Mali: Military Attacks On Civilians, Insurgent Abuses
Human Rights Watch October 19, 2026 Screenshot of a video posted online and analyzed by Human Rights Watch showing the destruction of a health center following an apparent Malian military drone strike in Talahandak village in the northern Kidal region, Mali, on July 29, 2026. © Private, Human Rights Watch. Malian armed forces and their allies have since July 2026 responded to mounting attacks by Islamist and separatist armed groups with abusive counterinsurgency operations
Human Rights Watch
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US Citizens Wrongfully Detained by ICE Could Get $500K Under New Bill
By Billal Rahman 18 October 2026 ICE agents confront protesters as they gather outside the federal immigration center at Delaney Hall where ICE is housing detained immigrants on June 8 in Newark, New Jersey. Spencer Platt/Getty Images U.S. citizens wrongfully arrested or detained by immigration authorities could receive at least $500,000 in damages under a new bill introduced in Congress. Democratic Representative Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico introduced the Justice fo
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US law enforcement grapple with AI-enabled terrorisM
By Johana Bhuiyan and Nick Robins-Early October 14, 2026 From the FBI to local police departments, US authorities are increasingly warning of would-be terrorists using chatbots to plan attacks and anti-AI extremist threats A previously unreported cache of law enforcement and intelligence agency documents show that law enforcement agencies have, since 2021, considered AI both a tool and a target of would-be terrorists. Composite: The Guardian/ Getty Images In May 2025, a 25-ye
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Malnutrition stalks the most vulnerable in Afghanistan
By Elena Becatoros and Abdul Qahar Afghan October 16, 2026 Malika, 25, tends to her 3-year-old daughter, Kalsoum, who has symptoms of malnutrition, in the malnutrition ward at Indira Gandhi children’s hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai) KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Lying in her hospital cot, the 3-year-old girl roamed the room with her gray-green eyes, but her body was listless. Her mother sat by her bedside, quietly weeping. Just
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Soldiers kill 40 terrorists planning attack in Borno State, nigeria
Troops. Photo: Army By Isah Ojo Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have neutralised over 40 fighters, including a prominent commander of the Islamic State West Africa Province, in a precision air strike on their enclave at Badu Village, south of Gudumbali in Guzamala Local Government Area of Borno State. The Army said the terrorists were neutralised on October 10, 2026, while preparing to launch coordinated attacks on troops operating within Sector 3 areas of responsibility. The a
The Punch
Oct 12
Afghanistan Country Report
Country Report: Afghanistan October 2026 By Holly Swiglo Afghan women wearing burqas, as mandated by Taliban law. (Photo: Faruk Tokluoglu) August 15, 2026, marked five years since the Taliban, an Islamic fundamentalist group, took power in Afghanistan after the United States withdrew its troops from the country. The Taliban has since eliminated all political and civic rights, dissolved representative bodies, and imposed a strict interpretation of Islamic law. Independent jou
Genocide Watch
Oct 12
Lebanon seizes Hezbollah explosives, fears of assassinations
By Danielle Greyman-Kennard October 11, 2026 Lebanese forces seized 500 kg. of explosives allegedly linked to Hezbollah, sparking fears of political assassinations and renewed calls to disarm the group. Credit: The Jerusalem Post Lebanese forces seized hundreds of kilograms of explosives from a vehicle at a checkpoint in Dahr al-Baidar in the Bekaa Valley late last week, according to statements by Lebanese officials, which suggest the two people arrested in connection with th
The Jerusalem Post
Oct 11
Nearly 500 Children Killed In Afghanistan over Three Year
By Afghanistan International October 10, 2026 Credit: Afghanistan International The UN says 1,415 children were killed or wounded in Afghanistan over three years, including 446 killed and 969 injured. The casualties included 1,094 boys, 310 girls and 11 children of unknown sex. According to the UN secretary-general’s latest report on children and armed conflict, the Taliban recruited and used 557 boys during the same period, including children as young as 12. Cases of child r
Special Report: The Islamic State-K - A Resurgent Threat
By Alžběta Frommerová and Michał Jagielski Genocide Watch A still taken from an undated video shows Hafiz Saeed (center), the founder of IS-K, at an undisclosed location at the Afghanistan-Pakistani border in January 2015. Introduction After the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria’s (ISIS) territorial collapse in 2019, the threat to the West receded as ISIS’ capacity to strike Europe declined. Over the past four years, however, IS branches in sub-Saharan Africa have made the regi
Genocide Watch
Oct 7
Mozambique: Armed Conflict Incidents Rose by 10 Percent
By Alberto Massango September 24, 2026 Car burned by the terrorists in Cabo Delgado. Maputo, 24 Sep (AIM) – The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) estimates that incidents related to the armed conflict in the Mozambican province of Cabo Delgado, in the north of the country, increased by 10 percent in the first half of 2026, with abductions increasingly being used to obtain ransoms and for forced recruitment. In a report, entitled “Mozamb
AIM
Sep 29
Haiti gangs kill 11 after gov't security crackdown
By Onès Joseph September 29, 2026 Four members of the same family were among those murdered in retaliation after a Gang Suppression Force operation against Kokorat San Ras in Gros-Morne, Mayor Hubert Cénéac says Local residents gather by a telecommunication company's store. Photo by Caleb Volny Overview: The Kokorat San Ras gang carried out a shooting spree against residents of Gros-Morne, a commune in the Artibonite department that has been under gang control in recent years
The Haitian Times
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