Posted in Afghanistan, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, India, Insurgents, Middle-East, Pakistan, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, civilian wounded, civilians, civilians wounded, innocent civilians, innocent victims, Middle-East, militants, Pakistan, war victims on February 3, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Thirteen of them were killed everyday in Pakistan alone in some 282 incidents of violence, according to a report compiled by the Conflict Monitoring Centre (CMC). Over one thousand among these causalities were innocent civilians. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Hostages, Insurgents, Middle-East, Police, Property Damage, tagged Afghanistan, civilians, extorsion, Insurgents, militants, Police, Taliban on January 20, 2011 |
MAHUMUD-E-RAQI, Afghanistan (AP) — The calls were threatening and they just wouldn’t stop. The extortion demand was several hundred thousands of dollars.
“Or else,” said the caller.
Fearful, the civil engineer started to pay. But it was never enough. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Insurgents, Middle-East, Taliban, tagged Afghanistan, Bomb, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, civilians, innocent civilians, innocent victims, Middle-East, militants, Taliban, Terrorists on January 20, 2011 |
BAGHLAN, Afghanistan, Jan. 17 (UPI) — The number of civilians killed in Afghanistan by roadside and other crude homemade bombs planted by insurgents is rising, experts say. (more…)
Posted in Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Clusters/Mines, Crossfire Deaths, Government, Insurgents, Military, South Asia, Taliban, tagged Afghan forces, Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Kandahar, militants, mine, Taliban on November 12, 2010 |
TOLOnews.com
Tuesday, 09 November 2010
At least 15 Taliban militants were killed and 13 others were wounded in Afghan forces’ operations in Kandahar province on Monday.
Posted in Bomb, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Gunfire, Insurgents, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, Police, tagged baghdad, church, Civilian Casualties, civilians injured, explosions, Gunfire, Iraqi army, militants, standoff on November 2, 2010 |
By JANE ARRAF AND SAHAR ISSA
November 1, 2010
The Christian Science Monitor/McClatchy Newspapers
Iraq’s Christian community was in shock Monday after Islamist militants in suicide vests besieged a church during Sunday Mass and then fought Iraqi commandos in a melee that left at least 58 people dead.
