7-18 | With the resurgence of violence in Iraq, hundreds of thousands of people have fled the major Iraqi cities of Mosul, Fallujah and Tikrit in the past month as a result of fighting between armed opposition groups and the Iraqi army. Civilians have been fleeing cities in the central Anbar and Salah ad Din governorates in panic amid uncertainty over the rapid advance of a number of armed groups. Most have fled to Iraqi Kurdistan, Al Tameem governorate or to other cities considered to be relatively safe.
7-18 | With Thousands Still Encircled in Enclaves, Chad Border Closed, and Massive Gaps in Aid for Central African Refugees, Crisis in Central African Republic Far from Over A retrospective mortality study conducted by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) among Central African refugees in Sido, Chad, found that 2,599 people died between November 2013 and April 2104, during the violent crackdown against the Central African Republic's (CAR) Muslim minority.
7-18 | With Thousands Still Encircled in Enclaves, Chad Border Closed, and Massive Gaps in Aid for Central African Refugees, Crisis in Central African Republic Far from Over A retrospective mortality study conducted by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) among Central African refugees in Sido, Chad, found that 2,599 people died between November 2013 and April 2104, during the violent crackdown against the Central African Republic's (CAR) Muslim minority.
7-14 | The intensity of bombings in the Israeli military operation "Protective Edge" makes it extremely dangerous for the population and MSF teams in Gaza to move around. As of today, hospitals in Gaza are managing to cope with the influx of wounded arriving.
7-10 | MSF's hospital in Leer, South Sudan, was destroyed by unknown attackers four months ago. MSF project coordinator Sarah Maynard describes the devastation she witnessed on her return and the team's efforts to get medical services up and running again. "I'd been working in Leer hospital since September. The place was always busy, with hundreds of patients, caretakers and visitors every day. Some 270,000 people depended on us for medical care. We had the only surgical facility in southern Unity state.