civilian casualties

Aug- 2018 -

29 August

Iraqi security forces near Al Qaim, Iraq

Suicide car bomber attacks western Iraq town of Qaim

A suicide bomber blew up a vehicle in the town of Al-Qaim in western Iraq, killing at least 11 people, five of them security personnel

28 August

Staff Writer with AFP

1

Philippines: Three killed, dozens injured in Isulan festival bombing

A bomb blast at a festival in Isulan in the southern Philippines killed one person and wounded dozens more in the second deadly attack in under a month

28 August

Staff Writer with AFP

0

UN investigates possible war crimes in Yemen conflict

All sides in Yemen's conflict may have committed war crimes, UN investigators said, highlighting air strikes, child soldiers, and sexual violence

21 August

Staff Writer with AFP

0

Multiple rockets hit Kabul after Afghan president offers Taliban ceasefire

Multiple rockets hit near the diplomatic area in the Afghan capital Kabul, as officials said fighting had broken out between security forces and militants

15 August

Staff Writer with AFP

3

Students killed in suicide bombing at Kabul education center

Dozens of people were killed when an explosion at an education center rocked a minority Shiite area of western Kabul

15 August

Joanne Stocker

0

Taliban kill dozens of Afghan soldiers in overnight attacks

Taliban insurgents killed dozens of Afghan soldiers in overnight attacks in Baghlan and Zabul provinces, bringing the number killed in the past week to well over 200

14 August

Staff Writer with AFP

6

Six dead in Burkina Faso ‘terrorist’ attack near Boungou gold mine

Six people, five of them police, were killed in a "terrorist" bomb and gun attack near a gold mine in eastern Burkina Faso, the defense ministry said.

13 August