List of terrorist attacks in Libya

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The list of terrorist attacks in Libya provides an overview of in Libya perpetrated terrorist attacks .

Explanation

The political or ideological classification of the perpetrators is given in the Political Orientation column : Fascist , racist , nationalist , National Socialist , socialist , communist , anti-imperialist , Islamist ( Shiite , Sunni , Deobandic , Salafist , Wahhabi ), Hindu . If the focus is primarily on state independence or autonomy , the prefix is autonomous , followed by the region or ethnic group and, if applicable, further characteristics of the perpetrators: Armenian , Irish ( Catholic ), Kurdish , Tyrolean , Chechen , Dagestan , Punjab ( Sikhist ), Palestinian .

The number of victims of the attacks are shown in color:

  • unknown number of dead or injured
  • 0 dead or injured
  • 1–19 dead or injured
  • 20–49 dead or injured
  • 50–99 dead or injured
  • 100 and more dead or injured

    • 2013

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    13th of May 2013 Libya Attack in Benghazi Car bomb hospital 9 30th
    15th November 2013 Libya Attack in Tripoli IS Salafist, Wahhabi Firearms, bazookas Militia building 42 400

    2014

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    17th March 2014 Libya Attack in Benghazi Suicide bomber with a car bomb Military academy 9 (+1) 20th
    May 16, 2014 Libya Attack in Benghazi Haftar militia Missiles Military and militia bases, civilians 75 141 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    May 18, 2014 Libya Attack in Tripoli Haftar militia Truck anti-aircraft guns, mortars, missiles Parliament building 2 (+4) 60 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    May 23, 2014 Libya Attack in Benghazi Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries Islamist rocket Residential buildings 0 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    02nd June 2014 Libya Attack in Benghazi Ansar al-Sharia Islamist, Salafist artillery Militia base 21st 112 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    July 13, 2014 Libya Attack in Tripoli Missiles, bazookas, machine guns Tripoli International Airport , militiamen 6th 25th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    July 21, 2014 Libya Attack in Benghazi Ansar al-Sharia Islamist, Salafist Militiamen 5 29 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    July 26, 2014 Libya Attack in Tripoli rocket Workers 23 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    July 26, 2014 Libya Attack in Tripoli rocket Civilians 29 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    July 26, 2014 Libya Attack in Tripoli rocket Workers 7th 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    02nd August 2014 Libya Attack in Tripoli artillery Civilians 22nd Civil war in Libya since 2014
    September 24, 2014 Libya Attack in Ubari Firearms Police station 0 27 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    02nd October 2014 Libya Attack in Benghazi Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries , Ansar al-Sharia , Libya Shield Force Islamist, Salafist 2 suicide bombers with car bombs Benghazi airport , checkpoint 7 (+2) 52 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    October 11, 2014 Libya Attack in al-Jabal al-Gharbi Zintan Brigades explosive Village, militiamen 21st 43 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    November 12, 2014 Libya Stop in Tobruk IS Salafist, Wahhabi Suicide bomber with a car bomb Civilians 0 (+1) 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014

    2015

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0February 6, 2015 Libya Attack in Benghazi IS Salafist, Wahhabi Suicide bomber with a car bomb Checkpoint, civilians 3 (+1) 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    February 20, 2015 Libya Attack in Gubba IS Salafist, Wahhabi 2 suicide bombers with car bombs Police headquarters, gas station, civilians 32 (+2) 44 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    0March 1, 2015 Libya Attack in Benghazi mortar Residential area 2 31 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    June 12, 2015 Libya Attack in Darna IS Salafist, Wahhabi Firearms Protesters 7th 30th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    June 22, 2015 Libya Attack in Benghazi Muslim extremists Car bomb soldiers 4th 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    June 28, 2015 Libya Attack in Darna Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna Islamist soldiers 21st 0 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    03rd July 2015 Libya Attack in Benghazi Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries Islamist Missiles Military base 6th 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    July 28, 2015 Libya Attack in Benghazi Islamic fundamentalists Islamic fundamentalist Suicide bomber with a car bomb soldiers 9 (+1) 21st Civil war in Libya since 2014
    August 14, 2015 Libya Stop in Sirte IS Salafist, Wahhabi Arson hospital 22nd Civil war in Libya since 2014
    29th August 2015 Libya Attack in Darna IS Salafist, Wahhabi Missiles Residential buildings 5 25th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    October 23, 2015 Libya Attack in Benghazi Mortars, rockets Protesters 12 39 Civil war in Libya since 2014

    2016

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    0January 7, 2016 Libya Attack in Misrata IS Salafist, Wahhabi Suicide bomber with a car bomb Coast Guard Training Center 65 (+1) 100 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    03rd February 2016 Libya Attack in Benghazi IS Salafist, Wahhabi Grenades, sniper rifles Soldiers, civilians 3 24 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    April 15, 2016 Libya Attack in Benghazi IS Salafist, Wahhabi Car bombs soldiers 6 (+5) 25th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    May 18, 2016 Libya Stop in Surt IS Salafist, Wahhabi 2 suicide bombers with car bombs soldiers 32 (+2) 50 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    0July 6, 2016 Libya Attack in Benghazi IS Salafist, Wahhabi Suicide bomber with a car bomb Military base 12 (+1) 35 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    02nd August 2016 Libya Attack in Benghazi Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries Islamist Suicide bomber with a car bomb Soldiers, civilians 22 (+1) 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    18th August 2016 Libya Stop near Sirte IS Salafist, Wahhabi 2 suicide bombers with car bombs soldiers 10 (+2) 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    November 21, 2016 Libya Attack in Benghazi Car bomb hospital 3 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    02nd December 2016 Libya Stop in Sirte IS Salafist, Wahhabi 2 female suicide bombers Militiamen 4 (+2) 38 Civil war in Libya since 2014

    2017

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    18th May 2017 Libya Attack in Wadi ash-Shati ' Benghazi Defense Brigades, Misrata Brigades Firearms and stabbing weapons Military airport 140+ Civil war in Libya since 2014
    04th October 2017 Libya Attack in Misrata IS Salafist, Wahhabi 3 suicide bombers, car bomb Courthouse, civilians 4 (+3) 21st Civil war in Libya since 2014

    2018

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    15th January 2018 Libya Stop near Tripoli Bashir al-Baqarah Firearms Military airport 20th 69 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    23rd January 2018 Libya Attack in Benghazi probably IS / Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries Salafist, Wahhabi 2 car bombs mosque 41 80 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    0February 9, 2018 Libya Attack in Benghazi explosive mosque 2 143 Civil war in Libya since 2014
    02nd May 2018 Libya Attack in Tripoli IS Salafist, Wahhabi Suicide bomber, firearm (s), arson Election Commission headquarters 16 (+2) 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    May 25, 2018 Libya Attack in Benghazi IS Salafist, Wahhabi Car bomb hotel 7th 20th Civil war in Libya since 2014
    December 27, 2018 Libya Stop in Murzuq Chadian extremists Firearms Military camp 7th 43 Civil war in Libya since 2014

    2019

    Date / start Affected country attack Perpetrator Political orientation medium target dead Injured background
    11th July 2019 Libya Attack in Benghazi Car bomb funeral 4th 33 Civil war in Libya since 2014

    Individual evidence

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    14. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201409240064 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 7, 2018 .
    15. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201410010007 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on December 7, 2018 .
    16. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201410110067 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 7, 2018 .
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    42. ^ Entry in the Global Terrorism Database. University of Maryland. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
    43. ↑ 2 killed, 143 wounded as explosion hits mosque in Libya's Benghazi. In: Xinhua . February 10, 2018, accessed March 23, 2019 .
    44. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201802090006 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed December 17, 2019 .
    45. ↑ Suicide attackers storm HQ of Libya's election commission, 12 dead. In: Reuters . May 2, 2018, accessed March 23, 2019 .
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    48. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201805250003 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 15, 2020 .
    49. ↑ Seven People Killed, 43 Wounded In Militant Attack On Libyan Armed Forces HQ - Source. In: UrduPoint . December 27, 2018, accessed March 24, 2019 .
    50. ↑ Entry with GTD ID 201812270002 in the Global Terrorism Database of the University of Maryland, accessed on February 26, 2020 .
    51. ^ Four killed as car bomb targets funeral in Libya's Benghazi: sources. In: Reuters . July 11, 2019, accessed on July 13, 2019 .