mass killings
U.S. Mass Killings in 2025 Drop to Lowest Level Since 2006: Experts Analyze the Decline
Dec 02, 2025 04:06 pm CST
The year 2025 has recorded only 17 mass killing incidents, marking the lowest number since 2006. While experts welcome this 24% decrease from 2024, they caution it may represent a statistical regression rather than permanent improvement. Despite the decline, firearms remain involved in 82% of these incidents, highlighting the ongoing need for comprehensive approaches to violence prevention in America.
Satellite Evidence Reveals Mass Killings and Displacement in Sudan's El-Fasher Captured by RSF Forces
Oct 30, 2025 05:48 pm CST
Satellite imagery from Yale's Humanitarian Research Lab documents evidence of systematic killings, house-to-house clearance operations, and massive civilian displacement following the RSF capture of El-Fasher, the army's last stronghold in Darfur. The ongoing conflict has claimed 40,000 lives and displaced 12 million people according to UN estimates.
Sudan's Humanitarian Catastrophe: RSF Capture of El-Fasher Sparks Genocide Fears Amid Mass Atrocities
Oct 29, 2025 10:05 am CST
The capture of El-Fasher by Sudan's Rapid Support Forces has triggered fears of genocide reminiscent of Darfur's darkest days. With 177,000 civilians trapped, documented executions, and "Rwanda-level" violence according to experts, the conflict has created the world's largest displacement crisis as both sides stand accused of widespread atrocities in a war that has effectively partitioned the country.
Uncovering "Operation Move Earth": How Assad's Regime Secretly Relocated Thousands of Bodies from Syrian Mass Graves
Oct 19, 2025 11:25 am CST
A groundbreaking Reuters investigation reveals how Bashar al-Assad's regime conducted a secret two-year operation called "Operation Move Earth" to relocate thousands of bodies from a major mass grave near Damascus to a remote desert location. The covert mission, carried out between 2019-2021, aimed to conceal evidence of atrocities as Assad sought to rehabilitate his international image. With at least 34 trenches stretching 2 kilometers, the newly discovered Dhumair grave site may contain tens of thousands of bodies, representing one of the largest undocumented mass graves from Syria's civil war.