Posted by warvictims on July 2, 2008
By BBC
Heavy fighting in Somalia has left at least 21 people dead and 30 injured, officials and residents have said.
Islamist insurgents clashed with government forces and their Ethiopian allies in the capital, Mogadishu, and near Mataban, in central Somalia.
The exchanges of machine gun and mortar fire in the capital were the heaviest for two months, a BBC reporter said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Africa, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Government, Ground Assault, Gunfire, Insurgents, Military, North Africa, Somalia | Tagged: Civilian Casualties, ethopian, Mataban, Siad Barre, Somalia, UIC | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on July 2, 2008
By BBC MONITORING SOUTH ASIA
Text of editorial in Pashto entitled “Reviewing nature of war on terror” by state-owned Afghan newspaper Hewad on 30 July
The recent report published by Pentagon on situation in Afghanistan says armed insurgents may further increase their attacks. The report also says that despite the killing of many Taleban commanders in the operations launched by the coalition and NATO forces, they are still capable of carrying out serious attacks and causing security incidents in other areas. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Government, Insurgents, Military | Tagged: Afghanistan, Al Qaeda, Civilian Casualties, ISAF, Nato, Pentagon, Taleban, war on terror, war strategy | Leave a Comment »
