Iraqi Children Warned to Avoid Soldiers
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For the children of Baghdad, it's a cruel dilemma: Cooped up at home for fear of violence and kidnapping, they can't even go down the street for ice cream, and many are under strict orders to stay away from U.S. soldiers lest they get caught in the crossfire.
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A group of Iraqi children had just run across to US troops for sweets at a neighbourhood celebration in Baghdad today when the first of three bombs exploded, killing at least 35 youngsters.
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UK soldiers in Iraq could suffer as images of troops allegedly abusing Iraqis are beamed around the world, it is feared.
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Afghanistan's NATO force warned Afghans to keep clear of its convoys on Saturday after several incidents in which troops fired at civilians in the mistaken belief they were under attack by suicide bombers.
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It was one of deadliest days for children in 17 months of bloodshed in Iraq. The trauma was palpable yesterday at Baghdad&#39;s Yarmouk Hospital, where the dead and dying were
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BAGHDAD -- US troops rounded up 49 suspected guerrillas near Saddam Hussein's hometown yesterday, a day after Iraq's most violent rebel groups warned voters against participating in crucial elections for a constitutional assembly Jan. 30.
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BAGHDAD, Iraq - Families of the 35 children who died in a string of bombings in Baghdad blamed American troops for the tragedy, accusing them of attracting insurgents to a ceremony where the attacks occurred.    By Friday, tents had sprung up in the el-Amel neighborhood in Baghdad to accommodate mourners who gathered to share their grief from the Thursday attack...
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Recent cases of abuse of Iraqis involving members of the U.S. military:
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Not too long ago in Iraq, a young American officer was warned by a Polish colonel: You can't go out there.
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Eighteen soldiers who refused to make a fuel delivery in Iraq were concerned about their safety and vehicle maintenance, the US military said Sunday.
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Millions of Iraqi children were due to start the new school year Saturday, but many stayed at home, their parents too scared to let them venture out amid Iraq&#39;s spiraling violence.
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Three Iraqi insurgent groups gave warning yesterday that anyone taking part in the &quot;dirty farce&quot; of next month&#39;s elections would be exposing themselves to attack.
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Children are having the chance to play outdoors taken away from them, a group of experts warns.
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BEIRUT: The Lebanese charge d&#39;affaires in Iraq warned Lebanese expatriates in Iraq to take extreme cautions or leave the country entirely, following the kidnapping of a 7-year old Lebanese boy there.
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Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari urged Iraq's neighbors Sunday to prevent ''terrorists and killers'' from crossing into his country and warned that the violence in Iraq could spill across its borders into other nations.
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BAQUBA, Sep 2 (IPS) - The violence around the continuing U.S. military  operations in this city has robbed children of their childhood.
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WASHINGTON - The Army is investigating up to 19 members of a supply platoon in Iraq who refused to go on a convoy mission, the military said Friday. Relatives of the soldiers said the troops considered the mission too dangerous, in part because their vehicles were in such poor shape...