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  • UN Warns of Inevitable Civilian Losses in Ukraine

    Aftermath of a Russian airstrike in Kupiansk, Ukraine (file, April) 11 June 2025 I Peace and Security     Civilian deaths and injuries in the first five months of 2025 were nearly 50 per cent higher than the same period The vast majority of attacks (97 per cent) led to civilian occurred in areas under Ukrainian Government “This year has been devastating for civilians across Ukraine, with significantly more deaths and injuries Weapons and impact Long-range missile and drone attacks caused the largest proportion of civilian casualties

  • The IDF is murdering civilians seeking food in Gaza

    Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images   Genocide Emergency The Israel Defense Force Is Murdering Civilians These were not accidental deaths. They were intentional. Israeli forces were   ordered by their commanders to open fire on unarmed civilians. Numerous videos show Israeli forces intentionally opening fire on unarmed civilians. Intentionally directing military attacks against a civilian population is a war crime under Common Article

  • Ukraine: UN Raises Alarm on Civilian Casualties

    new wave of Russian attacks, UN officials told the Security Council on Thursday, warning of soaring civilian Rising civilian toll The weekend’s escalation has been described as the largest wave of attacks, with Russian regions bordering Ukraine also reported civilian casualties and infrastructure damage. International humanitarian law strictly prohibits attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure and civilian infrastructure in Ukraine this past weekend.

  • Seven killed in Russian air attack on Syria’s Idlib

    attack on al-Jadidah in Idlib, on July 22, 2022 [Ali Haj Suleiman/Al Jazeera] Al-Jadidah, Syria – Seven civilians “Parties to the conflict have a responsibility to ensure that civilians are protected,” Cutts said. “Attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure must stop.” The war has killed more than 300,000 civilians , according to the UN. © 2022 Al Jazeera Media Network Link to Article: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/7/22/civilians-killed-in-russian-air-attack-on-syrias-idlib

  • Russian mercenaries in Mali accused of attacking civilians

    government, in a rare move, promised to “investigate” soldiers alleged to have been involved in the deaths However, analysts say that since August 2023, after the death of Wagner founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, the that embarrassed Russian President Vladimir Putin and senior defence officials just months before his death The rights groups also accused JNIM and ISGS of dozens of civilian deaths in the same timeframe. And Mali’s army is routinely implicated in civilian deaths.

  • Sudan: Civilians targeted as hostilities intensify in the capital

    refugees at the Korsi camp in the Central African Republic. 20 March 2025 Peace and Security Dozens of civilians SAF) and their former ally, the paramilitary group – Rapid Support Forces (RSF) –continues to impact civilians OCHA has renewed its urgent call for all parties to refrain from targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure that resources and services are critically overstretched and checkpoints around the camp are blocking civilian and all States with influence over them to take concrete steps to ensure the effective protection of civilians

  • Indian and Pakistani civilians describe strikes and shelling

    carried out the strikes in response to a militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 civilians Pakistan said eight civilians were killed and 35 others injured as a result of the strikes this morning India's army has also said that at least seven civilians have been killed by Pakistani shelling on its

  • Armed Islamist Attack Kills 34 Civilians in Mali

    The loss of civilian life underscores the need for all parties to the conflict to better protect civilians deaths, with 13 injured. The hostilities have resulted in the deaths of thousands of civilians and the forcible displacement of Attacking forces are prohibited from carrying out deliberate attacks on civilians and civilian objects and civilian vehicles were not subject to deliberate attack.

  • Guinea votes to move from military to civilian rule

    leader Mamady Doumbouya to run for president and would transition the African nation from military to civilian His military-led government missed a December deadline it had set to return the government to civilian

  • UN: Ukraine War Escalates and Civilians Suffer Most

    At least 28 civilians were killed and more than 130 injured. “These levels of death and destruction risk dimming hope for an immediate ceasefire and threaten to undermine Another 33,270 civilians have been injured, including over 2,000 children. “Let me once again unequivocally state – attacks against civilians and civilian infrastructure are strictly Civilians bear the brunt In the meantime, civilians continue to bear the severe consequences of the war

  • Deadly Fighting in Ukraine Displaces Civilians and Limits Aid

         Deadly hostilities continued along the front-line regions of Ukraine on Wednesday, displacing civilians and damaging civilian infrastructure, the UN has reported.      Donetsk, Kherson and Sumy regions sustained the most damage, with several civilians reportedly killed Since the start of the year, there has been a 50 per cent increase in civilian deaths when compared to

  • Gaza: Israeli School Strikes Magnify Civilian Peril

    The Israeli attacks have denied civilians safe access to shelter, and will contribute to the disruption Schools and other educational facilities are civilian objects and protected from attack. The use of schools to house civilians does not alter their legal status. The laws of war prohibit attacks on military objectives if the anticipated harm to civilians and civilian Armed groups deployed at schools-turned-shelters would place civilians at unnecessary risk.

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