Muammar Gaddafi has called for the UN Security Council to investigate after a heavy air strike by Nato.
The Libyan leader accused Nato of murder in an audio address to the nation, days after the alliance acknowledged for the first time its bombs may have caused civilian casualties.
Five houses were hit in Surman, west of Tripoli, leaving 15 people dead, including three children, according to a government spokesman.
Gaddafi said: 'You murderers... One day we will respond to you likewise and your homes will be legitimate targets.
'The Security Council should hold an urgent meeting to discuss the matter and stop this barbaric attack.'
Nato said the target of the air strike was a command-and-control communications hub involved in coordinating attacks on the Libyan people.
A statement on the Nato website read: 'While Nato cannot confirm reports of casualties, we would regret any loss of civilian life and we go to great lengths to avoid civilian casualties.
'This is in stark contrast to the Gaddafi regime, which continues its policy of systematic and sustained violence against the people of Libya.'
Nato's mission - to enforce a no-fly zone over Libya to protect civilians from Gaddafi's troops - began in March after the tyrant launched a violent crackdown on a pro-democracy uprising.
But despite three months of military action and thousands of airstrikes against Libyan forces the dictator remains in power.
Outcry: Libyans attend a group funeral in the city of Surman where Nato air strikes resulted in civilian casualties
Gaddafi rejected the claim that the compound most recently attacked was anything other than a residential area.
He said: 'This is not a military factory, munition factory or military port or a fortified castle. It has no military identity.
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