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Incident Date
13 October 2011
Incident Code
Ob243
Location
Danda Darpakhel, North Waziristan, Pakistan
Jalil Haqqani, 32, is an Afghan national and operated between Pakistan and Afghanistan.’ Unusually Haqqani was reported killed as he walked down a street. The Washington Post later raised doubts about his status, with suggestions that the man was not directly related to leaders of the Haqqani Network, and was only a street guard. The attack…
Summary
Published
13 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
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Drone Strike
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Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military actors reported killed
2–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
13 October 2011
Incident Code
Ob244
Location
Chashma Nala, Birmal, South Waziristan, Pakistan
In the second reported strike of the day, drones attacked ‘a group of fighters’ in a compound in South Waziristan, killing up to six people. A Pakistani intelligence official told CNN that ‘The compound on the border was used by militants to routinely fire missiles at NATO and Afghan National Army forces.’ Another official told…
Summary
Published
13 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
3–6
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-204
Location
Western Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
At least 42 civilians were killed near the western Sirte frontline and were found on October 12, 2011 according to Elaph. According to Anis Faraj, a witness who claimed he shared a cell with those that were found dead, about 47 men were being held in a cell and they were taken to Musassim Gaddafi,…
Summary
Published
12 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
42
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
12 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-205
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
On October 12th, 2011, five dead and 44 injured were admitted to the Misurata hospital. A single source reported that the casualties were from the western Sirte front. No details were provided on the victims combatant status, It was also unclear which group had caused the injuries. Private Misurata Free reported that "the Misurata Hospital,…
Summary
Published
12 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–5
Civilians reported injured
0–44
Military actors reported killed
0–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
9 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-203
Location
Zawiya, Al Zawiyah, Libya
الزاوية
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
Published
9 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
6 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-202
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
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
Published
6 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
6 October 2011
Incident Code
USSOM015-C
Location
Dolbiyow, 35 kilometers east of Dhobley, Lower Juba, Somalia
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
Published
6 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
6–7 October, 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-201
Location
Dollar , Surt, Libya
الدولار
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
Published
6 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
5 October 2011
Incident Code
USYEM040-B
Location
Al Arqoub, east of Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen
زنجبار
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
Published
5 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
5–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
5 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-199
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
On October 5th, 2011, a 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 was…
Summary
Published
5 October 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
5 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-200
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
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
Published
5 October 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
5 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-198
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
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
Published
5 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
7
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
4 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-197
Location
Zuwara City, Libya
مدينة زوارة
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
Published
4 October 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
10
Military actors reported killed
0–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
3 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-196
Location
Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, Libya
قصر أبو هادي
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
Published
3 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
3 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-195
Location
Qasr Abu Hadi, Surt, Libya
قصر أبو هادي
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
Published
3 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
2 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-193
Location
Al Furqan mosque, Surt, Libya
مسجد الفرقان
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
Published
2 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
2 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-194
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
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
Published
2 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
1 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-191
Location
Ibn Sina hospital, Surt, Libya
مستشفى ابن سينا
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."
Summary
Published
1 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
1 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-192
Location
1000 Housing Project, Surt, Libya
1000 وحدة سكنية
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…
Summary
Published
1 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
1 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-190
Location
Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya
الحي رقم 3
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
Published
1 October 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
30 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-188
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
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
Published
30 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
30 September 2011
Incident Code
USYEM039-B
Location
Jawf, Al Jawf, Yemen
الجوف
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
Published
30 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
30 September 2011
Incident Code
Ob242
Location
Baghar, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Drones again struck South Waziristan – on the same day that Anwar al-Awlaki was killed in Yemen – resulting in the reported deaths of at least three alleged militants, according to a senior security official. The men, traveling in a vehicle, were reportedly part of Maulvi Nazir’s network, a group the US sees as hostile…
Summary
Published
30 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1–5
Military actors reported killed
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
29 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-186
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
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
Published
29 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
29 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-187
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
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
Published
29 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
28 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-185
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
One source shows several people who are injured due to the NATO strike inside a hospital in Sirte and the doctors trying to revive them. The video posted by Surt Son is captured "The death of dozens of civilians in Sirte a result of NATO bombing and the rebels to revive the city." NATO itself…
Summary
Published
11 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
27 September 2011
Incident Code
Ob241
Location
Azam Warsak, South Waziristan, Pakistan
Up to four people were initially reported killed in a strike on a compound near Wana, South Waziristan. But news agency AFP later quoted a local security official as saying that those in the compound escaped injury: ‘A US drone fired two missiles targeting a vehicle parked in a compound but the militants fled before they…
Summary
Published
27 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Military actors reported killed
0–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
27 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-184
Location
Sirte, Surt, Libya
سرت
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
Published
27 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
26 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-183
Location
neighborhood number 2, Surt, Libya
الحي رقم 2 في مدينة سرت
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
Published
26 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date
25 September 2011
Incident Code
USSOM014
Location
Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia
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
Published
25 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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