Air strikes
14 Jun 2022Human Rights Watch finds Russian strikes killed scores of civilians in Chernihiv, Ukraine
A Human Rights Watch investigation found that four air and ground-launched attacks on the Ukrainian city of Chernihiv, in March 2022, were in clear violation of the laws of war.
10 Jun 2022“This should be seen as an atmosphere of violence” – AirPressure reveals the extent of Israeli incursions over Lebanon skies
Research published this Thursday reveals exactly how pervasive the presence of Israeli jets and surveillance drones has been over the skies of Lebanon: over the last 15 years, new organisation AirPressure has recorded 22, 111 Israeli military aircraft violating Lebanese airspace.
9 Jun 202245 Killed and 120 Injured in Helicopter-Supported Attack on Kaduna Villages, Nigeria
On Sunday 5 June, a large group of fighters armed with AK-47s arrived on motorbikes and opened fire on multiple villages in Nigeria's Kaduna state. As the inhabitants mobilised to repel the attack, a helicopter engaged in airstrikes against them, providing cover for the attackers. As of Thursday morning, locals count 45 people killed and 120 people injured.
13 May 2022At Least Three Killed and 19 Injured in 9th Recorded Russian Air Strike on a School in Ukraine
At least three people were killed and 19 injured in a Russian airstrike on schools in Novhorod-Siverskyi, Chernihiv, on Thursday 12 May. Russian troops reportedly fired several missiles at a school and boarding school, damaging an administrative building and some residential houses in the ensuing fire.
11 May 2022600 reported killed in Russian strike on Mariupol theatre
On 16 March 2022, a Russian airstrike hit the theatre in Mariupol, causing the roof and some of the exterior walls to collapse inwards.
9 May 2022At Least 62 Killed in Russian Strike on School
At least 62 people were killed in a Russian airstrike on a school, on Saturday 7 May 2022. 90 people were using the school as a shelter in the village of Bilohorivka, and following the strike, 30 have been pulled from the rubble.
22 Apr 2022Pakistani airstrike leaves 47 civilians dead, 22 injured in Afghanistan’s Khost and Kunar provinces
At least 47 people have been killed and 22 injured in two airstrikes by Pakistani forces along the border with Afghanistan.
10 Jan 2022Dozens killed in airstrike on camp for displaced people in Tigray, Ethiopia
At least 56 people have been killed and 30 more wounded in an airstrike targeting a camp for civilians displaced by the brutal conflict in Ethiopia's northern Tigray region.
7 Oct 2021The United Kingdom’s Obligation to Investigate, Record and Report Civilians Casualties in Armed Conflict
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30 Sep 2021The targeting of high-rises in Gaza: an analysis of Israel’s air strikes on tall buildings in 2021
Research shows that at least 15 buildings taller than 5 floors were struck by explosive weapons in the 2021 crisis
24 Jun 2021Airstrike on market kills 64 in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
An airstrike killed at least 43 people in Togoga, a town in Ethiopia’s Tigray region, on Tuesday, 22 June, 2021.
21 Jun 2021Gaza, Hamas and the risk to civilian life during Operation Guardian of the Walls: a brief analysis
The Iron Dome is one of a number of advanced missile defence systems in place to protect Israel from threats. The system utilises radar to detect rocket launches, manages the threat level of the individual rockets, and intercepts the rockets that may land in populated areas. Rockets fired from Gaza that are going to fall in uninhabited areas are not intercepted.