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Incident Date
10 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-160
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
Dozens of people (between 24 to 36) people were killed in Benghazi on September 10, 2011 when they were demonstrating their support of Bani Walid according to a Facebook posts from Ahmed Azzawi Mahmoud and Fedayeen Muammar Gaddafi in southern Tunisia
Summary
Published
10 September 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
24–36
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
2 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-156
Location
وادي الأحمر, Wadi Al Ahmar, Surt, Libya
At least 45 people, including men and women, were found dead in September in a mass grave in the Red Valley near Sirte after being tortured and killed by Gaddafi's forces. One person survived and was left with the dead in the grave.
Summary
Published
2 September 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
45
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
28 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-153
Location
ابوكماش, Abu Kammash, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
At least one man was killed by Zowara rebels after he was apprehended on August 28, 2011 in Abu Kammash according to the UN Report Source Page 80. An unarmed man was apprehended from Riqdalin and was then forced to face a wall and was then shot.
Summary
Published
28 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel 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
25 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-151
Location
باب العزيزية, Bab Al Aziziyah, Tarabulus, Libya
At least 29 people were killed at a camp site outside the Bab Al Aziziyah compound in Tripoli on August 25, 2011 that may have housed a makeshift medical clinic and was alleged to be supervised by Gaddafi supporters. According to BBC News, two of those killed had strips of green cloth, indicating that they…
Summary
Published
25 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
29
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
23 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-147
Location
غرغور, Gharghour, Tarabulus, Libya
At least 21 people, including at least three men, were killed and two men were injured in a detention facility run by the Revolutionary Guard in Gargur, south of Bab Al-Aziziyah, on August 23, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 72. According to witnesses and family members, most of those being held in the…
Summary
Published
23 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
21
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
23 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-149
Location
خلة الفرجان, Warehouse in Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 63 and 170 prisoners were killed in the early evening in Yarmouk prison under the control of Gaddafi forces in a warehouse in Khallet al Furjan on August 23, 2011. According to the UN Report Source, in the early evening, prison guards at the facility threw between 6 and 8 grenades into the warehouse…
Summary
Published
23 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
64–170
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
23 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-150
Location
باب عكاره, Bab Akkara, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 15 and 19 men, including three medical personnel, were killed and at least six others were injured between Gargur and the Gaddafi compound at Bab al-Aziziyah in Tripoli on August 23, 2011. A member of the rebel forces witnessed 15 bodies, all in civilian clothes and all of them handcuffed behind the back with electric…
Summary
Published
23 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
15–19
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
22 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-146
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
Between seven and 16 people, including three belligerents, were killed on Abu Salim Highway in Tripoli by Gaddafi snipers on August 22, 2011. A young man from the Abu Salim area told Libyans that 30 Gaddafi supporters were stationed on the bridge and another group were stationed under the bridge off the highway and they…
Summary
Published
22 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
4–13
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
21 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-144
Location
غرغور, Gharghour, Tarabulus, Libya
At least 17 people were killed in the Gargur district in Tripoli by pro-Gaddafi forces according to BBC News. Human Rights Watch says that pro-Gaddafi forces were holding the dead in a building belonging to the Libyan Internal Security Forces and that they were physically tortured before they were killed. According to a doctor, half…
Summary
Published
21 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
21 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-143
Location
كوبرى الهضبة الشرقية, Eastern Hill Bridge, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 60 and 72 people were killed near the Eastern Hill Bridge on a highway in Tripoli by Gaddafi forces on August 21, 2011 according to multiple posts and videos, including Gharyan Radio and Libyan People Youtube. A video posted by Wasat Al Bilad shows multiple men with guns blocking a road and interacting with…
Summary
Published
21 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
60–72
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
20 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-142
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
At least 15 people were killed in Tripoli on August 20, 2011 according to an Islamtoday post on Facebook. It is unknown whether those killed were civilians or fighters and it is unknown who killed them. The bodies were buried around the time that the Libyan revolutionaries attacked Libya.
Summary
Published
20 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
0–15
Military actors reported killed
0–15
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
9 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-138
Location
مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya
At least 16 people, identified as Egyptian workers, were killed by Gaddafi forces on August 9, 2011 in Misrata according to Abdul Asallak's post on YouTube and a tweet by @tounsiahourra. Multiple sources stated that those killed were Egyptian workers who worked in a warehouse in the Kararim area of Misrata. A video posted by Abdul…
Summary
Published
9 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
16
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
5 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-136
Location
المليعب, Al Mleeb, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
Between 28 and 49 people, including 28 men, were killed by Gaddafi forces in Al Mleeb in the vicinity of Al Qalaa village on August 5, 2011 according to various sources, including a video on ImazighenLibya's YouTube and a post on Safit Al Somoud's Facebook. A graphic video posted by ImazighenLibya shows rows of dead bodies, more…
Summary
Published
5 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
30–49
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
7 May 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-089
Location
زاوية البقول, Zawiyat Al Baqoul, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
Three civilians were allegedly killed by Libyan rebel forces in Zawiyat Al Baqoul. The UN's investigation into Libya 2011 later reported the following: "The Commission also received reports of killings of members of other groups perceived to be Qadhafi loyalists, which typically took place in the immediate aftermath of the thuwar gaining control of the…
Summary
Published
7 May 2011
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
3 May 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-086
Location
الرويسات, Al Ruwaisat, Misrata, Libya
On May 3rd, 2011, Gaddafi forces reportedly bombed Misurata after NATO planes had left the area. Al Jazeera said: "Fighting broke out between the rebels and the Gaddafi Brigades in the southern and eastern suburbs of Misrata, and the rebels said they repelled an attack by tanks belonging to the brigades. Sources reported that 55…
Summary
Published
3 May 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
55
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
30 April 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-082
Location
جالو, Jallo Oasis, Al Wahat, Libya
On April 30th, 2011, Gaddafi forces entered the Jallo Oasis, reportedly killing six civilians and four rebels. According to Agence France-Presse, 66 cars arrived from the south of the Oasis, killing one civilian at a bakery and five more civilian workers during the attack. Al Jazeera quoted a rebel spokesman, also describing the six civilian…
Summary
Published
30 April 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
6
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
22 March 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-046
Location
مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya
At least four children were reported killed in a possible attack on Misurata by Gaddafi regime forces. RTE wrote that "Forces loyal to Gaddafi are shelling the rebel-held western city of Misrata and casualties include four children killed when the car they were in was hit, Reuters is reporting." And the BBC noted: "AFP reported…
Summary
Published
22 March 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–17
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
15 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-001
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
In one of the first mass casualty events of the 2011 Libya uprising, Amnesty International reported 59 civilians injured on February 15th as a result of demonstrations in Benghazi against Gaddafi forces. The demonstrations lasted until the end of February 16th. Amnesty International stated that "protesters [were] reportedly assaulted by members of the police, riot…
Summary
Published
15 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
59
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
15 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-003
Location
شارع العروبة, Al Orouba Street, Al Bayda, Libya
Seven civilian were allegedly killed and one more injured by Gaddafi forces during protests in Al Bayda. Al Jazera said: "The number of martyrs in Al-Bayda, east of Benghazi, increased to 7, and the security forces injured a 13-year-old child in the leg with rubber bullets." Amnesty International wrote: "In al-Bayda, a protester and a…
Summary
Published
15 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
15 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-002
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
On February 16th, between 6:30 and 7:45 PM local time, multiple sources reported one death and multiple injuries in Benghazi after the breakup by security forces of a sit-in. The reported death was of Khaled al-Naji ‘Abderrazeq Khanfar, a 22 year old student who was shot by Gaddafi security forces. Amnesty quotes the father of…
Summary
Published
15 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
14–38
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
15 February 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-004
Location
البيضان, Bayda, Al Jabal al Akhdar, Libya
On February 17th, 2011, between 5:30pm and 6:00pm local time, the deaths of between three and 14 civilians were reported killed by Gaddafi forces in Bayda. Ibm tweeted, quoting Al Jazeera: "Three demonstrators were killed and four wounded by Libyan security bullets in Al-Bayda city, east of Benghazi." @monakareem said: "Security forces kill 4 more…
Summary
Published
17 February 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
3–14
Civilians reported injured
4–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
12 January 2010
Incident Code
USYEM006-B
Location
شبوة, Shabwa, Shabwa, Yemen
Alleged Al Qaeda local commander Abdullah Mehdar, suspected leader of the Al Qaeda cell in the Houta region, was reportedly killed by Yemen security forces, possibly with the assistance of US forces, on the evening of 12th January 2010 in Shabwa province, 375 miles east of Sana’a. There were no known associated reports of civilian…
Summary
Published
12 January 2010
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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