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Incident Date
6 May 2020
Incident Code
LC381
Location
الكريمية, Al Keramia, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were killed and four more injured, all from the same family, by indiscriminate shelling on the Keramia area of Janzur. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "A family has arrived at 4:00 a.m. to the Al-Zawiya Street Hospital after a shell landed on the house in the Keramia area, which resulted in the death…
Summary
Published
6 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
5 May 2020
Incident Code
LC378
Location
طرابلس: الهضبة البدري, Tripoli: Al Hadaba Al Badri, Tarabulus, Libya
A family of three, including a child and a woman, was killed in alleged LNA artillery strikes on their home in Al Hadaba Al Badri on May 5th, 2020, according to local sources. Two other civilians were injured. Libya Observer reported that "on Tuesday [May 5th] night, Haftar's forces killed an entire family in Al Hadba…
Summary
Published
5 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 May 2020
Incident Code
LC377
Location
بني وليد, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya
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…
Summary
Published
3 May 2020
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
GNA/Turkish Military
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
1 May 2020
Incident Code
LC376
Location
جوار جامع نتيفه, Vicinity of Natifa Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were killed and up to four more injured by LNA shelling on the Zanata neighbourhood of Tripoli. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "Sincere condolences to Professor Zahra Bizan on the death of the late God Almighty, her nephew, Youssef Abdel Hamid Bizan, who passed away, and his neighbor, Aqila Borkhis, with a missile…
Summary
Published
1 May 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
3–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
29 April 2020
Incident Code
LC374
Location
مطار معيتيقة الدولي: جهاز الطب العسكري, Mitiga Airport: Military Medical Authority Headquarters, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was killed and at least five others, including a woman, were killed in alleged LNA artillery strikes on the Military Medical Authority headquarters on the Mitiga airport, Tripoli, on April 29th, 2020. Field Medicine and Support Center reported that "the Military Medical Authority building was hit by indiscriminate shells, which caused the death of…
Summary
Published
29 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
5–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
29 April 2020
Incident Code
LC375
Location
أبو الغرب: محطة وقود نسيم الشروق, Naseem al Shorouk Gas Station, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
Two civilians were allegedly killed by a GNA or Turkish airstrike near Abu Al Ghurab. The LNA media center said: "Two ambulances have been attacked, and two people inside died following a Turkish drone strike at 10 am, on Wednesday, 04/29/2020 The attack occurred in the Abu Al Ghurab area, inside the petrol station." Libya…
Summary
Published
29 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 April 2020
Incident Code
LC372
Location
الغضوية , قصر ابو هادي , Al Ghudwiyah, Ra’s At Tabal , Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
Up 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…
Summary
Published
28 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
4–5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
GNA/Turkish Military
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Incident Date
28 April 2020
Incident Code
LC373
Location
مستشفى رويال التخصصي, Tripoli Royal Clinic, Tarabulus, Libya
LNA militias allegedly shelled Al Shok road in Tripoli on April 28th, 2020, according to local sources. Patients of the intensive care unit at the Royal Clinic were reportedly minorly injured in the shelling. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy wrote that shells fell on Al Shok road and Karnifaal street, adding that the family farm of…
Summary
Published
28 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
27 April 2020
Incident Code
LC371
Location
الشريدات, Sharidat, Tarabulus, Libya
A woman and her son were killed and up to three other family members were injured by alleged LNA shelling on their home in Al Sharidat area, Castelverde on April 27th, 2020, according to local sources. February TV reported "the death of Mrs. Al Khadra Salem Al Falaghi and one of her children, and the…
Summary
Published
27 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
25 April 2020
Incident Code
LC370
Location
دمشق, Damascus, Tarabulus, Libya
Five civilians were allegedly injured my LNA shelling on the Damascus neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center said: "The Green Hill (Al Hadaba Al Khadra’) Hospital today, Saturday, 4/25/2020, received five wounded people as a result of being hit by indiscriminate shells in the Damascus neighborhood." Libya Alahrar TV reported LNA shelling…
Summary
Published
25 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 April 2020
Incident Code
LC366
Location
مشروع الموز, Banana project, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by indiscriminate shelling near the Banana project in Tripoli. The Field Medicine and Support Center initially said he was injured: "The University Hospital in Tripoli also received Mohammed Anwar Al-Bahri, who suffered a neck injury, as a result of the fall of a random shell in Al-Sabaa area, behind Al-Jadida…
Summary
Published
24 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 April 2020
Incident Code
LC367
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
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…
Summary
Published
24 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 April 2020
Incident Code
LC368
Location
ترهونة, Tarhuna, Marqab, Libya
One child was killed and other civilians injured by alleged GNA shelling on Tarhuna. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "Several Grad rockets hit the city of Tarhuna, causing civilian casualties." Tarhuna 24 posted: "A cowardly bombardment with Grad rockets on the city of Tarhuna, killing one child and wounding others." The Tarhuna Echo reported: "Shelling…
Summary
Published
24 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
24 April 2020
Incident Code
LC369
Location
حوازة ليم, Orange farm, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed and another one injured by shelling on an orange farm. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "A shell landed on an orange farm and news of the death of one of the workers and the injury of another worker. There is no ambulance at this moment." There is currently no further…
Summary
Published
24 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
23 April 2020
Incident Code
LC365
Location
أربع شوارع زويته, Al Zuwaita Junction, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed by indiscriminate artillery selling on Ain Zara. Al Wasat wrote: "A spokesman for the ambulance and emergency services, Osama Ali, announced the death of a citizen as a result of a shrapnel wound when 'shells fell on a house in Zuwita Street in Ain Zara' in the capital, Tripoli, on…
Summary
Published
23 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
22 April 2020
Incident Code
LC362
Location
سوق الجمعة , Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, Libya
An unknown number of civilians was reportedly killed and 11 civilians were injured in alleged LNA artillery attacks on several areas in Souq Al Jumaa in Tripoli on April 22nd, 2020, according to local sources. Souq Al Khamis initially reported that the shelling wounded two civilians, one critically. Later, it reported civilian fatalities but did…
Summary
Published
22 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
11
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
22 April 2020
Incident Code
LC363
Location
الدعوة الأسلامية, Al Daoua Al Islamiya, Tarabulus, Libya
A man was reportedly killed in shelling by an unknown belligerent on Al Daoua Al Islamiya on April 22nd, 2020, according to Hona Souq Al-Khmies. Al Daoua Al Islamiya presumably refers to the Al Daoua Al Islamiya institute or university in Tripoli. Currently, further information is unavailable to Airwars.
Summary
Published
22 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
22 April 2020
Incident Code
LC364
Location
وريمة, Weryama, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians, including a child, were injured in alleged LNA shelling on the neighbourhood of Weryama in Tarjoura on April 22nd, 2020, according to local sources. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy reported that "shrapnel fell on a house in Weryama area, adjacent to the Maitika airport, and a young girl from the Al Ezibi family was…
Summary
Published
22 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
21 April 2020
Incident Code
LC361
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Two 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…
Summary
Published
21 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
20 April 2020
Incident Code
LC359
Location
الساعدية, Al Sa'adeh, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were reported killed and two others reported injured, all from the same family, in alleged LNA attack with mortars on on their home in al-Sa'adia in Tripoli, Libya on April 20th, 2020. The civilians are from the Al Miri family. Al Wasat reported that "the Minister of Health adviser to the Al-Wefaq government,…
Summary
Published
20 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
20 April 2020
Incident Code
LC360
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
The GNA-led Burkan Al Ghadab operation reported that LNA targeted two field hospitals in Wadi al Rabie in Tajoura, Libya on April 20th/21st 2020 with Grad rockets. They posted on Facebook saying "The Haftar terrorist militia directly targets with Grad rockets today, two field hospitals in Wadi al Rabie, what resulted in the injury of…
Summary
Published
20 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 April 2020
Incident Code
LC357
Location
ترهونة, Tarhuna, Marqab, Libya
Three brothers were allegedly killed and a fourth brother injured by a drone strike on Tarhuna. Al Wasat reported: "A medical source at Tarhuna General Hospital confirmed on Sunday, that three brothers were killed and a fourth brother was injured due to an attack by a drone aircraft on a market in Tarhuna. The source…
Summary
Published
19 April 2020
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
19 April 2020
Incident Code
LC358
Location
بوابة الجبس, Jabas gate, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly killed after shells by an unknown belligerent were fired on a building and a car in the Al Jabas gate area in Janzur on April 19th, 2020, according to Al Wasat. Al Wasat reported that "the National Safety Authority announced the death of a person as a result of shells falling…
Summary
Published
19 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
18 April 2020
Incident Code
LC355
Location
عرادة, Arada, Tarabulus, Libya
A civilian died of his injuries and nine others, including four children, were wounded in alleged Libyan National Army shelling on Arada neighbourhood in Tripoli on April 18th, 2020, according to local sources. Souq Al Khamis reported on April 18th that "several rockets hit civilian homes in Arada." Burkan Al Ghadab Operation reported the "bombing…
Summary
Published
18 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
18 April 2020
Incident Code
LC356
Location
الرواجح, Al Rawajeh, Tarabulus, Libya
A woman was reportedly killed in shelling by an unknown belligerent on Al Rawajeh near Castelverde, Tripoli district on April 18th, 2020, according to Tk Yahrouq Ki Shy. Tk Yahrouq Ki Shy wrote on Facebook that Ahlam Ali Hamid was killed after a shell landed on her house in Al Rawajeh on April 18th. Currently,…
Summary
Published
18 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
17 April 2020
Incident Code
LC348
Location
مسجد شلوف, Behind Shlouf Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
One man was reported killed and six more civilians injured after alleged LNA shelling on Janzur. Aldamoh_201112 tweeted: "Several shells were fired by insurgent militia on residential neighborhoods in the Keramia area behind the Shlouf Mosque and a family was hit after one of the rockets fell on them." The GNA-led Burkan Al Ghadab operation…
Summary
Published
17 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3–6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
17 April 2020
Incident Code
LC349
Location
طرابلس: طريق الشوك, Tripoli: Al Shok, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was allegedly killed and three more injured by alleged LNA shelling on the Al Shok area of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: "The child, Abd al-Ghaffar bin Ayyad, 16 years old, moved to the mercy of God. Tareeq Al Shok, behind the Carnaval wedding hall." In a different post it added that 13…
Summary
Published
17 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
17 April 2020
Incident Code
LC350
Location
طرابلس: الفرناج, Tripoli: Al Fornaj, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly killed and two policemen injured by LNA shelling on the Al Fornaj area of Tripoli. Ambulance Services Libya only reported one injury. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: "5 rockets land on the university dormitory where the displaced people live, wounding 2 members of the police, and the killing of the citizen Hamza…
Summary
Published
17 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
17 April 2020
Incident Code
LC351
Location
مدرسة جابر بن حيان, Vicinity of Jaber bin Hayyan School, Tarabulus, Libya
An elderly civilian was allegedly injured by alleged LNA shelling on Ain Zara. Tk Yahroug Kl shy said: "Haj Ahmed El-Taher Sassi was seriously injured on the man’s level after a random shell fell near the traffic light, Zouita/Ain Zara, and he was treated to Tripoli Medical Hospital." The Field Medicine and Support Center reported:…
Summary
Published
17 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
17 April 2020
Incident Code
LC354
Location
الهضبة البدري, Al Hadaba Al Badri, Tarabulus, Libya
Five civilians were reportedly wounded in alleged artillery shelling by the Libyan National Army on Tripoli's Al Hadba Al Badri area on April 17th, 2020, according to Libya Al Ahrar. Libya Al Ahrar wrote on Facebook that, according to Osama Ali, a spokesman for the ambulance service, "five civilians were wounded in the Al Hadba Al…
Summary
Published
17 April 2020
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
5
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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