Tag: civilians
‘World failing to protect civilians from mass atrocity crimes’ – UN chief
The UN chief told Member States that the world was witnessing more armed conflicts than at any time since the…
Russian forces kill over 500 civilians in Ukraine
The body said of the 1,424 civilian casualties casualties verified since the invasion of Ukraine began two weeks ago, 516…
Video: Watch as civilians arrest Bayelsa deputy commissioner of police for ballot snatching
Watch the video of the Deputy Commissioner of Police arrested by civilians, for snatching collated results on the order of…
Gunmen kill 14 civilians in Mali
Gunmen shot dead 14 civilians in an attack on a village in Northeastern Mali, a Local Official said on Monday.
United Nations launch road safety campaign to protect South Sudan civilians
The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Wednesday launched the road safety campaign in which it distributed protective gear…
`Civilians pay the price in war situations’ – UN aid chief
The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Mr Mark Lowcock, has said that civilians paid the highest price in any war…
Ethiopian soldiers mistakenly kill 9 civilians
Ethiopian soldiers killed nine civilians and injured 12 after mistaking them for rebels near a town along the country’s border…
Myanmar urged to protect civilians from human rights violations
An EU delegation in Myanmar on Monday urged authorities to protect civilians from human rights violations in the country’s Kachin…
Army sentences soldier to death for killing 5 civilians
A General Court Martial (GOC) sitting in Maiduguri, Borno State, has sentenced a soldier serving in Operation Lafiya Dole to…
UN condemns deadly attacks in Borno
The Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mr Edward Kallon, on Tuesday condemned the deadly attacks targeting innocent civilians in Konduga, Banki…
Update: Military misfire kills 70 civilians in Maiduguri
The death toll in the military air misfire on targeted Boko Haram location in Maiduguri has reached 70 civilians, says…
Cameroon denies its army killed Nigerian civilians
Cameroon is denying reports that its soldiers have killed dozens of civilians in cross-border raids pursuing Boko Haram extremists into…
Cameroon troops are killing civilians – Nigerian villagers
Cameroonian troops pursuing Boko Haram fired rocket-propelled grenades indiscriminately that killed a family of four, then shot and killed two…
DSS urges public to be vigilant as Boko Haram target civilians
The Department of State Services (DSS), has advised the public to be vigilant in crowded environment, especially when travelling as…
Cameroon troops assault civilians in Boko Haram fight
A human rights group has accused Cameroon’s security forces of numerous abuses against civilians in the struggle against Boko Haram…
Boko Haram kills 11 soldiers, many civilians in captured Baga
Boko Haram killed dozens of civilians and at least 11 soldiers when the militants took control of a Nigerian town…
Gunmen kill 15 people travelling in central Afghanistan
Suspected Taliban gunmen stopped two vehicles in central Afghanistan and shot dead 15 passengers at the side of the road,…
Civilians flee fighting around Donetsk train station
Intense shelling rocked the area around the train station in the rebel stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine on Monday,…
Ukraine clashes kill 12 civilians
Escalating clashes between pro-Kremlin separatists and Ukrainian forces on Sunday killed 12 civilians and forced the new Western-backed leader to…
Roadside bomb kills 12 in Afghanistan
A roadside bomb killed 12 civilians, including seven women in eastern Afghanistan Saturday, officials said, the latest violence in the…
Bloody Monday In Ogun As Robbers Kill 5 Cops, 2 Others
It was a bloody Monday in Ogun state, southwest, Nigeria as at least five policemen and two civilians were killed in…
Nigerian army denies killing rampage
Nigeria’s army on Tuesday denied killing civilians and burning homes and shops after a bomb attack in the city of…
UN Backs Libyan Rebels
Moving swiftly in response to a request by Arab nations, the United Nations Security Council last night endorsed international air…