By Tom Vanden Brook, USA TODAY
Archive for July 9th, 2009
AFGHANISTAN: Roadside bomb attacks in Afghanistan shatter record
Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Car Bomb, Central Asia, Country, Government, ISAF, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm | Tagged: Afghanistan, Gen. Stanley McChrystal, Helmand, IEDs, improvised explosive devices, Insurgents, Nato, roadside bomb attacks, roadside bombs, US troops | Leave a Comment »
AFGHANISTAN: Afghan Truck Blast Kills 16 Children
Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009
By ABDUL WAHEED WAFA and ALAN COWELL
KABUL, Afghanistan — A huge explosion in a truck Thursday killed 24 people south of Kabul, including 16 schoolchildren, 4 policemen and 4 bystanders, local officials said, as the death toll among foreign soldiers fighting in Afghanistan rose. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Car Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, ISAF, Insurgents, Military, NATO/Allies, Property Damage, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, Type of Harm | Tagged: Civilian Casualties, Afghanistan, Nato, militants, Kabul, civilian deaths, truck bomb, civilian wounded, Helmand, truck explosion, Logar Province | Leave a Comment »
IRAQ: Bomb Attacks in Iraq Kill at Least 41
Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009
By STEVEN LEE MYERS and TIMOTHY WILLIAMS
BAGHDAD — Attacks in Baghdad and a city in northern Iraq killed at least 41 people and wounded dozens more on Thursday, the worst violence since Iraq celebrated the withdrawal of American troops from cities and towns last month. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Bomb, Car Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Country, Courts, Government, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, Region, Suicide Bomb, Tactics, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, Type of Harm | Tagged: Iraq, Civilian Casualties, us, baghdad, sadr city, United States, Mosul, suicide bombers, civilian deaths, car bombs, civilian wounded, IEDs, Tal Afar, improvised bombs, improvised explosive device, Islamic State of Iraq, al-Qaeda of Mesopotamia, Iraqi insurgents, Hilla | Leave a Comment »
PAKISTAN: British FM promises Pakistan displaced support
Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009
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ISLAMABAD (AFP) — British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Tuesday called for long-term investment to allow two million displaced Pakistanis to return home after an offensive against the Taliban. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Country, Displacement, Government, Insurgents, NGOs, Other, Pakistan, Refugee Camps, Region, Taliban, Type of Harm, United Nations | Tagged: UN, Pakistan, Taliban, IDPs, Internally Displaced Persons, insurgency, internally displaced people, David Milliband | Leave a Comment »
GEORGIA: EU provides 2 Mln euro for people affected by Georgia conflict
Posted by warvictims on July 9, 2009
16:37 GMT, Jul 07, 2009
BRUSSELS. July 7 (Interfax) - The European Commission said it had allocated a further 2 million euro for "internally displaced people (IDPs), returnees and affected resident populations in Georgia who still rely on government and international community assistance to meet their basic needs." Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Country, Displacement, Georgia, NGOs, Region, Type of Harm | Tagged: European Commission, Georgia, IDPs, internally displaced people, Internally Displaced Persons, refugees, Russia, south ossetia, World Food Program | Leave a Comment »








