Hezbollah drone strikes UK RAF airbase in Cyprus
Two more drones intercepted on Monday, authorities say, in what appears to be sustained targeting of base Flashes appear in the sky over RAF Akrotiri, as seen from Pissouri, Limassol District, Cyprus. Photograph: KitasWeather/Reuters March 2, 2026 A one-way attack drone – said to have been launched by Lebanon’s Hezbollah – struck the UK’s RAF Akrotiri base in Cyprus at about midnight on Sunday, prompting a partial evacuation of the military facility. Two more drones were suc
Genocide Watch
Mar 2
Lebanese civilians flee amid Israeli strikes on Beirut
Highways gridlocked as thousands evacuate while Israel launches its deadliest assault on Lebanon in over a year, killing 31 people. A displaced family fleeing Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon arrives in the southern port city of Sidon, early Monday. [Mohammed Zaatari/AP Photo] Lebanese civilians have fled southern Lebanon and Beirut’s southern suburbs as a deadly escalation erupts between Israel and Hezbollah. Many are seeking sanctuary in makeshift shelters across Lebanon
Al Jazeera
Mar 2
Israel and Hezbollah Exchange Strikes in Lebanon
Israel strikes Hezbollah in Lebanon after Iran-allied group launches missiles over the border - Conflict spreads to Lebanon as Hezbollah targets Israel over killing of Khamenei and IDF responds with strikes on Beirut William Christou, The Guardian, 2 March 2026 Israel fires on Lebanese capital Beirut Israel carried out heavy airstrikes on the Hezbollah-controlled southern suburbs of Beirut on Monday, after the Iran-backed group launched missiles and drones towards Israel in r
The Guardian
Mar 2
At least 80 children dead as missile hits school in Iran
By Deepa Parent and Tess McClure The building appears to be among many devastated in Trump’s ‘major combat operations’ as long expected attacks arrive An image taken from Iranian state television broadcast on 28 February showing what it says is the site of US and Israeli strikes that hit a girls’ elementary school in Minab, southern Iran. Photograph: Alex Mita/IRIB TV/AFP/Getty Images Iran’s parents had just dropped their children off for class on Saturday morning when they
The Guardian
Feb 28
The growing threat of conflict in the Horn of Africa
Tigray’s elite has become deeply split, with every policy issue – from IDP returns to demobilisation – framed through the lens of factional allegiance. 23 February 2026 Daniel Berhane Journalist and author A tank destroyed in fighting between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigrayan Defence Forces in Kasagita, Afar region, 2022. Tiksa Negeri/Reuters ADDIS ABABA Clashes last month in two Tigrayan districts between the federal army and Tigrayan forces could be the first steps to
The New Humanitarian
Feb 27
Kabul Bombed: Why are Afghanistan and Pakistan fighting?
By Elizabeth Melimopoulos and Sarah Shamim Pakistani defence minister says Pakistan is waging ‘open war’ against Afghanistan. Taliban security personnel keep watch near the Durand Line in Gurbuz district of Khost province on February 27, 2026 following overnight cross-border fighting between Pakistan and Afghanistan. [AFP] Pakistan has launched air strikes on Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, and other cities, as clashes escalate along the two countries’ shared border. On Frida
Al Jazeera
Feb 27
