The killing of civilians is part of a disturbing pattern. That fits a disturbing pattern of reprisal attacks against civilians. In January 2024 government troops summarily executed dozens of civilians in the town of Merawi, some During the war in Tigray the Ethiopian army killed at least 70 civilian men and boys in the town of Bora In part, civilians are suffering the consequences of Mr Abiy’s approach to holding the country together

Assimi Goita has struggled to curb violence in Mali, while the army has has been accused of targeting civilians contradicting information about the latest attack might be that the military targeted militants in civilian-populated “The Malian army may have deemed the targets significant enough to accept a certain degree of civilian

But within hours of the deaths, Israel's Channel 14, a right-wing network favoured by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, claimed that Israel's military advocate general bore responsibility for the deaths The Israeli army tends to use the term "collateral damage" when referring to Palestinian civilians who directive from the military advocate general not to strike the building that collapsed and led to the deaths figure also includes at least 1,400 health sector professionals, 280 UN aid workers - the highest staff death

The evidence shows that brutality against civilians is escalating. Davis estimated that at least 85 percent of deaths from the strikes were civilian. One resident, U Zaw Htwe, said that a monk and nine other civilians had been killed. Civilians across the country have died in the raids and widespread burning. “We are living in such a situation that we do not dare to mourn the death of our own citizens.”

described Yared, a nutrition officer, as “a brave and dedicated humanitarian worker who was ready to assist civilians incident brings the number of aid workers killed in Ethiopia this year to eight, with six of those deaths According to OCHA, a total of 46 aid workers have been killed in Ethiopia since 2019, with 36 of these deaths

Around 500 Serb civilians were detained at the Silos camp at various times, some of them for as many – camp guards, policemen and a Bosnian Army officer – of committing crimes against Serb and Croat civilians

More than 800 people have been killed or wounded in "deliberate attacks" targeting civilians in Afghanistan "In the first six months of 2020, preliminary figures indicate more than 800 civilians were killed and injured in deliberate attacks against civilians," the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said UNAMA urged the Taliban and Afghan authorities not to target civilians and push on with efforts to de-escalate

during months of protests which ended Bashir’s decades-long rule and led to the formation of a joint civilian But there is growing concern that the country’s hopes for political reform and true civilian rule will On the eve of the demonstrations Sudan’s civilian Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok addressed the nation

India's army said at least 10 civilians were killed by Pakistani shelling on its side of the de facto Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif told GeoTV that the strikes hit civilian areas, adding that It was the worst attack on civilians in the region in two decades, and sparked widespread anger in India seen an armed insurgency against Indian rule since 1989, with militants targeting security forces and civilians This was the first major attack on civilians since India revoked Article 370  that gave Kashmir semi-autonomous

They highlight Hamas’s use of civilians and IDF efforts to protect innocents. He argued the “appalling suffering” of civilians, both Israeli and Palestinian, is the result of Hamas Malcolm Shaw noted that civilians suffer in all armed conflicts “especially when a side attacks civilians and is unconcerned” by the welfare of civilians on its own side. It says the Israel Defense Forces is targeting Hamas terrorists, not Palestinian civilians but that civilian

"Six civilians sustained moderate injuries," the NNA said on Sunday, revising the figure up from three dozens of Katyusha rockets" on northern Israel "in response" to a strike blamed on Israel that injured civilians Most of the dead have been fighters, but they have included at least 104 civilians. On the Israeli side, 18 soldiers and 13 civilians have been killed, according to Israeli authorities.

demands a full lifting of the Israeli blockade on humanitarian aid, and insists on the protection of civilians Meanwhile, famine conditions continue to threaten lives across Gaza, and reports persist of civilians situation on the ground “unacceptable”, highlighting the deprivation of food, water and medicine for civilians all parties must uphold international humanitarian and human rights law, with particular attention to civilian