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Former US Marine cleared of manslaughter in California: RIVERSIDE, California AFP — A former US Marine was acquitted of manslaughter here Thursday in the shooting deaths of four unarmed Iraqi prisoners during 2004 fighting in Fallujah. Jose Luis Nazario, 28, was found not guilty of all charges after a landmark trial at the US District Court in...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, California, civilian, prosecutor; Research articles 2008-08-28
Afghanistan attack was 'legitimate' hit at Taliban: Pentagon: WASHINGTON AFP — The US military said Monday that an attack by coalition forces in Afghanistan last week which allegedly killed dozens of civilians was a "legitimate" assault on Taliban forces. "We continue at this point to believe that this was a legitimate strike against the Taliban," said Pentagon...; Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, attack, civilian, Pentagon, SECURITY, strike; Research articles 2008-08-25
Fighting intensifies in southern Philippines: military: ZAMBOANGA, Philippines AFP — Fighting between Islamic rebels and Philippine troops intensified Sunday, dimming hopes of renewed peace talks with the southern separatists, government and military officials said. More than 100 Muslim fighters have been killed in four days of clashes with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front MILF on...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, civilian, Government, hostility, Philippines, SECURITY, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-08-24
More than 90 killed in coalition strikes: investigation: HERAT, Afghanistan AFP — An investigation has found that more than 90 civilians, mostly women and children, were killed in coalition air strikes days ago, an Afghan government minister told AFP Sunday. President Hamid Karzai ordered the investigation into Friday's operation in the western province of Herat after Afghan...; Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, civilian, Government, women; Research articles 2008-08-24
Afghans protest amid claims 76 killed in military strikes: HERAT, Afghanistan AFP — Afghan villagers staged an angry protest Saturday amid claims that 76 civilians were killed in coalition air strikes against Taliban rebels, as the US military launched an investigation. President Hamid Karzai condemned civilian casualties from Friday's clashes in the western province of Herat but there...; Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, civilian, Government, Manufacturing, troop; Research articles 2008-08-23

Roadside bomb kills 10 Afghan civilians: police: KANDAHAR, Afghanistan AFP — A bomb blew up a minibus outside the southern Afghan city of Kandahar on Saturday, killing 10 civilians, while a judge and his son were gunned down in the same area, police said. There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attacks, but they...; Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, attack, civilian, Government, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-08-23
US military denies private guards killed Iraqi civilian: BAGHDAD AFP — The US military on Friday denied that an Iraqi had been shot dead a day ago in Baghdad by private guards working for a foreign security company. "We have looked into this and have confirmed that this is an unsubstantiated report," the military said in a...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, Baghdad, civilian, guard, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-08-22
US skeptical of Afghan civilian deaths claim: CRAWFORD, Texas AFP — The White House on Friday reacted skeptically to the Afghan interior ministry's charge that a US-led strike in western Afghanistan had killed 76 civilians, including 50 children and 19 women. "I would say that the United States and NATO have taken great steps to avoid...; Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, civilian, ministry, NATO, Texas, U.S., women; Research articles 2008-08-22
Car bomb injures 11 in Turkey: ANKARA AFP — Eleven policemen and soldiers were injured in a powerful car bomb blast Thursday in the western Turkish city of Izmir, officials and media reports said. The car, parked on the side of a road, exploded at around 7:45 am (0445 GMT) just as two minibuses, one...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, car, civilian, soldier; Research articles 2008-08-21
U.S. death toll: As of Tuesday morning, 4,136 U.S. servicemembers and 11 Defense Department civilians had been identified as having died in the Iraq war: 3,370 from hostile action and 777 from non-combat-related incidents. Latest death identified: *Army Pvt. Janelle F. King, 23, Merced, Calif.;...; Tags: civilian, Components, HARDWARE, Processors, Semiconductors, U.S., U.S. Department of Defense; Research articles 2008-08-20
U.S. death toll: As of Friday morning, 4,133 U.S. servicemembers and 11 Defense Department civilians had been identified as having died in the Iraq war: 3,368 from hostile action and 776 from non-combat-related incidents. Latest deaths identified: *Army Cpl. James M. Hale, 23, Naperville, Ill.;...; Tags: Baghdad, civilian, U.S., U.S. Department of Defense, wound; Research articles 2008-08-18
Talks in peril as Philippine troops hunt Muslim rebels: ILIGAN, Philippines AFP — Troops on Tuesday stepped up a manhunt for Muslim separatist rebels after a murderous rampage in the southern Philippines left 38 people dead and threw peace negotiations into chaos. Hundreds of Moro Islamic Liberation Front MILF rebels attacked towns in Lanao del Norte and Sarangani...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, civilian, Manufacturing, Philippines, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-08-18
16 civilians killed in Muslim rebel attacks in Philippines: AFP: ILIGAN, Philippines AFP — At least 16 civilians were found dead Monday, many with their bodies hacked by machetes, after Muslim separatist rebels launched a wave of attacks in the southern Philippines, AFP reporters said. Nine bodies were lying bloodied by a roadside in the village of Lapayan in...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, civilian, Philippines, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-08-17
U.S. death toll: As of Thursday morning, 4,131 U.S. servicemembers and 11 Defense Department civilians had been identified as having died in the Iraq war: 3,366 from hostile action and 776 from non-combat-related incidents. Latest death identified: *Marine Sgt. Michael H. Ferschke Jr., 22, Maryville,...; Tags: civilian, U.S., U.S. Department of Defense; Research articles 2008-08-15
Ethiopian forces kill five civilians in Somali bus: witnesses: MOGADISHU, AFP — Ethiopian forces accidently killed five Somali civilians and wounded seven others when they opened fire on a minibus south of Mogadishu, witnesses and elders told AFP Thursday. The Ethiopian soldiers had been attacked by Islamist insurgents moments earlier and apparently mistook the minibus -- travelling south...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, civilian, Government, SOFTWARE; Research articles 2008-08-14
Twelve killed in Baghdad bomb blasts: BAGHDAD AFP — A series of bomb attacks in Baghdad early on Sunday killed 12 people and wounded at least 31, government sources said. In the deadliest attack a small truck parked near the passport office on Magreb Street in the north of the city killed 12 and wounded...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, attack, Baghdad, civilian, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-08-03
At least 20 killed in Mogadishu bomb carnage: MOGADISHU AFP — A roadside bomb ripped through a group of female street cleaners in Mogadishu Sunday, killing at least 20 civilians and wounding dozens, most of then women, witnesses and medical sources told AFP. The explosion went off in the southern K4 neighbourhood as dozens of women supported...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, civilian, women; Research articles 2008-08-02
Pakistan clashes leave 12 civilians dead: officials: PESHAWAR, Pakistan AFP — Fresh fighting erupted between Pakistani troops and Taliban militants in a troubled northwestern region on Thursday, leaving 12 civilians and around 15 militants dead, officials said. Helicopter gunships pounded militant positions in the Swat Valley in a second day of fighting which has brought a...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, civilian, Pakistan, SECURITY; Research articles 2008-07-31
US troops killed three Iraqi civilians: military: SAMARRA, Iraq AFP — US soldiers killed three unarmed Iraqi civilians, including a woman, near the central city of Samarra, the American military said Wednesday. The incident which is under official investigation occurred early Wednesday as US troops carried out what the military described as operations targeting Al-Qaeda in...; Tags: Agence France-Presse, civilian; Research articles 2008-07-30
Bush OKs execution of Army private: WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Monday approved the execution of an Army private, the first time in over a half-century that a president has affirmed a death sentence for a member of the U.S. military. With his signature from the Oval Office, Bush said yes to the military's...; Tags: Bush, civilian, Litigation, president, White House; Research articles 2008-07-29