Childhood amid conflict: For some Gaza children, another round of violence reopens trauma
NIDAL AL-MUGHRABI and HENIRETTE CHACAR, of Reuters, report on the trauma Palestinian children face growing up in the densely populated Gaza Strip…
Air strikes, rocket attacks push Israel, Gaza into second day of fighting
Gaza/Jerusalem, Israel Reuters Israeli air strikes pounded Gaza while the militant Islamic Jihad group fired hundreds of rockets into Israel on Saturday as a cross-border clash continued into a second day, killing at least six people, including four children. Hamas, the Islamist group which controls the enclave, said the children were among the dead from […]
The man who evacuated 200 people from Mariupol in a battered red van
Kyiv, Ukraine Reuters As Russian forces tightened their siege of Mariupol and missiles rained down, Mykhailo Puryshev drove into the city six times last month to evacuate its citizens, somehow surviving despite his red van being all but destroyed. The 36-year-old Ukrainian, who once ran a nightclub in the city, said he evacuated more than […]
Around 20 killed in deadliest coalition strikes on Yemen’s Sanaa since 2019
Aden, Yemen Reuters Air strikes by the Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthi group on the capital Sanaa killed at least 20 people overnight, including civilians, Houthi media and residents said, in one of its deadliest attacks since 2019. Around 14 people were killed when coalition planes struck the home of a high-ranking Houthi military official, […]
About 200 dead in attacks in north-west Nigeria, residents say
Maiduguri, NigeriaReuters An estimated 200 people or more have been killed in villages in Nigeria’s Zamfara state during deadly reprisal attacks by armed bandits following military air strikes on their hideouts this week, residents said on Saturday. Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during the 75th anniversary celebrations of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural […]
US military hid airstrikes that killed dozens of civilians in Syria – NYT
Washington DC, USReuters The US military covered up 2019 airstrikes in Syria that killed up to 64 women and children, a possible war crime, during the battle against Islamic State, the New York Times reported on Saturday. The two back-to-back airstrikes near the town of Baghuz were ordered by a classified American special operations unit […]
Agencies warn of ‘war on children’ in Yemen as thousands flee bombs
Thomson Reuters Foundation Thousands of Yemeni children are fleeing bombing attacks on the port of Hodeidah every day putting them at risk of starvation and disease, aid organisations said on Thursday, as fresh strikes hit the city. About 6,000 people are abandoning Hodeidah every day, half of them children, the charity Save the Children said, […]
Breaking: US, UK and France launch missiles into Syria
Updated: 6pm, 14th April, 2018The US, UK and France have launched more than 100 missiles into Syria, targeting chemical weapons production and research sites after the prohibited weapons were reportedly used in an attack in the Syrian town of Douma last weekend, killing dozens. US President Donald Trump announced the “precision strikes” on Friday night. […]