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Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery
A rescue worker said the site had been struck twice as civilians gathered for a meditation retreat.
August 22, 2026Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
Lebanon handed over former General Adel Issa, as Syria steps up its pursuit of wanted members of the former regime.
August 20, 2026Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
The ex-president is convicted of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war.
August 11, 2026The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding
How we tracked down "The Spider" who was once one of the most-feared men in Syria.
August 7, 2026Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity
Babies born as a result of rape are often unable to get a birth certificate, meaning a life-time of problems.
August 7, 2026Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia as fears rise of return to civil war
There are concerns of a full-scale conflict once again as a peace deal has not been fully implemented.
August 3, 2026Sudan army drone strike on court session kills 35, rights group says
The army has not commented on claims that civilians died in the attack on a paramilitary-held village.
August 3, 2026'No safe options' for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF fighters advance
International leaders have issued warnings the RSF may be preparing to attack the city, raising fears of further atrocities being committed.
July 29, 2026Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo was convicted in absentia along with 15 RSF commanders and allies.
July 13, 2026Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills six, Syrian state media say
There was no immediate claim for the bombing at a cafe close to the Palace of Justice, a major government building.
July 2, 2026Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says
The Amnesty report adds to evidence of atrocities in el-Fasher, which the UN says bore the hallmarks of genocide.
July 1, 2026Deadly Sudan drone strike targets funeral procession
Rights groups accuse the RSF paramilitary group of killing civilians in el-Obeid, a city on the civil war's front line.
June 11, 2026Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army
The BBC travels with rebels to frontline positions in Myanmar to see how the war is unfolding.
June 9, 2026The rebels at the front line of Myanmar's civil war
The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville travels to Myanmar - without the permission of the authorities - to meet a group of rebel fighters.
June 9, 2026Grammy-winning director explores his Nigerian grandfather's role in the Biafran war
Filmmaker Meji Alabi directs a landmark BBC Africa Eye documentary about Nigeria's civil war.
June 1, 2026Rights group accuses UAE of being transit point for mercenaries on way to Sudan
The United Arab Emirates has denied any involvement in the civil war and says it investigates alleged links.
May 26, 2026Key suspect in notorious Tadamon massacre during Syria civil war arrested
Amjad Youssef was wanted over the mass killing of blindfolded civilians in April 2013 in the district of Damascus.
April 24, 2026Pope Leo, in Angola, decries 'despots' who exploit resources, make false promises - Reuters
Pope Leo, in Angola, decries 'despots' who exploit resources, make false promises Reuters
April 18, 2026The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on
The conflict, which erupted in 2023, has left behind a human toll which is "simply staggering", reports the BBC's Barbara Plett Usher.
April 15, 2026Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on
As the conflict enters its fourth year, journalist Mohamed Suleiman shudders at what has been lost.
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Fourteen killed in strike on Myanmar monastery
The monastery said to have been targeted in the village of Chhay Hoe O Fourteen people were killed in military air strikes at a monastery in Myanmar early on Friday, opposition fighters and a local r
Assad officer extradited to Syria on war crimes charges for first time
At least half a million people are estimated to have been killed in the war in Syria Lebanon has handed Syria a former general who served under the ousted regime of Bashar al-Assad, in the first extr
Ousted Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad sentenced to death in absentia
A Syrian court has sentenced ousted dictator Bashar al-Assad to death in absentia, after convicting him of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity during the country's civil war. It is the
The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding
The phone book that led us to Assad's spy chief in hiding In an abandoned luxury apartment in the Syrian capital Damascus, armed men dressed in military fatigues sifted through designer clothes and d
Sudan's invisible children - born in war with no legal identity
If a mother cannot provide the name of her child's father, she is often unable to get a birth certificate Warning: This story contains details some may find distressing A 17-year-old Sudanese girl h
Hundreds flee fighting in northern Ethiopia as fears rise of return to civil war
The remnants of the 2020-2022 civil war are still visible in parts of Tigray Hundreds of Ethiopians from the Tigray region have crossed into neighbouring Sudan following fighting between regional for
Sudan army drone strike on court session kills 35, rights group says
The Sudanese army recently rallied its supporters as it continues to fight the Rapid Support Forces Thirty-five people were killed in a drone strike by the Sudanese army on a traditional court sessio
'No safe options' for thousands sheltering in key Sudan city as RSF fighters advance
Thousands of people who have poured into the city of el-Obeid hoping to find shelter from Sudan's raging civil war have found themselves under threat again, amid warnings that paramilitary fighters ar
Sudan's paramilitary RSF chief sentenced to death over war crimes
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo has been sentenced in absentia A Sudanese court has sentenced the leader of the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo
Bomb blast at Damascus cafe kills six, Syrian state media say
The bombing was the deadliest in Damascus since a suicide attack on a church in June 2025 A bomb blast at a crowded cafe in central Damascus has killed at least six people and injured 22 others, Syri
Sudan's RSF committed crimes against humanity in el-Fasher, Amnesty says
More than 6,000 people were killed in el-Fasher last year, the UN says Sudanese paramilitaries committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their campaign to seize the city of el-Fas
Sudan war: Drone strikes in key city of El-Obeid kill 23
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4 killed, 12 injured in RSF drone strikes in Sudan’s Kordofan, medics say
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Deadly Sudan drone strike targets funeral procession
A drone strike on a funeral procession at a cemetery in the Sudanese city of el-Obeid has killed at least four people and injured several others, two rights groups, Sudan Doctors Network and Emergency
Watch: BBC goes into jungle with Myanmar's civil war rebels
In the five years since Myanmar's military chief led a coup to overthrow the democratically elected government, civil war has torn the country apart. Thousands have been killed and millions displaced
Inside Myanmar, rebels are losing ground as military forces men into army
The four young men in the rebel camp hidden deep in jungle-covered mountains never wanted a part in Myanmar's civil war. They didn't choose to be soldiers for the military either. One had been a che
Pope Leo in Angola: ‘Put the common good before partisan interests’
In his first speech on arrival in Luanda, the capital of Angola, Pope Leo called on the state authorities to “put the common good before partisan interests, never confusing your part for the whole.” H
The human cost of the war in Sudan, three years on
It has been three years since civil war erupted in Sudan - leading to what is considered the world's worst humanitarian crisis. The conflict has seen human suffering on a huge scale, with 65% of the
Three years of messages at once - a chronicle of Sudan's war pours in as trapped reporter's phone turns on
Soon after Mohamed Suleiman entered the telecoms office in the coastal city of Port Sudan on 13 January he started to cry. He hadn't heard his phone ring for most of Sudan's civil war, which began ex
Chimpanzees in Uganda locked in vicious 'civil war', say researchers
The world's largest known group of wild chimpanzees has split and been locked in a vicious "civil war" for the last eight years, according to researchers. It is not clear exactly why the once close-k