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May- 2026 -

15 May

Abubakar Shekau, the group's leader, taken from a video last July 2014.

Chad Denies Targeting Civilians in Operation Against Boko Haram

The Chadian government denied deliberately targeting civilians during military operations against Boko Haram jihadists on Lake Chad.

11 May

Africa

Children head to the washroom at a refugee camp in Port Sudan, eastern Sudan on May 3, 2025.

Staff Writer With AFP

Sudan Drone Strikes Killed at Least 880 Civilians Between January and April: UN

At least 880 civilians were killed in drone strikes in Sudan between January and April this year, the UN said.

Apr- 2026 -

28 April

Africa

Soldiers sit in a truck on the main road of the Electoral Commission, in Accra, Ghana

Staff Writer With AFP

Ghana Military Convoy Attacked, Three Civilians Killed

A military-escorted civilian convoy in northern Ghana was attacked on Monday, leaving three civilians dead and one injured, the Ghana Armed Forces said.

11 April

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghan Government Says Gunmen Kill 7 in Herat Attack

Gunmen in Afghanistan killed at least seven people in an attack targeting civilians at a recreational spot in Herat province.

9 April

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Drone Strike Kills 12, Including Children, in Sudan’s Darfur: Medical Source

A drone strike on the paramilitary-controlled town of Kutum in Sudan's North Darfur state has killed 12 civilians, including six children.

3 April

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Civilians Killed as Sudan’s Civil War Spills Into Chad: MSF

Drone strikes by the parties to Sudan's civil war are killing and wounding civilians in the border region with neighboring Chad.

Mar- 2026 -

13 March

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Afghanistan Says Six Civilians Killed in Pakistan Strikes

Afghan authorities said that Pakistan attacks on Kabul and border provinces killed four people in the capital and two in the east.

12 March

Africa

A military personnel stands outside the headquarters of the country's defence forces in Ouagadougou on March 3, 2018 a day after dozens of people were killed in twin attacks on the French embassy and the country's military.

Staff Writer With AFP

Al-Qaeda Linked Jihadists Killed 38 Civilians in Burkina in a Month: HRW

Jihadists killed at least 38 civilians and kidnapped nine women in Burkina Faso in less than a month, Human Rights Watch said.

6 March

Americas

Iranian youths walk past a state building covered with a giant anti-US billboard depicting a symbolic image of the destroyed USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) aircraft carrier in downtown Tehran, Iran, on January 28, 2026.

Giulia Bernacchi

US Forces Could Be Responsible for Deadly Iran School Strike: Report

US forces could be responsible for a striking a girls’ school in Iran, killing over 160 children, according to a US military investigation.

Feb- 2026 -

7 February

Africa

Staff Writer With AFP

Attacks Leave 30 Dead in Nigeria’s Benue State

Two attacks in the space of a few days left 30 people dead in two neighboring towns in Nigeria's central state of Benue.

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