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.

More than 30 Civilians killed in Airstrike

Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently said 32 civilians were killed and 150 injured in strikes on Raqqa's electricity neighborhood

22 June 2016
Over 30 killed and 150 injured in airstrikes on ISIL held areas.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 22 July 2016

Blast at ammunition depot kills dozens in Libya

Garabulli

22 June 2016
More than 20 civilians killed in blast at ammunition plant in Garabulli, Libya.
Category: Libya - Web Review
Friday, 22 July 2016

Refugees Are Living in Poor Conditions at Elliniko Refugee Camp

Refugees living in tents in Indomeni, at the border between Greece and Macedonia

20 June 2016 
Refugees are living in poor conditions at Elliniko Refugee Camp in Greece.
Category: Greece - Web Review
Thursday, 21 July 2016

Turkey Overwhelmed with Growing Number of Refugees

A Syrian child stands in a tent on the side of a highway near Edirne, Turkey.

20 June 2016
Unrest grows in Turkey as Syrian refugees seek better treatment
Category: Turkey - Web Review
Thursday, 21 July 2016

Abu Sayyaf group beheads Canadian Hostage in Philippines

Robert Hall (on the left) had been beheaded by Abu Sayyaf on 13 july 2016

14 June 2016
A Canadian hostage was beheaded by Abu Sayyaf after excessive ransom demands were not met.
Category: Philippines - Web Review
Thursday, 14 July 2016

Schools and Hospitals Attacked in Conflict Zones Daily

Children endure horrors in conlicts zones. Here in South Sudan

19 May 2016
Children are being abducted from their schools in horrific circumstances in countries like Nigeria and South Sudan, while others are being raped, or recruited and used as child soldiers.
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Thursday, 14 July 2016

2 Girls Abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok Were Rescued

Amina Ali, the rescue Chibok school girl, sits during a meeting with Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential palace in Abuja, Nigeria

19 May 2016
At least two of more than 200 girls who were abducted by Boko Haram in Chibok, Nigeria were rescued.
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Thursday, 14 July 2016

Aid Convoy Blocked while Waiting Civilians Shelled

First humanitarian aid trying to reach Daraya

13 May 2016
An aid convoy filled with essential goods was denied entry at the final checkpoint into Daraya, Syria and waiting civilians were shelled.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 14 July 2016

A Police Officer and Others Died from Two Consecutive Bombings in Peshawar

Pakistani police officials inspect the site of a roadside bomb explosion in Peshawar on May 18, 2016

18 May 2016
A police officer was killed and at least nine people were injured by two consecutive bombings in Peshawar, Pakistan.
Category: Pakistan - Web Review
Thursday, 14 July 2016

Police Officers Accused of Violence Towards Protesters in Nairobi

Policemen beat a protester inside a building during clashes in Nairobi, Kenya May 16, 2016.

17 May 2016
Police officers are accused of using violence to disperse protesters in Nairobi, Kenya.
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Thursday, 14 July 2016

ISIL/ISIS Double Suicide Bombings Killed 47 People

Deadly attacks claimed by ISIS in Yemen

16 May 2016
Islamic State claims responsibility for attacks targeting security chief and new police recruits in southern Yemen.
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Thursday, 14 July 2016

Asylum seekers injured and killed at Turkish border

Border between Turkey and Syria. A deadly zone since August 2015 for Syrians trying to reach Turkey

10 May 2016
Five people killed, including a child, and 14 others injured by Turkish border guards firing at Syrians attempting to reach Turkey.
Category: Turkey - Web Review
Thursday, 14 July 2016
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