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Archive for March 27th, 2008

US: Egyptian killed by warning shots

Posted by warvictims on March 27, 2008

U.S.: Egyptian killed by warning shots
CNN NEWS

(CNN) — The U.S. Navy on Wednesday admitted an Egyptian was killed this week when shots were fired from a military-contracted cargo ship at a boat near the Suez Canal. Read the rest of this entry »

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US: Gitmo lawyer accuses U.S. soldiers of war crimes

Posted by warvictims on March 27, 2008

Gitmo lawyer accuses U.S. soldiers of war crimes
USA TODAY

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The military lawyer for an alleged al-Qaeda fighter at Guantanamo Bay said Thursday that accounts of the firefight in which he was captured indicate some U.S. soldiers — and not his client — should be charged for war crimes. Read the rest of this entry »

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US/IRAQ: US carries out air strike in Iraq

Posted by warvictims on March 27, 2008

US carries out air strike in Iraq
BBC NEWS

A number of people have been killed in a US air strike in support of Iraqi forces fighting Shia militants in the town of Hilla, south of Baghdad. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Air Strike, Civilian Casualties, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, United States | No Comments »