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Incident Date
26 September 2015
Incident Code
LQ011
Location
بنغازي, 319 camp, Benghazi, Libya
Six LNA airstrikes and artillery actions reportedly hit Bouatni, the fish market area and Sabri in Benghazi. One airstrike also hit a boat allegedly loaded with weapons trying to enter Marissa port. According to Akhbar Libya 24, Ansar al-Sharia responded with indiscriminate artillery shelling on residential areas to the strikes but only caused damage to…
Summary
Published
26 September 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
25 September 2015
Incident Code
LQ010
Location
درنة الفتايح, Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
The LNA reportedly targeted the Shura Council and ISIS with 25 airstrikes at dawn in the eastern part of the city. According to Libya 24 News, “a plane belonging to the Libyan air force struck at dawn today sites belonging to the Libyan branch of the Islamic State organization ‘Daesh’ east of the city of…
Summary
Published
25 September 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
25 August 2015
Incident Code
LQ009a
Location
درنة الفتايح, Derna: Al Fatayah, Darnah, Libya
Local sources reported heavy LNA shelling on populated areas in Derna. Mohamed Alshiki posted on Twitter: "Heavy shelling by the Libyan air force now by using warplanes and vertical combat The shelling also included the valleys in Derna." Ramaa_el_gd reported, "bombing by Haftar which hit three residential neighbourhoods, led to burning farms and the some…
Summary
Published
25 August 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
7 August 2015
Incident Code
LQ009
Location
درنة, port, Darnah, Libya
Local sources reported that the LNA bombed a boat carrying ‘gunmen and weapons’ near Derna. There were, however, no reports of civilian harm. According to Ashoruq, “A plane belonging to the Libyan air force at the Tobruk base bombed a boat carrying gunmen and ammunition off the port of Derna, Libya’s central gate reported Friday.…
Summary
Published
7 August 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
1 August 2015
Incident Code
LC019a
Location
اجدابيا: مبنى التدريب المهني, Ajdabiya Vocational Training Center, Al Wahat, Libya
Between two and four people were reportedly killed in an alleged LNA airstrike on Ajdabiya. Belreish said that "two people were killed and two Syrian workers were injured in a marble workshop. They were injured by shrapnel from aerial bombardment." Tariq Gibrel wrote that two Syrians were killed, two injured and two Chadian injured. Amrajaa…
Summary
Published
1 August 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–4
Civilians reported injured
2–6
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23 July 2015
Incident Code
LC019
Location
بنغازي: مستشفى الجمهورية, Republic Hospital, Benghazi, Libya
According to Russia Today, “medical sources in the city of Benghazi said that two people died and ten were wounded on Thursday (July 23rd) in clashes in the city centre between army forces and Islamist militants.” Ewan Libya reported that one civilian was killed after a shell fell on the Ben Younis area. Local sources…
Summary
Published
23 July 2015
Civilians reported killed
1–2
Civilians reported injured
10
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
19 July 2015
Incident Code
LQ008
Location
بنغازي, port, Benghazi, Libya
Several sources reported LNA planes hitting two boats allegedly belonging to Ansar Al-Sharia loaded with weapons and ammunition. One of the boats sunk, the other one was damaged. Several outlets including Iran Arabic Radio and Sputnik Arabic reported comments from an LNA spokesperson, who said the attacks targeted two ships, both carrying weapons. Air Force…
Summary
Published
19 July 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
2 July 2015
Incident Code
LC018c
Location
النوفلية, Nofaliya, Surt, Libya
Three civilians from one family were reported killed in Nofaliya, Sirte in an LNA or NATO nation airstrike. Jalferjani posted on Twitter that "The Al Diab family house was shelled by a NATO aircraft and two children and their parent were killed in the city of Sirte." Presslibya said that the LNA had bombed in…
Summary
Published
2 July 2015
Civilians reported killed
3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
,
Unknown
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Incident Date
10 June 2015
Incident Code
LC018a
Location
درنة, Darnah, Darnah, Libya
Four civilians were reported killed in an alleged LNA airstrike on Darnah. Majed wrote on Twitter that "the number of martyrs killed by the Haftar airliner has risen to four in the city of Darnah, the same number of civilians killed by ISIS." Mohamed Tarbah also reported the targeting of civilians: "A military aircraft bombard…
Summary
Published
10 June 2015
Civilians reported killed
4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
26 May 2015
Incident Code
LC018
Location
ميناء سرت, Port of Sirte, Surt, Libya
One civilian died and up to four others wounded in two alleged LNA airstrikes on an oil tanker off the coast of Sirte, local media reported. The casualties – all crew members, two of whom were hospitalised – reportedly occurred as the tanker was set on fire. According to Japan Times, “The Anwaar Afriqya, a…
Summary
Published
26 May 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1–4
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
23 May 2015
Incident Code
LC017b
Location
زعفران, Zaafran, Surt, Libya
A father and one or two of his daughters were reported killed as a result of an alleged GNC/Libya Dawn airstrike on Sirte. Most sources claim that a father with his two daughters were killed in an airstrike on their family home. However, some sources reported that only one of his daughters died and they were in…
Summary
Published
23 May 2015
Civilians reported killed
2–3
Civilians reported injured
0–1
Military Actor
General National Congress (GNC)
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Incident Date
14 May 2015
Incident Code
LC017a
Location
السلام, Al Salam, Benghazi, Libya
Between seven and eight people, most of them children were reported killed in an LNA airstrike on the Al Salam neighbourhood of Benghazi. Alwasat News wrote: "Eight people were killed, including seven children, when a rocket hit a residential area in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Thursday (May 14, 2015), a Reuters reporter…
Summary
Published
14 May 2015
Civilians reported killed
7–8
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
11 May 2015
Incident Code
LC017
Location
طبرق, Tobruk, Al Butnan, Libya
According to international and local sources, a Turkish ship was hit by both airstrikes and artillery shelling from the LNA. A deputy captain was reportedly killed in the attack, and another crew member injured. The incident took place 16km off the coast from Tobruk on the way to Derna. Al Jazeera quoted the second captain…
Summary
Published
11 May 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
1
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
5 May 2015
Incident Code
LC016
Location
درنة, Darnah, Darnah, Libya
One child died in an alleged LNA airstrike on Darnah, according to local media. The Libya Observer reported: “A baby from the Al-Harir family was killed in a dignity operation airstrike in Darnah. The airstrike targeted the Shabia apartment buildings causing extensive damage to Musa Al-Harir’s apartment and destroying cars parked on the street below.”…
Summary
Published
5 May 2015
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 April 2015
Incident Code
LQ007a
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
Dawa Alhaq reported a GNC/Libya Dawn airstrike in Sirte likely resulting in civilian harm: “A military aircraft belonging to the ‘Dawn of Libya’ militia, backed by Libya’s brothers who control Tripoli, launched air strikes on Thursday night on sites in the city of Sirte. ‘A Libyan warplane launched several air strikes on the sites of…
Summary
Published
24 April 2015
Military Actor
General National Congress (GNC)
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Incident Date
1 April 2015
Incident Code
LQ007
Location
الزنتان, Zintan, Airport, Al Jabal al Gharbi, Libya
According to several local sources, GNC/Libya Dawn planes bombed Zintan airport as well as the nearby village of Rujban. Most sources reported material damage, though there was no mention of civilian harm. Zintan Airport spokesperson Omar Maatouk, speaking to Libya Herald, said that the front of the airport building was damaged by the seven shells…
Summary
Published
1 April 2015
Military Actor
General National Congress (GNC)
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Incident Date
29 March 2015
Incident Code
LC015a
Location
زوارة, Zuwara, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
Two civilians were reported injured as a result of alleged LNA airstrikes in Zuwara. Abdo Kablan posted on Twitter that LNA planes bombed "Zuwara and Gharyan, thank god there are no dead but two wounded in the city of Zuwara." Other sources reported LNA airstrikes in the area but no civilian harm.
Summary
Published
29 March 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 March 2015
Incident Code
LC015
Location
ام الرشراش, Umm Al Rashrash, Marqab, Libya
An LNA airstrike reportedly hit a Libya Dawn camp in Tarhuna. While most sources reported no civilians and only a few Libya Dawn fighters dead, two sources said that eight internally displaced Tawergha were killed in the attack. Middle East Eye quoted a Libya Dawn spokesperson: “Eight Libyan civilians died in the strike. Sadly this…
Summary
Published
24 March 2015
Civilians reported killed
8
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
14 March 2015
Incident Code
LC014a
Location
العسة, Al Assah, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
On Saturday, March 14, 2015, one man named Alaa Belkhair was reported killed and six people were injured in an alleged Libyan National Army airstrike on Al Assah near Zuwara, northwestern Libya. Zuwara News wrote on Facebook that "an aeroplane just hit the Al-Assah area and resulted in the death of one man from Misurata…
Summary
Published
14 March 2015
Strike Type
Airstrike
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
6
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
15 February 2015
Incident Code
LC014
Location
درنة: شيحة, Shiha, Darnah, Libya
Various sources reported that Egyptian airstrikes hit two locations in East Derna. One strike hit the Bab Shiha neighbourhood, another one the former headquarters of the Jabal al-Akhdar Industrial Company. Local and international sources reported that seven civilians were killed, including three or four children and a woman – plus up to 50 members of…
Summary
Published
15 February 2015
Civilians reported killed
7
Civilians reported injured
17–21
Military Actor
LNA/UAE Military/Egyptian Military
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Incident Date
14 January 2015
Incident Code
LQ006
Location
بنغازي, port, Benghazi, Libya
Various sources reported that the LNA warplane attacked a trawler allegedly loaded with gasoline outside Benghazi. There were no reports of civilian harm. According to Sky News, a military official said that a Libyan aircraft belonging to the internationally recognised government (HoR) attacked a fishing boat carrying a shipment of gasoline to the port of…
Summary
Published
14 January 2015
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
5 January 2015
Incident Code
LC013
Location
درنة: ميناء درنه, Derna Port, Darnah, Libya
GNC 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…
Summary
Published
5 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
2–3
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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General National Congress (GNC)
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Incident Date
3 January 2015
Incident Code
LC012
Location
ميناء السدرة, Port Sidra, Surt, Libya
Alwasat 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.
Summary
Published
3 January 2015
Civilians reported killed
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
3 January 2015
Incident Code
LC011
Location
مصراتة: مصراتة ميناء, Misurata Port, Misrata, Libya
According to various sources, LNA jets struck different positions in Misurata’s port, resulting in the injury of two civilians – reportedly employees at the port. Al Jazeera reported: The forces of the retired Libyan brigade General, Khalifa Haftar, announced responsibility for air strikes on the western port of Misurata on Saturday claiming that it was…
Summary
Published
3 January 2015
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
28 December 2014
Incident Code
LC010
Location
بن جواد, Bin Jawad, Surt, Libya
Two physicians were killed and seven more people were reported wounded in an alleged GNC/Libya Dawn airstrike at a field hospital in Bin Jawad, according to local sources. James Wheeler tweeted: Two physicians were reported killed and 7 other people injured by an airstrike near a field hospital at Bin Jawad. Multiple sources have identified…
Summary
Published
28 December 2014
Civilians reported killed
2
Civilians reported injured
7
Military Actor
General National Congress (GNC)
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Incident Date
20 December 2014
Incident Code
LC009
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
A single source, Libya in Heart, reported that “nearly 20 people” died in alleged LNA airstrike in Sirte but did not specify if they were civilians. According to the source, Nearly 20 people were killed in the bombing of the Sirte air force in Libya. Eyewitnesses confirmed that ambulances were being heard heavily. After further…
Summary
Published
20 December 2014
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
11 December 2014
Incident Code
LQ005
Location
ابوكماش, Abu Kammash, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
Local media reported an airstrike in Abu Kammash without naming the belligerent. There were no reports of civilian harm. According to Hafez Muammar, a plane bombed a citizen’s farm near the residential buildings in Abu Kamash area, without causing casualties or material damage. The sound of the missile explosion terrified the residents of the area,…
Summary
Published
11 December 2014
Military Actor
Unknown
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Incident Date
3 December 2014
Incident Code
LC008
Location
زوارة بورت, Zuwara Port, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
LNA airstrikes reportedly targeted the port area in Zuwara. Most sources claimed there were no civilian casualties, though one report said that seven people were killed and 25 injured – but didn’t specify if they were civilians or combatants. Ean Libya reported that the security official Spokesman (Hafed Muamer) confirmed that no casualties occurred during…
Summary
Published
3 December 2014
Civilians reported killed
0–7
Civilians reported injured
0–25
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
2 December 2014
Incident Code
LC007
Location
زوارة, Zuwara, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
Between three and five civilians died and up to 15 more were wounded in an alleged LNA airstrike on a food supply storage depot in Zuwara. Three or four foreign nationals were reportedly included in the death toll. Fox News provided the most detail on the event, reporting: A Libyan official says airstrikes have hit…
Summary
Published
2 December 2014
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Civilians reported injured
10–15
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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Incident Date
24 November 2014
Incident Code
LC006
Location
طرابلس: مطار معيتيقة, Mitiga International Airport, Tarabulus, Libya
As part of a wave of raids on the city (see previous cases) LNA planes reportedly targeted Mitiga airport damaging the building and injuring two civilians – a woman and her daughter. Alwasat provided the most detail on the event, reporting: “A woman and her daughter were injured on Monday evening [Nov 24th] when a warplane…
Summary
Published
24 November 2014
Civilians reported injured
2
Military Actor
Libyan National Army
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