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Incident Date

15 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-095

Location

Al Ahly Club, Tarabulus, Libya
النادي الأهلي الرياضي
On May 15th, 2011, one civilian, a young man, was shot dead in Tripoli by Gaddafi forces during a protest in Tripoli in front of the al-Ahly Club. No injury numbers could be found, reported only by a Facebook post from the "Only Libya" page. "Only Libya" reported the casualty, stating "A demonstration took place…

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15 May 2011
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Incident Date

13 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-093

Location

Roiussat, Misrata, Libya
الرويسات
Eight to ten civilians, including two children, were allegedly killed and several others injured by Gaddafi forces shelling the Rouissat neighbourhood of Misurata. Ahrar Libya said: "An hour ago: Gaddafi forces bombed the Ruwaisat and Nisour al-Jaw villages in Misurata, destroying 5 homes and killing 8 people, including two children." According to Only4Libya, "the bombing…

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13 May 2011
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Incident Date

13 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-092

Location

Brega, Al Wahat, Libya
مرسى البريقة
Between 11 and 16 civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike on Brega. Both the BBC and the Washington Post said that eleven clerics were killed in the attack, while Reuters noted that "Nine imams were among 11 people killed in a strike on a guest house in the eastern city of Brega on Friday,…

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13 May 2011
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Incident Date

12 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-091

Location

Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
طرابلس‎
Six possible civilian fatalities were reported in a NATO airstrike on Tripoli at or near one of Gaddafi's compounds. Al Jazeera reported that "A series of explosions rocked early at dawn today in the center of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, in the vicinity of Bab al-Aziziyah, the headquarters of Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, after a raid…

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12 May 2011
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Incident Date

10 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-090

Location

High Committee for Children, Tarabulus, Libya
العليا للأطفال وسط
On May 10th at 2am local time, NATO conducted airstrikes in Tripoli, injuring at least four children, with two seriously injured, according to two sources. Multiple sources confirmed at least three explosions, with one centred on the government building housing the Higher Committee for Children. Al Jazeera said: "Reuters quoted Libyan officials as saying that…

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Published
11 May 2011
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Incident Date

9 May 2011

Incident Code

USYEM015-C

Location

al Mirab, Taiz, Yemen
الميراب
Ali Alkhadr (14 years old) was injured by shrapnel from an alleged US air-strike on May 9th, 2011 near the village al-Mihrab. Al-Akhbar reported on the incident stating that the shrapnel tore Alkhadr´s jaw open when he was returning from a family visit in al-Mihrab village. It was reported that Doctors without Borders provided 1…

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9 May 2011
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Incident Date

7 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-089

Location

Zawiyat Al Baqoul, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
زاوية البقول
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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7 May 2011
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Incident Date

5 May 2011

Incident Code

USYEM014-B

Location

Shabwa province, Shabwa, Yemen
شبوة‎
Two to three middle-ranking Al Qaeda affiliates were killed and another was injured due to a US drone strike, originally targeting US-born cleric Anwar al Awlaki in the province of Shabwa in the morning of May 5th, 2011. In one of the first recorded US attack using remotely piloted drones since 2002, during Yemen’s Arab…

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5 May 2011
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Incident Date

4 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-087

Location

Al Hira, Al Jafarah, Libya
الحيرة
On May 4th, 2011, NATO airstrikes in the Al Hira area, west of Tripoli, led to reported civilian casualties. State television reported deaths and damage to infrastructure, and was quoted in multiple sources. No specific numbers or details about civilian and belligerent casualties were given. Al Sharq Al-Awsat said fore example: "Libyan TV announced yesterday…

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4 May 2011
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Incident Date

4 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-088

Location

Refugee Camp in Qasr Ahmed, Misrata, Libya
مخيم اللاجئين في قصر أحمد
A family was reportedly killed by Gaddafi regime forces artillery shelling of Misurata. Al Jazeera said at the time: "Libya's revolutionaries said that yesterday's bombing of the Gaddafi Brigades targeted the port of Misrata in western Libya, leaving at least five civilians dead, at a time when an official at the International Criminal Court spoke…

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4 May 2011
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Incident Date

3 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-086

Location

Al Ruwaisat, Misrata, Libya
الرويسات
On May 3rd, 2011, Gaddafi forces reportedly bombed Misurata after NATO planes had left the area. Al Jazeera said: "Fighting broke out between the rebels and the Gaddafi Brigades in the southern and eastern suburbs of Misrata, and the rebels said they repelled an attack by tanks belonging to the brigades. Sources reported that 55…

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3 May 2011
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Incident Date

5 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-085

Location

Misurata, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
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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2 May 2011
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Incident Date

1 May 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-084

Location

Kerzaz, Misrata, Libya
كرزاز
On May 1st-6th, 2011, Ahour Abdullah and his son Yusef were found dead in Kerzaz, the eastern front of Misurata, suspected to be from Gaddafi forces. A Facebook post from "Misrata Today" reported their deaths, confirmed by Amnesty. Amnesty reports "On 6 May, the bodies of ‘Ashour al-Tifl and his son Yousef were found in…

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1 May 2011
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Incident Date

30 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-082

Location

Jallo Oasis, Al Wahat, Libya
جالو
On April 30th, 2011, Gaddafi forces entered the Jallo Oasis, reportedly killing six civilians and four rebels. According to Agence France-Presse, 66 cars arrived from the south of the Oasis, killing one civilian at a bakery and five more civilian workers during the attack. Al Jazeera quoted a rebel spokesman, also describing the six civilian…

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30 April 2011
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Incident Date

30 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-081

Location

Green Square, Tarabulus, Libya
الساحة الخضراء
Several members of the Gaddafi family were reported to have been killed by a NATO airstrike on Tripoli. While Saif al-Arab Gaddafi, son of Muammar Gaddafi, was reportedly a member of the military, his children clearly had non-combatant status due to their young age. CNN reported: "The Libyan government said Sunday that Gadhafi's son, Saif…

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30 April 2011
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Incident Date

30 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-083

Location

MIsrata, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
On April 30th, 2011, Gaddafi forces shelling of Misrata led to the reported killing of two people and left 17 others injured. According to Al Jazeera, "A number of Libyan civilians and rebels were killed and wounded as a result of the continued bombardment by Gaddafi Brigades of the city of Misurata with rockets and…

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30 April 2011
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Incident Date

29 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-080

Location

Ghiran, Misrata, Libya
الغيران
Up to six civilians were reported injured by shelling from Gaddafi regime forces in Ghiran near Misurata. A video posted by Ismail Abdulla shows various civilians being treated in hospital for injuries said to have been sustained from the shelling. There is currently no further known public information available relating to this event.

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29 April 2011
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Incident Date

27 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-079

Location

East of Steel Factory, Misrata, Libya
A NATO airstrike reportedly killed between 11 and 12 rebels in a friendly fire incident near Misurata. CNN said 11 rebels were killed and two wounded and added: "Angry survivors told Marie Colvin of The Sunday Times that they and the victims were on the coast, east of a steel plant, when a NATO plane…

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27 April 2011
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Incident Date

25 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-077

Location

Misurata, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
On April 25th, 2011, Gaddafi forces shelled Misurata at dawn, firing over 40 rockets. Al Jazeera reported that 12 civilians were killed in the attack and a further 57 injured , according to a rebel spokesman. Airwars has to date been unable to identify additional sources in relation to this event.

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25 April 2011
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Incident Date

25 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-078

Location

Al Zintan, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
الزنتان
On April 25th, 2011, three people were reported killed while fleeing Zintan, due to artillery shelling from Gaddafi forces . It was unclear how many of those harmed were civilians or rebels, from this single source claim via Al Jazeera.

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25 April 2011
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Incident Date

24 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-076

Location

Misurata, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
Between one and 14 civilians were allegedly killed by Gaddafi forces shelling on Misurata. An Amnesty International investigation found the following: "Ahmed Ahmed al-Majdoub, a 64-year-old father of 10, was killed on 25 April at his daughter’s house in the Qasr Ahmad neighbourhood of Misratah, to the west of the port." The investigation quotes al-Majdoub's…

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24 April 2011
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Incident Date

23 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-075

Location

Misurata, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
Gaddafi forces bombing of Misurata allegedly killed 40 civilians and injured many more, according to a major news channel. Al Jazeera reported at the time: "40 people were killed and dozens of others wounded in a bombing carried out by the Gaddafi Brigades on Saturday on the city of Misurata" There is currently no additional…

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23 April 2011
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Incident Date

23 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-074

Location

Sabha, Sabha, Libya
سبها‎
Dozens of civilians were reportedly injured in a NATO airstrike near Sabha. A video by Libya Tears showed footage of civilians being treated in a hospital after an alleged  airstrike. The caption reads: "This is what NATO has done to protect civilians with Security Council Resolutions 1970 and 1973. At the instigation of our brothers…

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23 April 2011
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Incident Date

22 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-073

Location

Bab Al Azizia, Tarabulus, Libya
باب العزيزية
Three civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike near Tripoli. Breaking News posted on Twitter: "Libya update: 3 die when NATO airstrike hits parking lot at Gadhafi compound in Tripoli - Govt. spokesman via Reuters." Other sources published similar news, referring back to the government spokesperson. The Huffington post reported that the area was…

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Published
22 April 2011
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Incident Date

20 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-070

Location

Misurata, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
Seven civilians were reported killed as a result of indiscriminate shelling on Misurata by Gaddafi forces. Among them were two internationally known photojournalists, Tim Hetherington and Chris Hondros. The BBC reported: "Briton Tim Hetherington, 40, is said to have been killed in a rocket-propelled grenade attack. US photographer Chris Hondros, 41, was also killed, and two others,…

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20 April 2011
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Incident Date

20 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-072

Location

Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
خلة الفرجان
Seven civilians were reported killed and 18 other injured in Tripoli as a result of NATO bombing. Arab Anger Revolution claimed that "NATO aircraft launched two air raids on the Libyan capital Tripoli on Wednesday evening, killing several people. Government television said seven people were killed and 18 others wounded when four rockets were fired at…

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20 April 2011
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Incident Date

20 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-071

Location

Bi'r al Ghanam, Al Zawiyah, Libya
بئر الغنم
Four civilians were reported killed in a NATO airstrike on Bi'r al Ghanam near Tripoli. Arab Anger Revolution posted on Facebook that "Earlier, four people were killed in the Bi'r al-Ghanam area, southwest of the capital, after an airstrike by the alliance on civilian and military targets." NATO did not report airstrikes in the area…

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20 April 2011
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Incident Date

14 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-069

Location

Misurata, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
At least 16 civilians were reportedly killed in indiscriminate shelling by Gaddafi regime forces on Misurata. Human Rights Watch reported: "Libyan government forces have launched indiscriminate rocket and mortar attacks on residential neighborhoods in the rebel-held city of Misrata, Human Rights Watch said today. One strike, apparently by a Grad rocket, killed at least eight…

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Published
14 April 2011
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Incident Date

12 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-068

Location

Misurata, Misrata, Libya
مصراتة
Three civilians were reported killed and one injured as a result of Gaddafi forces shelling on Misurata. An ITN report showed people mourning the loss of "two brothers" due to indiscriminate shelling. Later, two injured children are shown in the film, of which one was said to have died at the hospital. There are currently…

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Published
12 April 2011
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Incident Date

12 April 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-067

Location

Kikla, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
ككلة‎
A single source reported that civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike on Kikla. According to Rassd News: "Monitoring Libyan TV: NATO air raid on the town of 'Kikla' south of Tripoli, killing civilians and policemen." NATO did not report any airstrikes near Kikla on that day. There is currently no further known information for…

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12 April 2011
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