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Nov- 2019 -4 NovemberAsia Pacific
Grenade blast in Kashmir market kills 1, injures 17
At least one person was killed and 17 wounded in a grenade blast at a crowded market in Indian-administered Kashmir's main city Srinagar, police and doctors said
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Oct- 2019 -19 OctoberAsia Pacific
UN report documents highest Afghan civilian casualties in a single month since records began
An “unprecedented” number of civilians were killed or injured in Afghanistan between July and September this year, the United Nations said in a new report released on Thursday, October 17, calling the violence “totally unacceptable.” The quarterly report, which also charts violence throughout 2019 so far, underscores how “Afghans have been exposed to extreme levels of violence for many years” despite promises by all sides to “prevent and mitigate harm to civilians.” The figures – 1,174 deaths and 3,139 injured from July 1 until September 30 – represent the largest number of civilian casualties the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan has recorded in a single quarter since it began systematically documenting civilian casualties in 2009, and a 42% increase over the same period last year. July also saw the most civilians killed and injured in a single month since UNAMA records began in 2009. “Civilian casualties are totally unacceptable,” said the U.N.’s special representative in Afghanistan, Tadamichi Yamamoto, adding they demonstrate the importance of talks leading to a ceasefire and a permanent political settlement. “The impact of Afghanistan’s conflict on civilians is appalling,” said Fiona Frazer, UNAMA’s Human Rights Chief. Afghanistan violence surges in Q3 2019 The U.N. laid …
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13 OctoberMiddle East
Turkey-backed Syrian rebels kill Kurdish politician, execute prisoners
Syrian rebel factions leading the Turkish ground incursion killed a Kurdish activist and politician and filmed themselves executing prisoners
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13 OctoberAfrica
Kenyan police killed by roadside bomb in Garissa near Somalia border
A number of Kenyan police officers were killed when their vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Garissa near the Somali border
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9 OctoberAsia Pacific
US airstrikes on Afghanistan drug factories killed at least 30 civilians, UNAMA finds
US airstrikes on drug-production centers in Afghanistan's Farah province led to the deaths of at least 39 civilians and the facilities are not lawful targets.
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7 OctoberAsia Pacific
Afghan army recruits targeted in Jalalabad bombing
At least 10 people were killed and 27 wounded when a bomb hit a bus carrying army recruits in Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan
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7 OctoberMiddle East
Iraq’s military admits ‘excessive force’ in protest deaths
Iraq's military admitted it had used "excessive force" in deadly protests, as PMUs said they were ready to back the government
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6 OctoberAfrica
Burkina Faso: ‘Around 20’ killed near Soum province gold mine
Around 20 people were killed in an attack near a gold mining site in Madoudji in Burkina Faso's violence-plagued Soum province, security sources told AFP
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1 OctoberAsia Pacific
Hundreds of Taliban fighters storm northern Afghanistan police headquarters
At least 11 Afghan policemen were killed and over a dozen captured when Taliban fighters stormed their headquarters in the Shortepa district of Balkh province
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1 OctoberAfrica
Mali: ‘Terrorists’ attack military posts at Boulkessi and Mondoro
Insurgents conducted attacks against military posts in Boulkessi and Mondoro in the Mopti region of Mali, near the border with Burkina Faso
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