Civilian Casualties

3 – 8

(2 children)

Suspected target

Other

4 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

مرزق, Murzuq, Libya

Between six and eight civilians were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on Murzuq. The Libya Observer reported: “The member of Murzuq municipality Mohammed Omar said a warplane for Khalifa Haftar’s forces struck Saturday afternoon Murzuq in southern Libya twice. Omar told the German news agency that between six and eight people had been killed

Summary

6 – 8

السلام, Al Salam, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Between seven and eight people, most of them children were reported killed in an LNA airstrike on the Al Salam neighbourhood of Benghazi. Alwasat News wrote: “Eight people were killed, including seven children, when a rocket hit a residential area in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday (May 14, 2015), a Reuters reporter

Summary

7 – 8

(6–7 children1 man)

تاورغاء, Tawergha, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

A NATO airstrike reportedly killed eight civilians in Tawergha. Press TV reported: “A NATO warplane has targeted a market in the Libyan town of Tawragha, leaving at least eight civilians dead and several others wounded. Some of the injured are in critical condition, Xinhua reported on Wednesday, citing a local news agency. NATO carried out

Summary

(3 children1 woman2 men)

5–10

7 named, 1 familiy identified

أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

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

3 – 8

(3–4 women2 men)

11–26

5 named, 1 familiy identified

بنغازي‎, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Eight prisoners were reported killed following LNA airstrikes on Benghazi. The LNA self-reported airstrikes in the following locations: “A MiG-23ML and a Mig23BN reportedly targeted the vehicles and fighters of alleged terrorist groups while trying to escape from the Qawarsheh area to Qanfouda after the siege on, reportedly leading to their destruction. A MiG-21 reportedly

Summary

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

Seven civilians were reported killed as a result of indiscriminate shelling on Misurata by Gaddafi forces. Among them were two internationally known photojournalists, Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros. The BBC reported: “Briton Tim Hetherington, 40, is said to have been killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack. US photographer Chris Hondros, 41, was also killed, and two others,

Summary

(2 men)

2–3

Libyan rebel forces, Other

Suspected targets

4 named

زوارة بورت , Zuwara Port, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya

LOCATION

LNA airstrikes reportedly targeted the port area in Zuwara. Most sources claimed there were no civilian casualties, though one report said that seven people were killed and 25 injured – but didn’t specify if they were civilians or combatants. Ean Libya reported that the security official Spokesman (Hafed Muamer) confirmed that no casualties occurred during

Summary

0 – 7

0–25

الجيزة, Giza, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

The US conducted four airstrikes in the Giza neighbourhood in Sirte. One source on Facebook mentioned that Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous soldiers found seven dead bodies of civilians in a house. The bodies were apparently charred. According to Madridi Aween, “Our rebels found a number of bodies in several houses in the camp during a search by the

Summary

0 – 7

US Forces

خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Seven civilians were reported killed and 18 other injured in Tripoli as a result of NATO bombing. Arab Anger Revolution claimed that “NATO aircraft launched two air raids on the Libyan capital Tripoli on Wednesday evening, killing several people. Government television said seven people were killed and 18 others wounded when four rockets were fired at

Summary

LOCATION

سبها‎, Sabha, Libya

According to several local and international sources, LNA planes bombed a prison run by the Toubou tribe near Sabha, killing up to seven prisoners and wounding as many as nine more. There was disagreement between sources over how many of the victims were prison guards or civilians. Al Jazeera put the death count at “four

Summary

3 – 7

2–70

درنة‎: شيحة, Shiha, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

Various sources reported that Egyptian airstrikes hit two locations in East Derna. One strike hit the Bab Shiha neighbourhood, another one the former headquarters of the Jabal al-Akhdar Industrial Company. Local and international sources reported that seven civilians were killed, including three or four children and a woman – plus up to 50 members of

Summary

17–21

Egyptian Military

7 named, 1 familiy identified

مرسى البريقة, Brega, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

Between six and seven civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike in the outskirts of Brega. The BBC wrote: “A direct hit on an ammunition truck and trailer in a street in Zawia el Argobe sent a hail of shrapnel into nearby houses, [Dr Refardi] said. Four of the dead were female, including three children

Summary

6 – 7

(3–4 children1 woman)

LOCATION

مرزق, 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

2 – 7

4–20

مرسى البريقة, Brega, Al Wahat, Libya

LOCATION

Six guards at a concrete pipe factory were reportedly killed in a NATO airstrike on Brega. No further details about the guards were provided, although multiple sources mentioned that three missiles struck the facility. Reuters reported: “Six guards were killed in an air strike on Friday on a pipeline factory just south of the eastern

Summary

(6 men)

الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

LOCATION

Between four and six civilians allegedly died as a result of a Turkish or GNA airstrike on Gheryan. Afrigate reported: “Turkish air strikes brought by the Wefaq government bombed Al Asabi’a on Tuesday, the Karama [LNA] Operations Room said. The chamber added that the bombing resulted in the martyrdom of four civil servants who were

Summary

Airstrike and/or Artillery

4 – 6

Government of National Accord, Turkish Military

Suspected belligerents

شركة الجبل, Al Jabal Company, Darnah, Libya

LOCATION

At least three and as many as six civilians – most of them children – died in airstrikes on Derna, according to sources on the ground. LNA reported that its MiG-23 carried out air raids near the Western gates of Derna. While the LNA report didn’t mention civilian casualties, local sources reported between three and five

Summary

3 – 6

(2–3 children)

مرسى البريقة, Brega, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

A single source reported on Twitter that six civilians were killed in an airstrike by the Gaddafi regime on Brega. Aban Idris said: “News of the martyrdom of 6 by aerial bombardment of Brega.” Al Jazeera and France24 also reported airstrikes, but it is unclear if these were in the direct vicinity of Brega.

Summary

Libyan rebel forces, Unknown

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected targets

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Six possible civilian fatalities were reported in a NATO airstrike on Tripoli at or near one of Gaddafi’s compounds. Al Jazeera reported that “A series of explosions rocked early at dawn today in the center of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, in the vicinity of Bab al-Aziziyah, the headquarters of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, after a raid

Summary

0 – 6

0–10

LOCATION

سبها‎, Sabha, Libya

At least six civilians were killed in Sabha during fighting between rival armed groups, Reuters reported. Reuters reported that LNA and rival groups fought in the vicinity of Sabha, leading to the deaths of at least six civilians.

Summary

وادي الهيرة, Wadi al Hira, Al Jafarah, Libya

LOCATION

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

4 – 6

الملجأ, Almalja, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Up to six civilians were reported killed by indiscriminate shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir, likely conducted by the GNA. The General Command of the Libyan Armed Forces showed the image of an injured child. Qasr Bin Gashir Official reported the death of Ahmed al-Mazougi. Qalam Rasas said: “The death toll has risen to 6, including

Summary

(2 children1 woman)

3 named

قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

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

2 – 5

2–5

اليثى, Al Leithi, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Five people, including children, were killed by a shell in Leithi in eastern Benghazi, according to Russia Today. Russia Today reported: “‘The initial result of the shell that fell on Al-Leithi area is 4 dead and four wounded, mostly children under the age of 10, and there are critical cases,’ said the hospital of Al-Jalaa

Summary

Unknown

قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

A man was killed and three of his daughters injured in an airstrike – with some reports suggested two were in fact killed. Ean Libya reported the death of a man and the wounding of two children when airstrikes hit the Ganfouda area of Benghazi. It reported that the voices of two girls could be

Summary

3 – 5

1–3

United Arab Emirates Military, Libyan National Army

Suspected belligerents

معمل أسمنت بنغازي, Benghazi Cement Factory, Benghazi, Libya

LOCATION

Between one and five civilians were reported killed in an alleged LNA airstrike on the cement factory in Benghazi. Almasry Alyoum wrote: An Egyptian worker named, 35-years-old, from the village of Habalsa, a member of the Al Qusiya centre in Assiut, was killed on Monday afternoon in a bombing of a cement factory in Benghazi,

Summary

1 – 5

(1 man)

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

LOCATION

A mother and her four children were reportedly killed by Gaddafi regime shelling on Misurata. Al Manara TV noted: “Gaddafi forces on Friday continued to bomb Misurata east of Tripoli, killing one woman and her four children while a doctor at the city hospital on Thursday said 109 martyrs and 1,300 were wounded in a

Summary

(4 children1 woman)

طرابلس‎, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya

LOCATION

Five civilians were reported killed in an LNA airstrike on Tripoli. Gahida Altwati tweeted that they were five young people from Janzur killed near the Airport road. She also provided their names. There is no additional information available at the moment.

Summary

5 named

زوارة, Zuwara, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya

LOCATION

Between three and five civilians died and up to 15 more were wounded in an alleged LNA airstrike on a food supply storage depot in Zuwara. Three or four foreign nationals were reportedly included in the death toll. Fox News provided the most detail on the event, reporting: A Libyan official says airstrikes have hit

Summary

3 – 5

10–15