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.

In besieged Fallujah, suicide seen as the only way out of a humanitarian crisis

With food reserves used up and nowhere to farm, Al Azarak's civilians are waiting for help that may not come

7 April 2016
A desperate woman killed her two children and herself after the Islamic State executed her husband, while the humanitarian crisis has left people in Fallujah facing starvation.   
Category: Iraq - Web Review
Tuesday, 14 June 2016

Suicide Bombing in Baghdad Kills Seven

Iraqi security forces gather at the site of a bomb attack in Baghdad's Bab Sharji district, March 29, 2016.

29 March 2016
The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb in central Baghdad that killed seven people and wounded 27.
Category: Iraq - Web Review
Monday, 13 June 2016

The Mullivaikal Devastation in Sri Lanka and its Aftermath

Tamil community members staging a protest against Sri Lanka for alleged human rights violations in Bhopal

16 September 2015
When Sri Lanka government declared Mullivaikal a “No Fire Zone” civilians were forced to escape or endure the horrific civil war violence of 2009.
Category: Sri Lanka - Web Review
Friday, 10 June 2016

Hungary’s Strict Border Control Limits Syrian Refugees’ Ability to Obtain Freedom

Hungarian policemen stopping syrian refugees

15 September 2015
Syrian civilians escaping coalition airstrikes and civilian warfare are confronting violence and persecution as the result of Hungary's increase in border control 
Category: Hungary - Web Review
Friday, 10 June 2016

Thousands Displaced as Myanmar Army and Rebels Clash

President Thein Sein, center, meets leaders of armed ethnic groups during a meeting for the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement (NCA) in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, Sept. 9, 2015

November 18, 2015
Myanmar military launches airstrikes against ethnic insurgents displacing thousands of citizens.

Category: Myanmar - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Damascus Bombing Kills 60 people

Children stand near damaged vehicles as residents and soldiers loyal to Syria's President Bashar al-Assad inspect damage after a suicide attack in Sayeda Zeinab

31 January 2016
A car bomb and two suicide bombers killed at least 60 people, and wounds dozens others near a shrine in Damascus.
Category: Syria - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Suicide Bombing Kills 60 in Nigeria Camp for Internally Displaced Persons

Germany's President Joachim Gauck during a visit to a camp of displaced people on the outskirts of Abuja, Nigeria.

10 February 2016
Suicide bombers killed more than 60 people at a camp for internally displaced persons in north eastern Nigeria.
Category: Nigeria - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Suicide Bombings in Cameroon Target School and Market

Wonded woman evacuated after the suicide bombing in North Cameroon on the 28th January 2016

28 January 2016
Suicide bombers target a school and market in north Cameroon that killed 32 people and wounded 86 others.
Category: Cameroon - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Kenyan Airstrikes Kill 17 in Somalia

patrol Kismayu town on November 22, 2015. If Kenya did indeed lose more than 100 soldiers last week, the El Adde attack represents Amisom’s bloodiest day since it deployed to Mogadishu in March 2007.

22 January 2016
Kenyan airstrikes in Somalia have killed at least 17 civilians and wounded over 30 others in El Adde.
Category: Somalia - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Two Terrorist Attacks Hit Turkey

On January 12th, a suicide bomb detonated in the highly populated city of Istanbul. The attack injured at least 15 tourists and killed 10 others

12 January 2016
Terrorist attacks in Istanbul and Ankara injured over 76 and killed at least 38.
Category: Turkey - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

ISIS Militants Target Tourist Resort in Egypt

ISIS militants’ attacked tourists at the Bella Vista Hotel with guns and knives, leaving 3 injured

8 January 2016
ISIS militants’ attacked tourists at the Bella Vista Hotel with guns and knives, leaving 3 injured. 
Category: Egypt - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016

Mosques and Shopping Centers Attacked in Baghdad and Muqdadiya

Supporters of Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr protest against the execution of Shi'ite Muslim cleric Nimr al-Nimr in Saudi Arabia, during a demonstration in Baghdad January 4, 2016.

13 January 2016
Multiple suicide bombers and car bombs killed at least 51 people in a shopping center and two Mosques in Baghdad and Muqdadiya.
Category: Iraq - Web Review
Thursday, 09 June 2016
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