary
Published
31 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
8–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
28 May 2020
Incident Code
LC407
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
Five civilians were reported injured by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. Tk Yahroug Kl shy posted: "A report from the ambulance and rescue teams in the emergency apparatus reported that shells had fallen on houses in the Ain Zara area, and there are wounded civilians who are now being treated." The Field Medicine and Support…
Summary
Published
28 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
20 May 2020
Incident Code
LC406
Location
الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Tarabulus, Libya
Between six and eight civilians, including one child, were allegedly killed by a Turkish drone strike on Asabi'ah. Libya Witness tweeted: "6 civilians, including a child, were killed in a Turkish raid in the city of Asabi'ah, western Libya." A pro-LNA Twitter account said seven civilians and a child were killed.
Summary
Published
20 May 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
6–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
19 May 2020
Incident Code
LC403
Location
بئر التوتة, Bi'r Altota, Tarabulus, Libya
Four civilians were allegedly injured by GNA artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Alsaaa24 said: "Eyewitnesses reported that the heavy artillery shelling did not stop since the morning hours on the Bi'r Altota area and the Sharif Hotel in Qasr Bin Gashir by Syrian mercenaries and armed militias loyal to the 'Government of Reconciliation'. They…
Summary
Published
19 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
17 May 2020
Incident Code
USSOM309-C
Location
حرمك, Near Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia
Six civilians were allegedly injured after a US airstrike near Kunya Barrow. Somali Memo, a news outlet close to Al Shabaab, said: "Last night, Drone planes bombed a civilian residence in the town of Kunya Barrow. Sources say several missiles hit the home and injure four civilians, including a mother and three children. The injured…
Summary
Published
17 May 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
16 May 2020
Incident Code
LC401
Location
طرابلس: الفرناج, Al Fornaj: University Dormitory, Tarabulus, Libya
Six civilians, including a child, were killed and 17 civilians were injured in alleged Libyan National Army (LNA) artillery strikes on Al Fornaj neighbourhood in Tripoli on May 16th, 2020. According to local sources, the strikes targeted housing units for displaced people at a university campus. The Libya Observer reported that "five people were killed…
Summary
Published
16 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
5–7
Civilians reported injured
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 May 2020
Incident Code
LC393
Location
شارع الزاوية, Al Zawiya street, Tarabulus, Libya
A number of civilians were reported injured in alleged LNA shelling on Az Zawiya street in Tripoli in the midnight on May 14th, 2020 according to local sources. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "Ministry of Health spokesman Fawzi Onis confirms to the Libya Alahrar that the death toll from the bombing of Haftar militias on al-Zawiyah…
Summary
Published
13 May 2020
Civilians reported injured
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 May 2020
Incident Code
TS434a
Location
مرناز, Maranaz, Aleppo, Syria
A child was reported injured in alleged shelling by Turkish forces on Maranaz in Aleppo on May 13th, 2020. @NotWoofers tweeted "Additional report of a civilian casualty from Turkish shelling tonight. A young boy has been severely peppered by shrapnel." No further details are available.
Summary
Published
13 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 May 2020
Incident Code
LC386
Location
طريق السور, Al Sour Road, Tarabulus, Libya
Six civilians were allegedly killed by LNA shelling on the Al Sour road in Tripoli. Riyadh Burshan posted on Facebook: "Abu Salim Municipal Council: 6 civilians were killed, including a mother and daughter, and dozens were wounded, as a result of the targeting of Haftar militias in the Al Sour road." Al Arab QA quoted…
Summary
Published
9 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
6
Civilians reported injured
12–24
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
9 May 2020
Incident Code
LC385
Location
طرابلس: باب بن غشير, Tripoli: Bab Ben Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to six civilians were killed and 12 more injured by alleged LNA shelling on the Bab Ben Gashir area of Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center listed three dead civilians and 12 wounded. Mofida Aldriwi posted the names of four killed and 11 injured. Al Wasat said: "Today, Saturday, the Ministry of Interior…
Summary
Published
9 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–6
Civilians reported injured
11–12
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
6 May 2020
Incident Code
LC381
Location
الكريمية, Al Keramia, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were killed and four more injured, all from the same family, by indiscriminate shelling on the Keramia area of Janzur. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "A family has arrived at 4:00 a.m. to the Al-Zawiya Street Hospital after a shell landed on the house in the Keramia area, which resulted in the death…
Summary
Published
6 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
6 May 2020
Incident Code
LC380
Location
أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to six civilians were allegedly killed and up to 27 more injured by allegedly LNA shelling on the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy reported two deaths. Hona Souq Al-Khmies repored two dead and eight injured. The Field Medicine and Support Center said one person was killed and 27 more civilians…
Summary
Published
6 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–6
Civilians reported injured
8–27
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
6 May 2020
Incident Code
LC379
Location
الطريق السريع الساحلي, Coastal Highway, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians were reported killed and 19 others including children injured in alleged LNA artillery attack on the coastal road of Tajoura, Libya on May 6th, 2020, according to local sources. Libya Observer reported that "Khalifa Haftar's forces have carried out indiscriminate rocket attacks on the coastal road in Tajoura, eastern Tripoli, killing three civilians…
Summary
Published
6 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
12–19
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
5 May 2020
Incident Code
LC378
Location
طرابلس: الهضبة البدري, Tripoli: Al Hadaba Al Badri, Tarabulus, Libya
A family of three, including a child and a woman, was killed in alleged LNA artillery strikes on their home in Al Hadaba Al Badri on May 5th, 2020, according to local sources. Two other civilians were injured. Libya Observer reported that "on Tuesday [May 5th] night, Haftar's forces killed an entire family in Al Hadba…
Summary
Published
5 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
1 May 2020
Incident Code
LC376
Location
جوار جامع نتيفه, Vicinity of Natifa Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were killed and up to four more injured by LNA shelling on the Zanata neighbourhood of Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "Sincere condolences to Professor Zahra Bizan on the death of the late God Almighty, her nephew, Youssef Abdel Hamid Bizan, who passed away, and his neighbor, Aqila Borkhis, with a missile…
Summary
Published
1 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
27 April 2020
Incident Code
ISSY009
Location
الحجيرة, Al Hujayra, Damascus, Syria
At least two civilians, including a woman, were killed and three others, including a 6-year-old child, were injured in alleged Israeli airstrikes on the town of Al Hujayra, Damascus countryside, on April 27th, 2020, according to local sources. Other sources stated that the civilians died due to remnants of anti-aircraft missiles fired by the Syrian…
Summary
Published
27 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Israeli Military
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Incident Date
24 April 2020
Incident Code
LC368
Location
ترهونة, Tarhuna, Marqab, Libya
One child was killed and other civilians injured by alleged GNA shelling on Tarhuna. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "Several Grad rockets hit the city of Tarhuna, causing civilian casualties." Tarhuna 24 posted: "A cowardly bombardment with Grad rockets on the city of Tarhuna, killing one child and wounding others." The Tarhuna Echo reported: "Shelling…
Summary
Published
24 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
22 April 2020
Incident Code
LC364
Location
وريمة, Weryama, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged LNA shelling on the neighbourhood of Weryama in Tarjoura on April 22nd, 2020, according to local sources. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy reported that "shrapnel fell on a house in Weryama area, adjacent to the Maitika airport, and a young girl from the Al Ezibi family was…
Summary
Published
22 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
22 April 2020
Incident Code
LC362
Location
سوق الجمعة, Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, Libya
An unknown number of civilians was reportedly killed and 11 civilians were injured in alleged LNA artillery attacks on several areas in Souq Al Jumaa in Tripoli on April 22nd, 2020, according to local sources. Souq Al Khamis initially reported that the shelling wounded two civilians, one critically. Later, it reported civilian fatalities but did…
Summary
Published
22 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
21 April 2020
Incident Code
LC361
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Two men and a child were killed when artillery shells by an unknown belligerent fell near their homes in Qasr Bin Ghashir, Tripoli district, on April 21st, 2020, according to local sources. Ramadan Al Shatwi died "after a random shell fell on his farm in Qasr Bin Gashir" on April 21st, according to Tk Yahrouq…
Summary
Published
21 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
18 April 2020
Incident Code
LC355
Location
عرادة, Arada, Tarabulus, Libya
A civilian died of his injuries and nine others, including four children, were wounded in alleged Libyan National Army shelling on Arada neighbourhood in Tripoli on April 18th, 2020, according to local sources. Souq Al Khamis reported on April 18th that "several rockets hit civilian homes in Arada." Burkan Al Ghadab Operation reported the "bombing…
Summary
Published
18 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
17 April 2020
Incident Code
LC349
Location
طرابلس: طريق الشوك, Tripoli: Al Shok, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was allegedly killed and three more injured by alleged LNA shelling on the Al Shok area of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: "The child, Abd al-Ghaffar bin Ayyad, 16 years old, moved to the mercy of God. Tareeq Al Shok, behind the Carnaval wedding hall." In a different post it added that 13…
Summary
Published
17 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
17 April 2020
Incident Code
LC348
Location
مسجد شلوف, Behind Shlouf Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
One man was reported killed and six more civilians injured after alleged LNA shelling on Janzur. Aldamoh_201112 tweeted: "Several shells were fired by insurgent militia on residential neighborhoods in the Keramia area behind the Shlouf Mosque and a family was hit after one of the rockets fell on them." The GNA-led Burkan Al Ghadab operation…
Summary
Published
17 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 April 2020
Incident Code
LC347a
Location
العزيزية, Aziziya, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was allegedly killed by indiscriminate shellong on Aziziya. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "The youth Ahmed Abdel-Qader Al-Busaifi died yesterday after a random shell fell on the Al-Aziziya area yesterday." There is currently no further information available. Fighting in the area points at the GNA or LNA as the belligerent.
Summary
Published
16 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
15 April 2020
Incident Code
LC346
Location
طريق السور, Al Sour road, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was allegedly killed and up to three of his siblings injured by LNA shelling on the Al Sour road in Tripoli. Al Wasat reported: "On Wednesday, a spokesperson for the Ambulance and Emergency Authority, Osama Ali, announced that two children were injured when a shell landed on their house on Al-Soor Road in…
Summary
Published
15 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
12 April 2020
Incident Code
LC342
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was allegedly killed and four more family member injured by indiscriminate shelling on Ain Zara. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: "Four missiles landed in Ain Zara on the family home of Mr. Karim Al-Izmrli, a 9-year-old child died and the rest of the family members are in the intensive care" Tk Yahroug Kl shy…
Summary
Published
12 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
6 April 2020
Incident Code
USSOM305-C
Location
جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
Three civilians were killed and one child injured by a US airstrike near Jilib, according to a number of local sources. Mareeg said that at least two civilians had been killed. Halgan Media claimed the following: "Suspected US drones launched a series of strikes overnight bombing the Al Shabaab controlled town of Jilib in the…
Summary
Published
6 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
31 March 2020
Incident Code
LC331
Location
أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and three civilians were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on Abu Salim in Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy posted: "A shell just landed in the Al Shaabiya Abu Salim area, and a woman and a child were wounded by shrapnel from my Lord, who greeted and kept everyone safe." The Libya Observer said:…
Summary
Published
31 March 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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