Topic: Atrocities

Children Apparently Clubbed in Syrian Massacre

Reuters

The fighting in Syria has taken an especially brutal turn as some 47 people, all women and children, have been reported killed in a massacre in the opposition stronghold of Homs, just as the U.N. envoy Kofi Annan said negotiations were on the "right track" to stop the slaughter.

By Adam Martin

Sep 26, 2011

U.S.-Backed Kandahar Police Chief Suspected of Mass Murder

Matthieu Aikins in The Atlantic examines the tactics of a former drug-running warlord

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By Adam Martin

Aug 24, 2011

Fresh Mass Graves Found in Sudan by Satellite Project

The Satellite Sentinel Project says its images show atrocities being committed

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By Adam Martin

Jul 18, 2011

Grisly New Taliban Video Shows Execution of Pakistani Police

The slain officers were abducted in a cross-border raid

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