List of massacres in Libya


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Libya :
NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
Al-Jawazi tribe massacreSeptember 5, 1817BenghaziNearly 10,000Ottoman Pasha Yusuf Karamanli ordered the extermination of Al-Jawazi tribe, following a dispute regrading tribute and uprising against his rule.
Sciara Sciatt massacreOctober 23, 1911Tripoli outskirtsNearly 500 "Bersaglieri"Italian soldiers were massacred with cruelty and sadism, 290 of them after surrender.
1911 Tripoli massacreOctober 24-26, 1911Tripolisome 4,000Italian troops massacred the Muslim Libyan population of the Mechiya oasis the day after the Sciara Sciat massacre. In three days hundreds of civilians, children, women were killed. One hundred women and children were burned in a mosque after mortar attack.
1945 Tripoli pogromNovember 5–7, 1945Tripoli140+Muslim rioters killed Libyan Jews; 36 victims were children.
1948 Tripoli pogromJune 12, 1948Tripoli12Muslim rioters killed Libyan Jews.
Abu Salim massacre29 June 1996Abu Salim prison, TripoliUp to 1200Prisoners expressed anger at the restricted family visits and poor living conditions, and were subsequently shot and killed.
Warehouse in Khalit El-Ferjan, Salahaddin23 August 2011Suburb to the south of TripoliAt least 47The building was being used as a temporary prison by the Khamis Brigade, the elite force headed by Col Gaddafi's son.
Gargur DistrictAround 21 August 2011Gargur, TripoliAt least 17Appear to have been shot dead by pro-Gaddafi troops as the rebels advanced on the Gargur district of Tripoli. Those killed were said to have been held prisoner at an Internal Security building in the district.
Camp outside Bab al-AziziaAugust 2011Bab-al-Azizya Compound, TripoliAt least 29Not yet known whether the killings were carried out by rebel fighters or pro-Gaddafi troops.
Hotel MahariOctober 2011Hotel Mahari, Sirte53HRW said they believed the hotel had been in the hands of anti-Gaddafi forces from Misrata.