REUTERS
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Gunmen killed 20 people including 12 policemen in an ambush northeast of Baghdad on Wednesday, police said, in one of the deadliest attacks in Iraq in weeks. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for September 24th, 2008
IRAQ: Gunmen kill 20 people northeast of Baghdad
Posted by warvictims on September 24, 2008
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Gunfire, Iraq, Middle-East | Tagged: baghdad, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, gunmen, Iraq | Leave a Comment »
PHILIPPINES: 2 soldiers, civilian hurt in Maguindanao clashes
Posted by warvictims on September 24, 2008
by Katherine Evangelista
INQUIRER
MANILA, Philippines — Two soldiers and a civilian were injured during a series of skirmishes in Maguindanao province on Tuesday, a military spokesman said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Philippines | Tagged: Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Philippines | Leave a Comment »
SOMALIA: Somali Islamists target soldiers, 11 civilians die
Posted by warvictims on September 24, 2008
by Abdi Sheikh and Abdi Mohamed
REUTERS
MOGADISHU, Sept 24 (Reuters) – Islamist insurgents attacked an African peacekeeping base in Mogadishu, leaving 11 civilians dead as residents again took the brunt, witnesses said on Wednesday.
The violence, extreme even by the standards of Somalia’s 17-year civil conflict, sent residents fleeing the city. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Africa, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, Gunfire, Insurgents, Refugee Camps, Somalia | Tagged: assasinations, bombing, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Islamist insurgents, kidnapping, Mogadishu, refugees, Somalia | Leave a Comment »
SOMALIA: Peacekeepers targeted in Somalia
Posted by warvictims on September 24, 2008
by BBC News
Renewed fighting has broken out in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, with African Union peacekeepers coming under attack from Islamist insurgents.
At least 15 civilians have died since clashes erupted late on Tuesday and people are fleeing the city. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Africa, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, Gunfire, Insurgents, Military, Somalia | Tagged: African Union peacekeepers, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Islamist insurgents, Mogadishu, Somalia | Leave a Comment »
SRI LANKA: US, other envoys meet to discuss Sri Lankan fighting
Posted by warvictims on September 24, 2008
by AFP
NEW YORK (AFP) — US, European Union, Japanese and Norwegian envoys met here Wednesday to discuss the latest fighting in Sri Lanka, including the need for both sides to protect civilians, a US diplomat said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Displacement, Sri Lanka | Tagged: civilain casualties, civilian deaths, Displacement, human rights, protection of civilians, Sri Lanka, UN General Assembly | Leave a Comment »
