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Incident Date
12 April 2019
Incident Code
LC111
Location
سوق الخميس امسيحل, Sog Al Khmies Emsihel, Tarabulus, Libya
An elderly woman was allegedly injured in a GNA airstrike on Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel. War Information Division posted a video where the injurey was reported. Huna Sog Al-Khmies said that "the house of Abdul Hamid Al Zaidi" was damaged in the incident and posted pictures of the destruction. Other sources only reported bombing but no…
Summary
Published
12 April 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
12 April 2019
Incident Code
LC112
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Othman Mesbah Akak was reportedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Riyadh Burshan said that the died from a shell falling on his house. Local reporting points at the GNA or the LNA as the perpetrator of the shelling.
Summary
Published
12 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
11 April 2019
Incident Code
LC110
Location
السواني, Al Swani, Tarabulus, Libya
Between one and 12 civilians were allegedly killed by indiscriminate shelling on Al-Swani. Tripoli Now reported: "Indiscriminate shelling of innocent people and their homes in Al-Swani axis, which led to the death of two families. Another family was injured and 12 civilians were killed so far." Libya Alahrar TV said one civilian was killed in…
Summary
Published
11 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
1–12
Civilians reported injured
5–20
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
10 April 2019
Incident Code
LC108
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Various sources reported civilians were killed and wounded when a house was hit by a GNA airstrike on Qasr Bin Gashir. War Information Division said that an aircraft launched from Misurata struck the Milad Al Shamam family home. Sky News Arabia wrote: "Libyan National Army: Dead and wounded civilians in aerial bombardment of militias targeting…
Summary
Published
10 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
2–5
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
10 April 2019
Incident Code
LC109
Location
العزيزيه, Aziziyah, Al Jafarah, Libya
A pregnant woman was allegedly killed between Tripoli and Aziziyah by indiscriminate shelling. Al Mashhad Libya reported that "the border between Aziziyah and Tripoli witnessed violent clashes and a number of rocket-propelled grenades fell on the citizens' homes, and a pregnant woman was killed when as a missile hit a house." Fighting in the area…
Summary
Published
10 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
9 April 2019
Incident Code
LC107
Location
خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
One child has reportedly been killed in clashes in Tripoli. Rahaf Mabrouk Ghoma was killed in the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood, according to Only Libya. Other sources reported similar accounts. It is unclear whether she was killed by an airstrike or gunfire. Fighting occured between GNA and LNA in the area at the time of…
Summary
Published
9 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
7 April 2019
Incident Code
LC106
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
The doctor Jumua Ghouma was reported killed from indiscriminate shelling on Tajoura. The Times reported: "Another doctor, Jumua Ghouma, was killed while off-duty when a shell fell on his house." Abdulrahman Ghummied said his home was in the Wadi al Rabie area of Tajoura. Khaled Sherif posted that he was the head of the laboratory…
Summary
Published
7 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
6 April 2019
Incident Code
LC105a
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian doctor was allegedly killed by LNA shelling on Wadi Al Rabie. Al Wasat said: "The field medicine center mourned the doctor Ayman Abdel Hamid Al-Haramah, who was killed in the clashes areas south of Tripoli. The field medicine center said, Saturday, 'The field medicine and support center mourns the martyr of duty Dr.…
Summary
Published
6 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
5 April 2019
Incident Code
LC105
Location
وادي الهيرة, Wadi al Hira, Al Jafarah, Libya
A family was reported killed in a GNA airstrike on Wadi Al Hira near Aziziyah. DMC news said: "The head of the General Command Information Office of the Libyan National Army, Khalifa al-Obeidi, said that a warplane took off from Misurata airfield bombed a house and killed a family in the Aziziyah region, 45 km…
Summary
Published
5 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
2 April 2019
Incident Code
LC104
Location
جبل العوينات, Jebel Uweinat, Al Kufrah, Libya
Four civilians were reported killed in an airstrike on Jebel Uweinat by an unknown belligerent. While the majority of sources said those killed were combatants, the Libya Observer said they were civilians. It said: "On another level, spokesperson of warlord Khalifa Haftar's self-styled army, Ahmed Al-Mismari denied that the bombing was coordinated with their forces,…
Summary
Published
2 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
19 March 2019
Incident Code
Lib2011-038
Location
قاعدة طرابلس وبنغازي ومصراتة وسرت والوطية الجوية, Tripoli, Benghazi, Misurata, Sirte and Al Watyah airbase, Surt, Libya
Between 48 and 64 civilians were killed during the first day of NATO airstrikes in Libya, according to Gaddafi regime media. However, these numbers are heavily contested by non-partisan sources. Doualia wrote at the time: "Air strikes on several Libyan cities killed 48 people and wounded 150 in 'civilian areas,' a statement on Libyan state…
Summary
Published
19 March 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
48–64
Civilians reported injured
150
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
17 February 2019
Incident Code
LC103
Location
مرزق, Murzuq, Murzuq, Libya
One man was reportedly killed and two children injured in an LNA airstrike on Murzuq. Arraed wrote: "A source from Murzuq hospital on Sunday reported the arrival of the body of an elderly man killed by LNA bombing, as well as the wounding of two children with shrapnel. The source, who declined to be named,…
Summary
Published
17 February 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 February 2019
Incident Code
LC102
Location
مرزق, Murzuq, Murzuq, Libya
Between two and seven civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA airstrike near Murzuq. Media Center Sidra wrote: "The remnants of Al-Karama's [LNA] rockets were given to the Sidra Media Center by residents in the outskirts of the town of Murzuq without some explosions, and the fragments spread over houses and buildings. An airstrike in…
Summary
Published
3 February 2019
Civilians reported killed
2–7
Civilians reported injured
4–20
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
2–10 February, 2019
Incident Code
LC101a
Location
درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya
One woman was reportedly injured by indiscrimiate artillery shelling in the Old City of Derna. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) wrote in its report: "Since 2 February, fighting in the old city of Derna intensified, and reportedly resulted in substantial numbers of civilian casualties. While it remains impossible to…
Summary
Published
2 February 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 January 2019
Incident Code
LC101
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
The journalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa was reportedly killed in indiscriminate artillery shelling while covering militia clashes in the south of Tripoli. Reuters reported that "Mohamed Ben Khalifa died of a random shell in the Libyan capital while covering the clashes." Al Jazeera added: "Ben Khalifa died while accompanying a militia patrolling the Qaser Bin Ghashir…
Summary
Published
19 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
16 January 2019
Incident Code
LC100b
Location
راس يوسف, Ras Yusuf, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
Two women and an elderly man were reportedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. UNSMIL wrote in its civilian casualty report that "two women and an elderly man were killed in Ras Yusuf district while attempting to escape the shelling." Local reports point at GNA-affiliated militias or the 7th Brigade as the perpetrator behind…
Summary
Published
16 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
3
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Incident Date
16 January 2019
Incident Code
LC100
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport area, Tarabulus, Libya
The death of Mahmud Al Temzini was reported as a result from renewed militia shelling in the south of Tripoli. Abu Salim Media reported: "A shell fell on a farm near Tripoli airport and led to the death of the civilian Mahmud al-Tamziti." Libya Now mentioned he was the father of three children. Haithem H…
Summary
Published
16 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
16 January 2019
Incident Code
LC100a
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Mahmoud Shalbik, a 23-year-old university student from Tripoli, was reportedly killed during armed clashes in the Libyan capital. While most sources reported he was killed by stray bullet, UNSMIL said the "student at the University of Tripoli, Faculty of Economics, was killed at his home as result of incriminate shelling." Abdulrahman Ghummied stated on Twitter:…
Summary
Published
16 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
29 November 2018
Incident Code
LC099
Location
العوينات, Al Uwaynat, Ghat, Libya
Eleven civilians were reported killed as a result of a US airstrike near Al Uwaynat. The event marks the biggest single allegation of civilian harm against the United States in Libya so far. Initial reports had indicated that the US had targeted Al Qaeda members with a precision strike near the town in the south…
Summary
Published
29 November 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–11
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
14 November 2018
Incident Code
LC098
Location
طريق يربط السواني بقصر بن جشير, Road connecting Al Swani and Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported injured as a result of indiscriminate artillery shelling in Qasr bin Ghashir south of Tripoli. A single source, United Libyan, posted on Facebook that "citizen Abdul Basit Bouziane was injured by shrapnel as a result of indiscriminate missiles near Jiha road between the Suwani and the palace." Azzawiyah News 24 published…
Summary
Published
14 November 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
1 October 2018
Incident Code
LQ069
Location
طرابلس: مطار معيتيقة, Tripoli: Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, Libya
Various local sources reported artillery shelling on Tripoli Mitiga Airport leading to a temporary suspension of flights. 218 TV said: "The international airport of Mitiga announced the suspension of its flights until further notice, due to the repeated exposure to indiscriminate missiles by unknown parties who haven’t as yet revealed their identity." Libya Alahrar TV…
Summary
Published
1 October 2018
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
7th Brigade
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Incident Date
24 September–1 October, 2018
Incident Code
LQ068
Location
درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya
Heavy artillery shelling from the LNA was reported in Derna between September 28th and October 1st. The Libya Observer wrote: "Derna in eastern Libya has been the scene for fierce clashes since Sunday between Derna Protection Force and the self-styled army forces led by Khalifa Haftar. Eyewitnesses said clashes renewed in Wasit Al-Blad neighborhood, where…
Summary
Published
24 September 2018
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23–24 September, 2018
Incident Code
LC097
Location
خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported killed and another one was reported missing, probably due to indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. Alaraby wrote: "The clashes continued sporadically, southeast of the capital Tripoli, on Monday, amid the continued shelling on civilians, while the government of reconciliation is silent about the situation. The sounds of rockets and missiles, which…
Summary
Published
23 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
0–21
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
23 September 2018
Incident Code
LC096
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya
Four civilians, all of them from the Bin Zakri family, were reported killed because of if indiscriminate artillery shelling on their house near the Airport road in Tripoli. Dr Suad Diab, a well-known doctor from Tripoli, her husband Ali Eltaher Bin Zakri and their two children Mohammed Ali Bin Zakri and Riham Ali Ben Zakri…
Summary
Published
23 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
7th Brigade
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Incident Date
23 September 2018
Incident Code
LC095
Location
خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
One elderly man from Syria was reportedly injured because of indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Tripoli Wounded Affairs Administration posted details and pictures on the incident on Facebook: "The field hospital of the Department of Wounded Affairs received on Sunday, September 23, 2018 an injured elderly man from…
Summary
Published
23 September 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
22 September 2018
Incident Code
LC094
Location
شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported injured due to indiscriminate artillery shelling near the Airport road in Tripoli. Libya Akhbar wrote: "The spokesman for the ambulance and emergency agency, Osama Ali, reported the injury of a civilian as a result of random shelling on the market Friday morning. Ali said in a statement on Saturday, that nearly…
Summary
Published
22 September 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
20 September 2018
Incident Code
LC092
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians were reported killed in Tajoura because of indiscriminate artillery shelling. Wagak Original said on Twitter that three initially unidentified bodies were found in the Al Khala area and sent to the Tripoli Medical Hospital. They were then “identified as Khairi Bizik and his brother Karim Bizik and Hamza Goma.” The source added that…
Summary
Published
20 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
20 September 2018
Incident Code
LC091
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Marble Factory, Tarabulus, Libya
Between one and three civilians were reported killed due to indiscriminate artillery shelling in the Al Sabaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alaan wrote on Facebook that "a shell just has landed on a marble factory in the Al Sabaa area and killed one and injured three." Libya 24 reported that the man was Sudanese and…
Summary
Published
20 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
18 September 2018
Incident Code
LC090
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported killed in renewed militia clashes in the Ain Zara neighbourhood of Tripoli. Alnabaa TV posted on Twitter: "Spokesman for Ambulance and Emergency Department Osama Ali to #Alnabaa: One civilian killed in renewed #Tripoli clashes." Other sources, such as the Libya Observer, also reported deaths but did not elaborate if they were…
Summary
Published
18 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
14 September 2018
Incident Code
LC089
Location
كورى بوقودى, Kouri Bougoudi, Murzuq, Libya
Two civilians were reported killed in an alleged Chadian helicopter strike on an illegal gold mine in Kouri Bougoudi at the Libyan-Chadian border. Reuters wrote: "Chadian army helicopters killed two civilians in bombing runs over a gold mining town along the Libyan border, where government forces have clashed with a fledgeling rebel movement, a family…
Summary
Published
14 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Chadian Military
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