AFP | June 18, 2011
TRIPOLI, Lebanon — Soldiers deployed in force in Lebanon’s main northern city Tripoli Saturday after seven people were killed in clashes between Alawites and Sunnis over a rally against the Syrian government.
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LEBANON: Lebanon Army Deploys in Tripoli After Seven Die
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Grenade, Gunfire, Lebanon, Middle-East, Military, Protesters, Uncategorized, tagged civilian death, civilian deaths, Islam, Lebanon, Middle-East, sunnis, Syria, Syrian unrest on June 18, 2011 |
PAKISTAN: Pakistan commander warns against collateral damage
Posted in Actors, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Military, Pakistan, Region, Type of Harm, tagged Civilian Casualties, collateral damage, Islam, Military, Pakistan, Pakistani military, Taliban on June 17, 2009 |
By ROHAN SULLIVAN
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military chief denounced terrorists as enemies of the country and Islam, but warned his officers Monday to avoid killing civilians as they widen their operations against the Taliban. (more…)
SOMALIA: Eerie silence in empty Mogadishu
Posted in Africa, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Displacement, Ethiopia, Ground Assault, Insurgents, Military, Mortars, Peacekeepers, Property Damage, Somalia, Uganda, United Nations, tagged Africa, Civilian Casualties, Ethiopia, human rights, Islam, Rwanda, Somalia, Uganda, United Nations, war on April 7, 2008 |
Eerie silence in empty Mogadishu
By Mark Doyle
BBC News
The streets north of the ruins of the Old Parliament in Mogadishu stretch out like alleyways bulldozed through a rubble dump.
Parts of some of the buildings are still standing – a wall here, a section of collapsed roof there.
But the overall impression in this part of the Somali capital is one of massive destruction. I did not see a single house there without shell damage or bullet holes. (more…)
