11. Hundreds of people living in the border areas in both countries already have moved away in hopes of escaping armed bandits stealing from and looting villages. 12. Rebel forces should respond positively to the peace process, respect international human rights law, stop recruiting child soldiers, stop destroying infrastructure and looting villages. 13. Several hundred Chechen refugees who escaped from Samashky in recent days said Russian troops had committed atrocities and looted the village. 14. The gunmen looted the village after frightened residents fled the attack, they said. 15. The outpost was set up in Sare Koundian after the village had been looted earlier by suspected rebels, the statement said. 16. The rugged interior of southern Sindh province is notorious for its criminal gangs, who regularly loot villages and kidnap people, including foreigners. 17. The victims succumbed to drowning, snake bites and murder by pirates looting abandoned villages. 18. They claim Serb police looted the village, taking their cache of flour and other goods from houses. 19. They said Russian troops had committed atrocities and looted the village. 20. As they retreated in face of the rebel forces, they were blamed for looting the villages they passed through. |