Posted by warvictims on June 30, 2009
* More than 250 civilians killed, 1,500 wounded since May 7
* More than 160,000 forced to flee homes due to fighting
* Fighting has sharply reduced aid deliveries, UNHCR says
Reuters
By STEPHANIE NEBEHAY
GENEVA, June 26 (Reuters) – Spiralling violence in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu is taking a heavy toll on civilians, with more than 250 killed and 160,000 forced to flee their homes over the past seven weeks, aid agencies said on Friday.
Fighting between government forces and the Islamist-led insurgency, which erupted on May 7, “is leaving a trail of civilian casualties, destruction and renewed displacement”, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Africa, Blogroll, Civilian Casualties, Country, Displacement, Region, Somalia, Type of Harm | Tagged: al Shabaab, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Displacement, ICRC, IDPs, innocent civilians, Mogadishu, Somalia, UNHCR | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on June 30, 2009
Page last updated at 16:23 GMT, Tuesday, 30 June 2009 17:23 UK
At least 25 people have been killed by a car bomb at a market in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, officials say. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Bomb, Car Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, Police, Region, Tactics, Terrorists, Type of Harm, United States | Tagged: Al Qaeda, al-Qaida, Car Bomb, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, civilian wounded, Iraq, Kirkuk, us military | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on June 30, 2009
By Al Pessin
Warsaw
29 June 2009
The top American military officer, Admiral Mike Mullen, has taken a particularly active role in changing the U.S. approach to Afghanistan, contributing to the new strategy, choosing the new commander for U.S. and NATO forces, and deciding to replace the previous one a year ahead of schedule. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Air Strike, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, ISAF, Military, NATO/Allies, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm, United States | Tagged: Admiral Mike Mullen, Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, NATO forces, us, US air strikes, us military | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on June 30, 2009
updated 4:00 a.m. EDT, Mon June 29, 2009
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (CNN) — An explosive detonated under a bridge, injuring five civilians and three policemen Monday morning in northwest Pakistan, police said. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Military, Pakistan, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Targeted Injury, Type of Harm | Tagged: Buner, Civilian Casualties, North-West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Pakistani military, Taliban | Leave a Comment »
Posted by warvictims on June 30, 2009
By VOA News
29 June 2009
More than 50 people have been killed in fighting in western Pakistan, including 34 in clashes near the Afghan border where security forces are searching for the leader of the Pakistani Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Military, Mortars, Pakistan, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm | Tagged: Afghan border, Afghanistan, bounty, militiary, North Waziristan, Pakistan, Pakistan government, South Waziristan, Swat, Taliban, us | Leave a Comment »
