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Written by : Asharq Al-Awsat

on : Saturday, 27 Jul, 2013

Egypt: More than 100 killed in Cairo massacre

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—More than 100 people have been reported killed by security officials in Egypt in what represents the worst state-led massacre since former president Hosni Mubarak’s ouster. The violence took place in the early hours of Saturday morning at a sit-in at Raaba Al-Adawiya square in eastern Cairo, where supporters of recently ousted president Mohamed Mursi supporters have been camped out since July 3. Egypt’s health ministry reported on Saturday that 38 peopl...

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Posted by : Asharq Al-Awsat

on : Wednesday, 5 Jun, 2013

Soldier due to plead guilty in Afghan massacre

Seattle, AP—The American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two slumbering villages last year is expected to recount the horrific slaughter in a military courtroom Wednesday when he pleads guilty to avoid the death penalty. Staff Sgt. Robert Bales faces premeditated murder and other charges in the March 2012 attacks near the remote base in southern Afghanistan where he was posted. Most of the victims were women and children, and some of the bod...

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Written by : Khalid Mahmoud

on : Sunday, 5 May, 2013

Tensions in Iraq Escalate Amid Secession Calls

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tensions continued to escalate in Iraq yesterday even after the embattled Baghdad government welcomed the appointment of an official representative t...

Filed under: Middle East - Tagged with: Baghdad, conflict, Grand Mufti of Iraq, Hawijah, HRW, Iraq, Maliki, Massacre, sectarian, Unrest

Written by : Ma'ad Fayad

on : Wednesday, 1 May, 2013

Anbar’s Abu Rishah Says Protesters Ready for Dialogue or Defense

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The struggle in Iraq between the government of Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki and the largely Sunni protesters occupying town and city squares across t...

Filed under: Features - Tagged with: Anbar, Awakening, Baghdad, Dawa, Hawijah, Iraq, Kirkuk, Maliki, Massacre, Nineveh, Protests

Written by : Hamza Mustafa and Sherzad Shekhani

on : Sunday, 28 Apr, 2013

Senior Iraqi Officers Accused of Hawijah Massacre

Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—Burham Salih, Deputy Secretary-General of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), has come out to condemn the killing of unnamed civilians in Hawijah...