L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
13 July 2016 Over half of asylum applications in the European Union are from Afghan minors.
13 July 2016 A 12 year old boy, considered a pro-government fighter, has been beheaded by Syrian rebels, later labelled an ‘individual error’
13 July 2016Parents abandon children amid drought and conflict.
28 June 2016 Emergency Hospital in Afghanistan treats any person wounded in war.
8 July 2016The recent exodus from Central African Republic began on 12 June due increased fighting and violence among livestock herders and local farmers.
4 July 2016 The United States consulate in Jeddah and mosques in Qatif and the Holy City of Medina were attacked today as people were gathered to celebrate the final days of Ramadan.
23 June 2016Central Americans fleeing the Northern Triangle are faced with a treacherous journey and an unfair asylum system.
11 July 2016 Fighting between troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and soldiers in support of the Vice President, Riek Machar broke out on Thursday and Friday in Juba, South Sudan.
21 June 2016 Violence from Boko Haram has caused the displacement of over 240,000 people in Diffa Region, Niger.
30 June 2016 Roadside bomb explosion killed all 18 civilians on a minibus near Somalia’s capital Mogadishu.
2 July 2016 Escalated fighting between Syrian government forces and rebels hit Khan Eshieh, a Palestinian refugee camp in Damascus.
7 July 2016 According to residents, Ethiopia’s Liyu police continue to commit mass murder mass in north and central region of neighboring Somalia.