Posted in Civilian Casualties, Government, Libya, Middle-East, NATO/Allies, Rocket, Shelling, tagged Civilian Casualties, Libya, rockets, Shells on May 11, 2011|
The New York Times, By C J Chivers
5 May, 2011
MISURATA, Libya — The four fresh corpses, the remains of people recently killed in the shelling of Misurata, rested on the floor of an office in a small clinic. Each was wrapped in a dirty blanket. No one knew what to do with them, just as no one present had any idea of their names. (more…)
Posted in Africa, Body Count, Civilian Casualties, Crossfire Deaths, Crossfire Injuries, Displacement, Ground Assault, Gunfire, Horn of Africa, Insurgents, Mortars, Peacekeepers, Rocket, Shelling, Somalia, tagged Afghanistan, African Union, al-shebaab, Amisom, Bakara Market, bullets, CIVIC, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, civilians injured, Insurgents, international law, Iraq, Mogadishu, Sarah Holewinski, Shells, Somalia on November 29, 2010|
By MOHAMED SHEIK NOR
The Associated Press
MOGADISHU, Somalia — The only ambulance service in war-torn Mogadishu said Wednesday that more than 4,200 bystanders have died in warfare the last two years, and a U.S. group that works to prevent civilian deaths said Somalia is more dangerous for civilians than Afghanistan or Iraq.
Posted in Civilian Casualties, Government, Insurgents, Israel, Middle-East, Mortars, tagged civilian deaths, gaza, Hamas, Israel, Israel-Gaza border, Palestinian, Shells on September 12, 2010|
12 September 2010
Source: BBC News
At least three Palestinians have been killed by shell fire near the border between Israel and the Gaza Strip, reports say.
Medical staff and witnesses said Israel had fired shells across the border near the town of Beit Hanoun in Gaza.
One report said the two of those killed were a 91-year-old man and his 33-year-old grandson.
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Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Al Qaeda, Al-Shaabab, Civilian Casualties, civilian deaths, Government, innocent victims, militants, Mogadishu, Shells, Somalia, war victims on March 3, 2010|
By Abdi Sheikh and Abdi Guled, Reuters
March 3, 2010
http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/MGAE-837D79?OpenDocument
MOGADISHU, March 3 (Reuters) – Fighting between al Shabaab rebels and African Union (AU) troops in the heart of the capital Mogadishu killed at least 12 people and wounded 49, a human rights group and witnesses said on Wednesday. (more…)
Posted in Actors, Afghanistan, Bomb, Central Asia, Civilian Casualties, Country, Government, Insurgents, Military, Police, Region, Tactics, Taliban, Type of Harm, tagged Afghan forces, Afghan police, Afghanistan, Bomb, bomb attacks, Gul Alam, IEDs, improvised explosive device, Iraq, Logar Province, mines, MRAPs, Shells, Taliban on July 16, 2009|
By JAMES DAO
FORWARD OPERATING BASE ALTIMUR, Afghanistan — The call came just after dinner: a pickup truck carrying Afghan national police officers had hit a buried bomb, and all five officers inside were dead. (more…)
