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.

Binalakshmi Nepram’s peacebuilding efforts in Manipur, India

Binalakhsmi Nepram at Control Arms Foundation of India’s Office

27 January 2020

An interview with Binalakshmi Nepram, founder of Manipur Women Gun Survivors Network, on 70-year-old conflict in Manipur, India
Category: India - Web Review
Wednesday, 26 February 2020

US and Taliban Attempt to Negotiate in Qatar

Donald Trump and Ashraf Ghani at a meeting in Kabul this past November

30 January 2020

Thousands of Afghan civilians are dying as military powers dispute grounds for ceasefire.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Wednesday, 26 February 2020

Palestinian Teen Shot After Throwing a Bomb at Israeli Troops

Violence between Palestinians and Israeli security forces at Tareq Badwan’s funeral

11 February 2020

19-year-old Badr Nafla was shot dead after reportedly throwing a Molotov Cocktail at Israeli Troops
Category: Palestine - Web Review
Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Passenger Plane Nearly Hit by Syrian Missiles

Khmeimim, the Russian base in Syria where the passenger plane landed

12 February 2020

An Airbus A320 made an emergency landing in Russian air base to avoid a Syrian airstrike
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Turkey Retaliates After Alleged Attack by Syrian Government Forces

Idlib hospital for women and children in ruins after airstrikes

6 February 2020

Ceasefire is continually unrealized in Syria where civilians suffer the consequences
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 25 February 2020

School Stampede in Kenya Kills 14 Children

Family members grieving outside of Kakamega County Referral Hospital

5 February 2020

An inexplicable stampede in a Kenyan primary school has left 14 dead and nearly 40 injured
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Attack in north-west Cameroon kills 22 civilians

A village in Anglophone region in Cameroon.

18 February 2020

22 civilians died as a result of an attack by armed men in Ntumbo, a village in northwestern Cameroon
Category: Cameroon - Web Review
Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Airstrikes in Yemen Kill Over 31 Civilians

Airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition have caused over 60% of civilian deaths

A Saudi-led coalition took the lives of more than 31 civilians and injured 12 through airstrikes that occurred late Saturday
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Tuesday, 25 February 2020

Escalating Conflict in Libya Stalls Peace Talks

UN-recognized prime minister of Libya Fayez al-Sarraj visits Tripoli port following the port attack

20 February 2020

Libya’s UN-backed Government of National Accord withdraws from peace talks after rocket attacks in Libya’s capital, Tripoli 
Category: Libya - Web Review
Thursday, 20 February 2020

Violence in the Rakhine State of Myanmar

Myanmar police officer in Rakhine State’s Maungdaw township in July 2019

20 February 2020

Continuing violence between government troops and the rebel Arakan Army continues to force villagers to flee. 
Category: Myanmar - Web Review
Thursday, 20 February 2020

Militias ravage central Mali killing hundreds

French soldiers in the Gourma region of Mali

13 February 2020

As massacres in the center of the war-torn country increase, authorities need to hold armed groups accountable
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 20 February 2020

Hospitals Attacked in Yemen

Children play football against a backdrop of destroyed houses in northwest Yemen

10 February 2020

Attacks on hospitals in the Marib province have left thousands with limited medical care
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Tuesday, 18 February 2020
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