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November 1, 2010
A new spate of violence in Iraq has caused the death of eight people and wounded more than a dozen others as the country experiences a bloody hostage-taking crisis.
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IRAQ: 8 Killed, 18 Wounded Across Country
Posted in Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Hostages, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, tagged baghdad, Bomb, civilian deaths, civilians injured, Daura, Hostages, Iraq, wounded on November 2, 2010 |
A new spate of violence in Iraq has caused the death of eight people and wounded more than a dozen others as the country experiences a bloody hostage-taking crisis.
PAKISTAN: Civilians flee as Pakistani forces hit resistance
Posted in Air Strike, Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Displacement, Government, Middle-East, Military, Pakistan, Refugee Camps, Rocket, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, tagged airstrikes, army, bombs, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, civilian injuries, Displacement, Government, Hostages, innocent civilians, Middle-East, militants, Military, Pakistan, refugees, rockets, Taliban, Terrorists, war victims on April 30, 2009 |
By Sheikh Jana, The New York Times
The Pakistani forces air-dropped commandos into the main town in Buner on Wednesday and quickly retook control of it from Taliban militants who flooded into the area last week, the military said. But the district was far from recaptured and the military may be in for a hard fight.
Villagers who fled the fighting and made it to this village on the plains said the military was bombing in Buner with fighter jets and firing rockets from helicopter gunships as Pakistani troops battled the Taliban on the ground for a second day.
Despite a curfew imposed by both the Taliban and the army, one villager, Walayat Khan, a cowherd in his 20s who did not know his exact age, said everyone was trying to get out of the district.
SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Urged to Halt Offensive
Posted in Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Diplomacy, Displacement, Foreign Aid, Government, Insurgents, Military, Mortars, NGOs, Refugee Camps, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Terrorists, United Nations, tagged Air Force, bombs, ceasefire, Civilian Casualties, EU, European Union, Foreign Aid, Government, Hostages, innocent civilians, innocent victims, Journalists, LTTE, Military, no-fire zone, Shells, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers, Terrorists, UN, United Nations, war victims on April 29, 2009 |
By BBC News
British and French foreign ministers in Sri Lanka have urged the government to halt its military offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north. UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the call was not aimed at saving the Tamil rebel leader but the lives of thousands of civilians trapped. Correspondents say the government is unlikely to agree to a truce. It has previously rejected similar calls and its relations with European countries have been tense. The Swedish Foreign Minister, Carl Bildt, had been due to accompany his European colleagues on the visit, but was refused entry by the Sri Lankan government. The European Union has strongly criticised the refusal. ‘Winning the peace’ “No-one in the international community has been calling for a ceasefire or to stop firing to save [Tiger leader Vellupillai] Prabhakaran. The calls have come because of the overwhelming concern with the wellbeing of the civilians,” Mr Miliband said.
SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Urged to Halt Offensive
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Diplomacy, Government, Gunfire, Journalists, Military, Mortars, NGOs, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Terrorists, United Nations, tagged Britain, ceasefire, Czechoslovakia, Diplomacy, EU, European Union, France, Government, Gunfire, Hostages, innocent civilians, innocent victims, Journalists, LTTE, Military, Mortars, NGOs, Norway, Scandinavia, Shells, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tamil Tigers, Terrorists, uk, UN, United Kingdom, United Nations, war victims on April 29, 2009 |
By BBC News
British and French foreign ministers in Sri Lanka have urged the government to halt its military offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north.
UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband said the call was not aimed at saving the Tamil rebel leader but the lives of thousands of civilians trapped.
Correspondents say the government is unlikely to agree to a truce.
SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka army to ‘stop shelling’
Posted in Air Strike, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, Government, Gunfire, Hostages, Military, NGOs, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, Terrorists, United Nations, tagged air strikes, airstrikes, bombs, ceasefire, Civilian Casualties, Government, Gunfire, Hostages, hunger strike, innocent civilians, innocent victims, LTTE, Military, NGOs, rebels, Southeast Asia, Sri Lanka, Tamil Tigers, Terrorists, UN, United Nations, war victims on April 27, 2009 |
By BBC News
Sri Lankan troops will no longer use heavy weapons or air strikes in fighting against Tamil Tiger rebels in the north-east, the government says.
The statement said the army would focus on trying to rescue civilians. Concern has been rising over civilian deaths.
The rebels are boxed in to a shrinking patch of land which they share with thousands of civilians.
