Incident Code

Lib2011-019

Location

ميدان الشهداء‎, Martyrs Square, Al Zawiyah, Libya

Geolocation

32.759709, 12.732495
Accuracy: Nearby landmark

Airwars Assessment

Last Updated: December 15, 2024

(Previous Incident Code: LM017)

On February 24th, 2011, between seven and ten were reported killed by Gaddafi forces in Martyr’s Square in Zawiya, with between 40 and 50 injured. UN reports and various tweets corroborated the casualties, alongside the killings of four Gaddafi soldiers.

The UN report states “The remainder of Qadhafi forces were overpowered by protesters and retreated outside the city. Four Qadhafi soldiers were captured. An eyewitness told the Commission that one of the captured soldiers was beaten to death in by an angry mob, while the other was hung from the Bir al-Ghanem bridge, at a distance of about 1.5 kilometres from the Square”.

Victims

Invidivuals

Name unknown
Age unknown

Key Information

Country
Military Actor
Strike Type
Ground operation
Strike Status
Likely strike
Civilian Harm Reported
Yes
Civilian Harm Status
Fair
Reported by two or more credible sources, with likely or confirmed near actions by a belligerent.
Civilians reported killed
7–10
Civilians reported injured
40–50

Geolocation Notes

Reports of the incident mention the Martyrs’ Square (ميدان الشهداء‎), for which the generic coordinates are: 32.895, 13.181111. Due to limited satellite imagery and information available to Airwars, we were unable to verify the location further.

Sources (3)

Twitter Arabic

Twitter Arabic