Week of 22 August 2010

Significant losses of life we noted last week. Please contact us about any missing or inaccurate incidents, or broken links.

No post next week. Losses will return on Sept. 13.

43: Passenger plane crashes on landing, Heilongjiang province, China. (Xinhua)

40: Fighting between Somalia army, militants, Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP)

32: Suicide bombers attack hotel, Mogadishu, Somalia. (BBC)

30: Fighting between Afghanistan and coalition soldiers, suspected militants, Khost province, Afghanistan. (CNN)

20: Suicide bomber attacks mosque, South Waziristan, Pakistan. (Los Angeles Times)

20: US drone strike kills suspected militants, civilians, North Waziristan, Pakistan. (Reuters)

20: Car bomb explodes at police station, Wasit province, Iraq. (UPI)

19: Passenger jet crashes, Bandundu province, Democratic Republic of Congo. (Al Jazeera)

19: Fighting between Somali army, militants, Mogadishu, Somalia. (PressTV)

19: Fighting between gunmen, Chechnya president's bodyguards, Chechnya, Russia. (AP)

15: Car bomb explodes near police station, Baghdad, Iraq. (UPI)

14: Tourist plane crashes in bad weather, Nepal. (BBC)

11: Heavy rains cause landslides, Rize province, Turkey. (Reuters)

10: Gunmen hijacks bus, kills passengers, Manila, Philippines. (CNN)

10: Helicopter crash kills Venezuela soldiers, Apure state, Venezuela. (PressTV)

9: Bomb explodes near military vehicle, Mogadishu, Somalia. (PressTV)

9: Fighting between Afghanistan police, gunmen, Takhar province, Afghanistan. (Xinhua)

9: Gun battle between Russia police, suspected militants, Kabardino-Balkariya, Russia. (AP)

9: Fire at real estate plaza, Liaoning province, China. (UPI)

9: Fighting between Algeria forces, suspected militants, Algeria. (AP)

8: Fighting between African Union army, al-Shabab militants, Mogadishu, Somalia. (AP)

8: School bus collides with train, Cape Town, South Africa. (BBC)

8: Militants attack police checkpoint, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. (BBC)

8: Fighting between Afghanistan police, militants, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. (Xinhua)

7: Fighting between Yemen army, suspected Al-Qaeda members, Abyan province, Yemen. (AFP)

7: Fighting between Yemen soldiers, suspected Al Qaeda gunmen, Abyan province, Yemen. (Indo-Asian News Service)

6: Remote-controlled bomb explodes at school, Kurram agency, Pakistan. (Los Angeles Times)

6: Gold mine tunnel collapses, Bolivar state, Venezuela. (Reuters)

6: Car bomb, gunmen strike militia members, Diyala province, Iraq. (AP)

6: Fighting between Russia police, suspected militants, Dagestan republic, Russia. (AP)

5: Escaping prisoners attack guards, Dushanbe, Tajikistan. (The New York Times)

5: Gunmen ambush oil refinery employees, Tikrit, Iraq. (AP)

5: Police shoot suspected militants at traffic stop, Dagestan province, Russia. (Reuters)

5: Roadside bomb explodes near market, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. (AP)

5: US drone attacks suspected militants, Kurran agency, Pakistan. (Reuters)

Week of 15 August 2010

Significant losses of life we noted last week. Please contact us about any missing or inaccurate incidents, or broken links.

51: Suicide bomber attacks army recruiting station, Baghdad, Iraq. (BBC)

41: Passenger bus crashes into ravine, Benguet province, Philippines. (CBS News)

30: Taliban attack on security guards, Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Telegraph)

24: NATO airstrike against suspected militants, Logar province, Afghanistan. (AFP)

22: Heavy rains cause mudslides, Yunnan and Sichuan provinces, China. (New Tang Dynasty Television)

18: School building collapses after rains, Uttarakhand state, India. (UPI)

18: Pakistan airstrike kills suspected militants, Kurram agency, Pakistan. (Xinhua)

17: Fighting between Afghanistan army, suspected militants, Badghis province, Afghanistan. (AFP)

14: Fighting between Yemen army, gunmen, Loder, Yemen. (AFP)

10: Suspected militants' bombs explode, Mogadishu, Somalia. (BBC)

9: Airstrike against suspected militants, Logar province, Afghanistan. (AFP)

8: Bomb attack on home, Kandahar, Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)

8: Ambush against Philippine police officers, Northern Samar province, Philippines. (AP)

7: Suspected bomb attack against civilians, Xinjiang province, China. (Telegraph)

6: Electrical fire at house, Oklahoma state, USA. (AP)

6: US drone attack against suspected militants, North Waziristan, Pakistan. (AP)

6: Suspected militants attack Afghanistan police station, Helmand province, Afghanistan. (Los Angeles Times)

5: Car bomb explodes near passenger bus, Diyala province, Iraq. (Reuters)

5: Improvised explosive device attack on civilians, Afghanistan. (CNN)

5: Yemen forces kill suspected Al-Qaeda members, Abyan province, Yemen. (Al Jazeera)

Week of 8 August 2010

Significant losses of life we noted last week. Please contact us about any missing or inaccurate incidents, or broken links.

1,117: Torrential rain causes flooding, mudslides, Gansu province, China. (BBC)

50: Passenger bus crashes into lake, Democratic Republic of Congo. (BBC)

20: Fighting between Afghanistan and US troops, suspected militants, Paktia province, Afghanistan. (Sify)

20: Rain causes landslides, Gansu province, China. (Reuters)

14: Building collapses, Abuja, Nigeria. (BBC)

13: Passenger bus crashes into mountain, Bolivia. (CNN)

13: US drone strikes suspected militants, North Waziristan, Pakistan. (Press Trust of India)

10: Gunmen hijack bus, kill passengers, Balochistan province, Pakistan. (The Nation (Pakistan))

8: House explodes before Iraq army raid, Diyala province, Iraq. (BBC)

8: Car in off-road race crashes into spectators, California state, USA. (AFP)

6: Bomb explodes on city street, Kigali, Rwanda. (UPI)

6: Migrants killed trying to cross border, Egypt-Israel border. (AFP)

6: Gunmen storm house targeting laborers, Balochistan province, Pakistan. (The Nation (Pakistan))

6: Minivan, car crash on highway, Iowa state, USA. (Des Moines Register)