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The Libyan official sources claimed that at least between 64 and 90 people were killed during the bombardments on the first two days of the U.N. intervention and another 150 had been wounded. [20] The Vatican news agency claimed that in Tripoli alone, at least 40 civilians died as a result of the bombing campaign. [ 21 ]
The Libyan civil war, [37] also known as the First Libyan Civil War, [38] was an armed conflict in 2011 in the North African country of Libya that was fought between forces loyal to Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and rebel groups that were seeking to oust his government.
While majority of the airstrikes are conducted by US and Libyan National Army, occasionally other countries like France, Egypt and UAE have also conducted airstrikes. Hundreds of civilians have been reportedly killed in these strikes. Public sources estimate 244-379 civilian deaths in Libya. [2] [3] [4]
The Libyan crisis [1] [2] is the current humanitarian crisis [3] [4] and political-military instability [5] occurring in Libya, beginning with the Arab Spring protests of 2011, which led to two civil wars, foreign military intervention, and the ousting and death of Muammar Gaddafi.
Pages in category "People killed in the Libyan civil war (2014–2020)" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The Libyan civil war (2014–2020), also known as the Second Libyan Civil War, was a multilateral civil war which was fought in Libya among a number of armed groups, but mainly the House of Representatives (HoR) and the Government of National Accord (GNA), for six years from 2014 to 2020.
He returned to Libya in 2011 to support anti-Gadhafi forces that revolted against the dictator and killed him. During the country's civil war, he led the self-styled Libyan National Army, which controlled much of the eastern half of Libya, with support from countries including Russia, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates.
First Libyan Civil War (2011) Libyan Government: NTC NATO France United Kingdom United States Belgium Canada Denmark Netherlands Norway Spain Turkey Jordan Qatar Sweden United Arab Emirates; Regime change. Muammar Gaddafi killed; NTC assumes interim control of Libya; Post-civil war violence in Libya; Second Libyan Civil War (2014–2020) HoR Russia