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.

Israeli warplanes strike Hamas targets

Palestinians in the Gaza strip fly incendiary balloons towards Israel, June 4, 2018

27 January 2020

Israeli warplanes strike Hamas targets in Gaza in reaction to incendiary balloons  
Category: Israel - Web Review
Thursday, 30 January 2020

Syrians flee Idlib

Syrian children fleeing Idlib ride on the back of a truck in Azaz, Syria, 24 January 2020.

27 January 2020

Thousands of Syrians flee Idlib as regime combatants gain territory
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 30 January 2020

Increased violence in Central Sahel puts millions of children at risk

Child war victims in Mali

28 January 2020

Children flee their homes as attacks increase, impacting their safety, education, and wellbeing. 
Category: Mali - Web Review
Thursday, 30 January 2020

29 people in South Sudan in need of medical care evacuated

A young patient awaits for his surgery at Juba Military Hospital

5 December 2019

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has evacuated 29 people to the Juba Military Hospital where they received further medical care.
Category: South Sudan - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 January 2020

Congo rocked by jihadist attacks and Ebola epidemic

DRC armed forces

Attacks of Islamist rebels and the Ebola outbreak are bringing Eastern Congo to its brink
Category: Democratic Republic of Congo - Web Review
Tuesday, 17 December 2019

“Threats to the foundations of State security” in Mali

During a meeting with the locals, MINUSMA’s blue helmets talk about justice and reconciliation

Terror attacks, kidnappings, sexual violence, territorial secession: the situation is critical and human rights are not guaranteed
Category: Mali - Web Review
Tuesday, 17 December 2019

Israel’s retaliation air strikes in Syria kill two civilians

Buildings damaged by Israeli rocket attack in Damascus.

Israel responds to Iranian failed rocket attack by targeting its military personnel in Damascus
Category: Israel - Web Review
Wednesday, 04 December 2019

Burundi trapped between lawlessness and fear

Mass protests against the CNDD-FDD ruling party

The population of  Burundi continues to suffer from severe human rights violations inflicted by the government security forces and a group of young militias.
Category: Burundi - Web Review
Friday, 29 November 2019

Three young girls killed by an airstrike in Tripoli

Search for survivors after the airstrike in al-Fernaj neighbourhood, Tripoli

Once again, civilians are involved in fighting between the Government of National Accord (GNA) and the Libyan National Army (LNA)
Category: Libya - Web Review
Wednesday, 20 November 2019

Rising violence in Eastern Congo

UN forces in the region of South Kivu

Increasing violence and atrocities have signed the last two months in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, with thousands of fled people.
Category: Democratic Republic of Congo - Web Review
Friday, 15 November 2019

Cross border shelling persists in the Kashmir region contention

Relatives and friends mourn next to bodies of victims in cross border shelling in Pakistan's Neelum valley

Several soldiers and civilians were killed on both sides in one of the deadliest days since August for India and Pakistan.
Category: Pakistan - Web Review
Wednesday, 30 October 2019

Attacks against civilians during the electoral process in Afghanistan

President Ghani’s supporters attend his rally in Kabul

Hundreds of people were injured or killed by Taliban attacks to prevent citizens from voting
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Monday, 28 October 2019
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