Kabul residents: U.S. apology is not enough

 

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“It was a mistake”: US military official confirms Kabul drone strike in August killed civilians

 

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Militants Intimidate Civilians as They Relocated from Syria’s Daraa - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Anti-government militants attacked the neighborhoods of Daraa city with mortar shells, on Tuesday, in a new attempt to hinder the Russian-brokered relocation process.

Afghanistan: Lashkar Gah residents urged to evacuate amid Taliban battle - BBC News

Residents of a besieged Afghan city have been urged to evacuate ahead of an army operation against the Taliban.

Afghanistan: Record civilian casualties in 2021, UN reports - BBC News

The number of Afghan civilians killed or injured in escalating violence has risen to record levels in the first half of this year, the UN says.

France accused of 'covering up' civilians death in Sahel | DW News

 

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Turkish airstrike kills at least 3 in camp holding Kurdish refugees inside Iraq | Al Arabiya English

A Turkish airstrike killed at least three people and injured others on Saturday at a camp for displaced people in northern Iraq, said Rashad Kelani, a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party official.

Afghan Forces Kill at Least 12 People in 'Friendly Fire' Incident, Reports Suggest - Sputnik International

(Sputnik) - At least 12 people were killed in an airstrike by the Afghan army, which wrongly targeted a group of militia members supporting the authorities, the TOLOnews broadcaster reported on Saturday, citing sources.

US Military Claims Killed 23 Civilians Around World in 2020, NGO Puts Number Five Times Higher - FARS

 (FNA)- The US military claimed its operations killed nearly two dozen civilians in foreign counties in 2020; An acknowledgement observers describe as “woefully inadequate”.

QSD militia kidnaps 25 civilians in a number of villages in Hasaka countryside – Syrian Arab News Agency

SANA-US occupation –backed QSD militia stormed into a number of villages in al-Shaddadi area in Hasaka southern countryside and kidnapped many of the villagers.

UN remembers the dead of WWII - China.org.cn

The Second World War had a profound impact on the international community, and established the conditions for the creation of the United Nations. This weekend marks the official remembrance of the tens of millions of civilians and soldiers who died during the conflict, UN News reported on Saturday.

At least 1 dead in reported Israeli strike on ‘civilian plastic warehouse’ in Syria’s Latakia — RT

 Explosions could be heard in the Syrian coastal cities of Latakia and Tartus, where Russian forces are based, as air defenses reportedly responded to Israeli missiles striking further inland, the state news agency SANA has said.

UN says French airstrike killed 19 in Mali

A UN investigation says that a French airstrike in Mali killed 19 civilians in January.

Mali: Six Civilians Killed in French Airstrike

(FNA)- At least six civilians were killed in an air raid Thursday in the locality of Talataye in Mali, while the French military claimed it targeted terrorist groups.

Suspected Islamist militants kill at least 50 civilians in Niger | Agencia EFE

Suspected Islamist gunmen have killed at least 50 civilians and wounded nearly 20 in simultaneous attacks on two villages in Niger, authorities said on Sunday.

Civilians flee Ain Issa, northeast Syria as clashes escalate | Al Jazeera

At least 9,500 people have fled their homes in Ain Issa, northeast Syria, following an escalation in clashes between the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army (TSNA) and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in mid-December.

‘Blood Cheaper than Water’: Outrage over Trump Blackwater Pardons - Tasnim News Agency

US President Donald Trump’s issuance of pardons for security guards convicted of killing at least 14 Iraqi civilians in a 2007 Baghdad massacre has caused international uproar, including in Iraq where people expressed outrage and sadness.

Afghan Civilian Casualties from Air Strikes 'Tripled' Under Trump - Tasnim News Agency

The number of Afghan civilians killed in air strikes jumped more than three-fold from 2017, a Costs of War project report said.

Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: 'Civilians massacred', says Amnesty International - BBC News

"Scores and probably hundreds" of civilians have been massacred in the growing conflict in Tigray in northern Ethiopia, Amnesty International says.

Syria war crimes : 30 martyred, scores injured by US-led coalition raids on al-Boukamal countryside

At least 30 civilians were martyred in a new massacre committed by the US-led international coalition on al-Boukamal countryside in Deir Ezzor.