Tag: Civilians
Drones ‘terrorising’ Pakistan civilians: Experts
The US campaign of drone strikes in Pakistan's northwestern tribal belt is terrorising civilians 24 hours a day and breeding bitter anti-American sentiment, researchers...
17 civilians beheaded in Afghanistan: officials
Seventeen civilians including two women were beheaded in a southern Afghanistan village in a region plagued by the Taliban insurgency, officials said Monday.
"Last night...
Civilians allowed to shop at CSD
Now civilians can have the prerogative to shop at all CSDs (Canteen Services Department) throughout Pakistan for best quality household products at reasonable prices...
IEDs killed over 2,000 troops, civilians in KP, Balochistan
Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) have become the deadliest weapon used by the militants against civilians and security forces alike in Pakistan.
As much as...
Civilians among 16 killed in south Yemen
At least 16 people, including women and children, were killed on Thursday in clashes in Yemen’s southern province of Abyan where Al-Qaeda and the...
Over 14,400 killed in 15-month Syria revolt: NGO
More than 14,400 people have been killed in Syria in the 15-month revolt against President Bashar al-Assad's regime, including 2,302 in the past month...
72 killed across Syria Tuesday: rights group
At least 72 people, the majority of them civilians, were killed across Syria on Tuesday, a watchdog said, adding that a mother and her...
Say goodbye to drone attacks
Despite complaints from Islamabad that the drone strikes not only violate its sovereignty but also result in scores of collateral deaths, the US is...
At least eight civilians killed in Ivory Coast attack: UN
Eight civilians died in southwestern Ivory Coast in the attack that killed seven UN peacekeepers, the United Nations said Saturday. “As per our information,...
Syria army kills 23 civilians as massacre outcry grows
The Syrian army killed at least 23 civilians in two protest cities on Saturday, a watchdog said, as an international outcry mounted over a...
Dozens of civilians killed in new Syria massacre
Pro-regime militiamen swept through farmlands in central Syria slaughtering dozens including women and children, activists said Thursday, sparking opposition calls for increased military raids...
Dozens of Afghan civilians die in bloody day
Dozens of civilians were killed in a bloody day across Afghanistan on Wednesday as a twin suicide bombing ripped through a crowded makeshift bazaar...
Mortar attack kills five in Khyber Agency
Two women and three children of a family were killed when a mortar shell hit their vehicle in Bara Tehsil’s Shalobar area on Friday.
One...
Afghans protest US soldier’s deadly rampage: police
About 1,000 Afghans took to the streets in a southern town on Thursday to protest against the mass killing of 16 civilians in a...
Soldier in Afghan killing could face death penalty: Panetta
The American soldier who killed 16 Afghan civilians on Sunday including women and children could face death penalty if convicted, US Defense Secretary Leon...
68 civilians killed in Homs region ‘massacre’
Armed men killed 68 people on Monday in a “massacre” in the rebel central province of Homs, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights head...
41 Syrian civilians killed ahead of referendum
Syrian forces killed at least 41 civilians on Saturday’s eve of a referendum on a new constitution called by the regime in the face...