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.

500 Refugees Feared Dead in Mediterranean Sea

Refugees ask for help from a dinghy boat as they are approached by the SOS Mediterranee's ship Aquarius

20 April 2016 
An overcrowded boat, with 500 refugees, sank in the Mediterranean in what could be one of the worst tragedies in the last 12 months.
Category: Libya - Web Review
Thursday, 30 June 2016

The South Sudanese Government Targets a Protection of Civilians Site

MSF operates a 50-bed hospital in Malakal, including a 24-hour emergency room, as well as a separate emergency room inside the PoC site.

17 February 2016
A South Sudanese government attack against a Protection of Civilians site injured 30 and killed 7. 
Category: South Sudan - Web Review
Thursday, 30 June 2016

Boko Haram Attack Kills 65 near Maiduguri

Boko Haram Attack Kills 65 near Maiduguri

31 January 2016
The deadliest of three attacks by Boko Haram has killed 65 people and injured 136 others in Dalori, a village near the city of of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Somali Refugees Seek to Return to Somalia After Living in the Dadaab Refugee Camp

Largest refugee camp home to over 300,000 refugees. Men, women and children are forced to remain in the camp with limited opportunities

2 Nov 2015
Somali refugees return to their home country after struggling to rebuild their lives in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya.
Category: Kenya - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Intercepted Suicide Bomber to be Confirmed as Kidnapped Schoolgirl

A Nigerian woman, the mother of a girl abducted by Boko Haram Islamists, cries as she displays a banner showing images of the missing girls

27 March 2016
Arrested female suicide bomber claims to be one of the schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok in northeast Nigeria two years ago.
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Intercepted Suicide Bomber to be Confirmed as Kidnapped Schoolgirl

Two girls from Chibok kidnapping finally intercepted after suicide bomber attempt. End of anxiety for two families

27 March 2016
Arrested female suicide bomber claims to be one of the schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok in northeast Nigeria two years ago.
Category: Cameroon - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Mass Grave Found in Burundi

Mass grave in Burundi: is the government involved ?

10 March 2016 
A mass grave in the capital Bujumbura was uncovered on the day the United Nations sent in independent experts to assess human rights violations in Burundi.
Category: Burundi - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Stark Rise in Afghan Civilian Casualties in 2015

2015, the most deadly year for Afghan civilians

14 February 2016
Civilian casualties hit a new high in 2015, according to the UN 2015 Annual Report on Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflict.
Category: Afghanistan - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

9 Killed in Damascus Suicide Bombing

Damascus suicide bombing targeting Police officers on 09 February 2016. 9 people killed

9 February 2016
Suicide car bombing leaves 9 people dead and at least 20 injured.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

97 Civilians Killed in Saudi-led Coalition using United States Bomb

Another airstrike on a Yemeni market. United States involved with 1 tonne bombs

7 April 2016
Human Rights Watch reports that the March 15 Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a Yemeni market was carried out by massive 1 tonne bombs supplied by the United States.
Category: United States of America - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

1.5 Million go Hungry after 2-year Conflict in Eastern Ukraine

Fourteen people were killed when a missile struck this apartment building in Mykolaivka in the Donetsk region in eastern Ukraine.

4 April 2016
The two-year long conflict in eastern Ukraine has left around 1.5 million people hungry.
Category: Ukraine - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

300 Cement Factory Workers Kidnapped in Syria

ISIL fighters reportedly moved the abducted workers to an unknown location

7 April 2016
More than 300 workers were kidnapped after an attack by the Islamic State in Syria on a cement factory 50km east of Damascus.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
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