Myanmar army killed over 700 civilians in six months, UN says
The new UN report says the 702 civilian deaths over six months last year included 153 children.
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Niger says soldiers, civilians killed in armed attack on Niamey airport | Armed Groups News
Ministry of Defence says 11 soldiers, 2 civilians and 22 attackers killed in Diori Hamani International Airport assault. Published On 18 Jun 202618 Jun 2026 An attack by armed men on an airport in Niger’s capital has killed 11 soldiers and two civilians, according to the country’s defence ministry, five months after a major assault….
BBC speaks with civilians inside Iran struggling with impact of war
Inside Iran, the BBC has been speaking to people struggling with the impact of the war. The authorities have imposed an internet ban, but using trusted sources, special correspondent Fergal Keane has been hearing from those traumatised by conflict and government repression. Read more on this story here.
Trump warns “a whole civilization will die tonight” as Iran asks civilians to shield power plants
Iranian officials urged youths to form human chains around power plants to protect them on Tuesday, as the latest deadline set by President Trump for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz drew closer. Mr. Trump has threatened to bomb all of Iran’s power plants and bridges if the regime does not meet his 8…
Africa: Civilians At Risk in Eastern Congo
Nairobi — Crackdown on Freedoms in Burundi, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Rwanda Abuses against civilians by government forces and armed groups have become rampant in the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026. The Central African governments of Rwanda, Burundi, Congo, and the…
Syrian army tells civilians to evacuate new front with SDF east of Aleppo | Syria’s War News
A ‘humanitarian zone’ is expected to remain open on Thursday, allowing residents to leave Deir Hafer and Maskana. The Syrian army is telling civilians to evacuate parts of the rural Aleppo governorate after accusing the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) of building up troops in the area, following days of deadly fighting inside Aleppo city, as…
Civilians flee northern Aleppo as SDF, military escalate fighting | Syria’s War
NewsFeed Civilians were seen fleeing several northern Aleppo neighbourhoods en masse as the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces and the Syrian military escalate their fighting after a breakdown in integration talks. Estimates vary widely, but some have placed the number of evacuees at more than 100,000. Published On 8 Jan 20268 Jan 2026 Click here to…
Africa: AU Condemns Massacre of 71 Civilians in Eastern DRC
The African Union (AU) has condemned the killing of at least 71 people in a brutal attack by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the AU Commission, the overnight assault on the village of Ntoyo in the Bapere sector between 8 and…
Did Israel know over 80 percent of those it killed in Gaza were civilians? | Israel-Palestine conflict News
Israel has been bombing Gaza for nearly two years, killing more than 62,000 people, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza says, but the real number is likely much higher. Israel claims it is targeting fighters from Hamas, not civilians, but a leaked military report reveals a different story. The report says 83 percent of…
Israel condemned by 25 nations over “inhumane killing” of Gaza civilians and “drip feeding of aid” as war expands
Twenty-five nations, including Britain, Canada and Japan, issued a joint statement on Monday with “a simple, urgent message: the war in Gaza must end now.” The statement by the U.S. allies and partners across the globe and published online by the U.K. government condemns Israel’s tightly-controlled aid distribution method, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s U.S.-backed…