All Belligerents in Libya, 2011

(1 child)

باب العزيزية, Bab Al Azizia, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

On May 16th, 2011, NATO forced bombed Tripoli, including a hotel near the Bab al-Azizyah neighbourhood. Multiple sources reported the airstrikes, although it was unclear if there were civilian casualties. Al Jazeera for example noted: “On Monday evening, NATO forces bombed civilian and military targets in the Libyan capital, Tripoli, and the nearby Qasr Bin

Summary

0 – 2

1–2

Known belligerent

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

تاورغاء‎, Tawergha, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Between 24 and 74 civilians, including at least 2 women, in Tawergha were killed by shelling and rockets launched allegedly by the rebels and/or NATO as they advanced into the town after taking control of Misurata. Civilian homes were struck by shells and were killed and injured, eventually resulting in a massive exodus of the

Summary

24 – 74

(2 women1 man)

Libyan rebel forces, NATO forces

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected targets

30 named, 5 families identified

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

On April 8th, a 20 month old baby boy and his grandmother were injured during crossfire between Gaddafi forces and rebel forces in Misurata. Amnesty reported on the injuries. Amnesty reports “‘Abderrabbo Fezzani, a 20-month-old baby boy, and his grandmother were injured when they were caught in the crossfire between al-Gaddafi forces and opposition fighters

Summary

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

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

Small arms and light weapons

Suspected target

Libyan rebel forces

درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

Various local sources reported joint airstrikes by the LNA and an unknown pro-LNA actor on Derna. Alnabaa TV reported: “The correspondent added, Friday, that a random shell fell on the central district of the city, causing damage to buildings without causing civilian harm.” Libya 24 TV reported that an ammunition store was destroyed in the

Summary

Unknown, Libyan National Army

LOCATION

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

Various sources reported about 18 airstrikes and artillery shelling near the Sabri and fish market areas of Benghazi. Some sources named the UAE as the belligerent, others the LNA. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.

Summary

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killing by LNA artillery shelling on Ain Zara. The Libya Observer reported: “One civilian person was killed and others were wounded as Khalifa Haftar’s forces shelled a residential area in Ain Zara in southern Tripoli on Sunday, the Volcano of Rage media office said. Identical sources reported shells falling on Salah

Summary

طرابلس: وزارة الداخلية, Tripoli: Ministry of Interior, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to ten civilians were allegedly injured by an LNA airstrike near the Ministry of Interior in Tripoli. Al Wasat said: “A mother and her husband and four of their children were injured as a result of an aerial bombardment that hit their house on the airport road in the capital Tripoli.” The Libya Observer

Summary

8–10

طرابلس‎: مشروع الهضبة, Tripoli: Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to six civilians including children were injured and one killed after the Tripoli neighbourhood of the Hadaba project was shelled, most likely by LNA forces. Several shells appear to have caused civilian harm, including one which struck the home of Omar Al-Ayat and one which fell outside a nearby mosque. Burkan al Ghadab reported

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

5–6

الدبلوماسي, Adduplomasi, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. The Libya Observer wrote: “Three foreign workers were injured when a shell fired by Haftar’s militias hit their workplace in Ain Zara district, south of Tripoli, on Saturday evening, spokesman for the Ministry of Health, Fawzi Onis has confirmed. Haftar’s militias continue to indiscriminately

Summary

سجن الرويني, Al Ruwaini Prison, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Several civilians were allegedly killed and four policemen were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. Hona Souq Al-Khmies said: “Pictures showing some of the effects of the missile bombing of the rebel war criminal militia Haftar on the Correction and Rehabilitation Institution Ain Zara Al-Ruwaimi, which houses more than 420 inmates, causing injury

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2 – 3

عرادة, Arada, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A civilian died of his injuries and nine others, including four children, were wounded in alleged Libyan National Army shelling on Arada neighbourhood in Tripoli on April 18th, 2020, according to local sources. Souq Al Khamis reported on April 18th that “several rockets hit civilian homes in Arada.” Burkan Al Ghadab Operation reported the “bombing

Summary

10 named, 2 families identified

وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

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

Airstrike and/or Artillery

Heavy weapons and explosive munitions, Small arms and light weapons

Causes of injury / death

طريق المنارة, Al Manara Road, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Between 12 and 20 civilians were allegedly killed by a GNA or Turkish airstrike on Qasr Bin Gashir. Al Marsad said: “A Turkish aircraft committed a massacre late yesterday, Wednesday, against the family of Al-Lafi, including women and children, in the Qasr Bin Gashir area, south of Tripoli, specifically in the Al-Manara area. Muhammad al-Lafi,

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

12 – 20

5–10

Government of National Accord, Turkish Military

Suspected target

12 named, 1 familiy identified

إقامة عائلة جفارة, Residence of Jfara family, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Between five and six civilians were allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Bani Walid. A Human Rights Watch investigation found: “During the night of August 29 or the early morning of August 30, 2011, NATO aircraft struck two adjacent homes belonging to Fathi Abdulsalam Jfara and his son Farid Fathi Jfara in the town

Summary

5 – 6

(1 child2 women2–3 men)

7 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

On September 20th, 2011, Reuters reported that a spokesman for Gaddafi stated that 151 civilians were killed due to shelling on Sirte. This number was unable to be verified. Independent investigators later found that civilian casualty number reported by the Gaddafi regime were hugely inflated of fabricated. NATO confirmed airstrikes on “1 Command and Control

Summary

151

الرويسات, Roiussat, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

A child was allegedly killed and his mother severely injured by Gaddafi forces artillery shelling on the Roiussat area of Misurata. Al Somood reported: “The missile that fell yesterday evening in the Roiussat area was at the house of the Abu Shaiba family. A child was killed and his mother was seriously injured and she

Summary

(1 child)

LOCATION

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

On February 17th, multiple sources reported at least 13 and as many as 20 civilian fatalities and up to 200 more injured by Gaddafi security forces in Benghazi, who were said to have fired live rounds on Gamal Abdel Nasser Street. Al Jazeera reports “there were reports of six deaths in the Benghazi confrontations, where

Summary

13 – 20

40–200

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

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

4 – 13

(4 men)

Small arms and light weapons

Belligerents reported killed

شارع المطبات طريق المشتل, Al Matabat street in Al Mashtal road, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian, a young man, was killed and four to five other men were injured in shelling carried out by “presidential agencies” on Al Matabat street in Tripoli on July 22, 2022. According to @tkyroogklshytk, a shell fell on Al-Matabat Street behind the Qadour Clinic near a group of young men sitting on the street,

Summary

4–5

GNA/Turkish Military

5 named, 1 familiy identified

Geolocation

Street

طرابلس‎: مطار معيتيقة, Tripoli: Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

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

Government of National Accord, 7th Brigade

LOCATION

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

The LNA reported that it conducted airstrikes against what it described as terrorists in the neighbourhoods of Hawari, the fish market, and Bosnib, along with other targets in the Western part of the city. Al Arabiya reported that a MiG-21 was also shot down by ISIS during the bombings, crashing without reported loss of life in

Summary

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One child was possibly injured in a NATO airstrike on Tripoli. A video report uploaded by Adam Nafusa says that the government had claimed the child was injured by an airstrike, while a hospital worker insisted they had been injured in a car accident. Reuters also said it had learned from a hospital staff member

Summary

Known belligerent

NATO forces

Known targets

Gaddafi forces, Other

شارع البل, Al Bal Street, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

A child was allegedly killed by LNA mortar shelling in the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer reported: “The Joint Deterrence and Intervention Force of Abu Salim have confirmed the death of a child as a result of a mortar shell which hit their home in Albill Street in Khallet Al Furjan

Summary

(1 child)

سوق السبت, Saturday Market, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was reportedly killed by a GNA artillery strike on Qasr Bin Gashir. Afrigate reported: “The Municipal Council of Qasr Bin Gashir announced that the house of the family of Abdul Razzaq Abu Sedira was targeted by Grad rockets fired by forces belonging to the Western Military Area Command of the GNA.” Hona Souq

Summary

Government of National Accord

1 named

شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was killed and a child was injured in alleged LNA forces shelling with BM-21 Grad missiles on Shurfat Al Malaha area near Maitika International Airport on January 3rd, 2020 according to local sources. The killed man was identified as Jumaa Al Qabaili and the injured child who was admitted to hospital was identified

Summary

Civilian infrastructure

School

1–2

صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Four civilians were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on the Saleheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center said: “A team from the center toured the field to find out the severity of the injuries left by the fall of a shell on Monday evening, 24/2/2020 in Saleheddin, and injured a family of

Summary

4 named, 1 familiy identified

المستشفى الجامعي طرابلس, Tripoli University Hospital, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Two civilians were allegedly injured by LNA shelling near the Tripoli Unversity Hospital. The Field Medicine and Support Center wrote: “Today, Saturday 4-4-2020, the Monitoring and Follow-up Team of the Field Medicine and Support Center monitored the injury of Mr. Aseel Al-Aswad, 35, who is a member of the Ministry of Interior and Citizenship, Hala

Summary