Civilians
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Taliban behead 17 Afghan civilians for taking part in music event
World | Aug 27, 2012, 02:40 PM ISTKabul, Aug 27 : Taliban insurgents have beheaded 17 Afghan civilians for taking part in a music event in a Taliban-controlled area of southern Afghanistan, officials said. The Interior Ministry said Taliban carried out this
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Syria Violence Kills At Least 52 People, Says NGO
World | Feb 24, 2012, 08:48 AM ISTBeirut, Feb 24 : At least 52 people, most of them civilians, were killed in violence across Syria on Thursday , including 13 members of one family, a monitoring group said. The death toll included 16
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Activists : 14 Civilians, 6 Troops Killed In Syria
World | Dec 19, 2011, 09:07 AM ISTBeirut, Dec 19: Armed clashes erupted in Syria on Sunday, killing at least 14 civilians and six government troops in central and northern Syria, activists said, the latest sign that the nation's uprising may be
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Syria Activists Call Strike, Homs Fears Grow
World | Dec 12, 2011, 07:25 AM ISTDamascus, Dec 12 : A general strike was being observed today in several regions of Syria to step up the pressure on the regime, activists said, as fears grew of an “invasion” of the besieged
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Syrian Forces Kill 13 Civilians In Homs: Activists
World | Sep 25, 2011, 07:58 AM ISTNicosia, Sep 25 : Syrian security forces killed at least 13 civilians on Saturday, nearly all in the central region of Homs, a human rights group said.“Twelve civilians were killed in Qusseir during search operations
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2 Western Photojournalists Killed In Libya
World | Apr 21, 2011, 12:40 PM ISTMisrata (Libya) Apr 21: Two Western photojournalists, including an Oscar-nominated film director, have been killed in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Two others working alongside them
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Libyan Rebels Fear Loses After NATO Attack Error
World | Apr 08, 2011, 05:34 PM ISTAjdabiya, Apr 8: Rebel fighters sent scouts Friday toward the contested oil port of Brega to seek clues on whether pro-government forces took advantage of a mistaken NATO airstrike that pounded opposition tanks and sent
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Rebels Slam NATO For Slowdown In Strikes
World | Apr 06, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTTripoli/Washington, Apr 6: Angry rebels today deprecated NATO for “slackening” the pace of its military campaign which faced fresh challenges with Muammar Gaddafi's troops changing tactics by using human shields to thwart air strikes.NATO officials
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Gaddafi Regime Arming Civilians For Civil War
World | Feb 26, 2011, 09:04 PM ISTTripoli, Feb 26: The embattled regime of Moammar Gadhafi is arming civilian supporters to set up checkpoints and roving patrols around the Libyan capital to control movement and quash dissent, residents said Saturday, reports AP.The
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More Than 80 Civilians Killed In Yemen Air Raid, Witnesses Say
World | Sep 18, 2009, 06:26 AM ISTDetails have emerged from a government air strike on a refugee camp in the Yemeni province of Amran on Wednesday, leaving more than 80 civilians dead. Many of the victims were women and children according