By TAIMOOR SHAH
Published: July 17, 2009
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Nine civilians, including five infants, were killed Friday when a mine exploded in front of a religious shrine in southern Afghanistan, officials said. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for July 17th, 2009
AFGHANISTAN: Explosion Kills 9 in Afghanistan
Posted by warvictims on July 17, 2009
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, Country, Insurgents, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, Type of Harm | Tagged: Civilian Casualties, Afghanistan, Taliban, militants, Insurgents, Kandahar, civilian deaths, civilian wounded, Spin Boldak, Wanaka | Leave a Comment »
SOMALIA: renewed fighting in Mogadishu takes heavy toll on civilians
Posted by warvictims on July 17, 2009
By ICRC
Nairobi/Geneva (ICRC) – The latest outbreak of armed clashes in Mogadishu has left dozens of people dead and hundreds wounded, leading to a new wave of displacement. Since May, tens of thousands civilians have been forced to flee the city in an attempt to escape the deadly violence.
Since last weekend, almost 300 weapon-wounded patients have been admitted to Keysaney Hospital, run by the Somali Red Crescent Society, and the community-based Medina Hospital. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted in Africa, Blogroll, Civilian Casualties, Country, Displacement, Region, Somalia, Type of Harm | Tagged: Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Displacement, ICRC, IDPs, internally displaced people, Internally Displaced Persons, Mogadishu, Somalia | Leave a Comment »
