All Belligerents in Libya, 2011

طرابلس‎: عمارات الصمود, Tripoli: Al Samoud buildings, Tarabulus, Libya

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One child was allegedly injured by LNA shelling on the Abu Salim area of Tripoli. The Libya Observer quoted the media adviser of the Health Ministry Ameen Al-Hashimi saying: “Three people have been injured in Haftar’s attack on Abu Salim, including one 15-year-old boy.” Tk Yahroug Kl shy only reported shelling: “A state of fear

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عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya

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Four civilians were allegedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on Ain Zara. The Field Medicine and Support Center said: “The field department of the University Hospital Tripoli, a field hospital affiliated to the Center for Field Medicine and Support, received, today, Saturday 25/4/2020, four cases of expatriate workers from the state of Niger as a result

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Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

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قصر بن غشير: سوق زاد الخير, Qasr Bin Gashir: Forsa Street, Tarabulus, Libya

One civilian was allegedly killed by GNA or Turkish shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Khamis Mahmoud Al Sheikhi said: “The capital, a random shell fired by the Erdogan militia fell near the Zad Al-Khair market in Qasr Bin Gashir, killing Fathi Al-Ghoula, may God have mercy on him.” Tk Yahroug Kl shy wrote: “He moved

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Government of National Accord, Turkish Military

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الزاوية‎, Zawiya, Al Zawiyah, Libya

An elderly Palestinian woman was allegedly killed by Gaddafi forces shelling on Zawiya. According to Palestine Book : “The martyrdom of the elderly Palestinian Alamiya Al-Kamoudi, 71 years old, and the wounding of her brother and his wife (residing in Libya), from Al-Bureij camp in the Gaza Strip, as a result of indiscriminate bombing by

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

(1 woman)

الدولار, Dollar , Surt, Libya

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Three civilians were allegedly killed and a mother injured by a NATO airstrike on the Al Wafa neighbourhood of Sirte, which is alternatively referred to as Al Dollar neighbourhood.. ANVWL said on one of the victim’s circumstances of death on October 6th: “The child was killed in Al-Wafa neighbourhood, Al-Dollar neighbourhood, as a result of

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(2 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

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On May 2nd 2011, multiple sources reported shelling on Misurata by Gaddafi forces, killing at least six and injuring dozens. It was unclear how many of those harmed were civilians or combatants. Reuters wrote that about a hundred rockets had been fired into Misurata by Gaddafi forces. According to Ahrar Libya : “A medical source

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0 – 6

0–12

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

0–6

Belligerents reported injured

0–12

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سرت‎, Sirte, Surt, Libya

On October 5th, 2011, four children were injured in Sirte due to shrapnel from Grad rockets, suspected to have been fired by Libyan rebel forces. No additional information on the children were provided. An al-Jamahiriya posted stated that “4 children were injured by shrapnel at the Sirte Gulf conference as a result of the Grad

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القريات, Qaryat, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

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On February 24th, 2011, four civilians were reported killed and one injured in the Jabal al Gharbi district of Al Qaryat, after being shot by Gaddafi forces. Multiple tweets reported the casualties. @tousniahorra states “Four people were killed in Qurayyat, which lies about 400 km south of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Shot by the security

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تاجوراء, Tajoura, Tarabulus, Libya

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At least one man died from injuries sustained during his detention in a rebel-controlled facility in mid-November 2011 in Tajoura according to the UN Report Source Page 82. A reported member of Gaddafi’s security agency was arrested at his father’s house on October 17, 2011 by rebels who did not have an arrest warrant and

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(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

Suspected target

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بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

Two Facebook sources claimed that 13 “foreign airstrikes” had struck Benghazi, but seem to have copied one another on the information. There were no known public reports of civilian harm at the time.

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بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Libya

LNA fighter jets targeted a vessel west of Qamins 25 km west of Benghazi according to the official LNA Facebook page. Social media sources added that the LNA also launched raids on Qawarsheh, Bosnib and Sabri. The status of any civilian crew onboard the vessel is unknown.

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درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya

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The LNA reportedly targeted the Shura Council and ISIS with 25 airstrikes at dawn in the eastern part of the city. According to Libya 24 News, “a plane belonging to the Libyan air force struck at dawn today sites belonging to the Libyan branch of the Islamic State organization ‘Daesh’ east of the city of

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بنغازي‎, Bosnib, Benghazi, Libya

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Several local sources reported that the LNA targeted the Shura Council in Benghazi – though one source blamed Egypt. The strike reportedly hit the area in the west of Benghazi called Bosnib. Nöor çoröğlü posted pictures of destroyed civilian homes due to the strikes but did not mention civilian harm. According to @zicotarhuni, the Egyptian

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Egyptian Military, Libyan National Army

طرابلس‎: خزانات النفط, Tripoli: Oil tanks, Tarabulus, Libya

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One child was reportedly injured because of LNA shelling on Tripoli. The GNA Burkan Al Ghadab operation claimed: “The child Osama Mohammed Hamza was injured by shrapnel in the neck as a result of the indiscriminate shelling of the militias of the war criminal Hafter behind oil tanks and was transferred to the field hospital

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طرابلس‎: مدرسة ابي الاشهر, Tajoura: Abu Al Ashur School, Tarabulus, Libya

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One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscrimante artillery shelling on Tajoura. An Amnesty International field investigation said: “A 22-year-old man, Abdelrahman Adel Abi al-Ashhar, was injured when a rocket struck a school located near the eastern perimeters of Mitiga airport, on the evening of 29 July 2019. He told Amnesty International: “I was standing in

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Government of National Accord, Libyan National Army

Named victims

1 named

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya

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During a night of heavy LNA and UAE attacks on the city of Misurata – with at least 17 airstrikes reported, mostly targeting military sites – up to six civilians were locally reported injured. According to Libya al Ahrar, “A medical source confirms to Libya Al-Ahrar the arrival of 6 wounded civilians to the emergency

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4–6

Libyan National Army, United Arab Emirates Military

مدرسة رجب النائب, Rajab Al Naab School, Tarabulus, Libya

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Four children were allegedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Hadaba Al Badri neighbourhood of Tripoli. Initially sources reported two dead and two injured, referring to a GNA Ministry of Health spokesperson. The Libya Observer reported: “Three children have been killed and others injured in Al-Hadba Al-Badri neighborhood as Khalifa Haftar’s forces have fired

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(4 children)

المدينة القديمة, Old Town, Tarabulus, Libya

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Two civilians, including one child, were reportedly injured by LNA shelling on the Old Town of Tripoli. The Libya Observer said: “A woman and a little girl were wounded and seven houses were damaged in three rocket attacks by warlord Haftar’s militia groups on the Old Town of Tripoli, an ancient walled city dating back

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عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya

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A neurosurgeon was allegedly killed by LNA shelling on Ain Zara. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: “Dr. Abdelmonem Bughafa, a neurosurgeon, was killed in the university hospital, after a random shell landed on his house in Ain Zara, in the capital, Tripoli.” The Field Medicine and Support Center wrote: “The Center for Field Medicine and

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(1 man)

بني وليد, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya

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Two civilians were allegedly killed by a GNA or Turkish drone strike near Bani Walid. Osama Olabidy tweeted that two young men from the Mashashiya tribe were killed while trying to selling to sell fuel in Bani Walid. In a previous tweet he said they were driving a Toyota Tundra. 218Tv wrote that “there were

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(2 men)

Government of National Accord, Turkish Military

Named victims

2 named

الاصابعة, Asabi'ah, Tarabulus, Libya

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Between six and eight civilians, including one child, were allegedly killed by a Turkish drone strike on Asabi’ah. Libya Witness tweeted: “6 civilians, including a child, were killed in a Turkish raid in the city of Asabi’ah, western Libya.” A pro-LNA Twitter account said seven civilians and a child were killed.

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Airstrike, Drone Strike

6 – 8

(1 child)

مرسى البريقة, Brega, Al Wahat, Libya

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One child was allegedly injured by a NATO or rebel airstrike on Brega. Surt Son posted a video on Youtube showing the victim named Mohamed Musa. According to the video he was injured by artillery shelling on his home which would point at the rebels as the culprit. The description however says he was bombed

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

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سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya

A single source reported that one child was critically injured by an attack by NATO and was being treated at a hospital in Sirte in October 2nd, 2011. NATO on that day reported hitting “1 multiple rocket launcher, 1 armed vehicle” in the vicinity of Sirte. There is no further information currently available.

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Known belligerent

NATO forces

الهبارة, Al Habara , Misrata, Libya

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On June 17th 2011, pro-Gaddafi forces shelled the city of Misurata, killing ten including eight named victims and wounding 40, according to Reuters. The status of some of those harmed was unclear. The news agency said: “In Misurata, opposition spokesman Ahmed Hassan said 10 civilians were killed and 40 others wounded when pro-Gaddafi forces bombed

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8 – 10

(1 woman)

Belligerents reported killed

2–9

Belligerents reported injured

0–40

الدافنية, Al Dafiniya, Misrata, Libya

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Rocket fire allegedly launched by Gaddafi’s forces struck the Al Dafiniya area and killed between one and four people and injured between nine and ten. A Facebook post from News sarkhat Libya alleges that those killed and injured were rebels while a tweet from @shababalnhda alleges that they were civilians.

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Airstrike and/or Artillery

0 – 4

0–10

Gaddafi Forces

Suspected target

Belligerents reported killed

0–4

Belligerents reported injured

0–10

بني وليد, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya

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On May 28th, 2011, a demonstrated near the market in Bani Walid lead to the death of 13 civilians, who were shot by Gaddafi aligned forces. A UN report from 2011 reported the casualty, stating “Together with 12 other young men, an injured man sought refuge in a room on the second floor of a

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زاوية البقول, Zawiyat Al Baqoul, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya

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Three civilians were allegedly killed by Libyan rebel forces in Zawiyat Al Baqoul. The UN’s investigation into Libya 2011 later reported the following: “The Commission also received reports of killings of members of other groups perceived to be Qadhafi loyalists, which typically took place in the immediate aftermath of the thuwar gaining control of the

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(3 men)

Small arms and light weapons

بنغازي‎, Sabri, Benghazi, Libya

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According to local sources UAE planes carried out between 13 and 20 fresh airstrikes near the fish market and Sabri areas of Benghazi. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.

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United Arab Emirates Military

بنغازي‎, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya

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The LNA self-reported what it said was “an air strike targeting a field hospital belonging to terrorist militias in the Qanfouda area.” Casualties among patients and health workers are not presently known.

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