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Incident Date
4 November 2019
Incident Code
LC236
Location
أربع شوارع زويته, Al Zuwaita Junction, Tarabulus, Libya
Several civilians were allegedly injured by an LNA airstrike on Ain Zara. Afrigate News said, referring to the Field Medicine and Support Center: "[...] and another person was injured in 4 streets Zowita in Ain Zara area of the capital Tripoli. Al-Mishri caused shrapnel wounds to his son and was transferred to a clinic for…
Summary
Published
4 November 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
4 November 2019
Incident Code
LC237
Location
طريق الشوك, Al Shok Road, Tarabulus, Libya
One child was allegedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on Salaheddin in Tripoli. Afrigate News said: "The [Field Medicine and Support] Center also announced that a Moroccan child was injured by shrapnel from a shell that hit his house on Tareeq Al Shouk in Tripoli and another person was injured in the Ain Zara area of…
Summary
Published
4 November 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
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
31 October 2019
Incident Code
LC232
Location
طرابلس: وزارة الداخلية, Tripoli: Ministry of Interior, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to ten civilians were allegedly injured by an LNA airstrike near the Ministry of Interior in Tripoli. Al Wasat said: "A mother and her husband and four of their children were injured as a result of an aerial bombardment that hit their house on the airport road in the capital Tripoli." The Libya Observer…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
8–10
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
31 October 2019
Incident Code
LC233
Location
الطويشة, Altwaisha, Tarabulus, Libya
Up to five civilians were reportedly killed by LNA shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Libya Alahrar TV and Am Malik reported three civilians deaths. Akhbar Libya reported: "Five members of one family were killed in a bombing in Qasr Bin Gashir. Bombing on the road killed five people from the same family, the municipal council…
Summary
Published
31 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
30 October 2019
Incident Code
LC231
Location
Hamza Military Camp, Tarabulus, Libya
Between one and three civilians were reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on Khela Ben Oun. Al Mashhad wrote: "Witnesses said that Al Matabat street near the camp Hamza witnessed the fall of a random shell, injuring a Sudanese worker and damaging a number of civilian cars." Tk Yahrouq Kl shy initially reported two injured but…
Summary
Published
30 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
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
29 October 2019
Incident Code
LC230
Location
الطويشة, Altwaisha, Tarabulus, Libya
A family was allegedly injured by indiscriminate artillery shelling on Altwaisha in Qasr Bin Gashir. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: "Family injured in Altwaisha as a result of the fall of missiles on the house." Local reports of fighting point at GNA or LNA as the culprit. There is currently no other information available.
Summary
Published
29 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
28 October 2019
Incident Code
LC229
Location
جامع محمد الدرة , Mohammed Al Durra Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured by GNA artillery shelling on the Fornaj neighbourhood of Tripoli. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy: "The fall of a mortar shell on a mosque (Al-Durra mosque specifically) in Fornaj opposite Tripoli Medical Center and the injury of a mosque worker, we ask God for safety." Afrigate reported the shelling of the…
Summary
Published
28 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
26 October 2019
Incident Code
LC228
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians were allegedly injured by an LNA artillery strike on Ain Zara. Libya Alahrar TV said: "Ain Zara: Commander Yusuf al-Amin confirms that a woman and her two children were injured in artillery shelling of Hafter militants in the area." It added: "Al-Wefaq Health Spokesman Fawzi Onis confirms that the family were injured in…
Summary
Published
26 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
LC227a
Location
مطار الكفرة, Kufra Airport, Al Kufrah, Libya
One civilian was reported killed and one or two reported injured by an explosive remnant of war in Kufra. Al Wasat said: "Two youths were injured when a shell exploded in the airport neighborhood in the southeastern city of Kufra on Thursday evening, local sources said. The sources said that the shell was a remnant…
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
LC226
Location
صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya
One paramedic was allegedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on a field hospital in the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. Afrigate News said: "One of the members of the ambulance and emergency department centre was killed by aerial bombardment in the Salaheddin area south of Tripoli. The centre said that one of the members…
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
24 October 2019
Incident Code
LC227
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
A nurse was reportedly injured in an LNA airstrike on a field hospital in Wadi al Rabie. Al Wasat reported: "The media office of Operation Volcano of Wrath announced that a nurse was injured in an aerial bombardment that targeted the field hospital in Wadi al Rabie axis south of the capital Tripoli. The office…
Summary
Published
24 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23 October 2019
Incident Code
LC224
Location
شارع الأصفاح, Al Asfah Road, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and three civilians were allegedly killed in an LNA airstrike on Al-Swani or the Ramla neighbourhood of Tripoli. Anadolu Agency reported: "Two civilians were killed and three others wounded in a bombardment of warplanes in support of retired Major General Khalifa Hafter, targeting the Al-Swani neighbourhood south of Tripoli, the GNA announced on…
Summary
Published
23 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23 October 2019
Incident Code
LC225
Location
مسجد المقداد بن عمرو, Miqdad bin Amr Mosque, Tarabulus, Libya
One paramedic was reportedly killed by an LNA airstrike on the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies initially reported an air raid in the area and later said that they "targeted a field hospital of Khallet Al Furjan and the killed of one of the paramedics." The Libya Observer later said: "The…
Summary
Published
23 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
22 October 2019
Incident Code
LC222
Location
صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and three children were killed in an LNA artillery strike on the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. Al Wasat reported: "Amin al-Hashemi, media advisor to the Ministry of Health in the government of Al-Wefaq, announced the death of two children and the injury of a child from the Zlitni family in an artillery shelling…
Summary
Published
22 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
22 October 2019
Incident Code
LC223
Location
مشروع الهضبة, Hadaba project, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on the Hadaba project in Tripoli. The Ambulance Services Libya said: "The driver Abdul Basset al-Muqtaf, who was just injured by shrapnel in the head after rescuing some families who were hit by indiscriminate shells on their homes in the area of the project." Al Wasat published…
Summary
Published
22 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
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
17 October 2019
Incident Code
LC221
Location
بئر التوتة, Bi'r Altota, Tarabulus, Libya
Civilian casualties were reported because of indiscriminate shelling on the Bi'r Altota neighbourhood of Qasr Bin Gashir. Tk Yahroug Kl Shy said: "The house of Amer al-Fires in Bir al-Touta area was hit by indiscriminate shells, causing civilian casualties." There is currently no other information available. Local reports point at the GNA or LNA as…
Summary
Published
17 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 October 2019
Incident Code
LC220
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
An ambulance driver was reportedly injured by indiscriminate shelling on Ain Zara. Ambulance Services Libya said: "The driver Mohamed Fawzi of the rescue team was injured by a shell while he was working in the Ain Zara area and was transferred to the medical center for treatment." Later it added: "The ambulance and emergency team…
Summary
Published
16 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
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
14 October 2019
Incident Code
LC219
Location
Ministerial Building, Tarabulus, Libya
Three young sisters were reportedly killed by an LNA airstrike on the Fornaj neighbourhood of Tripoli. Reuters reported: "Three children, all sisters, were killed, and their mother and a fourth sister wounded in an air strike that hit a house near a military intelligence camp in Libya’s capital on Monday, a Reuters reporter and health…
Summary
Published
14 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Civilians reported injured
2–9
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
LC217
Location
جامعة افريقيا المتحدة, University of Africa , Al Jafarah, Libya
One civilian was reportedly injured by an LNA airstrike on Aziziya. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: "The fall of random shells on Aziziya on the farm of Al-Madani and the injury of a member of the family lightly wounded and leaving material damage." The LNA had confirmed airstrikes in the area, according to Ewan Libya and…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
LC218a
Location
Unknown, Libya
One child was reportedly killed by a possible airstrike in Libya. Sputnik said: "The day before [October 13th], there were reports that a 13-year-old boy was killed while he was at home." The source did not provide further details.
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
13 October 2019
Incident Code
LC218
Location
Yarmouk camp, قصر بن غشير, Tarabulus, Libya
On Sunday, October 13, 2019, serveral medical personnel were reported killed by an alleged Libyan National Army airstrike near the Yarmouk camp in Qasr Bin Gashir. Libya Alahrar TV reported: "Hafter warplanes bombard a field hospital in Khallet Al Furjan, leaving dead and wounded. The field commander in the axis of the airport road, Mohammed…
Summary
Published
13 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Healthcare
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
12 October 2019
Incident Code
LC216
Location
شارع البل, Al Bal Street, Tarabulus, Libya
A child was allegedly killed by LNA mortar shelling in the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Libya Observer reported: "The Joint Deterrence and Intervention Force of Abu Salim have confirmed the death of a child as a result of a mortar shell which hit their home in Albill Street in Khallet Al Furjan…
Summary
Published
12 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
9 October 2019
Incident Code
LC215
Location
مصحة العافية, Vicinity of Al Alfia clinic, Tarabulus, Libya
Civilian casualties were alleged after indiscriminate artillery shelling on Qasr Bin Gashir. Tk Yahrouq Kl shy wrote: "There are civilian casualties after several indiscriminate shells landed in Qasr Bin Gashir area of Al-Majal'a neighborhood, beside 108 buildings." Hona Souq Al-Khmies only reported heavy damage to residential buildings but did not mention civilian harm.
Summary
Published
9 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
7 October 2019
Incident Code
LC214
Location
الطويشة, Altwaisha, Tarabulus, Libya
One doctor was allegedly killed in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Qasr Bin Gashir. The Libyan Express reported: "An airstrike by Khalifa Haftar’s forces hit a field hospital in Gaser Benghashir municipality (near Tripoli airport) on 7 October, killing 1 doctor and injuring 2 paramedics. The airstrikes came amid heavy airpower use by Haftar’s…
Summary
Published
7 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
6 October 2019
Incident Code
LC213
Location
جنزور, Janzur: Equestrian Club, Tarabulus, Libya
Six civilians were allegedly injured in an LNA airstrike on the Equestrian Club in Janzur. The Libya Observer said: "Airstrikes by Khalifa Haftar's backup warplanes hit the Equestrian School in Janzour - west of Tripoli - injuring three to five children and one old man and killing a number of horses, both Fursan Janzour Brigade's…
Summary
Published
6 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Education
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
5 October 2019
Incident Code
LC211
Location
مطار مصراتة, Misurata Airport, Misrata, Libya
One civilian was allegedly injured in an LNA or Emirati airstrike on Misurata Airport. Afrigate News reported: "The airstrike on Misrata airport on Saturday targeted a mobile generator with "detectors" lamps and damaged two civilian planes with shrapnel and injured an employee of the airport handling company, the Interior Ministry said." Alayam Ly published a…
Summary
Published
5 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
(
Drone Strike
)
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
5 October 2019
Incident Code
LC212
Location
طرابلس: طريق المطار, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya
Four women were reportedly injured by LNA shelling on Tripoli. Libya Alahrar TV said: "Operation Volcano of Anger [GNA] announced the injury of 4 women due to the warplanes supporting Haftar shelling civilian neighbourhoods in the vicinity of the airport road in the capital Tripoli. Operation Volcano of Anger added that Saturday night's shelling caused…
Summary
Published
5 October 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 October 2019
Incident Code
LC209
Location
أبى ذر الغفاري, Abu Dhar Al Ghafari area, Tarabulus, Libya
Two civilians were reportedly killed by LNA shelling on the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli. Alwasat reported: "The Abu Salim Municipal Council announced the killing of two young men, one of whom is Moroccan, after a shell fell due to indiscriminate shelling in the municipality. The council said in a statement published on its Facebook…
Summary
Published
3 October 2019
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 October 2019
Incident Code
LC210
Location
كلية الشرطة, Police College, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reportedly killed by shelling in the south of Tripoli. Hona Souq Al-Khmies reported: "Shells falling in front of the Police College in Al Khalla, killing a Pakistani hired worker named Rehan and the outbreak of fire in the house." Local reports of fighting point at GNA or LNA as perpetrators of the…
Summary
Published
3 October 2019
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
2 October 2019
Incident Code
LC207
Location
المقر الرئيسي للشركة العامة للكهربا, Vicinity of General Electricity Company, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was allegedly injured in the Jabas gate area in Janzur by an LNA shelling. The rival GNA Burkan Al Ghadab operation reported: "Continuing the criminal record of the militias of the war criminal Hifter in targeting residential neighborhoods and infrastructure with indiscriminate shells: a shell landed on the traffic center (Markaz Al Mourour)…
Summary
Published
2 October 2019
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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