Rights Group: Civilian Deaths Rise In Turkey’s Kurdish Areas
A report released Tuesday documented 15 civilian deaths during 24-hour curfews in September and November, noting that these were just a “sample” and called for a full investigation.
A report released Tuesday documented 15 civilian deaths during 24-hour curfews in September and November, noting that these were just a “sample” and called for a full investigation.
A report by Amnesty International focused on 10 incidents between 2009 and 2013 that it said saw 140 civilians killed during U.S. military operations.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The U.S. failed to properly investigate civilian killings, including possible war crimes, which occurred during its military operations in Afghanistan, the international rights group Amnesty International said Monday. NATO said it investigates all credible reports of civilian casualties, without
“A basic report of the number of people killed shouldn’t be too much to ask,” one human rights advocate argues.
It appears Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California and her colleagues on the Senate Intelligence Committee have largely forgiven the U.S. intelligence community for eavesdropping on their phone calls and spying on their email correspondence. Acting on the request of James Clapper, the director of national intelligence, Feinstein and her
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The number of civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan rose 14 percent last year, the UN said Saturday, as NATO troops draw down after more than a decade of war. A total of 8,615 civilian casualties were recorded in 2013, with 2,959 killed and 5,656 wounded, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan’s […]
The number of civilians killed and wounded in Afghanistan rose 14 percent last year, the UN said Saturday, as NATO troops draw down after more than a decade of war. A total of 8,615 civilian casualties were recorded in 2013, with 2,959 killed and 5,656 wounded, according to the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan's annual
“Could someone smart convince me that the black flag of al-Qaida flying over Fallujah isn’t analogous to the Fall of Saigon?”
The Afghan War and the Second Iraq War are among the two longest wars fought in American history. Two of the key components of the ill-defined “war on terror,” the wars -- in which, the United States is still engaged in operations in Afghanistan -- have led to 6,521 U.S. military personnel dying in service, with another 50,422 being
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The document is the fullest official record of drone strikes in Pakistan to have yet been published. It provides rare insight into what the government understands about the campaign.
By Alice K Ross
The Bureau is today publishing a leaked official document that records details of over 300 drone strikes, including their locations and an assessment of how many people died in each incident.
The document is the fullest official record of drone strikes in Pakistan to have yet been published. It provides rare insight into what the
Five years ago, on January 23 2009, a CIA drone flattened a house in Pakistan’s tribal regions. It was the third day of Barack Obama’s presidency, and this was the new commander-in-chief’s first covert drone strike.
By Jack Serle
Five years ago, on January 23 2009, a CIA drone flattened a house in Pakistan’s tribal regions. It was the third day of Barack Obama’s presidency, and this was the new commander-in-chief’s first covert drone strike. Initial reports