REUTERS | Khaled Oweis | August 2, 2011
The death toll in Syria’s violent crackdown on opposition to President Bashar al-Assad in the city of Hama and elsewhere climbed on Tuesday, spurring Western efforts to pile diplomatic pressure on Damascus.
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SYRIA: Syria Death Toll Rises, Italy Recalls Envoy
Posted in China, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Government, Ground Assault, Gunfire, India, Middle-East, Military, Property Damage, Protesters, Russia, Syria, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, tagged Bashar al-Assad, China, Civilian Casualties, European Union, human rights, India, Italy, Middle-East, Protesters, Ramadan, Russia, security forces, Syrian unrest, the United Nations, UN Security Council, United Kingdom, United States on August 2, 2011 |
SYRIA: Syrian Tanks Launch Fresh Attack on City of Hama
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Government, Gunfire, Middle-East, Military, Property Damage, Protesters, Syria, Targeted Death, Targeted Injury, United Kingdom, United States, tagged Basha al-Assad, Civilian Casualties, EU, Protesters, Russia, security forces, Syria, Syrian unrest, United Kingdom, United States on August 1, 2011 |
BBC | August 1, 2011
Syrian troops backed by tanks have renewed attacks on the city of Hama on the second day of a crackdown on anti-government protesters, activists say.
IRAQ: Ministry of Defence pays £100,000 to family of drowned Iraqi teenager
Posted in Compensation, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, United Kingdom, tagged Compensation, Iraq, Middle-East, United Kingdom on July 22, 2011 |
Owen Bowcott | The Guardian | July 21, 2011
The Ministry of Defence has agreed to pay £100,000 compensation to the family of an Iraqi teenager who drowned near Basra after being detained by British troops. In an out-of-court settlement with his relatives’ British lawyers, the MoD did not admit liability for the death of 18-year-old Saeed Shabram in May 2003.
SYRIA: Syrian Forces Shoot Dead 14 in Hama – Activists
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Diplomacy, Gunfire, Middle-East, Military, Night Raid, Protesters, Syria, Targeted Death, United Nations, tagged Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, civilians, France, Middle-East, Syria, Syrian unrest, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Nations Security Council, United States on July 5, 2011 |
AFGHANISTAN: Canada paid $1M in compensation to Afghan civilians aught in the crossfire
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Afghanistan, Canada, Civilian Casualties, Compensation, ISAF, Kandahar, Karzai, Nato, United Kingdom, Unted Nations, US forces on June 9, 2011 |
The Canadian Press | Steve Rennie | June 9, 2011
OTTAWA — The Canadian government has shelled out more than $1 million in goodwill payments to compensate hundreds of Afghans for deaths and damages incurred over the course of Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. (more…)
