Civilian Deaths
- Middle East
Nine killed, including 6 children, in Syria ordnance blasts: UN
United Nation: UN humanitarians have warned of the deadly threat posed by explosive ordnance contamination in Syria. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) on Friday, September 4, said…
- India
Army fires at Kashmiri truck driver for not halting at Baramulla checkpoint
A truck diver was killed late Wednesday, February 5, when the army fired at him for allegedly ignoring a security forces checkpoint in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district. The action has sparked huge…
- India
Civilian deaths: Mistakes that hurt countrymen shouldn’t happen, says Rajnath
Rajouri: In an apparent reference to three civilians being found dead after being detained for questioning by the army, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday said troops keep the country safe, but…
- News
Conduct ops in ‘professional manner’: Army chief tells forces in J&K
Jammu: Army Chief General Manoj Pande visited Jammu and Kashmir on Monday and exhorted commanders to conduct operations in the “most professional manner”, amid an outrage over the killing of three civilians picked…
- India
Kashmir: Mehbooba raises questions on civilian deaths in Poonch
Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti held a press conference in Srinagar on Saturday, December 23, raising questions on the Indian Army’s role in the death of…
