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20th Feb 2022

Mali: 40 civilians killed in northern Mali

By James Tasamba KIGALI, Rwanda (AA): About 40 civilians were killed this week when armed insurgents simultaneously attacked several villages in the northern Mali region, media reports said Friday. “Several armed men, probably from terror groups, attacked several villages … Continued

19th Jan 2022

Yemen: Civilians killed in Saudi-led coalition bombing: UN

By Peter Kenny GENEVA (AA): The UN human rights office on Tuesday expressed deep concern over escalating conflict in Yemen. “We are deeply concerned by the continuing escalation of the conflict in Yemen. Overnight, airstrikes by the Saudi-led coalition … Continued

10th Jan 2022

Yemen: Over 1,170 civilians killed or wounded in 2021

By Hamdi Yildiz ADEN, Yemen (AA): A total of 1,171 civilians in Yemen were either killed or wounded last year, a commission said Sunday. The National Commission of Inquiry said in a statement that there was a significant increase in … Continued

19th Nov 2021

Jammu & Kashmir: Bodies of 2 Kashmiri civilians killed by Indian forces returned to families

By Hilal Mir SRINAGAR, Jammu and Kashmir, India, (AA): Indian-administered Kashmir authorities returned the bodies of two civilians killed by government forces on Tuesday, after widespread public outrage and protests by the bereaved families. After being exhumed at a … Continued

30th Aug 2021

Afghanistan: 6 children killed in US drone attack in Kabul

By Abdul Adil London, (The Muslim News) Nine members of one family, including six children, were killed in a US drone strike targeting a vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Kabul, a relative of the dead, reported the CNN. … Continued

10th Aug 2021

Mali: Suspected terrorists kill 51 civilians in N Mali

By James Tasamba and Fatma Esma Arslan KIGALI, Rwanda /DAKAR, Senegal (AA): More than 51 people were killed over the weekend when armed assailants launched three simultaneous attacks in areas of northern Mali near the border with Niger, authorities … Continued

6th Jun 2021

Burkina Faso: 138 civilians killed by terrorists

DAKAR, Senegal (Agencies) : At least 138 civilians were killed, including seven children, and dozens wounded in a terrorist attack on a village in northern Burkina Faso, on Saturday. In the night from Friday to Saturday, terrorists raided the village … Continued

21st May 2021

Gaza death toll from Israeli attacks hits 232, incl 65 children as ceasefire agreed

GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): A “mutual and simultaneous” cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas reached with Egypt mediation took effect at 2 a.m. Friday (2300GMT Thursday) The Israeli Security Cabinet voted to end attacks on the blockaded Gaza Strip that began … Continued

17th May 2021

Israel intense bombings in Gaza has killed 197 Palestinians incl 58 children

By Ahmed Ghanem Selouma and Zeynep Tufekci Gulay GAZA CITY, Palestine (AA): Israel conducted intense attacks in different parts of the blockaded Gaza City in the wee hours of Monday, according to Anadolu Agency’s reporters. The death toll from … Continued

16th May 2021

26 Palestinians, incl 5 children killed in Israeli attacks on Gaza; total killed 163

By Hacer Baser GAZA, Palestine (AA): Local media in Gaza have reported that the death count from the Israeli airstrikes on al-Wihda Street in al-Rimal neighborhood in Gaza City before dawn on Sunday has reached 26, at least five of whom … Continued

14th May 2021

Palestine: Israel kills 119, incl 28 children, 625 injured in civilian areas

By Dilan Pamuk (AA): Israel has killed as many as 28 children, 17 of whose deaths and identities have been confirmed so far, since Monday. Altogether 119 Palestinians have been killed and 625 injured according to Ministry of Health, … Continued

31st Mar 2021

French airstrike in Mali mostly killed civilians: UN

By Shweta Desai PARIS (AA): In a report, the UN mission in the West African nation of Mali on Tuesday concluded that a January airstrike by the French army overwhelmingly killed civilians among suspected non-armed members of terrorist groups, … Continued

23rd Jan 2021

Syria: Family of 4, including 2 children, killed by Israeli missiles

Agencies: Israeli warplanes fired several missiles towards Hama, in north-west Syria, early on Friday, killing a family of four — including two children — and wounding four other people, according to Syrian News Agency, SANA. According to SANA, the four … Continued

19th Nov 2020

Afghans devastated by Australian troops’ killing civilians ‘for sport’

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): Afghans have expressed outrage over the latest revelations that Australian special forces killed dozens of civilians ‘for sport’ as revealed in an official secret investigation commissioned by the Canberra government. Australian authorities on … Continued

23rd Oct 2020

Tanzania: 20 dead as terrorists storm border region

By Kizito Makoye DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AA): Hundreds of terrorists infiltrating from northern Mozambique killed at least 20 civilians in Tanzania’s southern Mtwara region, police and local media said on Thursday. More than 300 Daesh/ISIS terrorists attacked civilians … Continued

25th Jul 2020

Iran seeks int’l probe on US fighter jets interception of civilian airline

By Syed Zafar Mehdi TEHRAN (AA): Iran has registered its protest with the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) over the interception of an Iranian passenger plane by US military jets, terming it a “clear violation of international law and … Continued

16th Jul 2020

Yemen: 9 civilians killed in Saudi-led airstrike

By Aziz al-Ahmadi SANA’A (AA): Yemen’s Houthi group said Wednesday nine civilians were killed and seven others injured in a Saudi-led coalition airstrike in the northern al-Jawf province. The group’s website, citing a security source, said two women were … Continued

20th Sep 2019

Afghanistan: US drone strike kills scores of Afghan civilians

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): Scores of civilians were killed in a U.S. drone strike early Thursday in eastern Afghanistan close to the Tora Bora mountains. Attaullah Khogyani, spokesman for the governor of the restive Nangarhar province, … Continued

2nd Jul 2019

Afghanistan: 10 killed as huge explosion rocks Kabul

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least 10 people were killed and 65 more injured in a suicide bombing followed by a gunfight at a Defense Ministry installation in the Afghan capital Kabul on Monday, officials and … Continued

14th Jun 2019

Afghanistan: 8 killed, incl children, in suicide attack

By Shadi Khan Saif KABUL, Afghanistan (AA): At least eight people were killed in a suicide bombing in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, an official confirmed. Governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani told Anadolu Agency the bombing took place in the family … Continued

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