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

Unseasonal Flooding affects 25,000 Sahrawi Refugees

Torrential rains have created havoc and huge damage in refugee camps in the deserts around Tindouf in western Algeria.

October 30, 2015
Heavy rains have caused flooding and damage to five Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, Algeria, affecting 25,000 Sahrawi refugees.
Category: Algeria - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Syrian Conflict Update: Islamic State Captures Town in Homs Province

On Nov. 1, 2015, Islamic State forces captured the town of Maheen, in Homs province

2 November 2015
Mahin, a Syrian town in central Homs Province, has reportedly been captured from government forces this week by IS 
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

15 people killed after al-Shabab attack in Mogadishu hotel

A wide view of the Security Council meeting on the situation in Somalia.

1 November 2015
Islamist militants have killed 15 people while storming the Sahafi hotel, a popular hotel for Somalia’s members of parliament.
Category: Somalia - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Somali Refugees Seek to Return to Somalia After Living in the Dadaab Refugee Camp

Somali refugees board a plane that will take them home to Mogadishu from Dadaab camp in Kenya.

16 October 2015
Somali refugees return to their home country after struggling to rebuild their lives in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
Category: Somalia - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Refugees Seek Safety From Afghanistan Conflict

Afghan refugees gather around a fire to warm themselves after arriving on a dinghy from the Turkish coast to the northeastern Greek island of Lesbos

September 2015
The conflict in Kunduz has displaced over 100,000 residents fleeing massive destruction, public executions, and sexual violence.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Sexual Violence rages through South Sudan as Civil War Continues

women in South Sudan must face deplorable levels of sexual violence despite humanitarian efforts

16 September 2015
Women in South Sudan have suffered deplorable levels of sexual violence in the last two years of civil war.
Category: South Sudan - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Almost 100 Dead at an Ankara Peace Rally

Banners for the planned peace rally were used to cover victims' bodies

10 October 2015
Two suicide bomb explosions have injured 187 people and killed over 95 people at an Ankara Peace Rally.
Category: Turkey - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Boko Haram Strikes Maiduguri Once Again

Soldiers are shown standing near houses burned by Boko Haram terrorists at Zabarmari, a fishing and farming village near Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria, July 3, 2015.

20 September 2015
Boko Haram attacks north-eastern Nigerian city Maiduguri twice within one month, injuring over 120 civilians and killing over 90 civilians.
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

The Other Refugee Crisis: Afghan Civilians still Needing Aid

The Other Refugee Crisis: Afghan Civilians still Needing Aid

16 September 2015
As refugees pour into Europe Afghan civilians have been forgotten in the midst of an economic downturn and record breaking unemployment rates.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Yemen Crisis: 80 Percent of Civilians Deprived of Life-Sustaining Commodities and Basic Services

People stand at the site of a recent Saudi-led air strike in Yemen's capital Sanaa, September 11, 2015.

16 September 2015
Yemeni citizens are in desperate need of basic life-sustaining commodities and services. Destruction of infrastructure and a restriction on imports has driven poverty and starvation amongst citizens.
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Colombian Government and FARC Announce Ceasefire

A woman and her son celebrate the signing of a historic ceasefire in Bogota

24 June 2016
The longest running conflict in the Americas is coming to an end as a ceasefire between the Colombian Government and FARC rebels brings signs of peace.
Category: Colombia - Web Review
Wednesday, 08 June 2016

Malian Landmines Kill Three Civilians, Peacekeepers Wounded

A car destroyed in a landmine explosion.

27 October, 2015
Three civilians have been killed and two UN peacekeepers wounded after two deadly landmine explosions.
Category: Mali - Web Review
Friday, 03 June 2016
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