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  Taliban behead 17 Afghan civilians for taking part in music event

  World | August 27, 2012 14:40 IST

  Kabul, 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 | February 24, 2012 8:48 IST

  Beirut, 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 | December 19, 2011 9:07 IST

  Beirut, 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 | December 12, 2011 7:25 IST

  Damascus, 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 | September 25, 2011 7:58 IST

  Nicosia, 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 | April 21, 2011 12:40 IST

  Misrata (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 | April 08, 2011 17:34 IST

  Ajdabiya, 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 | April 06, 2011 21:04 IST

  Tripoli/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 | February 26, 2011 21:04 IST

  Tripoli, 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 | September 18, 2009 6:26 IST

  Details 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