Sunday, August 5, 2012

Ramadan death toll round-up, Sun, 5th Aug, 2012

(Iraq) Attacks, mainly targeting Iraqi security forces, killed five people, among them four policemen, and wounded 16 on Sunday, security and medical officials said.

(Afghanistan) Six civilians were killed in the Bagram district of northern Parwan province when a civilian bus was ambushed by insurgents early Saturday morning.

(Somalia) Gunmen, upset at how an expat Somalian had just won gold for the kaffa British, decided to take their anger out on the airport manager in Mogadishu.

(Sudan) A Sudanese driver for the World Food Programme has been shot dead in war-torn South Kordofan state, the UN agency said on Sunday.

Ramadan death count moves up to 1,828.