This brief rundown of the past five decades shows that last month’s attacks on the Al Rasool Al-Azam Oncology Hospital in Yemen are far from an aberration, writes Alan MacLeod.
US Adds to Long Hospital-Bombing History
Category: Somalia
Is the Ukraine War Spilling Into Africa?
In the aftermath of a deadly ambush of Russian troops operating alongside Malian armed forces, Damilola Banjo looks into fears of parts of Africa becoming a proxy war zone.
US MEMORIAL DAY: The Pentagon’s Ongoing Impunity
On the day the U.S. remembers its war dead, a look at how compensating for civilian deaths caused by the U.S. military — in ground, air and nuclear massacres — has never been a priority, writes Nick Turse.
Iraq Wants UN Mission Gone by 2025
Record 110 Million People Forcibly Displaced
Countries in the Global South are taking disproportionate responsibility for resettling the record numbers of displaced people, finds the U.N. refugee agency’s annual report.
Rich Countries Skimp on Famine Relief
A U.N. pledging event fell far short of the $7 billion sought for the Horn of Africa where more than 23.5 million people are currently suffering from hunger brought on by one of the worst droughts in recent history.
Post-9/11 US Conflicts Killed Over 4.5 Million People
The author of a study on the people killed indirectly by the War on Terror calls on the U.S. to step up reconstruction and assistance efforts in post-9/11 war zones.
My 10 Years of Reporting on AFRICOM
A decade ago, Nick Turse embarked on a quest to cover what the U.S. military was doing in Africa.
Chris Hedges: When the Just Go to Prison
The imprisonment of Daniel Hale, federal prisoner 26069-075 in Marion, Illinois, is a microcosm of the vast gulag being constructed for all of us.
Estimated Cost of Post-9/11 US Wars Hits $8 Trillion With Nearly a Million People Dead
Brown University’s Costs of War Project assesses the toll of war and military operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Somalia, Pakistan, and elsewhere over the last two decades.