Posted by warvictims on June 30, 2008
By THE TIME
Infuriated by the recent fatal shootings of four people by U.S. soldiers, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has decided to appoint a judge to hear evidence in the cases, a close aide said Sunday.
“There must be a hearing of some sort by an Iraqi judge,” said Haider Abadi, a lawmaker with Maliki’s Islamic Dawa Party and member of the prime minister’s inner circle. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by warvictims on June 30, 2008
By Agence France Pressse
KABUL, June 29, 2008 – Nearly 700 Afghan civilians have lost their
lives in crossfire between insurgents and foreign troops this year, the
United Nations said Sunday.
About 255 people were killed during operations by Afghan, NATO- and
US-led forces against militants while 422 others lost their lives in
attacks by rebels targeting government and military forces, UN’s Relief
Coordinator Sir John Holmes told reporters. Read the rest of this entry »
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