Showing posts with label victims. Show all posts
Showing posts with label victims. Show all posts

Thursday, February 4, 2021

Yemen war: US 'to end support' for offensive operations - BBC News

Yemen war: US 'to end support' for offensive operations

The US is set to announce an end to its support for offensive operations in Yemen, which has been devastated by a six-year war in which more than 110,000 people are believed to have died.

Monday, October 26, 2020

Iran pleads at UN against US wars

Iran pleads at UN against US wars

 Iran's foreign minister on Monday urged action at the United Nations against US unilateralism as he denounced Washington over wars waged since 2001.

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Israel suspends fuel deliveries to Gaza over arson attacks

Israel suspends fuel deliveries to Gaza
Israel has tightened restrictions on its only cargo crossing with the Gaza Strip, after Palestinians carried out fresh attacks with incendiary balloons.

Friday, July 13, 2018

US-Led Airstrikes Kill over 30 Civilians in Syria’s Al-Bukamal

US-Led Airstrikes Kill over 30 Civilians in Syria
At least 30 civilians were killed and many more injured after the US-led coalition pounded residential areas in Syria’s eastern city of Al-Bukamal, Deir ez-Zor province, purportedly targeting Daesh (ISIL or ISIS) terrorists.

Saturday, June 30, 2018

Saturday, May 26, 2018

109 Palestinian protesters injured by Israeli gunshots at Gaza border: report

109 Palestinian protesters injured by Israeli gunshots
At least 109 Palestinians were injured on Friday by Israeli gunfire during clashes with Israeli soldiers along the Gaza-Israel border, official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

Friday, May 25, 2018

Car Bombing Near Hotel in Libyan City of Benghazi Kills 7

Car Bombing Near Hotel in Libyan City of Benghazi Kills 7
A car bombing on a busy street in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi has killed at least seven people, including a girl, and wounded 10.

Sunday, May 20, 2018

More American Kids at School Killed in 2018 Than US Military Service Members

More American Kids at School Killed in 2018 Than US Military Service Members
A new statistic has revealed that, to date in 2018, more children in US schools have been killed in shootings than the current total of military service member fatalities.

Tuesday, May 15, 2018

US blocks call for independent inquiry into Gaza deaths at UN

US blocks call for independent inquiry into Gaza deaths at UN
The United States has blocked a request at the United Nations for an independent inquiry into the deaths of dozens of Palestinians at the Gaza-Israel border yesterday.

UNSC to hold emergency meeting on escalating Israeli-Palestinian conflict

UNSC to hold emergency meeting
The UN Security Council is expected to hold an emergency meeting to address the violent clashes between Palestinian protestors and Israeli forces along the Gaza Strip's border with Israel, a Palestinian envoy said Monday.

Monday, May 14, 2018

41 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire at Gaza border

41 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire at Gaza border
At least 41 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli troops along the Gaza border as protesters demonstrated on the day the United States opened its embassy in Jerusalem.

Sunday, May 13, 2018

Police Probe Background, Motivation of Paris Knife Attacker

Police Probe Background, Motivation of Paris Knife Attacker
France's interior minister met with security officials Sunday as investigators probe the background and motivations of a young (20 or 21-year-old) man who attacked people on the streets of Paris Saturday night, killing one of them. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for this latest attack in the French capital.

Saturday, May 5, 2018

Over 1,000 Palestinians injured in daylong clashes with Israeli soldiers in eastern Gaza

Over 1,000 Palestinians injured
More than 1,000 Palestinians were injured Friday in daylong fierce clashes between hundreds of Palestinian demonstrators and Israeli soldiers stationed on the border between eastern Gaza Strip and Israel, medics said.

Wednesday, May 2, 2018

US court: Iran must pay $6bn in damages to victims of 9/11 attacks

Iran must pay $6bn in damages to victims of 9/11 attacks
A US judge has ruled that Iran must pay over $6b in compensation to the victims of 9/11 terror attacks in the United States, aljazeera website reported Tuesday.

Friday, April 27, 2018

U.N. rights chief decries Israel's excessive use of force in Gaza

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein
Israel must stop the excessive use of force by its security forces along the Gaza border and must hold to account those responsible for the many deaths and injuries sustained by Palestinians in the past month, the U.N. human rights chief said on Friday.

Wednesday, April 18, 2018

Italian officials & German firm face lawsuit over arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Italian officials & German firm face lawsuit over arms sales to Saudi Arabia
A complaint has been filed by a coalition of human rights groups against Italian government officials and a major European arms manufacturer over their alleged involvement in the aerial bombing of Yemen.

Friday, April 13, 2018

Rules of Engagement: At least 30 injured in Gaza-Israel border protests

At least 30 injured in Gaza-Israel border protests
Israeli troops have shot and wounded at least 30 Palestinians during a large protest on the Gaza-Israel border in which demonstrators hurled stones and burned tyres near the frontier fence, Palestinian medics said.

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

Mortar attack on popular market kills 35 in Damascus

Mortar attack on popular market  in Damascus
The death toll rose to 35 in a terrorist/rebel rocket attack on a crowded marketplace Tuesday east of the Syrian capital Damascus.

Friday, March 2, 2018

Libyan government demands cease-fire in southern region

Libyan government demands cease-fire in southern region
Libya's UN-backed government on Thursday demanded an immediate cease-fire in the southern city of Sabha, where a number of civilians were killed and injured in violent tribal clashes.