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Incident Date
15 August 2019
Incident Code
LC182
Location
مطار معيتيقة, Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed in an LNA artillery strike on Mitiga Airport in Tripoli. Akhbar Libya wrote that "one person is reported to have been killed by shells at Mitiga airport." Libya Alahrar TV reported: "Security source to Al Ahrar: one person killed and another injured by the targeting of Mitiga International Airport with…
Summary
Published
15 August 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
14 August 2019
Incident Code
LC181
Location
العزيزية, Aziziya, Al Jafarah, Libya
Six civilians were allegedly injured in an LNA airstrike on Aziziya. According to the Washington Post, "at least four medical staff" were injured. The Libya Observer wrote: "Haftar's forces also hit, using a UAE drone, a field hospital in Aziziya in southern Tripoli, leaving behind injuries among both medical staffers and civilians. According to the…
Summary
Published
14 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
11 August 2019
Incident Code
LC180
Location
سوق الجمعة, Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, Libya
Three people were reportedly injured by LNA artillery shelling on the Souq Al Jumaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alahrar TV wrote: "3 civilians were injured due to shells falling on a residential neighbourhood in Souq Al Jumaa area in Tripoli" February TV also said three civilians were injured and blamed the LNA for the shelling.…
Summary
Published
11 August 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
10 August 2019
Incident Code
LC179
Location
السدادة, As Saddadah, Misrata, Libya
One civilian was killed and five more allegedly injured in an LNA airstrike on As Saddadah. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "One person is killed and 5 others were injured near the great man-made river south of As Saddadah due to the bombing of Hafter Air Force on the administrative headquarters of the company." In another…
Summary
Published
10 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5
Military actors reported killed
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
8 August 2019
Incident Code
LC178a
Location
بندلوة, مرزق, Bendalwah, Murzuq, Murzuq, Libya
Two civilians were allegedly killed and four children injured by a mortar shell in Murzuq. OCHA reported: "On 8 August, a mortar landed on a house hosting IDPs in the Bendalwah neighborhood resulting in injuries among four children between 2 and 7 years-old and the death of two siblings." Other sources picked up on the…
Summary
Published
8 August 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
5 August 2019
Incident Code
LC178
Location
اربع شوارع الحافلة المحروقة, Vicinity of the Burnt Bus Junction, Surt, Libya
Two civilians were allegedly killed in a Turkish airstrike near Sirte. Lana News wrote: "Two people were killed and a child was wounded by a Turkish warplane that supported the Al-Wifaq militia, which targeted a Sirte truck and another civilian vehicle near the city of Sirte. Medical sources at Ibn Sina hospital in Sirte said…
Summary
Published
5 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
4–5 August, 2019
Incident Code
LC177
Location
القلعة, Al Qala, Murzuq, Libya
At least 42 civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Murzuq in one of the biggest civilian harm events in Libya since 2011. Al Jazeera said: "At least 42 people have been killed and dozens wounded in an air raid in southern Libya, an official said, as the United-Nations recognised government…
Summary
Published
4 August 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
42–45
Civilians reported injured
51–60
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
1 August 2019
Incident Code
LC176
Location
لمدرسة المهدي بن بركة, Al Mahdi Bin Barka School, Tarabulus, Libya
Various sources reported indiscriminate shelling on the Al Hadaba Al Badri neighbourhood of Tripoli damaging several houses. One source reported injured civilians. February TV said: "Operation Volcano of Anger: 3 citizens were injured in the Hadra al-Badri area after a shell hit the Haftar militia on their house." Other sources only reported damage to residential…
Summary
Published
1 August 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
31 July 2019
Incident Code
LC175
Location
بو غيلان, Bu Gheilan, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured in an LNA airstrike on Bu Gheilan near Gheryan. The Libya Observer said: "A medical source at the Gheryan Central Teaching Hospital reported that a wounded man arrived at the hospital after warplane of Khalifa Haftar bombed the city on Tuesday." Ean Libya tweeted: "One civilian injured and a number…
Summary
Published
31 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
29 July 2019
Incident Code
LC174a
Location
طرابلس: مدرسة ابي الاشهر, Tajoura: Abu Al Ashur School, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscrimante artillery shelling on Tajoura. An Amnesty International field investigation said: "A 22-year-old man, Abdelrahman Adel Abi al-Ashhar, was injured when a rocket struck a school located near the eastern perimeters of Mitiga airport, on the evening of 29 July 2019. He told Amnesty International: “I was standing in…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
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
29–30 July, 2019
Incident Code
LC174
Location
سوق الجمعة, Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly killed in an LNA artillery strike on the Souq Al Jumaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "One person was killed by a Grad rocket attack on a residential neighborhood in the Souq Al Jumaa area in Tripoli." An Amnesty International investigation later found: "Anwar Mabrouk Mlitan, a 50-year-old carpenter…
Summary
Published
29 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
27 July 2019
Incident Code
LC172
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya
Between four and five civilians were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on a hospital in the south of Tripoli. Al Wasat and 218 TV said four people were killed and named the victims. Al Jazeera wrote: "An air attack by forces loyal to renegade military commander Khalifa Haftar near the Libyan capital killed five…
Summary
Published
27 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
7–8
Military actors reported killed
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
27 July 2019
Incident Code
LC173
Location
الهضبة البدري, Al Hadaba Al Badri, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and three civilians were reported killed resulting from indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Al Hadba Al Badri neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer reported: "The National Safety Authority says two people died as a result of a shell falling on their home in Al Hadaba Al Badri area south of Tripoli." Libya Al…
Summary
Published
27 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23 July 2019
Incident Code
LC171
Location
سيدي السايح, Sidi as Sa'is, Tarabulus, Libya
A woman and her child were allegedly injured in a GNA airstrike on Sidi as Sa'is. Tripoli Al Izz reported: "The bombing of a military aircraft belonging to the GNA, hit a civilian house in the area of Sidi as Sa'is yesterday night, and wounded a child and a woman." Tarhuna 24 said: "GNA airstrikes…
Summary
Published
23 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
22 July 2019
Incident Code
LC170
Location
سوق الجمعة, Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to three children were allegedly killed because of indiscriminate shelling on the Souq Al Jumaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer initially reported no civilian harm: "At least three mortar shells landed on civilian houses near the international airport of Tripoli, without reports of human casualties so far." Hona Souq Al-Khmies Emsihel said three…
Summary
Published
22 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
22 July 2019
Incident Code
LC169
Location
مدرسة المرازيق, Outside of Al Marazeeq school, Tarabulus, Libya
Four civilians were reportedly killed in Qasr Bin Gashir when a GNA airstrike hit their car. Address Libya wrote: "A military plane belonging to the Misurata Air Force College on Monday bombed a civilian car in Al Marazeeq area south of Qasr Ben Gashir, killing one of them. According to eyewitnesses, the car was carrying…
Summary
Published
22 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
19 July 2019
Incident Code
LC168
Location
الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
Up to four civilians were reportedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Asabi'ah. Al Mashhad said that the bombing left civilian casualties and that according to their source three people were killed. 218TV reported: "The media center of the LNA Operations Room confirmed that the rockets launched by terrorist groups on a residential neighborhood in…
Summary
Published
19 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Military actors reported killed
0–7
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
17 July 2019
Incident Code
LC167
Location
عرادة, Arada, Tarabulus, Libya
A child was reportedly injured in an LNA artillery strike on the Arada neigbourhood of Tripoli. Tk Yahrouk kl shy2 said: "A shell fell on the house of Al Zarkani family in the area of Arada near the school of Abdullah bin Masood and there is material damage and a small child injured." February TV…
Summary
Published
17 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
LC165
Location
السواني, Al-Swani, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to three medics were reportedly killed in an LNA airstrike on a field hospital in Al-Swani. Burkanly only said the hospital had been targeted without mentioning civilian harm. OCHA Libya said three medical staff had been injured and equipment damaged. Hona Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel reported that three combatants had been killed while several doctors…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 July 2019
Incident Code
LC166
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians reportedly sustained indirect injuries from an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Libya Alahrar TV wrote: "According to the Field Medicine and Support Center, a doctor, a paramedic and an ambulance driver were seriously injured on Tuesday in the course of their humanitarian duties in Ain Zara. The FMSC said on Facebook that the…
Summary
Published
16 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
15 July 2019
Incident Code
LC164
Location
مسجد الكحيلي, Kahily Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported killed in an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Tripoli Al Izz wrote: "The death of the young Karim Qashout, born in 1997, one of the staff of the coast of sweets after the bombing of his house in Ain Zara." February TV said: "One person was killed and members of his…
Summary
Published
15 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
14 July 2019
Incident Code
LC163
Location
طرابلس: شيل خنورة, Tripoli: Shell Khanoura petrol station, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed in a Turkish airstrike on Tripoli. Almanara wrote that LNA forces were being shelled with heavy artillery in the area. TD.Tarhuna said two houses were destroyed by a Turkish aircraft but did not mention civilian harm. Tarhuna 24 reported: "A military aircraft bombing the home of the Aoun family next…
Summary
Published
14 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
9 July 2019
Incident Code
LC162
Location
وادي تغسات, Wadi Tgessat, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
Five civilians were reportedly injured because of LNA bombing in Gheryan. Almanara and February TV both reported: "Five civilians lightly injured in the bombing of Haftar militia planes on the Police institute." Hona Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel only reported LNA bombing but did not mention civilian harm. Tarhuna 24 said there were a "number of dead"…
Summary
Published
9 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Civilians reported injured
5
Military actors reported killed
0–3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
8 July 2019
Incident Code
LC161a
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by an airstrike on Qasr Bin Gashir. On October 8th Tk Yahrouq Kl shy reported: "The death of the young Mohammed Abdulmoula Khamid Al-Atrash caused by wounds as a result of warplanes shelling 3 months ago on Al-Sharif Hotel area in Qasr Bin Ghashir." Tarhouna 24 published a carbon copy…
Summary
Published
8 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
7 July 2019
Incident Code
LC160
Location
خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were reportedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. February TV reported: "Bombardment of Haftar militia with Grad rockets on the area of Khallet Al Furjan kills a mother and her two-year-old daughter." Ahmed Othman and other sources said the two victims belonged to the Al Burki…
Summary
Published
7 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
7 July 2019
Incident Code
LC161
Location
طرابلس: مطار معيتيقة, Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians were reported injured in an LNA artillery strike on Tripoli Mitiga International Airport. February TV reported: "Three engineers from Afriqiyah Airlines were injured as a result of shells falling on the international airport." Libya Observer published a similar account: "Three of the maintenance engineers were injured and one of the Afriqiyah Airlines planes…
Summary
Published
7 July 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 July 2019
Incident Code
LC158
Location
تاجوراء, Tajoura: Detention Center, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 37 and 80 civilians have reportedly been killed in an airstrike on a migrant detention centre in Tajoura. The incident appears to be the worst single civilian harm event in recent Libyan history. While most local sources blame the LNA, General Haftar's army has rejected responsibility and accused the GNA of conducting the strike.…
Summary
Published
3 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
37–80
Civilians reported injured
40–131
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
3 July 2019
Incident Code
LC159
Location
سيدي السايح, Sidi as Sa'is, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and five civilians were allegedly killed by a GNA airstrike on Sidi as Sa'is near Tripoli. Almarsad reported: "A doctor at the hospital of Tarhuna confirmed the death of two young men and the injury of two others and a family consisting of 4 children and their father seriously injured by the bombing…
Summary
Published
3 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
1 July 2019
Incident Code
LC157
Location
الهضبة, Al Hadba, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA airstrike on the Al Hadba neighbourhood of Tripoli. February TV said: "Haftar planes targeted the homes of civilians in Al Hadba, which led to the death of a child and her father and injured two members of her family today in Tripoli." Libya Alahrar TV claimed four…
Summary
Published
1 July 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
26 June 2019
Incident Code
LC156
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians were allegedly killed by indiscriminate shelling on the Wadi al Rabie neighbourhood of Tajoura. LCNA reported: "A random shell landed Tuesday night on the house of Mohammed Salim al-Mazouji in the Wadi Al Rabie area, killing two of his sons, in addition to his granddaughter while they were inside the house." Other sources…
Summary
Published
26 June 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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