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June 2, 2011
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العزيزية , Aziziya, Al Jafarah, LibyaTwo police officers were reportedly killed in a NATO airstrike on Aziziya. Nima Elbagir said on Twitter: “Libya gov tell CNN latest Nato strike hit police station in Aziziya – west of Tripoli – killing 2 police officers. No comment yet from Nato” Free Libya Page only reported airstrikes around Tripoli but no civilian harm.
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March 18, 2016
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شواطئ بنغازي, Benghazi Shoreline, Benghazi, LibyaThe LNA targeted a marine trailer reportedly carrying 10 tanks, 3 containers of ammunition and a number of vehicles off the shores of Benghazi at around 03:00 according to its Facebook page. In an apparent maritime version of a double tap strike, the LNA further reported that other boats then tried to save the people
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March 12, 2017
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راس لانوف, Ras Lanuf: Oil Port, Surt, LibyaAn LNA airstrike allegedly killed two security guards at the oil port near Ras Lanuf. The airstrike was reportedly conducted in the evening. Libya Alkhabar reported: “Commander of the Petroleum Facilities Guard, Brigadier General Idris Bukhmadah, said in a statement from the city of Ras Lanuf that the Guard of Petroleum Facilities follows the National
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September 14, 2018
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كورى بوقودى, Kouri Bougoudi, Murzuq, LibyaTwo civilians were reported killed in an alleged Chadian helicopter strike on an illegal gold mine in Kouri Bougoudi at the Libyan-Chadian border. Reuters wrote: “Chadian army helicopters killed two civilians in bombing runs over a gold mining town along the Libyan border, where government forces have clashed with a fledgeling rebel movement, a family
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March 15, 2016
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الهواري, Al-Hawary, Benghazi, LibyaThe LNA posted a video of a helicopter squadron targeting alleged terrorists. The video depicts people caught in explosions, and vehicles and buildings suffering damage. However the combatant status of those hit is unclear.
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January 19, 2014
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قويرة المال, Qweira al Mal, Sabha, LibyaTwo children were reportedly killed in an air or artillery strike in Sabha in the south of Libya. A pro-Gaddafi page on Facebook identified the victims as the 14-year-old and a 17-years-old, and another victim at 14 years old, who lost his leg. It added that they were killed in the Hey al Hijara neighbourhood.
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June 13, 2016
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درنة, Derna, Darnah, LibyaAccording to local media reports, a father and his son were killed in an LNA airstrike south of Derna while driving in their car to go to the bank. Alwasat reported: “A medical source in the city of Derna confirmed that a man and his son were killed by Libyan air force shelling of a
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August 5, 2019
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اربع شوارع الحافلة المحروقة, Vicinity of the Burnt Bus Junction, Surt, LibyaTwo civilians were allegedly killed in a Turkish airstrike near Sirte. Lana News wrote: “Two people were killed and a child was wounded by a Turkish warplane that supported the Al-Wifaq militia, which targeted a Sirte truck and another civilian vehicle near the city of Sirte. Medical sources at Ibn Sina hospital in Sirte said
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July 1, 2019
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الهضبة, Al Hadba, Tarabulus, LibyaTwo civilians were reportedly killed in an LNA airstrike on the Al Hadba neighbourhood of Tripoli. February TV said: “Haftar planes targeted the homes of civilians in Al Hadba, which led to the death of a child and her father and injured two members of her family today in Tripoli.” Libya Alahrar TV claimed four
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December 16, 2016
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قنفودة, Benghazi, LibyaUp to two civilians died and as many as three more were wounded in an alleged UAE airstrike on a residential area in Ganfouda, Benghazi, local media reported. Alnabaa tweeted that “a source from Ganfouda said the two were killed in a foreign bombing of a family home in the area”. According to Emhona “a
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September 23, 2018
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خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reported killed and another one was reported missing, probably due to indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. Alaraby wrote: “The clashes continued sporadically, southeast of the capital Tripoli, on Monday, amid the continued shelling on civilians, while the government of reconciliation is silent about the situation. The sounds of rockets and missiles, which
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April 14, 2019
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سوق الخميس امسيحل, Sog Al Khmies Emsihel, Tarabulus, LibyaA mother and her daughter were allegedly killed by a GNA airstrike on Sog Al-Khmies Emsihel. Libya TV showed footage of destroyed houses and said that Nadia and her daughter Samia were killed by bombing. Mohamed Baaio also reported that Nadia and her daughter were killed. News Central and Eastern Region added that various members
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October 12, 2016
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Vicinity of Water Tower, Surt, LibyaAccording to several sources on Twitter, at least two civilians died in a US airstrike in the morning in Sirte, one of them a child. The sources did not give clear estimates on casualties, though the pictures show two people most likely dead. Two more injured children can be spotted in the images. One source
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January 5, 2015
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درنة: ميناء درنه, Derna Port, Darnah, LibyaGNC planes allegedly bombed a Greek oil tanker killing a Greek engine cadet and a Romanian seaman on board, according to local media. Two Filipinos aboard were injured according to The Telegraph. Shorouk News reported a third person had been wounded. The Telegraph provided significant details on the event, reporting that a 29-year old Greek engine
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July 3, 2019
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سيدي السايح, Sidi as Sa'is, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween two and five civilians were allegedly killed by a GNA airstrike on Sidi as Sa’is near Tripoli. Almarsad reported: “A doctor at the hospital of Tarhuna confirmed the death of two young men and the injury of two others and a family consisting of 4 children and their father seriously injured by the bombing
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August 30, 2018
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طريق المشتل, Arboretum Way, Tarabulus, LibyaTwo children were reported killed by local sources as a result of indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. Our Libya Choice posted on Twitter that “two children were killed after a shell landed on the house of the ben Ashour family near of the Arboretum triangle in the area of Ain Zara in the vicinity of
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February 9, 2017
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قاعدة الجفرة الجوية, Jufra air base, Al Jufrah, LibyaThe Libya Observer reported that LNA warplanes bombed the Al-Jufra airbase, “killing two and wounding 12.” It was not clear from the report if the victims were civilians or combatants. EAN Libya reported that six people were killed and wounded, but again did not provide a breakdown. Libya News reported that two members of the
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January 3, 2015
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ميناء السدرة, Port Sidra, Surt, LibyaAlwasat reported armed clashes around the port of Sidra between fighters guarding the oil ports and the LNA which were accompanied by three LNA airstrikes. Alfakhiri claimed on Twitter that two children were killed in the attack but didn’t add further details.
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July 7, 2019
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خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, LibyaTwo civilians were reportedly killed by LNA artillery shelling on the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. February TV reported: “Bombardment of Haftar militia with Grad rockets on the area of Khallet Al Furjan kills a mother and her two-year-old daughter.” Ahmed Othman and other sources said the two victims belonged to the Al Burki
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January 7, 2018
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South of Sirte, Surt, LibyaTwo decomposed bodies were found in a vehicle, reportedly victims of an earlier airstrike. Qnat Aljamahiriya reported that two decomposed bodies were found by camel breeders. The bodies were in a four-wheel drive video, which had evidently been targeted in the “desert southwest of Sirte.” Based on the report, it appeared the men had died
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July 8, 2011
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غريان, Gheryan, Al Jabal al Gharbi, LibyaTwo civilians were killed in a NATO airstrike on Gheryan, accoring to NPR. The outlet wrote: “About a block away from the gunfire at the demonstration, it was possible to talk with a shopkeeper without having a government minder present. He gave his name as Ismael and said he and his family have heard bombing
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May 5, 2019
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سيدي السايح, Sidi as Sa'is, Tarabulus, LibyaBetween one and two children were allegedly killed in a GNA airstrike on Sidi as Sa’is. Tripoli el Ezz reported “the death of a child from the Ashour family as a result of the bombing of a plane from Misurata.” Arseefa said: “The children Mutasim Ashour Ali Sayeh, 6 years old, and Ali Ashour Ali
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August 6, 2014
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قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, LibyaAccording to many local sources, one child was reported killed in an alleged LNA airstrike on the Ganfouda neighbourhood of Benghazi. Alwasat wrote: The house of the brother of MP Amal Muhammad Baiou was shelled in the Ganfouda area, killing Hassan Salah Mohammed Baiou and the house completely collapsed. His family announced that the funeral
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April 4, 2017
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الجفرة, Jufra air base, Al Jufrah, LibyaVarious sources reported an LNA strike near Al-Jufra that allegedly killed a man and injured four Chadian citizens. However, the sources didn’t give information regarding whether the victims were civilians or not. According to Ali Salim, “there was one dead and four Chadian wounded following night air raids on Al Jufra base.” Ean Libya reported that
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July 12, 2016
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درنة, Derna, Darnah, LibyaThe LNA reported that it had struck Al Qaeda in the western part of Derna. Other sources said the steam station got damaged. One person on Twitter posted an image of a dead child but didn’t give any further details except for saying it was in Derna. The event could be discounted as the footage
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April 19, 2019
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قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, LibyaOne child allegedly died from indiscriminate artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir near Tripoli. Mohamed Al Terhouni posted on Facebook: “Today my wife’s cousin, Radwan Milad Attiya, died because of a mortar shell. My wife’s brother and his cousin were slightly injured.” Mohammed A Alhise said that the two injured were both cousin’s of Attiya.
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July 14, 2019
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طرابلس: شيل خنورة, Tripoli: Shell Khanoura petrol station, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was allegedly killed in a Turkish airstrike on Tripoli. Almanara wrote that LNA forces were being shelled with heavy artillery in the area. TD.Tarhuna said two houses were destroyed by a Turkish aircraft but did not mention civilian harm. Tarhuna 24 reported: “A military aircraft bombing the home of the Aoun family next
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April 25, 2019
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قصر بن غشير: مصحة العافية, Qasr Bin Gashir: Al Afia Clinic, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reported killed in Qasr Bin Gashir as a result of indiscriminate artillery shelling. Riyadh Burshan said the civilian was killed in front of the Al Afia clinic. As Qasr Bin Gashir was under LNA control at the time of the incident, shelling by GNA forces seems likely.
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July 29, 2019
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سوق الجمعة , Souq Al Jumaa, Tarabulus, LibyaOne civilian was reportedly killed in an LNA artillery strike on the Souq Al Jumaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alahrar TV reported: “One person was killed by a Grad rocket attack on a residential neighborhood in the Souq Al Jumaa area in Tripoli.” An Amnesty International investigation later found: “Anwar Mabrouk Mlitan, a 50-year-old carpenter
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January 16, 2019
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قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, LibyaMahmoud Shalbik, a 23-year-old university student from Tripoli, was reportedly killed during armed clashes in the Libyan capital. While most sources reported he was killed by stray bullet, UNSMIL said the “student at the University of Tripoli, Faculty of Economics, was killed at his home as result of incriminate shelling.” Abdulrahman Ghummied stated on Twitter: