AFP | June 21, 2011
At least six people were killed Tuesday when a minibus carrying civilians struck a roadside bomb in the Somali capital, witnesses said.
Posts Tagged ‘government troops’
SOMALIA: Six Die in Roadside Bomb Blast in Mogadishu
Posted in AMISOM, Civilian Casualties, Horn of Africa, Peacekeepers, Somalia, Targeted Death, tagged African Union, African Union peacekeepers, Amisom, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, east africa, government troops, horn of Africa, Islamist Rebels, roadside bomb, Somalia on June 21, 2011 |
LIBYA: In besieged Misurata, nowhere to run
Posted in Government, Health Care, Insurgents, Libya, Middle-East, NATO/Allies, tagged gaddafi, government troops, Libya, Nato, rebels, urban warfare on April 19, 2011 |
The Washington Post, By Leila Fadel
April 18, 2011
For residents, it is not just a question of whether to fight, but how long they can survive. After living under siege for nearly two months, many are reaching their breaking point as Gaddafi escalates his attacks and supplies become ever more scarce. Lines for bread and gasoline go on for blocks. Sewage has seeped into the water system. Most of the city is run on generators or has no power. Cellphone service has been cut. (more…)
SOMALIA: Mortar blasts kill at least 14 in Mogadishu
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, Insurgents, Mortars, Somalia, tagged Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, government troops, Islamist insurgents, Mogadishu, mortar attacks, peacekeeping troops, Somalia on October 17, 2008 |
By Ibrahim Mohamed and Abdi Sheikh
REUTERS
MOGADISHU (Reuters) – Mortar attacks in Somalia’s capital killed at least 14 people and wounded dozens more on Friday, in the latest battle pitting Islamist insurgents against government and peacekeeping troops, witnesses said. (more…)
PHILIPPINES: 8 civilians hurt in Maguindanao clash of military, MILF
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, Fire, Ground Assault, Gunfire, Insurgents, Military, Philippines, tagged Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, government troops, Maguindanao, Moro Islamic Liberation Front, Philippines on September 28, 2008 |
By Nash Maulana
INQUIRER
DATU PIANG, Maguindanao — Eight persons were wounded in crossfire during an encounter between government troops and Moro Islamic Liberation Front rebels near an evacuation center here on Friday evening, civilian and military officials said on Sunday. (more…)
