Posted by warvictims on August 30, 2008
by CNN News
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A bomb blast blamed on separatist Tamil Tigers wounded 45 people in Sri Lanka’s capital Saturday, while renewed fighting in the embattled north killed 19 rebels and six soldiers, the military said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Insurgents, Military, Sri Lanka | Tagged: Bomb, civil war, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, rebels, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on August 29, 2008
by BBC News
Satellite images have confirmed that ethnic Georgian villages inside South Ossetia have been deliberately burned, US-based Human Rights Watch says.
It said analysis by UN experts showed the damage “was caused by intentional burning and not armed combat”.
HRW researchers had “personally witnessed Ossetian militias looting and burning down ethnic Georgian villages”.
The group said this was evidence of war crimes and urged Russia to prosecute those responsible. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Fire, Georgia, Military | Tagged: civilians, fires, Georgia, intentional burning, Ossetian militia, Russia, war crimes | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on August 27, 2008
by Somini Sengupta
The New York Times
NEW DELHI — Violence in Indian-controlled Kashmir flared anew on Wednesday as gunmen attacked an Indian Army post near the city of Jammu and then barricaded themselves in a private home, waging a daylong battle and holding a family hostage.
By the time the siege ended Thursday morning, three gunmen, three hostages and at least five other people were dead, the Indian Army said. Seven women and children were safely rescued, Agence France-Presse reported. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Gunfire, Hostages, Insurgents, Kashmir | Tagged: civilian deaths, gunmen, Hostages, Indian Army, Jammu, Kashmir, militants, Pakistan | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on August 26, 2008
by BBC News
There is convincing evidence that 60 children and 30 adults were killed in a US air strike in western Afghanistan last Friday, the United Nations says.
The US originally said its planes had killed 30 militants in the attack in the province of Herat.
President Karzai sacked two senior Afghan army officers over the incident. The US says Afghan forces led the operation in the district of Shindand. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Strike, Civilian Casualties, Military, South Asia, United Nations | Tagged: Afghanistan, Air Strike, bombing, Civilian Casualties, Military | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on August 23, 2008
by CNN
Families were beginning to bury their dead Saturday after three days of heavy fighting in the Somali port town of Kismayo left at least 89 people dead and 207 wounded, according to residents and human rights organizations. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Africa, Civilian Casualties, Gunfire, Insurgents, Somalia | Tagged: Al Shabab, civilain casualties, civilian deaths, Islamist militants, Kismayo, Somalia, wounded | Leave a Comment »
