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Incident Date
20 April 2019
Incident Code
LC122
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
One man was reportedly killed by indiscrimiante shelling on Tajoura. Libyan News Network said that "Abu Bakr al-Ghoriani from the Wadi al Rabie neighborhood" was killed "after being hit by shrapnel." Local reports of fighting point at the GNA or LNA as the perpetrator of the shelling.
Summary
Published
20 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 April 2019
Incident Code
LC119
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
One child allegedly died from indiscriminate artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir near Tripoli. Mohamed Al Terhouni posted on Facebook: "Today my wife's cousin, Radwan Milad Attiya, died because of a mortar shell. My wife's brother and his cousin were slightly injured." Mohammed A Alhise said that the two injured were both cousin's of Attiya.…
Summary
Published
19 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 April 2019
Incident Code
LC120
Location
مدرسة تحرير ليبيا, Tahrer School, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was reportedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Riyadh Burshan said that Teqwa Abu Bakr Awn died after a shell landed in Qasr Bin Gashir. Libyan News said it was near the School of Liberation. Other sources published similar reports. According to local sources, GNA and LNA were fighting in…
Summary
Published
19 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 April 2019
Incident Code
LC121
Location
الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
A family was reported injured in GNA airstrike on Asabi'ah. Anis Abdalgawad said the Abbeish family was rushed to hospital after being wounded in the attack. Almontaser IA said the family was hit in their car and posted a picture of the damaged vehicle. Other sources published similar accounts.
Summary
Published
19 April 2019
Civilians reported injured
2–5
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
16 April 2019
Incident Code
LC117
Location
محطة وقود البوعيشي, Al Buashi gas station, Tarabulus, Libya
An elder woman was reported killed and between one and four civilians injured from indiscriminate artillery shelling on Ain Zara. Aksa Net posted a video with a man claiming the death of the woman. Riyadh Burshan said one woman was injured and posted images of the site of the incident. Tk yhrog kl shy2 wrote:…
Summary
Published
16 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 April 2019
Incident Code
LC118
Location
أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, Libya
Between three and six civilians were allegedly killed by indiscriminate LNA artillery shelling on the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer said a Filipino worker was killed by shelling. Field medicine and support center (FMSC) counted three dead and 11 injured. GNA media wrote the shelling "resulted in the death of three women…
Summary
Published
16 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–8
Civilians reported injured
11–26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
15 April 2019
Incident Code
LC116
Location
طرابلس: أبو سليم, Tripoli: Abu Salim, Tarabulus, Libya
Between one and six civilians were allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling on Tripoli. Libya 24 TV reported: "On Monday, the municipal council of Abu Salim announced that five random shells had been fired at the residential area adjacent to Repsol, one of which hit a residential apartment for a family of six. The media…
Summary
Published
15 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
14 April 2019
Incident Code
LC115a
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
One man with uncler combatant status was allegedly killed by indiscriminate LNA shelling on Ain Zara. Fathi M. El Krewi said: "He had an appointment with the death when the third shell struck and was on a solid ground, which is the paved road ... As if someone was following these shells and giving their…
Summary
Published
14 April 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
14 April 2019
Incident Code
LC114
Location
سوق الخميس امسيحل, Sog Al Khmies Emsihel, Tarabulus, Libya
A mother and her daughter were allegedly killed by a GNA airstrike on Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel. Libya TV showed footage of destroyed houses and said that Nadia and her daughter Samia were killed by bombing. Mohamed Baaio also reported that Nadia and her daughter were killed. News Central and Eastern Region added that various members…
Summary
Published
14 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–5
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Incident Date
14 April 2019
Incident Code
LC115
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Between three and four civilians were reportedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Qasr Bin Gashir. Oil Crescent News wrote: "A plane from the Misurata Air College led by a mercenary bombed the Al Dhawahi Al Ahliyya company, leaving three Sudanese workers dead and three injured employees who were present in the building." The LNA…
Summary
Published
14 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
13 April 2019
Incident Code
LC113
Location
السواني, Al Swani, Tarabulus, Libya
Four civilians were reportedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling on Al Swani. Riyadh Burshan said that "on Saturday that 4 civilians were killed after being hit by shrapnel from indiscriminate shelling." Arraed news published a similar report. Local reports indicate that shelling from both GNA and LNA occurred in the area.
Summary
Published
13 April 2019
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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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
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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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
24 March 2019
Incident Code
CI878
Location
الرطبة, Rutba, Al Anbar, Iraq
A girl was reported killed and a man injured when an airstrike was carried on a house in Al-Oudan district, north of Rutba, Anbar province, Iraq. The airstrikes were believed to be carried out by American forces. The other members of the family were reportedly arrested but the reason remains unknown. In July 2019 the…
Summary
Published
24 March 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
20 March 2019
Incident Code
CI878a
Location
Anbar, Al Anbar, Iraq
In an incident previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the death of one civilian and the injury of another near Anbar, Iraq. This was later confirmed to be a US action. As CJTFOIR's June 2019 civilian casualty report noted: "Coalition forces engaged in a small arms fire event. Regrettably, one civilian was…
Summary
Published
20 March 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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
10 March 2019
Incident Code
CI877a
Location
near Qayyarah-West Airfield, Iraq, Nineveh, Iraq
In an event previously not tracked by Airwars, the Coalition later confirmed the injury of one civilian in an event near Qayyarah-West Airfield, Iraq. The Pentagon later confirmed this as a US action. In its May 2019 civilian casualty report, the Coalition noted: "Regrettably, one civilian was unintentionally injured by Coalition small arms fire." The…
Summary
Published
10 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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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
22 January 2019
Incident Code
TI021
Location
رشاوة, Rashawa, Duhok, Iraq
Four men were killed in alleged Turkish airstrikes on the area of Deraluk, Dohuk province, on January 22nd or 23rd, 2020, according to local sources. Two men remain missing: it is unknown if they were also killed or arrested or kidnapped. It is unclear if the men were civilians or Peshmerga. A local "security source"…
Summary
Published
22 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
0–4
Military actors reported killed
0–4
Military Actor
Turkish Military
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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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