ICJ condemns legislative steps taken by India in Kashmir, says ‘all eyes on Indian SC’
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The Indian government’s revocation of the autonomy and special status of Jammu and Kashmir “violates the rights of representation and participation guaranteed to the people” under the Indian constitution and in international law, and “is a blow to the rule of law and human rights in the state and in India”, the International Commission of […]
Four years of coalition strikes on Syria kill 3,300 civilians: monitor
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DefenceTalkMore than 3,000 civilians have been killed in US-led coalition air strikes against the Daesh group in Syria since they began four years ago, a monitor said on Sunday. The Washington-led alliance puts the toll at just over 1,000 civilians in both Syria and neighboring Iraq, and says it does all it can to prevent […]https://www.defencetalk.com/four-years-of-coalition-strikes-on-syria-kill-3300-civilians-monitor-71864/
Yemen bus strike killed 40 children, says Red Cross
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DefenceTalkForty children were among 51 people killed in a Saudi-led coalition air strike on a bus in rebel-held northern Yemen, the Red Cross said Tuesday, after thousands protested at a mass funeral. Fifty-six children were also among the 79 people wounded in the Thursday strike on Saada province, a rebel stronghold that borders Saudi Arabia, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/yemen-bus-strike-killed-40-children-says-red-cross-71808/
Arms exporters must answer for Yemen ‘war crimes’: Iran’s Rouhani
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DefenceTalkCountries selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and its allies must answer for “war crimes” being committed in Yemen, Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani told his French counterpart in a phone call on Sunday. “In Yemen we are witnessing war crimes and countries that provide weapons for Saudi Arabia and the Arab coalition must be answerable in […]https://www.defencetalk.com/arms-exporters-must-answer-for-yemen-war-crimes-irans-rouhani-71541/
Paris prosecutors probe leak on French air strikes in Syria
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DefenceTalkParis prosecutors have opened a probe into the leaking of a confidential document on planned French air strikes in Syria in 2013, which in the end were never carried out, judicial sources said Monday. The document was obtained by two journalists from the daily Le Monde who recently published a tell-all book based on interviews […]https://www.defencetalk.com/paris-prosecutors-probe-leak-on-french-air-strikes-in-syria-68604/
Health workers, hospitals targeted in Syria war
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DefenceTalkNumerous doctors and nurses and medical facilities have been hit or targeted by missiles or air strikes since the start of the conflict in Syria in March 2011. The latest case came when an air strike and artillery fire hit the two largest hospitals in rebel-held parts of Syria’s Aleppo overnight, in what rights groups […]https://www.defencetalk.com/health-workers-hospitals-targeted-in-syria-war-68247/
New suspected US-led Syria raids kill dozens of civilians
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DefenceTalkBeirut: Suspected US-led coalition air strikes killed at least 26 civilians in a Syrian village, piling pressure on the alliance after allegations another bombing raid left regime soldiers dead. The coalition has been bombarding the Islamic State group for more than a year in Syria and neighboring Iraq, where the jihadists have declared a self-styled […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-suspected-us-led-syria-raids-kill-dozens-of-civilians-65996/
Obama pledges probe into fatal airstrike on Afghan hospital
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DefenceTalkPresident Barack Obama has promised a full investigation into an apparent US air strike on an Afghan hospital that killed 19 people, a bombing which the UN said could amount to a war crime. Doctors Without Borders (MSF) said patients burned to death in their beds during a raid that continued for more than an […]https://www.defencetalk.com/obama-pledges-probe-into-fatal-airstrike-on-afghan-hospital-65549/
Israel failed to minimize civilian toll in Gaza war: report
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DefenceTalkIsraeli conduct during last summer’s war in the Gaza Strip increased the number of civilian casualties, an independent report has said, by failing to differentiate between military targets and civilian populations. Despite claims to the contrary, the military did not give sufficient warning for civilians to evacuate residential areas before striking them, according to the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-failed-to-minimize-civilian-toll-in-gaza-war-report-62100/
Israeli army launches 5 criminal probes over Gaza war
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DefenceTalkIsrael’s army has launched five criminal investigations into incidents involving its forces during the Gaza war, a top legal official said on Wednesday, two weeks after a truce took hold. The United Nations and international rights groups have condemned Israel for numerous attacks which resulted in heavy civilian casualties, in a conflict that killed more […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-army-launches-5-criminal-probes-over-gaza-war-60568/