Articles for Civil Defense

A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not
3 days, 4 hours ago

A Syrian man barely escaped a wave of sectarian killings. His brothers did not

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — The Haydar family huddled in their apartment while gunmen stalked their hometown of Baniyas, hunting for members of Syria’s minority Alawite sect like them. A nurse points to bullet holes in a window following the recent wave of violence between Syrian security forces and gunmen loyal to former President Bashar Assad, as well as subsequent sectarian attacks, at …

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Israel Closes Its Ireland Embassy As Relationship Deteriorates Over War In Gaza
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Israel Closes Its Ireland Embassy As Relationship Deteriorates Over War In Gaza

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel said Sunday it will close its embassy in Ireland as relations deteriorated over the war in Gaza, where Palestinian medical officials said new Israeli airstrikes killed over 46 people including several children. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar’s statement on the embassy closure said “Ireland has crossed every red line in its …

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Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 11 as Lebanon cease-fire efforts appear to gain steam
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Middle East latest: Israeli strikes kill 11 as Lebanon cease-fire efforts appear to gain steam

Associated Press  

Israeli strikes killed at least 11 people across Lebanon on Friday — including a mother, father and their three kids in a home — as rescue workers called off their search for survivors a day after an Israeli strike on a civil defense center killed 14 emergency workers and volunteers. The U.N. humanitarian agency voiced concern over the escalating toll …

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Lebanon’s prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Lebanon’s prime minister asks Iran to help secure a cease-fire in Israel-Hezbollah war

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister on Friday asked Iran to help secure a cease-fire in the war between Israel and Hezbollah and appeared to urge it to convince the militant group to agree to a deal that could require it to pull back from the Israel-Lebanon border. After meeting Mikati and Berri, Larijani said his visit’s main aim was …

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At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on two Gaza school shelters: Palestinian Civil Defense
7 months, 1 week ago

At least 30 killed in Israeli strike on two Gaza school shelters: Palestinian Civil Defense

CNN  

CNN — Rescuers in Gaza raced to dig victims from the rubble on Sunday after Israeli airstrikes on two school buildings left at least 30 people dead, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. People stand over the shrouded bodies of those killed during Israeli bombardment on the Hassan Salameh and Al-Nassr schools housing displaced Palestinians on August 4, 2024, at …

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Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault
8 months ago

Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Civil defense workers on Friday dug bodies out of collapsed buildings and pulled them off rubble-covered streets, as they collected dozens of Palestinians killed this week by an Israeli assault in a district of Gaza City. A day earlier, civil defense workers said they found dozens of bodies in Shijaiyah, another Gaza City district from …

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Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault
8 months ago

Emergency workers uncover dozens of bodies in a Gaza City district after Israeli assault

LA Times  

In this image taken from video, Palestinians returned to scenes of destruction in Gaza City’s Shijaiyah neighborhood Thursday after Israeli troops withdrew following a two-week offensive. Civil defense workers on Friday dug bodies out of collapsed buildings and pulled them off rubble-covered streets, as they collected dozens of Palestinians killed this week by an Israeli assault in a district of …

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Israeli Strikes on Tent Camps Near Rafah Kill At Least 25 and Wound 50, Gaza Health Officials Say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli Strikes on Tent Camps Near Rafah Kill At Least 25 and Wound 50, Gaza Health Officials Say

News 18  

Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians outside Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50, according to the territory’s health officials and emergency workers. Witnesses whose relatives died in one of the bombardments near a Red Cross field hospital north of Rafah told The Associated Press that Israeli forces fired …

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Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

Associated Press  

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians outside Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding another 50, according to the territory’s health officials and emergency workers. Witnesses whose relatives died in one of the bombardments near a Red Cross field hospital north of Rafah told The Associated …

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Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Israeli strikes on tent camps near Rafah kill at least 25 and wound 50, Gaza health officials say

LA Times  

A Palestinian family mourns a loved one killed by Israeli bombardment Friday, taking a last look before the victim’s funeral in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip. Israeli forces shelled tent camps for displaced Palestinians north of Gaza’s southern city of Rafah on Friday, killing at least 25 people and wounding an additional 50, according to the territory’s Health Ministry and …

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Heavy rains in Brazil’s south kill at least 10 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says
10 months, 1 week ago

Heavy rains in Brazil’s south kill at least 10 people, leave 21 missing, civil defense says

Associated Press  

RIO DE JANEIRO — Heavy rains in Brazil’s southern Rio Grande do Sul state have killed at least 10 people and left 21 missing since Monday, the country’s civil defense said Wednesday. An additional 11 people were injured and more than 3,300 were forced to leave their homes due to damage caused by the storms, the civil defense added. In …

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Gaza mass grave: Almost 400 bodies have been found, says Palestinian Civil Defense
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Gaza mass grave: Almost 400 bodies have been found, says Palestinian Civil Defense

CNN  

CNN — Authorities in Gaza have concluded their search of mass graves at a hospital in the south of the strip and said they have uncovered a total of 392 bodies, including some still wearing surgical gowns. The Israel Defense Forces said any suggestion that it had buried Palestinian bodies in mass graves was false, and that a grave at …

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Trump is being forced into a 'huge disadvantage for his defense' at trial: ex-prosecutor
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump is being forced into a 'huge disadvantage for his defense' at trial: ex-prosecutor

Raw Story  

Donald Trump is being forced to be in court every day as his first criminal trial unfolds, and that is a "huge disadvantage" for his defense, according to a former prosecutor Sunday. David Henderson, a legal analyst described by CNBC as "a seasoned trial lawyer, civil rights attorney, and communications consultant," appeared on MSNBC's Ayman to talk about Trump's upcoming …

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Displaced Syrians forced to build hideouts in the caves of Jabal al-Zawiya
1 year, 6 months ago

Displaced Syrians forced to build hideouts in the caves of Jabal al-Zawiya

Al Jazeera  

The caves shelter Syrian families whose homes have been under attack as regime forces continue to hound Idlib. The 53-year-old father of four from the village of Kansafra south of Idlib brought everyone here to get away from continuous shelling by Syrian regime forces. Villages and towns in al-Zawiya in the Idlib countryside, close to the front lines with Syrian …

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For Syrians devastated by civil war, the earthquake aftermath is ‘a crisis in a crisis’
2 years, 1 month ago

For Syrians devastated by civil war, the earthquake aftermath is ‘a crisis in a crisis’

CNN  

Abu Dhabi, UAE CNN — For many of the Syrian victims of the devastating earthquake that hit Turkey and Syria on Monday, this is just the latest in a decade-long series of tragedies. Mehmet Murat Onel/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images People wait near a collapsed building in Kahramanmaras, Turkey, hoping for news of their missing relatives on February 14. Mehmet Ali Ozcan/Anadolu …

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Blaze roasts side of downtown Dubai high-rise in latest fire
2 years, 4 months ago

Blaze roasts side of downtown Dubai high-rise in latest fire

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A fire broke out early Monday at a 35-story high-rise in downtown Dubai near the world’s tallest building, racing up the side of the structure in the same way seen in other blazes fueled by flammable siding material. Dubai Civil Defense later said that all the building’s residents had been safely evacuated without injuries. Dubai …

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Military reserves, civil defense worry Taiwan as China looms
2 years, 6 months ago

Military reserves, civil defense worry Taiwan as China looms

Associated Press  

TAIPEI, Taiwan — Chris Chen, a former captain in Taiwan’s military, spent a lot of time waiting during his weeklong training for reservists in June. “In Ukraine, if in the first three days of the war it had fallen apart, no matter how strong your military is, you wouldn’t have been able to fight the war,” Wang said. Last week, …

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Rabia Saifi Murder: Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice To Haryana State, CBI On Parents Plea
3 years, 3 months ago

Rabia Saifi Murder: Punjab & Haryana High Court Issues Notice To Haryana State, CBI On Parents Plea

Live Law  

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Haryana State and the Central Bureau of Investigation on a plea moved before it seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the murder of Rabia Saifi, a 21-year-old Civil Defense volunteer with the Delhi government.The Bench of Justice Arvind Singh Sangwan issued notice on the plea filed by Sameed Ahmad …

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Rabia Saifi Murder- Parents Move Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeking Court-Monitored CBI Probe
3 years, 3 months ago

Rabia Saifi Murder- Parents Move Punjab & Haryana High Court Seeking Court-Monitored CBI Probe

Live Law  

A plea has been moved before the Punjab and Haryana High Court seeking a court-monitored CBI probe into the murder of Rabia Saifi, a 21-year-old Civil Defense volunteer with the Delhi government.The Plea has been filed by Sameed Ahmad and Praveen Jahan, parents of Rabia Saifi, through Advocate Ajay Kalra, and the matter would be argued by Advocate Mehmood Pracha.The …

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Kevin Spacey accuser drops lawsuit against actor
5 years, 8 months ago

Kevin Spacey accuser drops lawsuit against actor

Associated Press  

BOSTON — A young man who says Kevin Spacey groped him in a Nantucket bar in 2016 has dropped his lawsuit against the Oscar-winning actor, his lawyer said Friday. While there are a range of reasons why a civil suit is dropped so quickly after being filed, it could be an indicator a private settlement was reached and that the …

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Ringleader of North Korean Embassy raid in hiding from hit squads, attorney says
5 years, 10 months ago

Ringleader of North Korean Embassy raid in hiding from hit squads, attorney says

CNN  

Washington CNN — The head of a shadowy North Korean dissident group wanted by US authorities for his connection to the raid on Pyongyang’s embassy in Madrid in February is in hiding from North Korean hit squads, his attorney told CNN on Monday. Adrian Hong, the leader of the group, Cheollima Civil Defense, was not in his apartment when US …

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Cheollima, North Korea dissident group, says it raided Madrid embassy, contacted FBI
5 years, 11 months ago

Cheollima, North Korea dissident group, says it raided Madrid embassy, contacted FBI

CNN  

Washington CNN — A shadowy North Korean dissident group claimed responsibility for last month’s raid on Pyongyang’s embassy in the Spanish capital, Madrid on Tuesday but disputed allegations that what occurred at the diplomatic compound was an “attack” involving armed intruders. The statement was released hours after a Spanish judge said Tuesday that the FBI was contacted by one of …

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The Latest: Hawaii’s magnitude-6.9 quake biggest since 1975
6 years, 10 months ago

The Latest: Hawaii’s magnitude-6.9 quake biggest since 1975

Associated Press  

PAHOA, Hawaii — The Latest on the eruption of a Hawaii volcano that sent molten lava through forest land and bubbling up on paved streets : 3:10 p.m. The U.S. Geological Survey says a second large earthquake of magnitude-6.9 has struck on Hawaii’s Big Island near a volcanic eruption that has forced residents to evacuate their rural homes. The U.S. …

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Dozens of quakes rattle Hawaii volcano, eruption possible
6 years, 10 months ago

Dozens of quakes rattle Hawaii volcano, eruption possible

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — Dozens of earthquakes were rattling Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano on Wednesday as underground magma moved into a new area east of the Puu Oo vent. “Should an eruption occur, residents along the East Rift Zone may have little warning,” said Civil Defense Administrator Talmadge Magno. “Residents in that area should be prepared to evacuate.” The Puu Oo crater floor …

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