Civilian Casualties

Small arms and light weapons

Gaddafi forces

الزاوية‎, Zawiya, Al Zawiyah, Libya

LOCATION

At least two men died from injuries they sustained after being detained by rebel forces at Judayem detention centre and later died in Al Zawiyah Hospital on October 9, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 81. Both men were arrested on September 17, 2011 in Al Zawiyah by rebel forces and taken to Judaism

Summary

(2 men)

Small arms and light weapons

Libyan rebel forces

Dolbiyow, 35 kilometers east of Dhobley, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

Four Somali farmers were reported to have been killed in a possible drone strike in Dolbiyow Village, 35km east of Dhobley according to Somalia Report, while one was reportedly injured. The farmers and their camels were killed moments after al-Shabaab fighters fled the area in vehicles, witnesses said. However, a TFG official told Somalia Report

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

LOCATION

At least 17 people were killed, including one man who was a soldier in Qadhafi’s forces, in Sirte by rebel forces around October 6, 2011 according to the UN Report Source Page 78. A Tawerghan living in an IDP camp was a relative of the soldier killed and was told about his relative’s death by

Summary

(1 man)

Small arms and light weapons

Libyan rebel forces

الدولار, Dollar , Surt, Libya

LOCATION

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

Summary

(2 children)

3 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

A 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

Summary

زنجبار‎, Al Arqoub, east of Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen

LOCATION

Between five and 10 militants, reportedly members of Al Qaeda, were killed and seven more were wounded in a US strike or strikes on Arqoub, east of Zinjibar on October 5, 2011, sources said. There are currently no known reports of civilian harm. The strike reportedly targeted alleged militant hideouts in al Arqoub, east of

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

US Forces

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

Belligerents reported killed

5–10

Belligerents reported injured

LOCATION

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

Summary

LOCATION

On October 5th, 2011, a single Moroccan woman was reported to have been injured by a mortar shell in Sirte. The mortar was suspected to have been fired by Libyan rebel forces. Multiple sources reported on the injury of the woman, although no additional information was provided. An al-Jamahiriya post stated that “A Moroccan woman

Summary

مدينة زوارة, Zuwara City, Libya

LOCATION

On October 4th, 2011, shelling on Zuwara City killed ten civilians. It was unclear who fired the shelling, as well as what the combatant status of the casualties were. No injury counts were confirmed as well. On Facebook, the saadalibya page stated “Ten civilians were killed in Zuwara after two mortar shells landed”. A tweet

Summary

Gaddafi Forces, Libyan rebel forces

Suspected belligerents

Belligerents reported killed

0–10

قصر أبو هادي, Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Qasr Abu Hadi. Al Gaddadifa martyrs said: “Child martyr Muammar Khalaf Allah Misbah Al-Amouri Gaddafi killed as a result of indiscriminate shelling of NATO gangs.” Other sources also reported his death. NATO did not declare any strikes in the area on that day.

Summary

قصر أبو هادي, Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

One child was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Qasr Abu Hadi. Three different pages listing victim of the NATO intervention named Muhammad Khaled Al-Sayyid Al-Qahsi Al-Gaddafi as killed on October 3rd. A comment on the Al Gaddadifa page said he was “killed in front of his family’s eyes on 3/10/2011 at 3 o’clock

Summary

LOCATION

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.

Summary

NATO forces

مسجد الفرقان, Al Furqan mosque, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

During Isha prayers in the evening prayers, an indiscriminate attack was launched on Al Furqan Mosque by NATO, resulted in several injures to worshipers who later were moved to Ibn Sina Hospital in Sirte, in the second of October 2011. A source affiliated with Gaddafi, against the day 17 in Libya, claims that due to

Summary

1000 وحدة سكنية, 1000 Housing Project, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on the 1,000 housing units in Sirte. According to Al Gadadiffa martyrs, “Yaza Omar, age unknown, was killed due to the indiscriminate shelling of 1,000 housing units.” NATO on that day reported hitting “1 command and control node, 1 infantry and anti-aircraft artillery staging area, 2

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مستشفى ابن سينا, Ibn Sina hospital, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

According to sources affiliated with the Gaddafi regime, a girl was killed due to indiscriminate shelling on ‘Ibn Sina hospital’ in Sirte, in October the first, 2011. @nooo21 said that “indiscriminate shelling by the rebels hits the Sirte city hospital with missiles.”

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الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

A brother and a sister have allegedly been injured due to an attack by the NATO in neighbourhood number 3 in Sirte. NATO on that day reported hitting in the vicinity of Sirte: “1 command and control node, 1 infantry and anti-aircraft artillery staging area, 2 armed vehicles, 4 armoured infantry vehicles, 1 tank.” There

Summary

2 named, 1 familiy identified

الجوف, Jawf, Al Jawf, Yemen

LOCATION

Four AQAP militants were killed in a confirmed CIA drone strike on Jawf, reports said. There are currently no reports of civilian harm from this strike. Anwar al Awlaki, the US-born cleric, apparently became the first US citizen to be deliberately killed by the CIA in a drone strike, part of Operation Troy. The attack

Summary

Airstrike, Drone Strike

Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)

US Forces

Known target

Geolocation

Province/governorate

Belligerents reported killed

LOCATION

One child was killed by Rebel forces artillery shelling and its mother injured in Sirte, according to the UN. The report said: “Family members interviewed by the Commission stated that a female relative was injured by shrapnel, and her infant daughter was killed, when her home in Hay al-Dollar was hit by Grad rockets in

Summary

Libyan rebel forces

LOCATION

Two 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

Summary

2 – 3

2–3

NATO forces, Libyan rebel forces

Suspected belligerents

Known target

Gaddafi forces

LOCATION

One child was killed due to an attack that took place by NATO or rebels. Various condolence pages reported the death of Hassan Rajab Jadallah Al-Qahsi Gaddafi. NATO on that day reported hitting “1 ammunition storage area, 1 multi rocket launcher area” in the vicinity of Sirte. There is no further information currently available.

Summary

NATO forces

LOCATION

A father and his daughter were killed by a NATO strike in Sirte in September 29th 2011. NATO on that day reported hitting “1 ammunition storage area, 1 multi rocket launcher area.” There is currently no further information available

Summary

(1 child1 man)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

Various sources reported that a woman was killed and a child lost his eyesight due to injures by NATO attack in Sirte, in September 27th 2011. Sadikat al Qa’ed comment on Nour Al-Din Nasser Al Zanki Facebook post stated that a child with the woman suffered injures; however, it is unclear if he was the

Summary

(1 woman)

1–2

الحي رقم 2 في مدينة سرت, neighborhood number 2, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

One source reported that two children were killed by a NATO strike in neighbourhood two in Sirte, in September 26th 2011. NATO on that day reported hitting “1 ammunition/vehicle storage facility” in the vicinity of Sirte. There is currently no further information available.

Summary

(2 children)

2 named, 1 familiy identified

Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia

LOCATION

The United States launched a series of drone attacks on al-Shabaab in Kismayo, according to residents, who reported strikes on three locations. The BBC reported that “At least three targets were hit around Kismayo, the southern port which is under the control of the militants. One reconnaissance drone is reported to have crashed… al-Shabaab are patrolling the

Summary

US Forces

Belligerents reported injured

Al-Shabaab

2–6

الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

On 25 September 2011 at about 4 am, NATO struck a residential building in Sirte that ended up in killing a family that consists of four children and three women. Amnesty International said: “It is not clear whether another relative, Mosbah Ahmed Diyab, a Brigadier-General in al-Gaddafi’s forces who lived in another area of the

Summary

(4 children3 women)

8 named, 1 familiy identified

برج الساعة المجاور للحي رقم 3, Clock tower adjacent Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

According to various sources mostly affiliated with the Gaddafi regime, family members residing in neighbourhood number 3 in front of Al Sa’a (clock) tower, Sirte, were injured and some killed due to an attack launched by NATO in September 25th 2011. It is unclear due to contradicting sources, whether Sarah Ahmed Abd al-Mawli Yunus and Muhammad

Summary

3 – 5

(2–4 children)

2–3

6 named, 1 familiy identified

LOCATION

One civilian was allegedly injured by NATO bombing on Sirte. TV Arrai reported bombing of residential areas by NATO. Surt Son posted a video on Youtube of a civilian with face injuries. The narrator says he was injured while sitting near his car. NATO on that day reported hitting “2 command and control nodes, 1

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مسكن مصطفى ناجي المرابط, Gidwar family residence, Surt, Libya

LOCATION

Three civilians were allegedly killed and up to four more injured by a NATO airstrike on the Ghardabiya area of Sirte. A Human Rights Watch investigation found: “On September 23, 2011, around 4 p.m., NATO struck a new house on a farm belonging to the Gidwar family in Gurdabiya, about 20 kilometers east of Sirte.

Summary

(2 children1 man)

3–4

8 named, 1 familiy identified