Associated Press | The Washington Post | July 28, 2011
Archive for the ‘Compensation’ Category
IRAQ: UN pays out $1 billion from Iraqi oil fund to victims of 1990 Kuwait invasion
Posted in Compensation, Iraq, Middle-East, United Nations, tagged Compensation, Iraq, Kuwait, UN on July 28, 2011|
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.
IRAQ: Iraq abuse ruling by European court says UK failed human rights role
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Compensation, Courts, Iraq, Laws, Trials, Middle-East, Military, tagged Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Compensation, court, European Union, Great Britain, Iraq, Middle-East, Military on July 7, 2011|
Owen Bowcott | The Guardian | July 7, 2011
Britain was an occupying power after the invasion of Iraq and failed to carry out effective investigations into the killing of civilians, the European court of human rights has ruled.
The decision by the Strasbourg court could open the Ministry of Defence to a deluge of claims and add to the pressure for further public inquiries into the behaviour of troops in and around Basra after the 2003 invasion.
By extending liability beyond the UK’s territorial limits and outside Europe, the ruling will have far-reaching implications for military operations around the world.
The case was brought by the Birmingham-based firm Public Interest Lawyers on behalf of Iraqis who claimed their relatives had been variously shot dead, raped, disappeared or tortured by British soldiers between 2003 and 2006.
AFGHANISTAN: ISAF Releases: RC Southwest Commander Issues Statement
Posted in Afghanistan, Air Strike, Civilian Casualties, Compensation, Fact Finding, Insurgents, ISAF, Military, tagged Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Compensation, ISAF on June 1, 2011|
ISAF Joint Command – Afghanistan
2011-05-S-109
For Immediate Release
The following statement is by Major General John Toolan, Commander Regional Command Southwest, International Security Assistance Force.
KABUL, Afghanistan (May 30, 2011) – On behalf of the coalition, the Commander of the International Security Assistance Force General Petraeus, and Commander of the ISAF Joint Command Lieutenant General Rodriguez I want to offer my sincere apologies for the nine civilians who were killed during the incident in Now Zad District, Helmand province that occurred on 28 May.
Any loss of life is a true tragedy and I extend my personal condolences to the families and friends of the U.S. Marine, and to the people of Afghanistan for those who were killed or injured.
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USA: Adm. William McRaven: The terrorist hunter on whose shoulders Osama bin Laden raid rested
Posted in Afghanistan, Civilian Casualties, Compensation, Middle-East, Military, Pakistan, tagged civilian ca, Compensation, Osama bin Laden on May 9, 2011|
The Washington Post, Staff writers Greg Miller, Dana Priest and Karen Tumulty and staff researcher Julie Tate contributed to this report.
5 May, 2011
Vickers has known McRaven since he was a Navy SEAL lieutenant commander and Vickers an Army Special Forces captain. They’ve worked especially closely over the past four years, when Vickers served as the Pentagon’s top civilian official overseeing Special Operations forces, including units hunting al-Qaeda and Taliban leaders.
“Bill is a great leader but also a pretty big thinker,” Vickers said. “It’s a rare balance of these two skills. (more…)
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