UNIFIL statement on attack on peacekeepers clearing roadblocks

Yesterday morning, Israel Defense Forces (IDF) drones dropped four grenades close to UNIFIL peacekeepers working to clear roadblocks hindering access to a UN position close to the Blue Line. This is one of the most serious attacks on UNIFIL personnel Read More …

Israel hits Houthis targets in Sanaa after reports group used missile carrying cluster munitions

Israel has carried out air strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, in response to the group’s missile attack on Friday which Israel said carried cluster munitions. The Israeli operation targeted a military complex housing the presidential palace, a Read More …

DR Congo rebels killed 140 civilians despite peace process

M23 rebels killed at least 140 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last month in one of the worst atrocities by the armed group since its resurgence in late 2021, Human Rights Watch has said in a report. This Read More …

UN Syria Commission finds March coastal violence was widespread and systematic

GENEVA – The UN Syria Commission of Inquiry today published a report on the wave of violence that engulfed coastal and western central Syria from January, finding that acts that may amount to war crimes were committed. The violence – Read More …

Pakistan: Two more bridges blown up in Waziristan

Unidentified terrorists blew up two more bridges on Azam Warsak Road in Birmal tehsil of Lower South Waziristan district on Saturday. It was the third such incident in the past 24 hours as the security situation further deteriorated in the Read More …

Ukraine’s Invasion of Russia Could Bring a Quicker End to the War

In the space of four days, the Russia-Ukraine war has dramatically shifted. The incursion of Ukrainian forces into Russia’s Kursk region has quickly turned into the largest territorial gain by either side since the successful Ukrainian counteroffensives in Kharkiv and Read More …

Sudanese airstrike hits Darfur airport, killing 40 suspected mercenaries

A Sudanese airstrike hit an airport in the country’s Darfur region controlled by a notorious paramilitary group, destroying a suspected Emirati military aircraft and killing dozens of suspected mercenaries, Sudanese officials and a rebel adviser said Thursday. Wednesday’s strike on Read More …

Northern Ireland: Three people escape injury in petrol bomb attack

The police are appealing for information after a petrol bomb was thrown through the window of a house in Coleraine, County Londonderry. The incident happened on Maple Drive at about 01:30 BST on Wednesday. The Police Service of Northern Ireland Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 307

The IAEA team at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) heard explosions and saw smoke coming from a nearby location where the plant said one of its auxiliary facilities was attacked today, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. The IAEA Read More …

Yemen’s Houthis threaten to escalate attacks on ships linked to companies dealing with Israel

The rebel Houthi group in Yemen has said it will target merchant ships belonging to any company that does business with Israeli ports, regardless of nationality, as part of what it described as the next phase of its operations against Read More …

Iraq: Two killed in Baghdad ministry gunfight

Iraqi counterterrorism forces were deployed to southern Baghdad after gunmen stormed a Ministry of Agriculture office, killing two people and wounding 12 others, the Interior Ministry announced on Sunday. According to a statement, the incident took place in the al-Dora Read More …

Somalia: Extremist rebels capture remote but key town in Hiiraan region

The extremist rebels of al-Shabab seized control of the central Somali town of Mahaas on Sunday after an assault involving explosions and a ground offensive, according to witnesses. Mahaas, in the central region of Hiraan, is located about 350 kilometers Read More …

IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine – Update 305

The IAEA team based at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) has been informed of further military attacks on targets in the city of Enerhodar, where most plant staff live, Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said. Earlier today, the IAEA Read More …

Thailand F-16 jet deployed against Cambodian forces as border clash escalates

A Thai F-16 fighter jet bombed targets in Cambodia on Thursday, both sides said, as weeks of tension over a border dispute escalated into clashes that have killed at least two civilians. Of the six F-16 fighter jets that Thailand Read More …

Syria: Death toll from violence in the south tops 1,000

Calm returned to southern Syria’s Sweida province on Sunday after a week of sectarian violence between Druze fighters and rival groups. A ceasefire announced on Saturday appeared to be holding after earlier agreements failed to end fighting between longtime rivals the Read More …

Syria withdraws troops from Suwayda city to avoid ‘open war’ after powerful Israeli strikes on Damascus

Israel carried out a series of powerful strikes on the Syrian capital Damascus Wednesday, escalating a campaign it says is in support of the country’s Druze population – an Arab minority group involved in deadly clashes with Syrian government forces. Read More …

UN Syria Commission deeply alarmed by Suwayda violence, urges de-escalation, civilian protection and respect for human rights

GENEVA – The most recent violence in Suwayda governorate in southern Syria has reportedly resulted in the deaths of dozens, including women and children, and the injury of more than one hundred others, with clashes reportedly ongoing. A conflict between Read More …

Iraq: Drone attack halts oil output at Sarsang field in Duhok Governorate

A drone attack halted production at the Sarsang oilfield in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Tuesday only hours before its U.S. operator signed a deal to develop another field. The Sarsang field is operated by HKN Energy, a privately held U.S. Read More …

Somalia: Al-Shabaab fighters seize central Somali town, displacing thousands

Al-Shabab insurgents have seized the town of Tardo in Somalia’s central Hiiran region, according to a military official. Tardo is a key crossroads between larger urban centres. The town fell on Sunday after Al-Shabab combatants drove out government-allied clan fighters, Read More …

Syria: Fierce clashes in Suwayda leave 89 dead

At least 89 people have been killed and hundreds wounded in violent clashes erupting in Syria’s Suwayda province, with the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) warning of a “risk of a new massacre” as government security forces are reportedly Read More …