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Incident Date
30 April 2017
Incident Code
LQ044
Location
درنة, Derna, Darnah, Libya
According to several local sources, an LNA plane targeted the Al-Fatayih area, causing damage to a building but not leading to any human losses or injuries, according to Libya Akhbar: “Sources added that the shelling caused damage to a house in the area without causing casualties. For its part, said the official page of “Operation…
Summary
Published
30 April 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
27 April 2017
Incident Code
LQ043
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
Various sources reported about 18 airstrikes and artillery shelling near the Sabri and fish market areas of Benghazi. Some sources named the UAE as the belligerent, others the LNA. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.
Summary
Published
27 April 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
24 April 2017
Incident Code
LC070
Location
سبها, Sabha, Sabha, Libya
According to several local and international sources, LNA planes bombed a prison run by the Toubou tribe near Sabha, killing up to seven prisoners and wounding as many as nine more. There was disagreement between sources over how many of the victims were prison guards or civilians. Al Jazeera put the death count at “four…
Summary
Published
24 April 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–7
Civilians reported injured
2–70
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
20 April 2017
Incident Code
LC069
Location
درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
Social media sources reported two LNA airstrikes in Al-Fatayih East of Derna with a MiG-21 and a MiG-23BN. Press Solidarity reported that the Irsa School for Girls in Al-Fatayih had to shut down temporarily as it was constantly hit by shrapnel from the bombing but didn’t mention any civilian harm: “The school administration explained on…
Summary
Published
20 April 2017
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 April 2017
Incident Code
LQ042
Location
درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
According to local reports, an LNA airstrike hit the Al-Fatayih neighbourhood in East Derna. Reportedly the house of the Bouchiha family was destroyed and other buildings in the neighbour were damaged. There are no publicly known reports of deaths or injuries resulting from the attack.
Summary
Published
19 April 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 April 2017
Incident Code
LQ041
Location
بنغازي, Sabri, Benghazi, Libya
According to local sources UAE planes carried out between 13 and 20 fresh airstrikes near the fish market and Sabri areas of Benghazi. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.
Summary
Published
19 April 2017
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
18 April 2017
Incident Code
LQ040
Location
بنغازي, Sabri, Benghazi, Libya
Various local sources reported heavy joint LNA and UAE air raids on “terrorist targets” in multiple Benghazi neighbourhoods near Sabri, the fish market and Sidi Akhribesh. The 18 UAE strikes were reportedly conducted by aircraft including an AT-802U. There were no public reports of civilian harm at the time.
Summary
Published
18 April 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
14 April 2017
Incident Code
LC068
Location
درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
The LNA reportedly bombed in the Al-Fatayih neighbourhood in Derna near the Faculty of Agriculture, resulting in the death of one six-month-old child. According to Libya Al Khabar, “A child from the eastern Libyan city of Derna died on Friday [April 14th] after falling into a coma after an airstrike close to his family’s home”. Libya…
Summary
Published
14 April 2017
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
4 April 2017
Incident Code
LC067
Location
Jufra air base, Al Jufrah, Libya
Various 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…
Summary
Published
4 April 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
0–4
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
29 March 2017
Incident Code
LC066
Location
درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
An LNA airplane conducted strikes in Al-Fatayih, according to various sources. Libya Al Mostakbal reported there were no human casualties but a herd of sheep got hit and some of the animals were killed. Several sources claimed that the plane later crashed over Tobruk into the Tersha neighbourhood, which led to the death of the…
Summary
Published
29 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
14 March 2017
Incident Code
LC065
Location
راس لانوف, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya
Various local sources reported LNA airstrikes on the port area of Ras Lanuf supporting a ground offensive. Raialyoum reported that “a Libyan oil company guard was killed by a bomb attack on the Ras Lanuf area of the oil crescent in central Libya on Tuesday by retired general Khalifa Haftar.” The source added, “The site…
Summary
Published
14 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
12 March 2017
Incident Code
LC064
Location
راس لانوف, Ras Lanuf: Oil Port, Surt, Libya
An 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…
Summary
Published
12 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
4 March 2017
Incident Code
LC063
Location
مدرسة تحرير ليبيا, راس لانوف, Medical Centre, Ras Lanuf, Surt, Libya
Various sources reported LNA airstrikes in Libya’s oil crescent. Strikes in all the major oil ports were mentioned but no further details on the exact locations were given, except for one source which said a raid took place in the Ras Lanuf area. Human Rights Solidarity later said that one strike hit the Ras Lanuf…
Summary
Published
4 March 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 March 2017
Incident Code
LC062
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi: Ganfouda 12 building complex, Benghazi, Libya
A woman reportedly died on March 5th after she sustained severe injuries from shrapnel after an airstrike on March 3rd from what was described as a foreign aircraft. The aircraft hit the 12 Buildings in Ganfouda approximately on March 3rd in support of the LNA campaign. Alnabaa reported: “On Sunday, one of the women trapped…
Summary
Published
3 March 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
28 February 2017
Incident Code
LC061
Location
قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Several sources reported a UAE airstrike in Ganfouda which allegedly killed Omer Ishkal, a former officer of the Gaddafi regime as well as two foreign workers and a child. Iskhal’s status as a combatant is not clear as he was once imprisoned by the Shura Council, then set free, but also sought-after as he refused…
Summary
Published
28 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
3–4
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
15 February 2017
Incident Code
LQ065
Location
الحدود الليبية المصرية, Libyan-Egyptian border, Al Butnan, Libya
Social media sources reported airstrikes on ten vehicles allegedly attempting to infiltrate Egypt. Oded Berkowitz reported that the Egyptian Air Force bombed 10 vehicles “carrying weapons and ammunition near the border with Libya.” An Alwast News described the incident similarly and cited the Egyptian Air Force as saying all 10 vehicles had been destroyed. A…
Summary
Published
15 February 2017
Military Actor
Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
9 February 2017
Incident Code
LC060
Location
قاعدة الجفرة الجوية, Jufra air base, Al Jufrah, Libya
The 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…
Summary
Published
9 February 2017
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
6–14
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
1 February 2017
Incident Code
LC059
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi: Ganfouda 12 building complex, Benghazi, Libya
Two sources reported an LNA airstrike in Benghazi’s Ganfouda neighbourhood. A Twitter source said it hit the 12 Building complex. The Libya Herald reported that soldiers discovered a mass grave in the heavily sieged area: “Soldiers have also today uncovered a mass grave in Ganfouda which contains an unknown number of bodies. Forensic experts are…
Summary
Published
1 February 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
10–20
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
16 January 2017
Incident Code
LQ039
Location
درنة, port, Darnah, Libya
An aircraft reportedly struck a boat allegedly belonging to the local militia Saraya Al-Dajjal off the coast of Derna. The status of any civilian crew on board is currently unknown.
Summary
Published
16 January 2017
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
11 January 2017
Incident Code
LQ038
Location
بنغازي, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Alnabaa TV reported that a foreign aircraft conducted airstrikes in Ganfouda. Its source in the Benghazi Shura Council didn’t confirm any casualties. According to Alnabaa, Ganfouda has also been hit by artillery shelling in the early morning hours and civilian infrastructure was heavily targeted in the strike. Alnabaa suspected civilians in the buildings but couldn’t confirm…
Summary
Published
11 January 2017
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
5 January 2017
Incident Code
LC058
Location
قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Libya Alahrar TV reported on Facebook that four children were killed in an airstrike in Ganfouda carried out by the UAE in support of LNA. A two-family house was reportedly hit in the strike. Other sources, such as Morasel Benghazi and bngazy22, also reported the death of four children, some of them quoting the Saraya…
Summary
Published
5 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
3 January 2017
Incident Code
LC057
Location
قاعدة الجفرة الجوية, Al Jufra Air Base, Al Jufrah, Libya
Various local and international sources reported that an LNA airstrike hit Al-Jufra airbase and a C-130 aircraft with a civil and military delegation from the Misurata Military Council. The strike allegedly killed one member of the delegation and wounded two others. One of the injured was named as Colonel Ibrahim Bayt Al-Mal, the spokesperson of…
Summary
Published
3 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
2 January 2017
Incident Code
LC056
Location
قنفودة, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Alnabaa reported that an unmanned drone targeted a residential area in Ganfouda with four raids and killed three civilians and injured several people including children. Tayseer Mohammad Tarban Abu Abdullah said that a civilian house was hit, while the same source claimed that the strike was conducted by the UAE. Saraya Media Center reported on…
Summary
Published
2 January 2017
Civilians reported killed
3
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
2 January 2017
Incident Code
LC055
Location
سبها, Gwirat al-Mal checkpoint, Sabha, Libya
An unspecified number of civilians were wounded in an alleged GNA/Misurata Air Force strike on the road leading to Sabha, local media reported. According to m.boshgma, “A military aircraft of the Third Force took off from the Tamanhint base and targeted the road leading to the city, injuring civilians”. AJEL.Ardalsharif.News and krama1951libya published carbon copies of this…
Summary
Published
2 January 2017
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
16 December 2016
Incident Code
LC054
Location
قنفودة, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
Up 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…
Summary
Published
16 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–2
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
8 December 2016
Incident Code
LC053
Location
الجيزة, Giza, Surt, Libya
Various local sources reported that Hanan bin Sirteya Gaddafi, a dermatologist from Sirte, was killed in an airstrike in a house in the Giza district in Sirte. Alwasat and Rihab News claimed that she and her husband, Osama Shuaib Zayani, joined ISIS once it took over Sirte and that she leaves behind two children. Zayani…
Summary
Published
8 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
5 December 2016
Incident Code
LC052
Location
Giza, Surt, Libya
Campaign overview: The United States began a major air campaign in support of and at the request of GNA ground forces, to oust ISIS from the city of Sirte. Complete official records of the US campaign at Sirte – which saw 497 airstrikes on the city to December 5th 2016 – can be found here.…
Summary
Published
5 December 2016
Civilians reported killed
30–50
Civilians reported injured
63
Military Actor
Government of National Accord
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U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
2 December 2016
Incident Code
LC051
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
On December 2nd, Mohamed Lajnef posted pictures of two injured children on Facebook, saying they had been liberated from ISIS. On December 5th Libya’s Channel reported Al-Bunyan Al-Marsous rescued over a hundred children and women from ISIS, some of the children severely injured. It showed pictures of two children: one is the same depicted in…
Summary
Published
2 December 2016
Civilians reported injured
0–2
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
,
Government of National Accord
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Incident Date
18 November 2016
Incident Code
LQ037a
Location
بنغازي, Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya
Saraya Media posted a video of what it describes as a Air Tractor 802U targeting a residential neighbourhood in Ganfouda. Alnabaa reported 40 LNA airstrikes on Ganfouda as well as a UAE drone flying in the area without engaging in the strikes. Other sources also reported LNA strikes in Ganfouda. The alleged terrorist Siraj Alkerkna,…
Summary
Published
18 November 2016
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
15 November 2016
Incident Code
LC050
Location
بنغازي, Ganfouda, Benghazi, Libya
Eight prisoners were reported killed following LNA airstrikes on Benghazi. The LNA self-reported airstrikes in the following locations: “A MiG-23ML and a Mig23BN reportedly targeted the vehicles and fighters of alleged terrorist groups while trying to escape from the Qawarsheh area to Qanfouda after the siege on, reportedly leading to their destruction. A MiG-21 reportedly…
Summary
Published
15 November 2016
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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