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    CIVIC is a Washington-based organization founded by the late Marla Ruzicka, a passionate humanitarian killed by a suicide bomb in Baghdad while advocating for war victims in Iraq.

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Archive for October 22nd, 2008

AFGHANISTAN: Australia pays compensation to Afghan family

Posted by warvictims on October 22, 2008

by Reuters

CANBERRA:Australia has paid compensation to the family of an Afghanistan district governor killed in a firefight involving Australian special forces soldiers, the head of Australia’s military said on Wednesday. Read the rest of this entry »

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IRAQ: Car bomb explodes in northern Iraq, killing 4

Posted by warvictims on October 22, 2008

by BRADLEY S. KLAPPER
The Associated Press

BAGHDAD (AP) — A car bomb exploded Wednesday in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, killing four civilians as the local government acknoweledged it has yet to persuade frightened Christians to return to the homes they fled, police said. Read the rest of this entry »

Posted in Car Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Iraq | Tagged: , , , , | Leave a Comment »