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airstrikes

April 27, 2020

UK carried out airstrikes in Iraq while the PM was in hospital

The bombing took place a week after Dominic Raab offered British support for a global ceasefire during the COVID-19 crisis.
February 24, 2020

10,000 civilian casualties for sixth straight year in Afghanistan

Almost no civilian in Afghanistan has escaped being personally affected in some way by the ongoing violence, says Tadamichi Yamamoto, the Secretary-General's Special Representative for Afghanistan.
January 29, 2020

UN report urges accountability for Libya airstrike deaths

The July 2019 airstrikes in Libya killed at least 53 migrants and refugees at the Tajoura detention centre.
September 5, 2019

UN report on Yemen details 'a host of possible war crimes'

The UN urges other States to refrain from providing arms that could be used in the conflict, and reminds them of their obligation to take all reasonable measures to ensure respect for international humanitarian law by all parties to the conflict.
August 9, 2019

Nearly 1,000 child casualties of Yemen war in the past year

The international community is coming under increasing pressure to stop selling arms to Saudi Arabia and other members of the coalition.
July 30, 2019

Increasing airstrike casualties in Syria being ignored, says UN High Commissioner

Airstrikes kill and maim significant numbers of civilians several times a week and the response seems to be a collective shrug, says the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
April 27, 2019

US-led Coalition's bombardment of Raqqa killed more than 1,600 civilians, investigation finds

An investigation by Amnesty International and Airwars has revealed that more than 1,600 civilians were killed as a direct result of US, UK and French airstrikes and US artillery strikes during the Coalition’s military assault on the Syrian city Raqqa in 2017.
March 21, 2019

Amnesty findings show Somali civilians have been killed in US airstrikes

Findings directly contradict the US military’s mantra of zero civilian casualties in Somalia, says Amnesty.
November 11, 2018

UN urges States with influence to end starvation and killing in Yemen

The UN says those who supply arms have the power or influence to stop the starvation and killing of civilians.
November 9, 2018

Fighters take over roof of hospital as fighting intensifies in Yemen

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in recent fighting, including in coalition airstrikes on a vegetable market and road checkpoint, Huthi fighters have now taken up positions on a hospital roof, placing civilians inside the building in danger.