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Incident Date

23 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-177

Location

الجيزة البحرية, Al Giza Al Bahriya, Surt, Libya
Two civilians, including one child were allegedly injured by a NATO airstrike on the Al Giza Al Bahriya area of Sirte. Ahmed Itbiga said the two were killed by a NATO strike on a condolence page on Facebook. A nurse in a video confirms their deaths. Other pages published similar posts. NATO reported striking "1…

Summary

Published
23 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

22 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-173

Location

مستشفي ابن سينا, Ibn Sina Hospital, Surt, Libya
Three civilians, including one doctor, were allegedly injured by a NATO airstrike on Sirte. Surt Son posted a video on Youtube saying that two civilians and one Ukranian doctor were injured by an airstrike on the main hospital in Sirte. Libya Realmadrid posted a similar report. NATO on that day reported hitting one "Ammunition Storage…

Summary

Published
22 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date

21 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-171

Location

بني وليد, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya
At least four people were killed by Gaddafi forces in Bani Walid on September 21, 2011 according to News.sar5t.libya and Al Jazeera. According to both sources, the four people were executed for raising the flag of independence.

Summary

Published
21 September 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

18 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-169

Location

الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya
On September 18th, 2011, three children were reported to have died from NATO bombardment in the third residential area of Sirte. Nour al-Din Nasser al-Zanki reported the deaths of two children, while a Facebook page from a father reported the death of another child on the same day. NATO confirmed airstrikes on “1 Military Facility,…

Summary

Published
18 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date

17 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-167

Location

الشعبية, Al Sha'biya, Surt, Libya
On September 17th, 2011, it was reported that there were four civilian casualties in a NATO airstrike in Al-Sha’biya near Sirte. An al-Gadafia Martyr's post reported four deaths on September 19th, 2011, Sirte Martyrs reported the same amount of deaths. Nour al-Din Nasser al-Zanki reported that the deaths were the result of a bombing on…

Summary

Published
17 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date

17 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-168

Location

القبيبة, Al Qubeiba, Surt, Libya
On September 17th, 2011, it was reported that there were two civilian casualties in a NATO airstrike near Al Qubeiba, west of Sirte. A Nour al-Din Nasser al-Zanki post reported one death and one injury, both women, from bombings. The Surt Son Youtube page reported the death of an unnamed Sudanese woman at the same…

Summary

Published
17 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

16 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-164

Location

عمارة التأمين, Al Tam’een buildings, Surt, Libya
On September the 16th, 2011, NATO allegedly bombed a residential building in Sirte called Al Ta'amin building which led to at least two killed and two injured. According to an Amnesty International report: "At least two residents were killed in two apartments in different parts of the building. ‘Aisha Abdul Jalil al-Mazughi, a mother of…

Summary

Published
16 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date

16 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-165

Location

الحي رقم 3, Neighbourhood No. 3, Surt, Libya
A boy and his mother were killed by NATO bombing in the third residential area in Sirte in September 16th 2011. Various condolence pages reported their death without providing further details. NATO on that day reported striking "5 Command and Controle Nodes, 3 Radar Systems, 4 Armed Vehicles, 8 Air Missile Systems" near Sirte.

Summary

Published
16 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

15 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-162

Location

الحي رقم 2, Neighbourhood No 2, Surt, Libya
Between 30 and 64 civilians were allegedly killed in a NATO airstrike on neighbourhood No 2 in Sirte. Mustafa Al Fitouri wrote in his book, naming 46 civilians: "The seventh air strike took place in Sirte on 15th September at 7pm where the warplanes targeted a gathering of civilian vehicles inside and near it a…

Summary

Published
15 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
30–64
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date

10 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-160

Location

بنغازي‎, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
Dozens of people (between 24 to 36) people were killed in Benghazi on September 10, 2011 when they were demonstrating their support of Bani Walid according to a Facebook posts from Ahmed Azzawi Mahmoud and Fedayeen Muammar Gaddafi in southern Tunisia

Summary

Published
10 September 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
24–36
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date

7 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-158

Location

التسعين, Al Tes'een, Surt, Libya
On September 7th, 2011 NATO forces bombed the Al Tes'seen near Sirte, killing a 60 year old woman and injuring two children, a four year old girl and nine year old boy. Another unnamed woman was shown on video in the hospital, but it was unclear if she had died as a result of the…

Summary

Published
7 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date

7 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-159

Location

ابالحنيوة, Al Haniyah, Surt, Libya
One child was reported killed by a NATO or Rebel forces airstrike on the Al Haniyeh neighbourhood of Sirte. Nour Al Din Nasser Al Zanki said that "he suffered full body and face burns, cut wounds to the right leg, and amputation of a toe on the right foot. He died several days later." Sirte…

Summary

Published
7 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike and/or Artillery
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date

2 September 2011

Incident Code

YEMYEM004

Location

الكود, Al Kud, Abyan, Yemen
At least four people, three women and a man, were killed in alleged Yemeni strikes on Al-Kud on September 2, 2011. On the second of September, a tweet from @YemenLatestNews reported that four people from the same family were killed as part of a Yemeni airstrike against suspected Al Qaeda operatives. Barakish.net also reported that…

Summary

Published
2 September 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Infrastructure
Residential
Civilians reported killed
4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Yemeni Air Force
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Incident Date

2 September 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-156

Location

وادي الأحمر, Wadi Al Ahmar, Surt, Libya
At least 45 people, including men and women, were found dead in September in a mass grave in the Red Valley near Sirte after being tortured and killed by Gaddafi's forces. One person survived and was left with the dead in the grave.

Summary

Published
2 September 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
45
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

29 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-154

Location

بني وليد, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya
Up to 19 civilians were allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Bani Walid. Riyad Jaber said: "The martyr Salah Saad Barnous was martyred on the 29th of Ramadan by the NATO bombing." Mustafa Al Fitouri wrote in his book: "On the night of 29th-30th August Salah Sa’ed Barnous 23 years old, an university student…

Summary

Published
29 August 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
19
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date

29 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-155

Location

إقامة عائلة جفارة, Residence of Jfara family, Misrata, Libya
Between five and six civilians were allegedly killed by a NATO airstrike on Bani Walid. A Human Rights Watch investigation found: "During the night of August 29 or the early morning of August 30, 2011, NATO aircraft struck two adjacent homes belonging to Fathi Abdulsalam Jfara and his son Farid Fathi Jfara in the town…

Summary

Published
15 August 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
5–6
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date

26 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-152

Location

مشفى أبو سليم, Abu Salim Hospital, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 39 and 200 civilians died in Abu Salim hospital in Tripoli on August 26, 2011 according to multiple news sources, including Al Jazeera and BBC News. A video by Al Jazeera shows Abu Salim hospital in Tripoli full over more than 100 dead bodies in the intensive care unit after the majority of the…

Summary

Published
26 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
39–200
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

25 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-151

Location

باب العزيزية, Bab Al Aziziyah, Tarabulus, Libya
At least 29 people were killed at a camp site outside the Bab Al Aziziyah compound in Tripoli on August 25, 2011 that may have housed a makeshift medical clinic and was alleged to be supervised by Gaddafi supporters. According to BBC News, two of those killed had strips of green cloth, indicating that they…

Summary

Published
25 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
29
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

23 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-147

Location

غرغور, Gharghour, Tarabulus, Libya
At least 21 people, including at least three men, were killed and two men were injured in a detention facility run by the Revolutionary Guard in Gargur, south of Bab Al-Aziziyah, on August 23, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 72. According to witnesses and family members, most of those being held in the…

Summary

Published
23 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
21
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

23 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-149

Location

خلة الفرجان, Warehouse in Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 63 and 170 prisoners were killed in the early evening in Yarmouk prison under the control of Gaddafi forces in a warehouse in Khallet al Furjan on August 23, 2011. According to the UN Report Source, in the early evening, prison guards at the facility threw between 6 and 8 grenades into the warehouse…

Summary

Published
23 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
64–170
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

23 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-150

Location

باب عكاره, Bab Akkara, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 15 and 19 men, including three medical personnel, were killed and at least six others were injured between Gargur and the Gaddafi compound at Bab al-Aziziyah in Tripoli on August 23, 2011. A member of the rebel forces witnessed 15 bodies, all in civilian clothes and all of them handcuffed behind the back with electric…

Summary

Published
23 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
15–19
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

22 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-146

Location

طرابلس‎, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
Between seven and 16 people, including three belligerents, were killed on Abu Salim Highway in Tripoli by Gaddafi snipers on August 22, 2011. A young man from the Abu Salim area told Libyans that 30 Gaddafi supporters were stationed on the bridge and another group were stationed under the bridge off the highway and they…

Summary

Published
22 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
4–13
Military actors reported killed
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

21 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-143

Location

كوبرى الهضبة الشرقية, Eastern Hill Bridge, Tarabulus, Libya
Between 60 and 72 people were killed near the Eastern Hill Bridge on a highway in Tripoli by Gaddafi forces on August 21, 2011 according to multiple posts and videos, including Gharyan Radio and Libyan People Youtube. A video posted by Wasat Al Bilad shows multiple men with guns blocking a road and interacting with…

Summary

Published
21 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
60–72
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

21 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-145

Location

باب العزيزية, Bab Al Aziziya Prison, Tarabulus, Libya
At least 25 prisoners were killed in Bab Al-Aziziyah prison on August 21, 2011 by Gaddafi forces according to Facebook posts from Al Mashashiya Youth and Shahd Omar. According to Al Mashashiya youth's post, Ezz Al-Din Muhammad Hassan Al-Mashay, who was killed, and his father were arrested and detained for more than 20 days the…

Summary

Published
21 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
25
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

11 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-139

Location

تاورغاء‎, Tawergha, Misrata, Libya
Between 24 and 74 civilians, including at least 2 women, in Tawergha were killed by shelling and rockets launched allegedly by the rebels and/or NATO as they advanced into the town after taking control of Misurata. Civilian homes were struck by shells and were killed and injured, eventually resulting in a massive exodus of the…

Summary

Published
1 August 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
24–74
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces, Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date

9 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-138

Location

مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya
At least 16 people, identified as Egyptian workers, were killed by Gaddafi forces on August 9, 2011 in Misrata according to Abdul Asallak's post on YouTube and a tweet by @tounsiahourra. Multiple sources stated that those killed were Egyptian workers who worked in a warehouse in the Kararim area of Misrata. A video posted by Abdul…

Summary

Published
9 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
16
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

8 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-137

Location

مجمعات قفوز وجرود السكنية, Gafuz and Jarud residential compounds, Marqab, Libya
Between 34 and 85 civilians were allegedly killed in NATO airstrikes on the Majer area of Zliten. The event marks the biggest reported loss of civilian life from NATO strikes during the first Libyan Civil War. An Amnesty International field investigation found: "On the evening of 8 August 2011 two houses were struck in Majer…

Summary

Published
8 August 2011
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
34–85
Civilians reported injured
32–38
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
NATO forces
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Incident Date

5 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-135

Location

مسكن مصطفى ناجي المرابط, Mustafa Naji Al Morabit, Marqab, Libya
Two children and their mother were allegedly killed in a NATO airstrike on Zliten. The Telegraph said: "Residents from the town said the strike happened just after 6am, killing brothers Mohammed, three, and Moataz, five, and their mother Ibtisam. Moussa Ibrahim, Libyan government spokesman, accused Nato of bombing civilian targets frequently. He said: In the…

Summary

Published
5 August 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 August 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-136

Location

المليعب, Al Mleeb, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
Between 28 and 49 people, including 28 men, were killed by Gaddafi forces in Al Mleeb in the vicinity of Al Qalaa village on August 5, 2011 according to various sources, including a video on ImazighenLibya's YouTube and a post on Safit Al Somoud's Facebook. A graphic video posted by ImazighenLibya shows rows of dead bodies, more…

Summary

Published
5 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
30–49
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date

31 July 2011

Incident Code

Lib2011-133

Location

منطقة سوق الثلاثاء, Suq Al Thulatha, Misrata, Libya
On July 31st, 2011, eight people were reported killed in Misurata by artillery strikes from Gaddafi forces. In addition, 20 were reported injured by AlMukhtar news. The attacks occurred within the market area of western Misrata. No additional information on the victims were report was unclear how many casualties were civilians or rebel forces. AlMukhtar…

Summary

Published
31 July 2011
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported killed
0–8
Civilians reported injured
0–20
Military actors reported killed
0–8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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