The Civilian Harm Watchdog
Casualty Recording
Research
Investigations
Policy
About
Civilian Casualty Archive
Start Date
End Date
Site of the incident
Country
Country
Caribbean Sea (12)
Iraq (1024)
Israel (35)
Lebanon (143)
Libya (767)
Pacific Ocean (10)
Palestinian territories (1427)
Somalia (492)
Syria (7965)
Türkiye (17)
Ukraine (202)
Yemen (469)
Iran (0)
Libya
✕
Reported perpetrator (military, militant group, coalition, etc.)
Military Actor
Military Actor
7th Brigade (19)
Chadian Military (1)
Egyptian Military (11)
French Military (3)
Gaddafi Forces (105)
General National Congress (GNC) (7)
GNA/Turkish Military (25)
Government of National Accord (138)
Libyan National Army (366)
Libyan rebel forces (26)
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military (46)
NATO forces (84)
U.S. Forces (13)
Unknown (53)
EU Military (0)
Hezbollah Forces (0)
International Forces (Unknown) (0)
Iranian Military (0)
Israeli Military (0)
Jordanian Military (0)
Kenyan Defense Forces (0)
Kurdish Forces (0)
Palestinian Militants (0)
Russian Military (0)
Syrian Democratic Forces (0)
Syrian Regime (0)
Turkish Military (0)
U.S. Security Contractors (0)
U.S.-led Coalition (0)
UK Military (0)
Ukrainian Military (0)
United Arab Emirates Military (0)
Yemeni Air Force (0)
YPG (0)
The method of military action or operation type
Strike Type
Strike Type
Airstrike (194)
Drone Strike (33)
Airstrike and/or Artillery (53)
Artillery (239)
Counter-Terrorism Action (Ground) (1)
Ground operation (63)
Naval bombardment (1)
Unknown (0)
Reported source(s) of harm
Causes of Death / Injury
Causes of Death / Injury
Denial of access to/destruction of objects indispensable to survival (1)
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions (432)
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO) (1)
Small arms and light weapons (41)
Accidents related to conflict (0)
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear (CBRN) (0)
Electromagnetic weapons (0)
Incendiary (0)
Run over by vehicle (0)
Unknown (0)
Use of objects and other means (0)
Grade indicating the degree to which sources reported the same belligerent(s)
Strike Status
Strike Status
Contested strike (33)
Declared strike (62)
Likely strike (289)
Single source claim (106)
Grade indicating the strength of available reporting on civilian harm
Civilian Harm Status
Civilian Harm Status
Confirmed (20)
Fair (432)
Weak (212)
Contested (95)
Discounted (4)
Unknown (0)
Statements released by the perpetrator on their military action(s) and the resulting civilian harm if acknowledged
Belligerent Assessment
Belligerent Assessment
Credible / Substantiated (1)
Non credible / Unsubstantiated (6)
Not yet assessed (667)
Open incident (1)
Under investigation (2)
Duplicate (0)
People killed or injured, by demographic
Casualty
Casualty
Children (172)
Men (235)
Women (123)
Type of affected facility or location
Infrastructure
Infrastructure
Commerce (1)
Market (1)
Bakery (0)
Grocery Store (0)
Shop (0)
Education (6)
Nursery (0)
Primary School (0)
Secondary School (0)
University / College (0)
Vocational School (0)
Religious School (0)
Healthcare (1)
Hospital (0)
Ambulance (0)
Clinic (0)
Temporary Healthcare Facility (0)
Agriculture (0)
Agricultural Land (0)
Livestock (0)
Silo (0)
Storage (0)
Equipment / Machinery (0)
Factory (0)
Communications (0)
Internet (0)
Mobile (0)
Cultural Site (0)
Emergency Services (0)
Police Station (0)
Civil Defense Station (0)
Financial (0)
Bank (0)
Humanitarian (0)
Evacuation Route (0)
Food/Water Distribution (0)
Aid Convoy (0)
IDP or Refugee Camp (0)
Legal (0)
Courthouse (0)
Prison (0)
Ministry (0)
Media (0)
Radio Station (0)
Religious (0)
Mosque (0)
Prayer Space (0)
Residential (0)
House (0)
Apartment Building (0)
Resources (0)
Power Station (0)
Gas Facility (0)
Oil Facility (0)
Solar Panels (0)
Dam (0)
Transportation (0)
Road (0)
Bridge (0)
Airport (0)
Border crossing (0)
Port (0)
Vehicle (0)
Car (0)
Truck (0)
Motorcycle (0)
Bicycle (0)
Bus (0)
Boat (0)
Warehouse (0)
Raw Material (0)
Consumer Goods (0)
Military (0)
Water (0)
Well (0)
Water tank (0)
Desalination Plant (0)
Search
Order results by:
Incident Date
↓
Publication Date
767 incidents
Incident Date
2–10 February, 2019
Incident Code
LC101a
Location
درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya
One woman was reportedly injured by indiscrimiate artillery shelling in the Old City of Derna. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) wrote in its report: "Since 2 February, fighting in the old city of Derna intensified, and reportedly resulted in substantial numbers of civilian casualties. While it remains impossible to…
Summary
Published
2 February 2019
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
View Incident
→
Incident Date
19 January 2019
Incident Code
LC101
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
The journalist Mohamed Ben Khalifa was reportedly killed in indiscriminate artillery shelling while covering militia clashes in the south of Tripoli. Reuters reported that "Mohamed Ben Khalifa died of a random shell in the Libyan capital while covering the clashes." Al Jazeera added: "Ben Khalifa died while accompanying a militia patrolling the Qaser Bin Ghashir…
Summary
Published
19 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
16 January 2019
Incident Code
LC100b
Location
راس يوسف, Ras Yusuf, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
Two women and an elderly man were reportedly killed by indiscriminate artillery shelling in Tripoli. UNSMIL wrote in its civilian casualty report that "two women and an elderly man were killed in Ras Yusuf district while attempting to escape the shelling." Local reports point at GNA-affiliated militias or the 7th Brigade as the perpetrator behind…
Summary
Published
16 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
3
View Incident
→
Incident Date
16 January 2019
Incident Code
LC100
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport area, Tarabulus, Libya
The death of Mahmud Al Temzini was reported as a result from renewed militia shelling in the south of Tripoli. Abu Salim Media reported: "A shell fell on a farm near Tripoli airport and led to the death of the civilian Mahmud al-Tamziti." Libya Now mentioned he was the father of three children. Haithem H…
Summary
Published
16 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
7th Brigade
View Incident
→
Incident Date
16 January 2019
Incident Code
LC100a
Location
قصر بن غشير, Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
Mahmoud 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:…
Summary
Published
16 January 2019
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
29 November 2018
Incident Code
LC099
Location
العوينات, Al Uwaynat, Ghat, Libya
Eleven civilians were reported killed as a result of a US airstrike near Al Uwaynat. The event marks the biggest single allegation of civilian harm against the United States in Libya so far. Initial reports had indicated that the US had targeted Al Qaeda members with a precision strike near the town in the south…
Summary
Published
29 November 2018
Civilians reported killed
0–11
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
View Incident
→
Incident Date
14 November 2018
Incident Code
LC098
Location
طريق يربط السواني بقصر بن جشير, Road connecting Al Swani and Qasr Bin Gashir, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported injured as a result of indiscriminate artillery shelling in Qasr bin Ghashir south of Tripoli. A single source, United Libyan, posted on Facebook that "citizen Abdul Basit Bouziane was injured by shrapnel as a result of indiscriminate missiles near Jiha road between the Suwani and the palace." Azzawiyah News 24 published…
Summary
Published
14 November 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
1 October 2018
Incident Code
LQ069
Location
طرابلس: مطار معيتيقة, Tripoli: Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, Libya
Various local sources reported artillery shelling on Tripoli Mitiga Airport leading to a temporary suspension of flights. 218 TV said: "The international airport of Mitiga announced the suspension of its flights until further notice, due to the repeated exposure to indiscriminate missiles by unknown parties who haven’t as yet revealed their identity." Libya Alahrar TV…
Summary
Published
1 October 2018
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
7th Brigade
View Incident
→
Incident Date
24 September–1 October, 2018
Incident Code
LQ068
Location
درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya
Heavy artillery shelling from the LNA was reported in Derna between September 28th and October 1st. The Libya Observer wrote: "Derna in eastern Libya has been the scene for fierce clashes since Sunday between Derna Protection Force and the self-styled army forces led by Khalifa Haftar. Eyewitnesses said clashes renewed in Wasit Al-Blad neighborhood, where…
Summary
Published
24 September 2018
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
View Incident
→
Incident Date
23–24 September, 2018
Incident Code
LC097
Location
خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
One 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…
Summary
Published
23 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
0–21
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
23 September 2018
Incident Code
LC096
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Airport road, Tarabulus, Libya
Four civilians, all of them from the Bin Zakri family, were reported killed because of if indiscriminate artillery shelling on their house near the Airport road in Tripoli. Dr Suad Diab, a well-known doctor from Tripoli, her husband Ali Eltaher Bin Zakri and their two children Mohammed Ali Bin Zakri and Riham Ali Ben Zakri…
Summary
Published
23 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
7th Brigade
View Incident
→
Incident Date
23 September 2018
Incident Code
LC095
Location
خلة الفرجان, Khallet Al Furjan, Tarabulus, Libya
One elderly man from Syria was reportedly injured because of indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Khallet Al Furjan neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Tripoli Wounded Affairs Administration posted details and pictures on the incident on Facebook: "The field hospital of the Department of Wounded Affairs received on Sunday, September 23, 2018 an injured elderly man from…
Summary
Published
23 September 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
22 September 2018
Incident Code
LC094
Location
شرفة الملاحة, Shurfat Al Malaha, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported injured due to indiscriminate artillery shelling near the Airport road in Tripoli. Libya Akhbar wrote: "The spokesman for the ambulance and emergency agency, Osama Ali, reported the injury of a civilian as a result of random shelling on the market Friday morning. Ali said in a statement on Saturday, that nearly…
Summary
Published
22 September 2018
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
20 September 2018
Incident Code
LC092
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians were reported killed in Tajoura because of indiscriminate artillery shelling. Wagak Original said on Twitter that three initially unidentified bodies were found in the Al Khala area and sent to the Tripoli Medical Hospital. They were then “identified as Khairi Bizik and his brother Karim Bizik and Hamza Goma.” The source added that…
Summary
Published
20 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
20 September 2018
Incident Code
LC091
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli: Marble Factory, Tarabulus, Libya
Between one and three civilians were reported killed due to indiscriminate artillery shelling in the Al Sabaa neighbourhood of Tripoli. Libya Alaan wrote on Facebook that "a shell just has landed on a marble factory in the Al Sabaa area and killed one and injured three." Libya 24 reported that the man was Sudanese and…
Summary
Published
20 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
18 September 2018
Incident Code
LC090
Location
عين زارة, Ain Zara, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was reported killed in renewed militia clashes in the Ain Zara neighbourhood of Tripoli. Alnabaa TV posted on Twitter: "Spokesman for Ambulance and Emergency Department Osama Ali to #Alnabaa: One civilian killed in renewed #Tripoli clashes." Other sources, such as the Libya Observer, also reported deaths but did not elaborate if they were…
Summary
Published
18 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
0–5
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
,
7th Brigade
View Incident
→
Incident Date
14 September 2018
Incident Code
LC089
Location
كورى بوقودى, Kouri Bougoudi, Murzuq, Libya
Two 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…
Summary
Published
14 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Chadian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
11 September 2018
Incident Code
LC088
Location
أبو سليم, Abu Salim, Tarabulus, Libya
Around four civilians were reported injured because of indiscriminate artillery shelling on the Abu Salim neighbourhood of Tripoli. The Municipal Council of Abu Salim posted on Facebook about the events: "Shelling on one of the safe houses behind the health complex in the municipality of Abu Salim, causing panic among the residents and some damage…
Summary
Published
11 September 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
2 September 2018
Incident Code
LC087
Location
الفلاح, Al Falah, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and four people were reported killed because of artillery shelling on a refugee camp in Tripoli. Libya Alaan said that "two were killed and five wounded on Sunday after a shell fell on the Tawergha camp." Alkhal Altawerghi named the victims as Abu Bakr Mohammed Masoud Al Zamirli and his brother Khaled. Libya's…
Summary
Published
2 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
5–15
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
1–30 September, 2018
Incident Code
LC093
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
Between two and four civilians were reported killed as a result of possible indiscriminate artillery shelling in and around Tripoli. The Tripoli wounded affairs administration posted on Facebook: "Statistics of the victims of the clashes that took place south of Tripoli on Thursday, 20 September 2018 Casualties: 11 deaths (5 civilians, 3 foreign workers, 3…
Summary
Published
1 September 2018
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
0–17
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
31 August 2018
Incident Code
LC086
Location
طرابلس: فندق الودان, Tripoli: Al Wadan hotel, Tarabulus, Libya
On Friday, August 31, 2018, three civilians were reportedly injured from artillery shelling on the Al Wadan hotel in Tripoli, Libya. Sky News reported the hotel in the centre of Tripoli was bombed "indiscriminately", injuring at least three people amid fighting between rival militias aspiring to take power in the Libyan capital. The rocket hit…
Summary
Published
31 August 2018
Strike Type
Artillery
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
30 August 2018
Incident Code
LC085
Location
طريق المشتل, Arboretum Way, Tarabulus, Libya
Two 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…
Summary
Published
30 August 2018
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
28 August 2018
Incident Code
LC084a
Location
وادي الربيع, Wadi al Rabie, Tarabulus, Libya
Three civilians, a woman and her two sons, were killed as the result of artillery shelling on Wadi al Rabie in Tajoura, according to Human Rights Watch. The NGO reported: "On August 28, a mortar shell landed on a house in Wadi Al-Rabie, killing a woman and her two sons, aged 6 and 10, according…
Summary
Published
28 August 2018
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
27 August 2018
Incident Code
LC084
Location
صلاح الدين, Salaheddin, Tarabulus, Libya
A single source, Amr Fathalla, reported on Twitter that one civilian was killed in artillery shelling in the Salaheddin neighbourhood of Tripoli. @AmrFatihalla listed Amer Faraj Ahmed, 60 years old, as dead as a result of indiscriminate shelling. In addition, Malik Amer Faraj, 18 years old, Saleh Ali al Fiel, 53 years old, and Juma…
Summary
Published
27 August 2018
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
7th Brigade
,
Government of National Accord
View Incident
→
Incident Date
16 June 2018
Incident Code
LC083
Location
عيادة رأس لانوف, Ras Lanuf: Clinic, Surt, Libya
Several civilians were reported dead and injured as a result of an LNA airstrike on the residential house of the Kalki family in Ras Lanuf. According to Alnabaa, two children were killed and their mother, father and brother injured. Kaiser Megrahi reported two women dead and posted images of the airstrike. Libya Observer reported three…
Summary
Published
16 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1–3
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
View Incident
→
Incident Date
6 June 2018
Incident Code
LC082
Location
شميخ, Shumaykh, Misrata, Libya
AFRICOM reported that it conducted a precision strike on ISIS near Bani Walid. While the US itself said that 4 members of the organisation were killed in the attack, including senior member Abdul-Ati Eshtewi, on a vehicle, local sources reported that three of the people in the car were actually civilians. Alrseefa reported: "Reconciliation in Tripoli…
Summary
Published
6 June 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–3
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
View Incident
→
Incident Date
3 June 2018
Incident Code
LQ067
Location
أم الأرانب, Umm Al Aranib, Murzuq, Libya
Tebu Channel reported indiscriminate LNA shelling of a residential neighbourhood in Umm al Aranib without civilian harm: "[...] and shelled into residential neighbourhoods but no human damage, not reported by the media on the grounds that the bombing targeted rallies of the Chadian opposition, media liar."
Summary
Published
3 June 2018
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
View Incident
→
Incident Date
27 May 2018
Incident Code
LC081
Location
الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
Heavy air raids on western Derna and Al-Fatayah were launched by LNA planes and UAE drones, according to local sources. Unlimited News said that civilians were harmed in the strikes: "Activists said airstrikes late on Sunday targeted the western entrance to the city. Hours earlier, a civilian from Derna was wounded, and three others were…
Summary
Published
27 May 2018
Civilians reported injured
4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
View Incident
→
Incident Date
18 May 2018
Incident Code
LQ066
Location
درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya
Various local sources reported joint airstrikes by the LNA and an unknown pro-LNA actor on Derna. Alnabaa TV reported: "The correspondent added, Friday, that a random shell fell on the central district of the city, causing damage to buildings without causing civilian harm." Libya 24 TV reported that an ammunition store was destroyed in the…
Summary
Published
18 May 2018
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
Unknown
View Incident
→
Incident Date
15 May 2018
Incident Code
LC080
Location
الكفرة, Kufra, Al Kufrah, Libya
Three Eritrean citizens were reportedly killed in an airstrike in Kufra city and eight more Eritrean asylum seekers wounded in an airstrike in Kufra city near Abdulmalik mountain close to the Egyptian border, according to Vincent Cochetel, Special Envoy of the UNHCR for the Central Mediterranean situation. Jamal Adel said on Twitter the strike was…
Summary
Published
15 May 2018
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
8
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Egyptian Military
View Incident
→
←
1
…
11
12
13
14
15
…
26
→
