World News 26-11-2003 who: The US military what: Admits paying $1.5m for unlawful killings where: Baghdad, Iraq when: Yesterday snippet: A total of 10,402 claims have been filed by Iraqi families for wrongful killing and property damage, says The Guardian. While the exact number of civilians killed is not recorded, Faiz Alwasity of the Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict says the situation is getting worse. "The American soldiers are not inhumane because I saw them when they first came and they behaved well," he says. "But they are becoming more aggressive, maybe because they are frightened. I am afraid this is creating more resistance against them." [... more]

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