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Russia strikes kill six civilians in northwest Syria: Monitor
Airstrikes by regime ally Russia killed six civilians in an embattled anti-government bastion in northwestern Syria on Wednesday, a Britain-based war ... Middle East -
UN: Turkish forces in Syria have displaced 160,000 civilians
The Turkish military offensive in Syria has displaced at least 160,000 civilians, the UN secretary general said on Monday in a statement urging an ... Middle East -
Syrian army to deploy along Turkish border in deal with Kurdish-led forces
The Kurdish-led administration in northern Syria said on Sunday it has agreed with the Syrian government for the Syrian army to be deployed along the ... Middle East -
Thousands flee Turkish bombardment on Syria border: Monitor
Thousands of civilians have fled Turkish bombardment on Syria’s northern border, a war monitor said on Wednesday.“Thousands have fled the ... Middle East -
Regime bombardment kills 12 civilians in northwest Syria
Regime air strikes killed 12 civilians including four at a market on Sunday in an extremist bastion in northwest Syria, a war monitor said. A young ... Middle East -
US military killed 120 civilians abroad in 2018, lower than watchdog estimates
United States military actions killed about 120 civilians and injured 65 others in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan and Somalia last year, the Pentagon said ... World News -
US-led Coalition denies targeting civilians in deadly east Syria raid
The US-led coalition denied Sunday that it targeted civilians in a recent deadly raid in eastern Syria, insisting instead that it had fired on an ISIS ... Middle East -
Putin says two Skripal poisoning suspects are ‘civilians’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday the two men Britain suspects of poisoning former spy Sergei Skripal with military-grade nerve agent ... World News -
Air strikes kill 14 civilians in north Syria: Monitor
Air strikes killed at least 14 civilians and wounded dozens more on Friday in a rebel-held town in northern Syria, a war monitor said. The Syrian ... Middle East -
Talks urgently needed to avoid Idlib ‘bloodbath’, says UN
Negotiations are urgently needed to avert “a civilian bloodbath” in Syria’s last major rebel bastion Idlib, the United Nations said ... Middle East -
22 civilians killed in air strikes on Southern Syria
A barrage of Russian air strikes on rebel-held areas of southern Syria killed 22 civilians on Thursday, a monitoring group said, most of them in a ... Middle East -
Syrian regime bars Daraa’s displaced from crossing to safety
With the Syrian regime’s continuous bombardments and airstrikes on southwestern Daraa, thousands of displaced civilians are trying to ... Middle East -
Coalition: Senior Houthi leader captured, Yemen civilians’ safety top priority
The Yemeni Army announced Friday that it has captured a senior Houthi leader in Hodeidah port city south of Yemen. The brief statement issued by ... Gulf -
Observatory: Blast kills 13 civilians in Syria’s Idlib
A huge blast killed at least 13 civilians in Syria’s northwestern militant-held city of Idlib on Monday, a monitor said, as an AFP reporter said ... Middle East -
Yemen roadside bombing kills 12 civilians
A roadside explosion killed 12 civilians and wounded four in southern Yemen on Monday when a bomb targeting a military car hit their vehicle instead, ... Middle East -
Iraqi Army liberates two neighborhoods in Mosul’s Old City
The Iraqi Army said on Wednesday that it has recaptured two neighborhoods - Al-Sadeh and Al-Ahmadiya - in Mosul’s Old City. Al Arabiya News ... Middle East -
At least 30 civilians dead in air strikes on ISIS-held area of Syria
At least 30 civilians were killed in air strikes on an area of eastern Syria held by the ISIS on Wednesday, a monitoring group said. The Syrian ... Middle East -
Civilian deaths a ‘fact of life’ in war on ISIS: Pentagon head
Civilian casualties are inevitable in the war against ISIS but the United states is doing “everything humanly possible” to avoid them, US ... Middle East -
Iraqi forces call on civilians to flee Mosul’s ISIS-held Old City
The Iraqi air force dropped leaflets on Friday urging residents in the ISIS-held Old City center of Mosul to flee, raising fears among humanitarian ... Middle East -
Monitor: Air strikes kill 35 civilians in ISIS-held Syria town
US-led coalition air strikes on Thursday killed at least 35 civilians in an eastern Syrian town held by the ISIS militants, a monitor said. The Syrian ... Middle East -
Pope decries ‘vile' attack on Syrians in Easter address
On Christianity’s most joyful day, Pope Francis lamented the horrors generated by war and hatred, delivering an Easter Sunday message that also ... World News -
At least 6,878 civilians killed in Iraq in 2016
Violence claimed the lives of at least 6,878 civilian Iraqis last year, the United Nations said Middle East -
Something can be done to help the people of Aleppo
In the final throes of the battle to retake Aleppo we must continue to demand that the different parties to the conflict allow civilians to flee Middle East -
Buses attacked, burned on way to Aleppo
Several buses en route to evacuate ill and injured people from the besieged Syrian villages of al-Foua and Kefraya were attacked and burned Middle East -
Iraqi MPs pushing for JASTA-like move ‘represent their personal views’
An Iraqi politician says MPs pushing for US compensation in light of JASTA face a ‘bundle of legal challenges’ including immunity enjoyed by US troops Middle East -
Air strike kills civilians in central Libya: doctor, eyewitness
The identity of the war planes that carried out the strike near Houn could not be confirmed North Africa -
US pledges openness on Syria civilian casualties
Rights groups say war crimes have been committed by all sides in Syria's conflict has killed more than 280,000 people Middle East -
Obama reveals drones strikes killed 116 civilians
NGOs estimate that hundreds of civilians were killed in drone strikes in countries including Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia World News -
US strikes kill ISIS commander in Iraq’s Fallujah
US-led coalition air and artillery strikes have killed 70 ISIS fighters in Fallujah, including the militants’ leader in the Iraqi city Middle East -
Heavy fighting, mounting casualties spell end of cease-fire in Syria
About 200 civilians have been killed in the past week, nearly half of them around Aleppo Features