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Incident Date
3 April 2021
Incident Code
USSOM337
Location
Bariire, Lower Shabelle, Somalia
Clashes between Somali government forces, Al-Shabaab forces, and unknown airstrikes resulted in the reported deaths of up to 47 government soldiers and the injury of 11 other government soldiers, as well as the claimed death of 77 Al-Shabaab fighters in Bariire on April 3, 2021. Hussein Mohamed, a journalist for the New York Times in…
Summary
Published
3 April 2021
Strike Type
Ground operation
,
Airstrike
Military actors reported killed
86–124
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
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Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S. Forces
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Incident Date
12 February 2020
Incident Code
CS1943
Location
خربة عمو, Road between Khirbet Amo and the Allaya neighborhood on the outskirts of Al Qamishli, Al Hassakah, Syria
One man was killed and three civilians were wounded in clashes between American troops and Syrian regime forces near the village of Khirbet Ammo, Al Hasaka governorate, on February 12th, 2020, according to local sources. It remains unclear if the killed man was a civilian or a member of an armed group. Sana reported that "American…
Summary
Published
12 February 2020
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
0–1
Civilians reported injured
1–3
Military actors reported killed
0–1
Causes of Death / Injury
Heavy weapons and explosive munitions
,
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
U.S.-led Coalition
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Incident Date
23 November 2019
Incident Code
RS4194
Location
قرية الصافي, al-Safi village, Manbij, Aleppo, Syria
Three women from the same family and a child were reported killed, and a man and his son injured when their vehicle was hit by a Russian armored military vehicle in Al Safi village in Manbej, Aleppo governorate in Syria, on November 23rd 2019 according to local sources. Local sources stated that the accident occured…
Summary
Published
23 November 2019
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
4
Civilians reported injured
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Accidents related to conflict
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
18 November 2019
Incident Codes
TS395 RS4183
Location
تيري, Tayri, Aleppo, Syria
At least one young woman was reported injured in eastern Kobane, after allegedly being hit by a Turkish-Russian patrol vehicle during on-going protests by locals against the presence of foreign forces in the area. ANF reported that “the people protested against the patrol by throwing stones. A young woman was hit by a vehicle of…
Summary
Published
18 November 2019
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Use of objects and other means
Military Actor
Russian Military
,
Turkish Military
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Incident Date
8 February 2019
Incident Code
RS3572
Location
وادي العذيب أو وادي العزيب, Wadi Al Azeeb, Hama, Syria
Up to nine civilians were killed and others were wounded in an explosion in Wadi Al Azeeb. Sources on the ground reported that "cluster bombs" exploded believed to be remnants of previous shelling conducted by the Russian- or regime forces. Other sources reported that the explosion was caused by a landmine. According to one local…
Summary
Published
8 February 2019
Strike Type
Airstrike
,
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
7–9
Civilians reported injured
1–2
Causes of Death / Injury
Planted explosives and unexploded ordnance (UXO)
Military Actor
Russian Military
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Incident Date
16 December 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-218
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
One civilian was killed and three others were injured in Tripoli on December 16, 2011 when their car was ambushed and attacked by nine people armed with Kalashnikov rifles. According to the UN Report Source Page 82, a survivor of the attack said that he was in a car with four friends when their car…
Summary
Published
16 December 2020
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Civilians reported injured
3
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
14 December 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-217
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
One man was killed in Tripoli by rebel forces after the rebels tried to confiscate his car and he refused. According to UN Report Source Page 82, the rebels had approached a member of the Tripoli brigade to try to confiscate their car, claiming it was government property, but left after negotiations without the car.…
Summary
Published
14 December 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
16 November 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-216
Location
تاورغاء, Tawergha, Misrata, Libya
One man died after being severely beaten while being held in custody by the Independence Brigade rebels in Tawrga'a on November 16, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 82. According to another man that was detained with him and was released, the man was beaten until he lost consciousness for nearly two days. He…
Summary
Published
16 November 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
15 November 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-206
Location
تاجوراء, Tajoura, Tarabulus, Libya
At least one man died from injuries sustained during his detention in a rebel-controlled facility in mid-November 2011 in Tajoura according to the UN Report Source Page 82. A reported member of Gaddafi's security agency was arrested at his father's house on October 17, 2011 by rebels who did not have an arrest warrant and…
Summary
Published
15 November 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
13 November 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-215
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
Between three and five men were killed in Sirte on November 13, 2011 when they were executed by rebels. A video posted by Echorouk Online on YouTube shows the bodied of at least three dead men and many others with weapons surrounding them.
Summary
Published
13 November 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
3–5
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
2 November 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-213
Location
مصراتة, Misurata, Misrata, Libya
One man died after being severely beaten while being held in custody by the Independence Brigade rebels in Tawrga'a on November 2, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 82. A former Qadhafi soldier died on November 2, 2011 after being transferred to a hospital in Misrata. An initial autopsy report obtained by the victim's…
Summary
Published
2 November 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
25 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-209
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
Two men died on October 25, 2011 after being detained in rebel custody in Tripoli on October 25, 2011 according to the UN Report Source Page 81. One man, a member of Gaddafi’s security forces, was arrested by the rebels on September 11, 2011 and held in the former Internal Security Agency building in central…
Summary
Published
25 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
17 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-207
Location
بني وليد, Bani Walid, Misrata, Libya
A young man from Bani Walid was killed by Al-Zawiyah rebels on October 17, 2011 according to UN Report Source page 78. He was arrested by the Al-Zawiyah in front of his relatives and they were assured he would be released soon but shortly after, they heard gunshots and he was found in a hospital…
Summary
Published
17 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
12 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-204
Location
سرت, Western Sirte, Surt, Libya
At least 42 civilians were killed near the western Sirte frontline and were found on October 12, 2011 according to Elaph. According to Anis Faraj, a witness who claimed he shared a cell with those that were found dead, about 47 men were being held in a cell and they were taken to Musassim Gaddafi,…
Summary
Published
12 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
42
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Gaddafi Forces
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Incident Date
9 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-203
Location
الزاوية, Zawiya, Al Zawiyah, Libya
At least two men died from injuries they sustained after being detained by rebel forces at Judayem detention centre and later died in Al Zawiyah Hospital on October 9, 2011 according to UN Report Source Page 81. Both men were arrested on September 17, 2011 in Al Zawiyah by rebel forces and taken to Judaism…
Summary
Published
9 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
2
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
6 October 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-202
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
At least 17 people were killed, including one man who was a soldier in Qadhafi's forces, in Sirte by rebel forces around October 6, 2011 according to the UN Report Source Page 78. A Tawerghan living in an IDP camp was a relative of the soldier killed and was told about his relative's death by…
Summary
Published
6 October 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
17
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel forces
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Incident Date
22 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-175
Location
سرت, Sirte, Surt, Libya
At lease one female civilian was injured in Sirte when she was struck by a stray bullet in her home on September 22, 2011 according to a tweet from @libyaalahrartv.
Summary
Published
22 September 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported injured
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
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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
13 September 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-161
Location
طرابلس, Tripoli, Tarabulus, Libya
At least one man was killed in Tripoli by rebels on September 13, 2011 according to the UN Report Source Page 83.
Summary
Published
13 September 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel 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
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
28 August 2011
Incident Code
Lib2011-153
Location
ابوكماش, Abu Kammash, An Nuqat al Khams, Libya
At least one man was killed by Zowara rebels after he was apprehended on August 28, 2011 in Abu Kammash according to the UN Report Source Page 80. An unarmed man was apprehended from Riqdalin and was then forced to face a wall and was then shot.
Summary
Published
28 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
1
Causes of Death / Injury
Small arms and light weapons
Military Actor
Libyan rebel 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
Lib2011-148
Location
باب العزيزية, Bab Al Aziziya, Tarabulus, Libya
Summary
Published
23 August 2011
Strike Type
Ground operation
Civilians reported killed
15
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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