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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
11 April 2019
Incident Code
USSOM213
Location
Garowle, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike in Garowle, Lower Shabelle region, according to a press release issued by US Africa Command the following day. The release asserted that two terrorists were killed in the strike, and that one motorcycle was also destroyed. It further noted that AFRICOM currently assessed that no civilians were harmed…
Summary
Published
11 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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
9 April 2019
Incident Code
USSOM212
Location
جيليب, Jilib, Middle Juba, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike in Jilib, Middle Juba region, according to a press release issued the following day by US Africa Command. AFRICOM asserted that one terrorist was killed in the strike, and that it currently assessed that no civilians were harmed in the action. For the first time and in the…
Summary
Published
9 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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
4 April 2019
Incident Code
USSOM211-C
Location
Ugunji, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A ground operation struck a minibus carrying civilians, killing one woman and injuring up to six others, local media reported. While one source claimed that the attack was conducted by drone, others said it was a ground operation, involving Somali and possibly also US troops. AFRICOM later denied responsibility for civilian harm on the grounds…
Summary
Published
4 April 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
),
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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
22 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM210
Location
Bu'aale, Middle Juba, Somalia
A reported precision airstrike by an unidentified aircraft at Buaale, Middle Juba was said to have killed up to 50 fighters with local Al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab - along with a named senior leader. The event was first reported by Kenyan media - though reports did not identify which nation had conducted the alleged…
Summary
Published
22 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
40–50
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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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
18 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM209-C
Location
Laantabuur or Abdow Dibile, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Up to four civilians were killed in a US strike in the Lower Shabelle region, international media and investigating NGOs reported from the ground, though US Africa Command claimed that the strike had only killed three "terrorists." It later again officially denied causing any civilian casualties. Initially, allegations of civilian harm came from a Reuters…
Summary
Published
18 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military actors reported killed
1–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
15–16 March, 2019
Incident Code
USSOM208
Location
Jilib Marka, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A Mareeg Media report from March 16th 2019 asserted that US-backed Somali forces had carried out an "air and ground operation" near Marka Town in Jilib Marka, 91km southwest of Mogadishu. Citing anonymous Somali military officials, Mareeg said that "at least" 22 "militants" were killed in the operation, including 'senior al Shabaab commanders' Abu Yasin…
Summary
Published
16 March 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
22
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
13 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM207
Location
Malayle, between Bar Sanguni and Jamame, Lower Juba, Somalia
US Africa Command stated in a press release issued the following day that it carried out an airstrike in the vicinity of Malayle, Lower Juba region on March 13th 2019. AFRICOM stated unusually that it had carried out "a collective self-defense airstrike," explaining that "Somali National Security Forces (SNSF) were conducting a presence patrol in…
Summary
Published
13 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM206
Location
Huley, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
US Africa Command confirmed that it had carried out an airstrike on March 12th 2019 in the vicinity of Huley, Lower Shabelle Region. According to AFRICOM, the airstrike killed two "terrorists", and "at this time, it is assessed no civilians were injured or killed in this airstrike." In September 2019, the TRT World Research Centre…
Summary
Published
12 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Airstrike and/or Artillery
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
11 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM205-C
Location
دار السلام, Darusalaam, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The US conducted a confirmed airstrike on March 11th 2019 in the vicinity of Dara Salaam near Awdegle, Lower Shabelle Region, in "self-defense". AFRICOM stated at the time that the airstrike - which it said killed eight al Shabaab militants - "was conducted in support of Somali-led ground forces that came under attack from militants"…
Summary
Published
11 March 2019
Strike Type
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
,
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–7
Civilians reported injured
1
Military actors reported killed
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
7 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM203
Location
Bur Madow area, Bay, Somalia
A possible US or Kenyan airstrike was conducted in the Bur Madow area, Bay region according to Mareeg Media. The article, published a day after the alleged strike, did not state if anybody had been killed. According to Mareeg: "Unknown fighter jets carried out an airstrike targeting Al-Shabaab foreign fighters in south west of Somalia. The…
Summary
Published
7 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
7–8 March, 2019
Incident Code
USSOM204-C
Location
Gamboole, Middle Shabelle, Somalia
According to local reports a US airstrike, carried out as part of a land and air operation, was conducted in the Gambole area killing up to eight alleged Al-Shabaab fighters on March 8th. Two civilians were also reportedly killed in the strike and four more injured, Voice of America said. According to Mareeg: "U.S. forces…
Summary
Published
8 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground)
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
4
Military actors reported killed
3–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
6 March 2019
Incident Code
USSOM202
Location
Busaar/Waraha Kakuma, Gedo, Somalia
A possible US or Kenyan airstrike at Buusaar or Waraha-Kakuma left "scores" of al Shabaab fighters dead, according to local media sources. A regional official who asked Mareeg to remain anonymous, told the local news organisation that the strike had destroyed al Shabaab's base in 'Buzer, west Somalia.' The report did not note how many…
Summary
Published
6 March 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
10–40
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
28 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM201
Location
Gal Hamurre, Hiiraan, Somalia
The Pentagon carried out a February 28th airstrike in Somalia that killed 26 terrorists in the vicinity of Hiran, according to a press release from US Africa Command issued the following day. The attack marked the third US action in four days in the same area. US Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Hadfield, US Africa Command…
Summary
Published
28 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
26
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
25 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM200
Location
Shebeleey, near Belet Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia
The US military carried out an airstrike in Somalia on February 25th that killed 20 terrorists, according to a press release from US Africa Command. US Army Brig. Gen. Gregory Hadfield, AFRICOM deputy director of intelligence, said in the released statement: "This precision airstrike successfully targeted an encampment from which al-Shabaab could stage, coordinate, and…
Summary
Published
25 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
24 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM199
Location
23 miles east of Belet Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia
A confirmed US action, striking approximately 23 miles east of Beledweyne in the Hiran Region, killed 35 militants while no civilians were harmed, an AFRICOM statement asserted the next day. The airstrike targeted armed al Shabaab militants "as they were transitioning between locations in a rural area", the US command said. Marine Corps Maj. Gen.…
Summary
Published
24 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
35
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM197
Location
Dacaraha, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
A US airstrike targeted alleged al Shabaab militants in the vicinity of Dacaraha village, 50 km west of Mogadishu, a local source reported. Publicly AFRICOM said it had conducted two strikes near Kunyo Barrow that day, with others at Janaale and Awdhegle. The other Kunyo barrow strike - which hit the town itself - reportedly…
Summary
Published
23 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
0–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM198-C
Location
Qoryoley near Janaale, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
An adult woman was reported killed by an alleged US attack on Qoryole, according to the Turkish news organisation TRT - an event it dated to before midnight on February 23rd 2019. Despite conducting four strikes in the near region that day. AFRICOM later insisted that "no U.S. military strike took place at the alleged…
Summary
Published
23 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM195-C
Location
حرمك, Kunya Barrow, Middle Juba, Somalia
A father and young child were reported killed in a US airstrike on the al Shabaab-occupied town of Kunyo Barrow. AFRICOM later admitted the deaths of two civilians along with three injuries in the event in its first quarterly civilian harm report of April 2020. US Africa Command first reported on February 24th 2019 that…
Summary
Published
23 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3
Military actors reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
23 February 2019
Incident Code
USSOM196
Location
Awdeegle, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
The Pentagon announced four airstrikes on February 23rd in a press release issued by US Africa Command. One of these airstrikes occurred in Awdeegle, 50 kilometres west of Mogadishu. The press release read: "These four airstrikes eliminated checkpoints and facilities used by al-Shabaab to collect illegal taxes to fund terrorist activities and to oppress the innocent…
Summary
Published
23 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Unknown
Military Actor
U.S. 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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