Posts Tagged ‘civilians-were’

Sudan Turnout Persists Despite Violence

Wednesday, January 12th, 2011

More violence in South Sudan couldn’t deter people from turning out to vote: The election has passed the required 60-percent turnout threshold, even as 10 civilians were killed along the north-south border. Eighteen people were also injured and their…

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Sudan Turnout Persists Despite Violence

Civilians ‘were abused’ in Iraq

Friday, November 5th, 2010

More than 220 Iraqi civilians were subjected to “systemic abuse”, including torture, by British soldiers and interrogators in Iraq, the High Court was told on Friday.

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Civilians ‘were abused’ in Iraq

A Grim Portrait of Civilian Deaths in Iraq

Friday, October 22nd, 2010

The reports show that most civilians were killed by other Iraqis, but they also reveal many instances in which American soldiers killed civilians.

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A Grim Portrait of Civilian Deaths in Iraq