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December 3, 2017
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بنغازي, Sidi Kharibesh, Benghazi, LibyaLNA MiGs reportedly conducted heavy airstrikes in Sidi Akhribesh and the Afet neighbourhood near the hotel, which were described by one source as “the last strongholds of the terrorists.” There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.
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April 1, 2015
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الزنتان, Zintan, Airport, Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaAccording to several local sources, GNC/Libya Dawn planes bombed Zintan airport as well as the nearby village of Rujban. Most sources reported material damage, though there was no mention of civilian harm. Zintan Airport spokesperson Omar Maatouk, speaking to Libya Herald, said that the front of the airport building was damaged by the seven shells
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June 18, 2019
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تاجوراء, Tajoura, Tarabulus, LibyaA single source reported that three civilians had been injured in an attack on Mellitah Oil and Gas Company, Tajoura, Tripoli, on June 18th. While two other sources reported the incident, no civilian harm was claimed in these sources. Libya Alahrar News alleged that “the National Oil Corporation confirmed the injury of three workers in
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August 24, 2019
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مطار معيتيقة, Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Mitiga Airport in Tripoli. The rival GNA accused the LNA of being the culprit. Libya Alahrar TV reported: “One injured as a result of the shelling of Mitiga airport during the arrival of pilgrims this morning.” Other sources, such as Marsad, only reported shelling
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October 6, 2019
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جنزور, Janzur: Equestrian Club, Tarabulus, LibyaSix civilians were allegedly injured in an LNA airstrike on the Equestrian Club in Janzur. The Libya Observer said: “Airstrikes by Khalifa Haftar’s backup warplanes hit the Equestrian School in Janzour – west of Tripoli – injuring three to five children and one old man and killing a number of horses, both Fursan Janzour Brigade’s
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November 9, 2019
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طرابلس: طريق المطار, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, LibyaThree civilians were allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling in the south of Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy reported: “A shell hit a house on the airport road near the self-sufficiency (Al Iktifa’ Al Zati) project and injured three family members, we ask God for safety.” Local reports of fighting point at GNA or LNA
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January 1, 2020
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مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reported killed and three others including a 70-year-old woman were injured by shrapnel in alleged LNA shelling on the Hadaba Project area in Tripoli, Libya on January 1st, 2020, according to local sources. The fatality was identified as Issam Wanis Al-Drou’i Al-Warfalli and sources reported that the four civilians might belong to the
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February 18, 2020
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ميناء طرابلس, Tripoli: Port, Tarabulus, LibyaThree civilians were reportedly killed and five more injured by an LNA artillery strike on the Tripoli port area. Al Wasat said: “According to the media center for Operation Burkan Al Gahdab, Fawzi Onis, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health in the Al-Wefaq government, announced the death of three civilians and the injury of
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March 31, 2020
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أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween two and three civilians were allegedly injured by LNA shelling on Abu Salim in Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy posted: “A shell just landed in the Al Shaabiya Abu Salim area, and a woman and a child were wounded by shrapnel from my Lord, who greeted and kept everyone safe.” The Libya Observer said:
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April 21, 2020
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قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, LibyaTwo men and a child were killed when artillery shells by an unknown belligerent fell near their homes in Qasr Bin Ghashir, Tripoli district, on April 21st, 2020, according to local sources. Ramadan Al Shatwi died “after a random shell fell on his farm in Qasr Bin Gashir” on April 21st, according to Tk Yahrouq
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May 11, 2020
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الشويرف, Ash Shwayrif, Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaSeveral trucks were reportedly targeted in alleged GNA or Turkish airstrikes near Ash Shwayrif, Jabal Al Gharbi, on May 11th, 2020. One civilian was injured. Tarhouna24 wrote that Saleh Abu Ghribi, a water tanker truck driver, was injured in alleged Turkish airstrikes. “Men of Al Amamira Al Mujahida Clan” posted photos on Facebook of his severely damaged
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June 29, 2020
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وادي أزكير, Wadi Azkir, Surt, LibyaA civilian was reportedly killed and another man was injured as the result of alleged LNA air or artillery strikes on Wadi Azkir, west of Sirte, on June 29th, 2020, according to local sources. Burkan Al Ghadab Operation reported that civilian Abdel Nabi Milad Ashtaiwi Al Sabi’i was killed alongside some of his camels in
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September 30, 2011
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سرت, Sirte, Surt, LibyaTwo videos refer to a strike by NATO that took place in Sirte. The videos are capturing civilians who were killed and injured, including children inside a hospital in Sirte in September 30th 2011. It is to be noted that the sources are affiliated with the Gaddafi regime. NATO did not report strikes around Sirte
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March 27, 2011
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مصراتة, Misrata, LibyaOn March 27th 2011, Gaddafi forces were reported to have indiscriminately bombed Misurata city using airstrikes or artillery shelling which led to at least three civilian deaths and also injured others, according to a single known source. Al Jazeera, citing AFP, reported: “The same agency quoted a doctor as saying that three people were killed
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February 16, 2021
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سوق النملة, Vicinity of Al Namla Market, Sabha, LibyaA child was reported killed and up to 30 others including children injured when a shell landed in a square in the Mansheya area of Sabha where a group of people were celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Libyan revolution on February 16th/17th. Some of those injured remain in a critical condition. Sabha News reported
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February 19, 2011
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بنغازي, Benghazi, LibyaOn February 19th, 2011, up to 120 civilians were killed and 100 injured as a result of protests in Benghazi by Gaddafi security forces, who fired live rounds as a result of clashes. Amnesty and Wiki news confirmed the casualties, alongside two mentions in the UN commission report. Wiki news reports “Thousands of people went
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September 10, 2011
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بنغازي, Benghazi, LibyaDozens of people (between 24 to 36) people were killed in Benghazi on September 10, 2011 when they were demonstrating their support of Bani Walid according to a Facebook posts from Ahmed Azzawi Mahmoud and Fedayeen Muammar Gaddafi in southern Tunisia
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May 31, 2023
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العجيلات, Al Ajailat, An Nuqat al Khams, LibyaOne civilian named Ali Balkour was killed by alleged Government of National Unity (Turkish) drone strikes on the Al Shabika area in the city of Al Ajailat on May 31, 2023. A tweet from @aleasima_17 reported that three raids in the Al Shabika area resulted in the death of Ali Balkour inside a wine factory. Other
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July 22, 2017
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درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, LibyaVarious local sources reported an LNA MiG-23 bombing various locations in Derna, including Hajaj, Al-Fatayih and the Hossein neighbourhood. Emhona 99’s Twitter feed carried pictures of what it said was a civilian farmhouse damaged in the strike. And Libya News noted: “News reports close to the Karama operation said the bombing targeted what it described
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December 11, 2014
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ابوكماش, Abu Kammash, An Nuqat al Khams, LibyaLocal media reported an airstrike in Abu Kammash without naming the belligerent. There were no reports of civilian harm. According to Hafez Muammar, a plane bombed a citizen’s farm near the residential buildings in Abu Kamash area, without causing casualties or material damage. The sound of the missile explosion terrified the residents of the area,
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September 9, 2019
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صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, LibyaA Hungarian photojournalist was reportedly injured in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. However, pro-LNA sources claim he was in fact abducted by the GNA. The Libya Observer said: “A Hungarian journalist working for RTL TV was wounded in a drone strike by warlord Khalifa Haftar’s UAE-backed air force in
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October 23, 2019
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شارع الأصفاح, Al Asfah Road, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween two and three civilians were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on Al-Swani or the Ramla neighbourhood of Tripoli. Anadolu Agency reported: “Two civilians were killed and three others wounded in a bombardment of warplanes in support of retired Major General Khalifa Hafter, targeting the Al-Swani neighbourhood south of Tripoli, the GNA announced on
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December 1, 2019
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جسر السواني, Al Swani Bridge, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween two and five civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Al-Swani. Libya Observer put the death toll at two: “Foreign aircraft backing up Khalifa Haftar’s forces have carried out airstrikes on civilian houses in Al-Sawani, killing two people and injuring ten others, Volcano of Rage Operation’s media office said on
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January 16, 2020
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طرابلس: البريقة, Tripoli: Al Barika oil company, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reported injured from indiscriminate LNA shelling in the Airport road area of Tripoli despite an ongoing ceasefire. Al Wasat said: “The National Oil Corporation announced that shells fell on the airport road warehouse south of Tripoli, which belongs to Al Barika Oil Marketing Company, on Thursday evening, which led to the burning
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March 8, 2020
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مدرسة حليمة السعدية للتعليم الاساسي , Halima Saadia School, Tarabulus, LibyaOne woman was killed and four other civilians injured by LNA shelling on the Souq Al Jumaa area of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies said: “The outcome of the Grad shelling on the Friday market: The death of two civilians and the injury of Muhammad al-Farajani, his brother, and his cousin, and a child from the
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April 11, 2020
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تينيناي, Tininai, Misrata, LibyaOne or two paramedics were allegedly killed in a GNA or Turkish drone strike near Tininai. The Libya Ambulance Services said: “The colleague Muhammad Ali Al-Houti of the rescue and emergency team of the Misrata and Misrata branch was martyred due to an airstrike that hit the ambulances. It is reported that he is considered
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April 28, 2020
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الغضوية , قصر ابو هادي , Al Ghudwiyah, Ra’s At Tabal , Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaUp to five civilians were killed and two others injured in an alleged GNA or Turkish drone attack on a civilian truck carrying boxes of bees in the Al-Ghudwiyah area near the entrance of Ra’s at Tabal, Nasmah, Libya on April 28th, 2020. The local sources also said the two injured civilians are in critical
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May 16, 2020
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ميدان الاربعة شوارع, 4 Streets Square, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was allegedly injured by shelling on the Hadaba area of Tripoli. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy wrote: “A shell landed in the 4 streets Al Haddad in the Hadaba area, and a civilian was wounded by shrapnel.” There is currently no further information available. Reports of fighting in the area point at GNA or
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March 17, 2011
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كرزاز, Kerzaz, Misrata, LibyaTwo civilians from the same family were reportedly killed by Gaddafi forces tank shelling in the Kerzaz neighbourhood of Misurata. An Amnesty International investigation found: “Two other families were shot at in similar circumstances as they were fleeing Kerzaz in their vehicles on 17 March. In both cases, family members were killed and injured. Tahar
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October 5, 2011
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سرت, Sirte, Surt, LibyaA Sudanese family of seven was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Al Jamahiriya reported: “A Sudanese family of 7 was martyred in Sirte, as a result of the bombing of their house by NATO mercenaries and its agents.” Other sources published carbon copies of the story. NATO did not report strikes near