Web review

L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Shelling Kills Seven at Displaced People Shelter in Tripoli

Earlier this month, smoke rises over Tripoli after shelling by Haftar’s NLA

17 May 2020 

Khalifa Haftar’s forces are reported to be responsible for the attack on Tripoli’s Fornaj district, leaving seven civilians dead and 17 injured
Category: Libya - Web Review
Wednesday, 27 May 2020

UN relief chief calls for renewal of cross-border aid operation

UN Humanitarian Coordinator Mark Lowcock talks with Syrian truck drivers on the Turkish-Syrian border

21 May 2020

The untimely renewal of the authorization for cross-border aid assistance will cause the disruption of humanitarian aid delivery to Syria
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 22 May 2020

Shellings in Tripoli, Libya, Hit Civilians

Smoke rises after an attack carried out by fighters loyal to Haftar on a coastal road in Tajura region in Tripoli

8 May 2020

Khalifa Haftar’s offense targeted the capital Tripoli causing the death of several civilians
Category: Libya - Web Review
Monday, 18 May 2020

A week of carnage leaves Afghanistan in shock

Afghan forces guard Dashti Barchi maternity clinic in the aftermath of the attack

15 May 2020

Three attacks kill at least 61 people over the week. Among the victims: newborns, children, women and nurses
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Monday, 18 May 2020

Resolution for Global Ceasefire Presented to UN Security Council

The United Nations headquarters in New York

12 May 2020

The new resolution, drafted by Germany and Estonia, replaces one vetoed by the U.S.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Thursday, 14 May 2020

“Israeli” missiles kill three in Syria

Missiles flying into the sky near the international airport in Damascus, Syria, 2019.

29 April 2020

Syrian State media said Israeli warplanes have targeted Syrian civilians
Category: Syria - Web Review
Monday, 11 May 2020

Security situation in Burkina Faso deteriorates by the day

IDP camp in the northern region of Barsalogho, Burkina Faso

5 May 2020

The country is facing an unprecedented mix of threats coming from Islamic armed groups, local militias, coronavirus, famine and displacement
Category: Burkina Faso - Web Review
Wednesday, 06 May 2020

Violence Against Malian Refugees in Burkina Faso

Malian refugee women carry water to their shelters in a nearby camp

04 May 2020

UNHCR condemned the violence committed at Mentao camp
Category: Burkina Faso - Web Review
Tuesday, 05 May 2020

Zimbabwe is still scarred by past atrocities

A man amongst the graves of people killed during the Gukurahundi massacre

22 April 2020

40 years since independence, still much remains to be done
Category: Zimbabwe - Web Review
Thursday, 30 April 2020

Millions of Children in Danger due to COVID-19 and Internal Violence

UNICEF and World Food Programme officials interact with children at a school in southern Idlib in Syria in March

17 April 2020

UNICEF expresses concern about the situation of millions of unsaved children worldwide
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Violence and Pandemic Against the Population of Colombia

People walk on the street wearing masks in Bogota, Colombia on March 17, 2020

14 April 2020

Political actors must deal with both COVID-19 and violence  to establish the equilibrium within the country
Category: Colombia - Web Review
Monday, 27 April 2020

Human Rights Watch denounces extrajudicial killings in Burkina Faso

Burkinabe security forces patrolling near Gorgadji

21 April 2020

Government security forces allegedly executed 31 civilians in a counterterrorism operation in Djibo
Category: Burkina Faso - Web Review
Wednesday, 22 April 2020
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