Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Germany’s top soldier in Afghanistan, has resigned due to allegations of a cover-up of the events of September 4 in which a fuel truck that has been stolen by militants was blown up by a NATO airstrike under the command of the German military. Many civilians were also killed in the attack, although [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Civilian Deaths’
November 7, 2009
Fighting On Yemen/Saudi Borders Continues
Fighting continues on the border Saudi Arabia and Yemen for the fifth straight day. Shia Houthis in Yemen have been fighting the Yemen military for their own government since August. The fighting has recently expanded to include Saudi border areas and the Saudi military, Al Jazeera.
Jason Rodriguez, a former employee of Reynolds [...]
August 6, 2009
Wedding Party Struck by Roadside Bomb in Afghanistan
At least 26 people, 21 members of a wedding party and 5 police, have died in two roadside bombings in the Helmand province in Afghanistan, Los Angeles Times.
Pakistan has issued a global alert for 13 people it believes are associated with the 2008 Mumbai hotel bombings, CNN.
Three people convicted of involvement in the 2003 Mumbai [...]
July 31, 2009
UN Report, Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Up
The UN has issued a new report saying that civilians deaths have increased in Afghanistan for the third straight year in a row. The Taliban has moved operations to residential areas and has increased use of suicide bombings and roadside bombs, Associated Press.
Muslim Shiite worshippers leaving mosques were targeted by bombers in Baghdad today. At [...]
July 11, 2009
Italian Red Cross Hostage Freed After Six Months
59 civilians were killed in Iraq this week. A U.S. soldier shot and killed a civilian driver yesterday after the driver did not stop when he was signaled to. In a separate incident, a driver was killed in a head-on collision with an U.S. Army Stryker vehicle, CNN.
An Italian Red Cross worker that was held [...]
July 7, 2009
Violence Continues to Erupt in Mogadishu
12 civilians were killed over the weekend in Mogadishu after soldiers shelled a northern residential area. The shells were retaliation for six mortars that were fired at the presidential palace by insurgents. The Somali capital city has been plagued by violence for months and police warn that with the arrival of foreigners that aim to [...]
May 21, 2009
Three U.S. Soldiers Charged With Killing Spaniard
A New Mexico mom has been charged with the death of her son, 3-year-old Tyruss “Ty” Toribio, who was found buried in the sand in a playground. Officers say the little boy was suffocated while on a climbing gym. Tiffany Toribio, 23, told police she was homeless and suffocated her son because “she did not [...]
May 17, 2009
Over a Thousand Taliban Fighters Killed in New Offensive
Despite calling for a ceasefire, the Tamil Tigers are still under fire in Sri Lanka. The government said the fighting today would be some of the last. A EU commission will be investigating civilian deaths, which each side is blaming on the other. The ceasefire will hopefully end the long 26-year civil war finally, BBC [...]
