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L’Osservatorio monitors the web and other information sources daily to provide in-depth news on the impact of contemporary armed conflicts on civilians.

Militants Bomb Government Bus Killing 15 in Pakistan

Policemen and rescue officials walk near a bus damaged in a bomb blast in Peshawar, Pakistan March 16, 2016.

16 March 2016
Bomb exploded on a Pakistani government bus killing 15 people in the city of Peshawar.
Category: Pakistan - Web Review
Monday, 25 July 2016

UN Adopts Resolution Against Sex Abuse by Peacekeepers

The UN registered 99 reports of sexual abuse and exploitation by peacekeepers last year

12 March 2016
UN Security Council adopted a resolution to repatriate peacekeeping personnel engaged in widespread sexual exploitation and abuse.
Category: Central African Republic - Web Review
Monday, 25 July 2016

Al-Shabaab Targets a Park and Hotel

An injured man is carried from the scene of the attack in the centre of Mogadishu.

26 February 2016
Al-Shabaab launched attacks against the Somali Youth League Hotel and the Peace Garden Park in the Somali capital of Mogadishu.
Category: Somalia - Web Review
Monday, 25 July 2016

Chemical Weapons Attack Kills Child, Injures 600 in Iraq

A victim exposed to an apparent chemical attack receives treatment at a hospital in Taza, 10 miles south of Kirkuk, Iraq.

13 March 2016
Chemical attacks killed a 3-year-old girl and injured 600 others in Taza, Iraq.
Category: Iraq - Web Review
Monday, 25 July 2016

Babies and Children Dying in Military Detention

Babies and Children Dying in Military Detention

11 May 2016
At least 12 children have died inside Giwa barracks since February.
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Monday, 25 July 2016

Explosion in Turkish Capital Kills 37

Explosions' sites

14 March 2016
Suicide car bomb in the Turkish capital of Ankara kills 37 people and injures 125 others.
Category: Turkey - Web Review
Saturday, 23 July 2016

Shooting in Ivory Coast Beachside Resort Kills at least 18

The Etoile du Sud hotel

13 March 2016
Al-Qaeda gunmen raid popular beach resort in Ivory Coast, killing 18 people.
Category: Ivory Coast - Web Review
Saturday, 23 July 2016

Civilians Risk Torture Upon Escape from Fallujah

One of over 600 men and boys treated at Amiriyat al-Fallujah hospital.

16 June 2016
Allegations of tortures and human right violations committed by militias of Popular Mobilisation Forces
Category: Iraq - Web Review
Friday, 22 July 2016

Turkish Security Forces Were Accused of Killing Syrian Refugees at Border

Turkish guards watch over Syrian refugees at the border

19 June 2016
Turkish security forces were accused of shooting and killing as many as 11 Syrian refugees at the border between Turkey and northwestern Syria.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Friday, 22 July 2016

Five People Killed in Lebanese Christian Village Attacked by Eight Suicide Bombers

Saint Elias church taken before four suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the church in Qaa.

27 June 2016
Eight suicide bombers attacked a Lebanese Christian village on Monday, killing five people and wounding dozens more.
Category: Lebanon - Web Review
Friday, 22 July 2016

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo Sentenced for War Crimes and Crimes Against Humanity

Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo in the ICC Courtroom during the delivery of his sentence on 21 June 2016.

21 June 2016
The International Criminal Court has sentenced former Democratic Republic of Congo vice-president to 18 years in prison.
Category: Central African Republic - Web Review
Friday, 22 July 2016

1,200 Refugees Died of Starvation in Nigerian Camp

Civilians take refuge at a school in Maiduguri after fleeing a Boko Haram attack in Bama

22 June 2016
Refugees fleeing Boko Haram are dying from starvation in camps.
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Friday, 22 July 2016
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