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Incident Date
16 December 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-218
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was killed and three others were injured in Tripoli on December 16, 2011 when their car was ambushed and attacked by nine people armed with Kalashnikov rifles. According to the UN Report Source Page 82, a survivor of the attack said that he was in a car with four friends when their car…
Summary
Published
16 December 2020
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
14 December 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-217
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
One man was killed in Tripoli by rebel forces after the rebels tried to confiscate his car and he refused. According to UN Report Source Page 82, the rebels had approached a member of the Tripoli brigade to try to confiscate their car, claiming it was government property, but left after negotiations without the car.…
Summary
Published
14 December 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
16 November 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-216
Location
تاورغاء, Tawergha, Misrata, Libya
One man died after being severely beaten while being held in custody by the Independence Brigade rebels in Tawrga'a on November 16, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 82. According to another man that was detained with him and was released, the man was beaten until he lost consciousness for nearly two days. He…
Summary
Published
16 November 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
15 November 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-206
Location
تاجوراء, Tajoura, Tarabulus, Libya
At least one man died from injuries sustained during his detention in a rebel-controlled facility in mid-November 2011 in Tajoura according to the UN Report Source Page 82. A reported member of Gaddafi's security agency was arrested at his father's house on October 17, 2011 by rebels who did not have an arrest warrant and…
Summary
Published
15 November 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
13 November 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-215
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
Between three and five men were killed in Sirte on November 13, 2011 when they were executed by rebels. A video posted by Echorouk Online on YouTube shows the bodied of at least three dead men and many others with weapons surrounding them.
Summary
Published
13 November 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
2 November 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-213
Location
مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya
One man died after being severely beaten while being held in custody by the Independence Brigade rebels in Tawrga'a on November 2, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 82. A former Qadhafi soldier died on November 2, 2011 after being transferred to a hospital in Misrata. An initial autopsy report obtained by the victim's…
Summary
Published
2 November 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
1 November 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-212
Location
مزرعة الأبحاث, Research Farm, Surt, Libya
One child was allegedly killed and his uncle injured by a NATO airstrike on a research farm near Sirte. Nour Al Din Nasser Al Zanki said: "Abd al-Hadi Hamad Abd al-Rahman Qazwari, the son of an 8-year-old, was struck by a warplane on the research farm and his uncle lost his legs." NATO did not…
Summary
Published
1 November 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
30 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-210
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
According to a single source, 48 people were killed and 50 injured by an airstrike on Sirte. It is unclear who conducted the attack and if the victims were civilians. Magical_Libya tweeted: "Urgent Libya Al-Sumud A correspondent of Libya Al-Samoud said in Sirte that about 48 people were killed and 50 wounded in a missile…
Summary
Published
30 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–48
Civilians reported injured
0–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
25 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-209
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
Two men died on October 25, 2011 after being detained in rebel custody in Tripoli on October 25, 2011 according to the UN Report Source Page 81. One man, a member of Gaddafi’s security forces, was arrested by the rebels on September 11, 2011 and held in the former Internal Security Agency building in central…
Summary
Published
25 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
19 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-208
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
Six civilians, including one child, were allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Libya Now said: "Yesterday, Saturday, the revolutionaries found in the city of Sirte a cemetery containing the remains of 6 people from one family, including a child, who were killed by the bombing of the second area at dawn last Wednesday."…
Summary
Published
19 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
17 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-207
Location
بني وليد, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya
A young man from Bani Walid was killed by Al-Zawiyah rebels on October 17, 2011 according to UN Report Source page 78. He was arrested by the Al-Zawiyah in front of his relatives and they were assured he would be released soon but shortly after, they heard gunshots and he was found in a hospital…
Summary
Published
17 October 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
12 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-205
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
On October 12th, 2011, five dead and 44 injured were admitted to the Misurata hospital. A single source reported that the casualties were from the western Sirte front. No details were provided on the victims combatant status, It was also unclear which group had caused the injuries. Private Misurata Free reported that "the Misurata Hospital,…
Summary
Published
12 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
0–44
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
12 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-204
Location
سرت, Western Sirte, Surt, Libya
At least 42 civilians were killed near the western Sirte frontline and were found on October 12, 2011 according to Elaph. According to Anis Faraj, a witness who claimed he shared a cell with those that were found dead, about 47 men were being held in a cell and they were taken to Musassim Gaddafi,…
Summary
Published
12 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
42
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
9 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-203
Location
الزاوية, Zawiya, Al Zawiyah, Libya
At least two men died from injuries they sustained after being detained by rebel forces at Judayem detention centre and later died in Al Zawiyah Hospital on October 9, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 81. Both men were arrested on September 17, 2011 in Al Zawiyah by rebel forces and taken to Judaism…
Summary
Published
9 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
6–7 October, 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-201
Location
الدولار, Dollar , Surt, Libya
Three civilians were allegedly killed and a mother injured by a NATO airstrike on the Al Wafa neighbourhood of Sirte, which is alternatively referred to as Al Dollar neighbourhood.. ANVWL said on one of the victim's circumstances of death on October 6th: "The child was killed in Al-Wafa neighbourhood, Al-Dollar neighbourhood, as a result of…
Summary
Published
6 October 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
6 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-202
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
At least 17 people were killed, including one man who was a soldier in Qadhafi's forces, in Sirte by rebel forces around October 6, 2011 according to the UN Report Source Page 78. A Tawerghan living in an IDP camp was a relative of the soldier killed and was told about his relative's death by…
Summary
Published
6 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
5 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-198
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
A Sudanese family of seven was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Al Jamahiriya reported: "A Sudanese family of 7 was martyred in Sirte, as a result of the bombing of their house by NATO mercenaries and its agents." Other sources published carbon copies of the story. NATO did not report strikes near…
Summary
Published
5 October 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
5 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-199
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
On October 5th, 2011, a single Moroccan woman was reported to have been injured by a mortar shell in Sirte. The mortar was suspected to have been fired by Libyan rebel forces. Multiple sources reported on the injury of the woman, although no additional information was provided. An al-Jamahiriya post stated that "A Moroccan woman…
Summary
Published
5 October 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
5 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-200
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
On October 5th, 2011, four children were injured in Sirte due to shrapnel from Grad rockets, suspected to have been fired by Libyan rebel forces. No additional information on the children were provided. An al-Jamahiriya posted stated that "4 children were injured by shrapnel at the Sirte Gulf conference as a result of the Grad…
Summary
Published
5 October 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
4 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-197
Location
مدينة زوارة, Zuwara City, Libya
On October 4th, 2011, shelling on Zuwara City killed ten civilians. It was unclear who fired the shelling, as well as what the combatant status of the casualties were. No injury counts were confirmed as well. On Facebook, the saadalibya page stated "Ten civilians were killed in Zuwara after two mortar shells landed". A tweet…
Summary
Published
4 October 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
3 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-196
Location
قصر أبو هادي, Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, Libya
One child was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Qasr Abu Hadi. Three different pages listing victim of the NATO intervention named Muhammad Khaled Al-Sayyid Al-Qahsi Al-Gaddafi as killed on October 3rd. A comment on the Al Gaddadifa page said he was "killed in front of his family’s eyes on 3/10/2011 at 3 o'clock…
Summary
Published
3 October 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
3 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-195
Location
قصر أبو هادي, Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, Libya
One child was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Qasr Abu Hadi. Al Gaddadifa martyrs said: "Child martyr Muammar Khalaf Allah Misbah Al-Amouri Gaddafi killed as a result of indiscriminate shelling of NATO gangs." Other sources also reported his death. NATO did not declare any strikes in the area on that day.
Summary
Published
3 October 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
2 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-193
Location
مسجد الفرقان, Al Furqan mosque, Surt, Libya
During Isha prayers in the evening prayers, an indiscriminate attack was launched on Al Furqan Mosque by NATO, resulted in several injures to worshipers who later were moved to Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte, in the second of October 2011. A source affiliated with Gaddafi, against the day 17 in Libya, claims that due to…
Summary
Published
2 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
2 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-194
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
A single source reported that one child was critically injured by an attack by NATO and was being treated at a hospital in Sirte in October 2nd, 2011. NATO on that day reported hitting "1 multiple rocket launcher, 1 armed vehicle" in the vicinity of Sirte. There is no further information currently available.
Summary
Published
2 October 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
1 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-192
Location
1000 وحدة سكنية, 1000 Housing Project, Surt, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on the 1,000 housing units in Sirte. According to Al Gadadiffa martyrs, "Yaza Omar, age unknown, was killed due to the indiscriminate shelling of 1,000 housing units." NATO on that day reported hitting "1 command and control node, 1 infantry and anti-aircraft artillery staging area, 2…
Summary
Published
1 October 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
1 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-190
Location
الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya
A brother and a sister have allegedly been injured due to an attack by the NATO in neighbourhood number 3 in Sirte. NATO on that day reported hitting in the vicinity of Sirte: "1 command and control node, 1 infantry and anti-aircraft artillery staging area, 2 armed vehicles, 4 armoured infantry vehicles, 1 tank." There…
Summary
Published
1 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
1 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-191
Location
مستشفى ابن سينا, Ibn Sina hospital, Surt, Libya
According to sources affiliated with the Gaddafi regime, a girl was killed due to indiscriminate shelling on 'Ibn Sina hospital' in Sirte, in October the first, 2011. @nooo21 said that "indiscriminate shelling by the rebels hits the Sirte city hospital with missiles."
Summary
Published
1 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
30 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-188
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
Two videos refer to a strike by NATO that took place in Sirte. The videos are capturing civilians who were killed and injured, including children inside a hospital in Sirte in September 30th 2011. It is to be noted that the sources are affiliated with the Gaddafi regime. NATO did not report strikes around Sirte…
Summary
Published
30 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
29 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-186
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
A father and his daughter were killed by a NATO strike in Sirte in September 29th 2011. NATO on that day reported hitting "1 ammunition storage area, 1 multi rocket launcher area." There is currently no further information available
Summary
Published
29 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
29 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-187
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
One child was killed due to an attack that took place by NATO or rebels. Various condolence pages reported the death of Hassan Rajab Jadallah Al-Qahsi Gaddafi. NATO on that day reported hitting "1 ammunition storage area, 1 multi rocket launcher area" in the vicinity of Sirte. There is no further information currently available.
Summary
Published
29 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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