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.

The return is hard for Afghans

An Afghan woman waiting at a checkpoint

11 June 2018

A recent deadline on identity cards for Afghans in Pakistan is soon to expire and force Afghans to return home.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Friday, 06 July 2018

Marawi: the Philippine City Besieged

A men assessing damage to his home after his return to Marawi

10 June 2018

In late May of 2017, over 500 Islamic militants began a five-month takeover in the city of Marawi in Mindanao, a Philippine island. A year later in 2018, over 237,000 people are still without their homes and the city remains in destitution.
Category: Philippines - Web Review
Friday, 06 July 2018

Suicide bomb attack kills clerics in Afghanistan

A roadblock in Kabul after the attack on 4 June 2018

27 June 2018

A gathering of Ulema Aghan Council members was targeted by the Islamic State
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Thursday, 28 June 2018

Palestinian Medic Killed During Protest at Gaza Border

Razan Al-Najjar’s father displays her bloodstained medic vest during her funeral

2 June 2018

The Disproportionate Use of Force by Israeli Military Claims the Life of Razan Al-Najjar
Category: Palestine - Web Review
Thursday, 28 June 2018

From bad to worse: the testimonies of Boko Haram survivors

Women in satellite camps in Borno state waiting for their food ration

6 June 2018

Boko Haram survivors shared their stories with Amnesty International, telling the horrors lived in the satellite camps
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Wednesday, 20 June 2018

UN Peacekeepers Ambushed, One Dead and Seven Injured

MINUSCA Peacekeepers on Patrol in the Central African Republic

6 June 2018

United Nations troops attacked during a routine patrol in the Central African Republic
Category: Central African Republic - Web Review
Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Syrian Refugees Register to Return Home

Two women walk alongside their children in a Syrian refugee camp

5 June 2018

New Law Prompts Syrian Refugees to Return to Avoid Permanent Exile
Category: Syria - Web Review
Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Indian and Pakistani Inter-Border Conflict in Kashmir

Refugees take shelter at a relief camp after fleeing their villages

1 June 2018

Violence escalates in Kashmir, killing dozens and displacing thousands
Category: Pakistan - Web Review
Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Myanmar’s Genocidal Acts Against Rohingya Muslims

Ten Rohingya Muslim men being held captive by Myanmar soldiers before execution

5 June 2018

Genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar: victims found in mass graves
Category: Myanmar - Web Review
Wednesday, 20 June 2018

Airstrikes by Saudi-led coalition hit wedding in Yemen, 20 killed

At least 30 children injured by the airstrike on Sunday

25 April 2018

In the Northern Yemeni province of Hajjah, a wedding celebration turned into a bloodbath with at least 20 people killed and 46 injured.
Category: Yemen - Web Review
Friday, 04 May 2018

UN Reports Over 2,000 Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan in the First Quarter of 2018

Diplomats discuss the need for peace in Afghanistan

16 April 2018

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan reported similar levels of civilian casualties during the same periods of 2017 and 2016.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Friday, 04 May 2018

UNICEF on Boko Haram: “More than 1.000 children abducted since 2013”

The release of 82 girls abducted by Boko Haram

18 April 2018

Ten years on, the conflict with Boko Haram continues to produce civilian victims in Nigeria, especially among children
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Monday, 23 April 2018
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