Tag Archives: civilians
7 Americans killed in Afghan plane crash identified
Seven civilians, six from Michigan, were killed in a cargo plane crash taking off from Bagram Air Field. Continue reading
Nigeria: 185 killed in battle with Islamic radicals
Insurgents and Nigerian soldiers fought through neighborhoods filled with civilians. Continue reading
Latin America makes strides: Former Guatemalan dictator faces genocide trial
Many Latin American societies still fitfully seek justice for the torture, murder, or disappearance of hundreds of thousands of civilians that took place during the military dictatorships, leftist insurrections, and grinding civil wars that ended decades ago. Continue reading
Syrian militias target civilians in Homs, opposition says
AMMAN (Reuters) – More than 20 people were killed in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, a doctor said, as fighting raged around a road junction on a supply line to government forces in the interior of the country. The opposition accuses shabbiha militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of killing some 200 Sunni Muslim civilians in Homs in massacres over the last two weeks, but a Syrian ban on most independent media makes such reports difficult to verify. Continue reading
Syrian militias target civilians in Homs, opposition says
AMMAN (Reuters) – More than 20 people were killed in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, a doctor said, as fighting raged around a road junction on a supply line to government forces in the interior of the country. The opposition accuses shabbiha militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of killing some 200 Sunni Muslim civilians in Homs in massacres over the last two weeks, but a Syrian ban on most independent media makes such reports difficult to verify. Continue reading
Syrian militias target civilians in Homs, opposition says
AMMAN (Reuters) – More than 20 people were killed in the Syrian city of Homs on Saturday, a doctor said, as fighting raged around a road junction on a supply line to government forces in the interior of the country. The opposition accuses shabbiha militia loyal to President Bashar al-Assad of killing some 200 Sunni Muslim civilians in Homs in massacres over the last two weeks, but a Syrian ban on most independent media makes such reports difficult to verify Continue reading
Kuwait to host Syria crisis meeting, envoy meets Assad
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Kuwait will host an international conference next month to tackle Syria's humanitarian crisis, the ruling emir said on Monday, as foes of President Bashar al-Assad voiced frustration with international efforts to end the civil war. In Damascus, special international envoy Lakhdar Brahimi met Assad but the Syrian opposition vented its anger at what it called a “silence” over the unabated killing of civilians by government forces, most recently in the central town of Halfaya. Continue reading
Militants attack airport in NW Pakistan; 9 killed
Suicide bombers armed with rockets attacked the military side of a Pakistani airport in the northwestern city of Peshawar Saturday, killing four civilians and wounding more than 30, officials said. Five militants also were killed Continue reading
Syrian warplanes bomb olive oil factory; 20 killed
Syrian warplanes bombed an olive oil factory packed with farmers Tuesday, killing at least 20 people in the latest regime strike to rip through a crowd of civilians, activists said. Continue reading
