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Archive for October 16th, 2008

SOMALIA: At least 23 killed in Mogadishu fighting: witnesses

Posted by warvictims on October 16, 2008

by AFP

MOGADISHU (AFP) — At least 23 people were killed in the Somali capital Mogadishu when insurgents attacked camps housing African Union and Ethiopian troops on Thursday, triggering heavy clashes, witnesses and police said. Read the rest of this entry »

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AFGHANISTAN: US-led strike kills 25 Afghan civilians

Posted by warvictims on October 16, 2008

by Press TV

At least 25 civilians including women and children have been killed in an air strike by US-led forces in volatile southern Afghanistan, reports say. Read the rest of this entry »

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PAKISTAN: Four killed in Pakistan missile strike

Posted by warvictims on October 16, 2008

by CNN

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (CNN)– A suspected U.S. missile strike Thursday afternoon killed as many as four people in Pakistan’s South Waziristan region and injured seven others, according to an intelligence official and witnesses in the tribal region. Read the rest of this entry »

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