AP|Abdul Sattar|September 7, 2011 A pair of suicide bombers attacked a top army officer in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta on Wednesday, missing him but killing his wife. At least 22 others died, including several guards, a senior officer and two children, officials said. Police said they were investigating whether the strike was in revenge [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Bomb’
PAKISTAN: Taliban Suicide Attack In Pakistan Kills At Least 22 People
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Middle-East, tagged Bomb, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, civilian wounded, innocent victims, Middle-East, Pakistan, Taliban on September 7, 2011 |
IRAQ: Bomb kills 2 pilgrims headed to Iraqi festival
Posted in Bomb, Crossfire Deaths, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East, tagged Bomb, civilian deaths, Iraq, Middle-East on July 15, 2011 |
Mazin Yahya | Associated Press | July 15, 2011 BAGHDAD (AP) — A bomb hidden under a parked car exploded near Muslim pilgrims Friday, killing at least two and wounding four as they made their way to an annual Shiite religious festival in a holy city south of Iraq’s capital. Pilgrims are an easy target [...]
IRAQ: Officials: Attack kills 35 people north of Baghdad
Posted in Body Count, Bomb, Car Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East, tagged Bomb, Car Bomb, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, civilians wounded, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East on July 5, 2011 |
Associated Press | Sinan Salaheddin | July 5, 2011 BAGHDAD (AP) — A combined car bomb and roadside bombing in a town north of Baghdad killed at least 35 people and wounded 47 on Tuesday, Iraqi officials said. The bombing is the latest in a series of insurgent attacks as the Iraqi government and political [...]
LIBYA: Bishop-more civilians killed in Libya; hundreds of thousands flee
Posted in Africa, Air Strike, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Displacement, Libya, Military, NATO/Allies, tagged Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Libya, Military, Nato, refugees on April 4, 2011 |
April 4, 2011 Eight civilians, “mostly women and children,” were killed by “bombs released by the international forces” on April 1, according to Bishop Giovanni Martinelli. The apostolic vicar of Tripoli told the Fides news agency that “the Libyan people are fed up with this situation. According to the latest information I have received, fears [...]
IRAQ: Number of violent deaths rises in Iraq in March
Posted in Body Count, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Insurgents, Iraq, Military, United States, tagged Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Iraq, us military on April 1, 2011 |
By: Khalid al-Ansary; Editing by Caroline Drees and Elizabeth Fullerton April 1, 2011 (Reuters) – The number of civilians, police and soldiers killed in violence in Iraq rose in March, official figures showed on Friday, just days after militants killed 58 people in the month’s deadliest attack. The Health Ministry said 136 civilians were killed [...]
