Civilians Continue to Bear the Brunt of Afghanistan’s ‘Ugly War’ – UN Report
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 July 2017 – Civilians lives – including those of women and children – continue to be lost at record high … Read more
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Recent Attack on Evacuated Civilians in Syria ‘Likely a War Crime,’ Says UN Rights Office
A boy pulls a wheelchair along a debris strewn street in Al-Mashatiyeh neighbourhood of eastern Aleppo, Syria. Photo: UNHCR/Bassam Diab GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–18 April … Read more
U.S. Treasury Sanctions Syrian Officials In Connection With Regime’s Use Of Chemical Weapons On Civilians
WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking action in response … Read more
Amid Battle for Mosul, ISIL Forcing Civilians ‘Squarely in Harm’s Way,’ UN Rights Wing Warns
A young girl carrying a teddy bear and waving a white flag, heads towards an army outpost in the Samah neighbourhood on … Read more
UN Chief Denounces Attacks on Civilians and Civilian Infrastructure in Syria’s Aleppo
A primary school in Hujjaira, Rural Damascus, Syria, damaged due to continuous violence in the area. Photo: UNICEF/M. Abdulaziz SYRIA–(ENEWSPF)–20 November 2016 … Read more
Iraqi Forces Enter Mosul, Engage ISIS, Evacuate Civilians, and Ruin Trump’s Talking Points
MOSUL–(ENEWSPF)–November 3, 2016 By Mark Sumner Iraqis displaced by ISIS return to their village following the arrival of Iraqi forces Iraqi troops … Read more