Beyond that threshold, death is almost certain. Death slowly settles in. The UN has just declared famine in parts of war-torn South Sudan. These abuses have been extensively documented: large-scale unlawful killings of civilians across the

He called on Kinshasa to “take all measures necessary to protect the civilian population in its territory the conflict for political purposes as well as of “fabricating” a November massacre of at least 131 civilians A United Nations inquiry blamed the deaths on M23 rebels.

Open conflict between Hema and Lendu from 1999-2007 resulted in an estimated 50,000 deaths in one of But the death toll goes beyond the bodies recovered, as there were other massacres of civilians and police Ituri Governor Jean Bamanisa said provincial authorities were still working to establish the exact death

Source: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham Thousands of displaced civilians are living in the Muganwa camp, close Nearly 100,000 displaced civilians arrived in Tanganyika between November 2025 and February 2026 alone Photograph: Hugh Kinsella Cunningham Many civilians and soldiers fled the fighting in Uvira by boat. The province is now home to an estimated more than 330,000 displaced civilians, including the new arrivals

political violence in Central Asia, considering both its rise and the implications of injustice on civilians

The meeting took place as the SAF accused the RSF of targeting civilians in the besieged North Darfur “Whilst statements are being made in this chamber, civilians remain unseen, unprotected, bombed, besieged Mohamed, told the Security Council that the Sudanese government has a national plan for the protection of civilians Security Council frequently harked back to the Jeddah Declaration, an agreement committing to protect civilians

to which the Syrian government and its allies have pursued military strategies designed to maximize civilian The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights has put the total death toll from the Russian air strikes in Syria at more than 21,000, including 8,697 civilians, a quarter of whom were children. of Ukraine, which began in February, Russian air strikes in Syria have decreased, resulting in fewer deaths Most of these were Islamic State (IS) fighters, but the figure also includes 28 civilians, said the UK-based

Such attacks illustrate the continuing volatility across southern Somalia and their impact on civilian Lower Shabelle targeting government forces, contributing to a climate of insecurity that discourages civilians As long as civilians cannot safely return to their farms, rehabilitate irrigation systems, or access

general manager of Debark Hospital, Ale Amlak, told VOA that they have treated at least 30 combatants and civilians He said that among those treated, one civilian and one combatant have died. “By 7 a.m., I had seen perhaps eight deaths, including one woman who was hit while holding her child,

Government forces and/or affiliated militias continued to use chemical weapons in densely populated civilian In meticulous detail, the draft enumerated six chemical weapons assaults on civilians from January through “If we’re not sure what the cause of death was, we may be looking in the wrong place,” he said. The official version also condemned rebel forces for indiscriminate shelling of civilian areas. Those bombardments — mainly airstrikes by Syrian and Russian planes — killed 1,100 civilians and injured

The government has designated the former student as a terrorist, accusing the OLA of massacring civilians in a rare interview from one of his hideouts, Marroo rejected accusations that his fighters target civilians atrocities that are being carried out in the Oromia region and that continue to be carried out against civilians But the conflict continues to destabilise the region, with civilians caught in the middle of the violence

Washington said Khartoum should “exercise restraint and allow space for civilian participation within determine who leads them and their future and the Sudanese people have been clear and are demanding a civilian-led The EU urged the army to carry out a “swift” handover to civilian rule. in chants went viral, said: “Change will not happen with Bashir’s entire regime hoodwinking Sudanese civilians