The Telegraph|September 8 2011 Baha Mousa, an innocent civilian, welcomed the British forces who occupied his hometown of Basra in April 2003, because their arrival signalled the overthrow of Saddam Hussein. But less than half a year later the 26 year-old father-of-two had suffered a brutal, humiliating death at the hands of a small number [...]
Posts Tagged ‘war victims’
IRAQ: Baha Mousa, Innocent Father Who Suffered Brutal Death in UK Military Custody
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, Uncategorized, tagged civilian deaths, innocent victims, Iraq, Middle-East, Military, war victims on September 8, 2011 |
Pakistan: Civilian Deaths from CIA Drone Strikes: Zero or Dozens?
Posted in Air Strike, Body Count, Civilian Casualties, Drone, Government, Pakistan, South Asia, United States, tagged ACLU, Brennan, CIA, CIVIC, Civilian Casualties, drones, Pakistan, unmanned drones, US forces, USA, victims, war victims, White house on July 19, 2011 |
ACLU | Jonathan Manes | July 19, 2011 For well over a year now, the ACLU has been urging the government to level with the public about the number of civilians that are being killed in its drone strike/targeted killing operations. The government has been tight-lipped — refusing even to confirm or deny the existence [...]
AFGHANISTAN: TJCG wants to unify Afghan war victims
Posted in Afghanistan, Diplomacy, Government, tagged Afghanistan, Government, human rights, war victims on April 1, 2011 |
March 30, 2011 Transitional Justice Coordination Group (TJCG) is planning to unite war victims in Afghanistan to seek their rights and with a vision for eternal peace in the country. A conference was held by the Transitional Justice Coordination Group in Kabul on Wednesday focused on human rights situation, war victims’ rights, introduction of war [...]
AFGHANISTAN: U.S. rebuilds Afghan village it destroyed
Posted in Afghanistan, NATO/Allies, South Asia, tagged Afghanistan, Compensation, us military, war victims on March 8, 2011 |
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/mar/06/world/la-fg-afghanistan-destroyed-village-20110306 Tarok Kalache, a hamlet of mud-brick compounds and pomegranate groves northwest of Kandahar city, was razed five months ago amid fierce combat between Taliban fighters and U.S. and Afghan forces. Los Angeles Times By Laura King March 5, 2011 Tarok Kalache, Afghanistan When the fighting finally ended, the Taliban insurgents were gone from this [...]
AFGHANISTAN: Commander: Strike that killed Afghan boys was ‘a terrible mistake’
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Strike, Civilian Casualties, NATO/Allies, South Asia, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, innocent civilians, innocent victims, Military, Nato, war victims on March 3, 2011 |
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/03/03/afghanistan.isaf.civilians/index.html?hpt=T2 By the CNN Wire Staff March 3, 2011 — Updated 1646 GMT (0046 HKT) Kabul, Afghanistan (CNN) — A NATO commander called the military’s killing of nine eastern Afghan boys thought to be insurgents “a terrible mistake” and promised disciplinary action if warranted. In a video message on Thursday, Lt. Gen. David M. Rodriguez [...]
