Posted in Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, Fire, Gunfire, Somalia, tagged Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Displacement, injured, September, Somalia on October 3, 2008|
by AFP
GENEVA (AFP) — At least 80 civilians were killed and more than 100 others injured in violence in the Somalian capital Mogadishu in the last week of September, the United Nations said on Friday.
Some 110 people have been admitted to two main hospitals in Mogadishu, but “the number of those wounded is suspected to be higher,” said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman of the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). (more…)
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Iraq, tagged Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Iraq, September on October 1, 2008|
by REUTERS
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – The number of civilians killed in Iraq last month more than halved to 359 compared to a year ago, Iraqi government figures showed, and the number of U.S. troops killed in action also fell dramatically. (more…)
War Victims Monitor 