L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.
3 August 2017On July 24, an explosion in Lahore, Pakistan killed 25 people and wounded 50. The attack has been claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, a terrorist group.
10 May 2017A 6-month IRIN investigation into temporary shelters for refugees in Berlin revealed that female residents have been susceptible to sexual violence.
26 July 2017The Syrian Army and the Lebanese group Hezbollah attacked the Islamist fighters in the city of Arsal, on the border between Lebanon and Syria.
26 July 201714 civilians from Niger and Nigeria were killed by soldiers after having been wrongly identified as members of the Islamist group Boko Haram.
21 July 2017Since May 2013, the number of civilians forced to move from their home has constantly increased in the Congolese province of Tanganyika.
17 July 2017Four children, Veracruz federal police chief, two federal police officers, and four adult civilians were killed in Mexico's latest gang violence.
20 July 2017It has emerged that some Taliban militants, who previously fought against the Pakistan army and civilians, are forming a pro-government militia group.
28 June 2017The deadly suicide car bomb attack in the eastern Afghanistan city of Khost City occurred on the first day of Ramadan.
12 July 2017Alleged members of the extremist group Boko Haram targeted a village in the region of Diffa in Niger, kidnapping tens of women and children.
4 July 2017Boko Haram is suspected to be responsible for the deaths of nine civilians during a suicide attack in Maiduguri, and eight troops during a raid in Chad.
14 June 2017The Indian army has given an award to an officer after he was accused of using a man as a human shield. This award has caused outrage amongst many.
3 July 2017As the battle of Mosul against ISIS is close to its end, the group Islamic State is targeting children to prevent their families from fleeing the city