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June 16 (Reuters) – Following are security developments in Iraq at 0830 GMT on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for June 17th, 2009
IRAQ: FACTBOX-Security developments in Iraq, June 16
Posted by warvictims on June 17, 2009
Posted in Actors, Bomb, Car Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, Region, Tactics, Type of Harm, United States | Tagged: Civilian Casualties, Iraq, Iraqi forces, US forces | Leave a Comment »
AFGHANISTAN: Pentagon expected to issue report on Afghan deaths
Posted by warvictims on June 17, 2009
16 Jun 2009 19:56:56 GMT
Source: Reuters
(Updates with quotes from Pentagon press secretary, details) By David Morgan WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) – The Pentagon is expected to release a report on civilian deaths from U.S. air strikes in western Afghanistan after debate within the Obama administration nearly squelched the disclosure, officials said on Tuesday. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Air Strike, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Military, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm, United States | Tagged: Afghanistan, Air Strike, civilian casualites, civilian deaths, Farah, Pentagon, Taliban, US airstrikes, us military | Leave a Comment »
PAKISTAN: Pakistan commander warns against collateral damage
Posted by warvictims on June 17, 2009
By ROHAN SULLIVAN
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military chief denounced terrorists as enemies of the country and Islam, but warned his officers Monday to avoid killing civilians as they widen their operations against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Military, Pakistan, Region, Type of Harm | Tagged: Civilian Casualties, collateral damage, Islam, Military, Pakistan, Pakistani military, Taliban | Leave a Comment »
GEORGIA: Russia Vetoes Resolution on U.N. Peacekeepers in Georgia
Posted by warvictims on June 17, 2009
By Colum Lynch
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, June 15, 2009; 8:54 PM
UNITED NATIONS, June 15– Russia on Monday vetoed a U.N. resolution authorizing the continued presence of nearly 150 U.N. peacekeepers in Georgia, abruptly ending a 15-year long U.N. effort to monitor Georgia’s fragile border with the separatist territory of Abkhazia. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Country, Georgia, Government, Peacekeepers, Region, Russia, United Nations | Tagged: United Nations, Russia, Georgia, Abhkazia | Leave a Comment »
AFGHANISTAN: New Afghanistan Commander Will Review Troop Placements
Posted by warvictims on June 17, 2009
Washington Post
By Greg Jaffe Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
KABUL
Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal, who took over Monday as the top commander in Afghanistan, said he will launch a broad assessment of how U.S. and NATO troops are arrayed in the country to ensure his forces are focused on safeguarding key population centers and not hunting down Taliban fighters. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, Region, Taliban, Type of Harm, United States | Tagged: Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Gen. McChrystal, Insurgents, Nato, Taliban, us military | Leave a Comment »
