This rhetoric goes far beyond threats of traditional warfare and denotes an explicit threat of civilizational As of April 26, figures from human rights groups and government records indicate that 2,100 civilians Previous threats to destroy civilian infrastructure in Iran also amount to a war crime under international threats and potential for further escalation, Genocide Watch considers Trump’s threats towards Iranian civilians These threats, alongside widespread bombings of civilians and the destruction of vital infrastructure

Emergency Lawyer Group, this region contains no military presence and is solely populated by unarmed civilians The mass killings, kidnappings, and disappearances being committed against civilians are not an isolated In February alone, we have seen terrifying atrocities committed in El Fasher, killing innocent civilians The RSF is committing deeply calculated and intentional attacks against civilians, constituting serious We at Darfur Women Action Group are outraged by the level of death and destruction and the consequent

administrator of Mambasa, told the Reuters news agency that search operations were continuing and that the death ADF attacks on civilians have intensified in recent months in parts of Ituri and neighbouring North Kivu from Insecurity Insight, a research organisation that analyses verified violent incidents affecting civilians , shows the ADF accounted for about a quarter of reported violence against civilians in eastern DRC between

human rights office ( OHCHR ) said it had received first-hand accounts indicating that at least 319 civilians “I am appalled by the attacks on civilians by the M23 and other armed groups in eastern DRC amid continued “All attacks against civilians must stop immediately and all those responsible must be held to account The latest massacre marks one of the highest civilian death tolls documented since the M23 – a group Earlier in the month the same group killed at least 70 civilians in a single attack on Pikamaibo village

ultimately led to a civil war—the worst conflict in Asia—that has resulted in one hundred thousand deaths , often by striking civilian targets from the air The regime also seems to be stepping up its brutality As I noted earlier this week, “in July and August, the military conducted so many air strikes on civilians in Rakhine and Chin States that they averaged four civilian casualties by air per day.” On September 29, the regime bombed a market, killing dozens of civilians.

Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) describes Kobani as cut off, with civilians Local agreements intended to protect civilians are being undermined. Documentation by Syria-focused accountability groups warns of dangerous escalation affecting civilian Her death was not only an execution but a public message threatening to punish Kurdish women who resist The immediate release of the civilians reportedly kidnapped by mercenaries, and the establishment of

International report accuses Moscow of dropping banned cluster bombs in Ukrainian city killing hundreds of civilians residential neighbourhoods in Kharkiv are indiscriminate attacks which killed and injured hundreds of civilians forces have relentlessly targeted Kharkiv, the second-largest city in Ukraine, resulting in hundreds of deaths ‘Indiscriminate attacks’ Since Russia invaded its western neighbour on February 24, 606 civilians have “Launching indiscriminate attacks resulting in death or injury to civilians, or damage to civilian objects

(file) The conflict in Sudan is taking an “even more dangerous turn for civilians”, UN High Commissioner “The situation for civilians in Sudan is already desperate, and there is evidence of the commission of Attacks on camps In the last week alone, his office, OHCHR , documented at least 21 deaths in just two However, the actual number of attacks directed at civilians, and of civilians killed, are likely to be The next day, at least 13 civilians were killed, including two boys, in an assault on Khamsa Camp. 

Early reports from the local resistance committee, a volunteer aid group in El-Fasher, put Friday's death toll at 57, with 32 civilians killed in El-Fasher and 25 in Zamzam. However, the army said Saturday that 74 civilians were killed and 17 wounded in El-Fasher alone. UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan Clementine Nkweta-Salami condemned their deaths. In a statement on Saturday, the RSF dismissed a video purportedly shared by activists showing civilians

experiencing a week-long assault during which ADF fighters went from village to village, hacking people to death ADF attacks on civilians ADF, which originated in Uganda, has been targeting Congolese civilians since Throngs of other camouflage-clad fighters soon joined, burning homes and killing more civilians in the Civilians must be protected The international community must step up efforts to support the Congolese authorities to assist survivors, protect civilians and investigate and prosecute ADF’s pervasive war

Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) reported   at least 43 deaths However, martial law failed to curb abuses against civilians and enabled the military and police to The authorities should take all necessary steps to protect civilians, including by promptly responding ADF attacks earlier in July killed 82 civilians in Ituri and North Kivu,  according to the UN . The UN reported , though, that the operation “did not curb ADF violence against civilians in North Kivu

Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images by Karolina Bonde May 2026 Historically civilians’ restricted access However, international actors have not been able to protect civilians’ access to water during war by In Gaza, observers have documented clear deprivation of water as a tool against civilians. The destruction of water and sanitation systems in Gaza has penetrated every aspect of civilian life, slowly destroy it, and to Stage 9: Extermination, as the resulting deprivation directly drives mass death