Posted by warvictims on March 4, 2008
3 Killed in Attack in Western Kenya
By ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY
The Associated Press
NAIROBI, Kenya — Thirteen people were burned alive or hacked to death Monday in an attack blamed on a land dispute, the first major eruption of violence since a power-sharing agreement was forged last week to end Kenya’s postelection crisis. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on March 4, 2008
20 Killed in Northwest Pakistan
By Candace Rondeaux and Imtiaz Ali
Washington Post
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, March 3 — Pro-Taliban guerrillas launched attacks in northwest Pakistan for the fourth day in a row Monday, touching off a gun battle that killed 20 people, as hospitals in this frontier city struggled to tend to scores of wounded from the earlier assaults. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on March 4, 2008
Dozens die in Israel-Gaza clashes
BBC NEWS
At least 54 Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers have been killed in one of the deadliest days of fighting in Gaza since troops withdrew in 2005. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on March 4, 2008
Rice to Raise Humanitarian Issues With Israelis
By Glenn Kessler
Washington Post
CAIRO, March 4 — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she planned to tell Israeli officials to ease the humanitarian suffering in the Gaza Strip and avoid attacks that might kill civilians, but she repeatedly refused to say whether she supported a cease-fire. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on March 4, 2008
US bombs Islamist town in Somalia
BBC NEWS
The US has launched an attack against a “known al-Qaeda terrorist” in southern Somalia, the Pentagon says. Read the rest of this entry »
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