L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
30 May 2016 The Sudanese government deported more than 400 Eritreans, most likely without granting opportunity to apply for asylum.
7 June 2016 After multiple attacks in the last few days by Boko Haram, 50,000 civilians are forced to flee their homes in Niger.
31 May 2016Islamic State (IS) launches counter-attack against Iraqi army while 50,000 civilians still trapped.
26 April 2016Escalation of violence in the city of Aleppo has killed at least 60 people in 3 days of fighting.
16 April 2016 Three Red Cross workers who went missing are released in Northern Mali.
16 April 2016An attack on rebel-held areas of Aleppo and rockets fired by insurgents on state controlled neighborhoods kills dozens and forces 40,000 civilians to flee.
15 April 2016 Civilians are endangered by armed conflict between Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and al-Nusra Front at Yarmouk refugee camp.
6 May 2016 The discovery of a mass grave in Mozambique has ignited concerns for renewed violence between FRELIMO, the dominant political party in Mozambique, and RENAMO, the rebel group against government forces including FRELIMO.
1 May 2016Over 3116 people have been killed in Syria despite alleged truce.
1 May 2016 A gunfire and suicide bombing killed 2 police officers and injured 23 people in Gaziantep, Turkey.
3 May 2016 The bombing of a maternity hospital in the government-control part of Aleppo leaves 3 dead and 17 wounded.
27 April 2016 At least 37 civilians were killed as a market and a hospital were destroyed by a series of airstrikes in Aleppo, Syria.