On 21 September, a 13 year-old-girl was killed,her two younger sisters, aged 5 and 3, and another 13-year-old boy were injured while playing outside the girls’ grandmother’s house in Benghazi’s Gawarsha neighbourhood in an ERW explosion. On 9 September, a 14-year-old boy was injured by an EWR while playing football, resulting in the amputation of his lower limbs.
On 18 September, Libyan National Army (LNA) affiliates stationed at the Martouba checkpoint fired into the air to disperse Derna residents seeking passage. As a result, a man in his 60s sustained shrapnel injuries to his eye. On 22 September, two girls sustained gunshot wounds when their car came under fire in the area of Fataeh in Derna.
Civilian Facilities
On 6 September, a medical professional working at al-Jalaa Hospital in Benghazi was stabbed by an alleged LNA affiliate. The suspected perpetrator was reportedly taken for questioning by the Military Police.
The University Hospital in Sabratah was hit by shells twice, on 19 and 21 September, causing damage to the emergency and surgery units and rendering them un-operational. The World Heritage Archaeological Site of Sabratha was also hit by bullets.
Attribution
Civilian casualties in Sabratha were caused by fighting between the 48th Infantry Brigade (also known as the Martyr Anas al-Dabashi armed group) and the Operations Room to Combat the Islamic State, each side supported by local fighters. The 48th Infantry Brigade is under the Chief-of-Staff of the armed forces under the Government of National Accord, while the Operations Room was established by the Presidential Council. Warring parties endangered civilians by using unprecise weapons, including artillery shells and anti-aircraft guns, in densely populated areas.