Showing posts with label air strike. Show all posts
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PostHeaderIcon 90 perish in NATO airstrike in Afghanistan

9/05/2009 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post

An airstrike targeting two fuel vehicles had caused the deaths of at least 90 Afghanis, many civilians. Taken by Taliban militants the trucks were brought to Aliabad town in Kurduz province. About 50 Taliban insurgents died. The casualties were trying to pilfer gas from the hijacked vehicles on Friday, September 4, 2009.

An investigation is on-going. There is resentment of the village people regarding the deaths and Pres. Hamid Karzai expressed that “targeting civilians is unacceptable.” The deaths of undetermined number of civilian in the crossfire have drawn the human rights groups complaining. They say killing of civilians results to more recruits to terrorism---in support of the call of Taliban extremists.

In July there was an order from U.S. Army General Stanley McChrystal to avoid the use of airstrikes precisely to avoid casualties. (Photo Credit: media =0=

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PostHeaderIcon Israeli air strikes leave 200+ dead in Gaza Strip

12/28/2008 | Posted by mesiamd | Edit Post


As Pope Benedict XVI calls for renunciation of violence during the holy season of Christmas, Israelis and Palestinians are on a bloody confrontation again in the Gaza Strip leaving at least 200 dead and injuring about 400 more. This is the result of heavy air strikes conducted by Israeli troops against militant Palestinian targets in Hamas-dominated territory a week after a 6-month ceasefire truce expired.

The resumption of bombings and killings on Saturday, December 27, 2008, is supposed to be Israel’s retaliation to months of Hamas’ mortar fires and indiscriminate rocket launches which terrorize about ¼ million Israelis who live in the area.

Hamas infrastructures and installations had been destroyed and many security officers were killed or hurt. Gaza residents had been on the state of panic as the death toll rose and the wounded victims flooded hospitals and clinics.

“The offensive sparked angry protests throughout the Arab world, and British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, the Vatican, the U.N. secretary-general and special Mideast envoy Tony Blair all called for an immediate restoration of calm. The Arab League scheduled an emergency meeting Sunday to discuss the situation.”--- YahooNews.com; AP (12/28/08 Barzak, Brahim)

Hamas, the radical group considered by Israel as a terrorist organization, called for revenge, but Isreali military authorities had been firm in their stance. In spite of the call for calm, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak vowed to widen the military offensive if needed. Israel did not set a time-line on when the air strikes would end.

The long-standing conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians has taxed peace-makers for decades, but a solution has been consistently elusive. Extremist Arabs and Muslims in the Middle East who support the Palestinians call for the annihilation of the State of Israel. (Photo Credits: AP/ Mohammed Zastari; AP/ Mohammed Zastari; AFP; AP/ Mohammed Zastari) =0=




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