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On this day, ten years ago, the Libyan revolution started with protests in Benghazi. The uprising sparked the fall of the Gaddafi regime and was followed by a decade of on-and-off civil war. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-libya-uprising-anniversary-preview/ten-years-on-libyan-revolutionaries-live-with-wounds-and-unfulfilled-dreams-idUSKBN2AG0T9
Air and artillery strikes from many domestic and foreign actors since 2012 have cost the lives of at least 499 civilians, as Airwars data shows https://airwars.org/conflict/all-belligerents-in-libya/
However, fighting has effectively paused since June 2020 with the last civilian casualty event recorded in December. A ceasefire deal and new government raised hopes of lasting peace in Libya https://airwars.org/news-and-investigations/libyan-transitional-government-elected-in-bid-to-pave-way-for-peace-process/
Next month, Airwars will be releasing comprehensive civilian harm data on Libya's 2011 civil war, looking at reported casualties from Gaddafi, rebel and NATO forces. More soon.
