civilian casualties
Senators advance bill to punish, sanction Saudi Arabia
Middle East
July 26, 2019
Senators advance bill to punish, sanction Saudi Arabia
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel advanced legislation Thursday that would suspend arms transfers to Saudi Arabia and impose sanctions…
At least seven killed as three blasts rock Kabul
Middle East
July 25, 2019
At least seven killed as three blasts rock Kabul
At least seven people were killed and 21 wounded by three blasts that rocked the Afghan capital Thursday ahead of…
Pope Francis’s envoy tells Syria’s Assad of concern for Idlib’s civilians
Middle East
July 22, 2019
Pope Francis’s envoy tells Syria’s Assad of concern for Idlib’s civilians
VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis’s envoy told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a meeting on Monday of the Pope’s…
US-led forces killed 1,300 civilians in IS airstrikes
Middle East
June 3, 2019
US-led forces killed 1,300 civilians in IS airstrikes
The international coalition battling “Islamic State” (IS) in Iraq and Syria said Friday it had unintentionally killed at least 1,302 civilians in airstrikes…
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Middle East
May 6, 2019
Palestinians say truce reached with Israel to end deadly escalation
Palestinian leaders in Gaza agreed to a ceasefire with Israel on Monday to end a deadly two-day escalation in violence…
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
Middle East
April 24, 2019
More civilians now killed by US, Afghan forces than by insurgents: UN
Afghan civilians are for the first time being killed in greater numbers by US and pro-government forces than by the…
Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants
Middle East
September 15, 2017
Risk of Afghan civilian casualties could damp support for US strikes on militants
US President Donald Trump’s plans to step up air strikes on Islamist militants in Afghanistan risk increasing civilian casualties and…
US coalition underestimated impact on civilians in Syria: Amnesty
Middle East
October 26, 2016
US coalition underestimated impact on civilians in Syria: Amnesty
The U.S.-led coalition fighting Islamic State militants has not taken enough precautions to avoid civilian casualties in Syria and has…
Six injured in attack on Swiss train; motive unknown, police say
World
August 14, 2016
Six injured in attack on Swiss train; motive unknown, police say
Six people were injured in an attack aboard a Swiss train on Saturday by a man armed with a knife…
London knife attacker charged with murder of US woman
World
August 6, 2016
London knife attacker charged with murder of US woman
A 19-year-old man was charged on Friday with the murder of a 64-year-old US woman in a knife attack that…