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Amnesty accuses Nigeria forces of 'horrific' Shiite killings during demonstrations
Human rights campaigners on Wednesday accused Nigeria's security forces of killing dozens by using "horrific" force during a crackdown on protesting supporters of an imprisoned Shiite cleric. Amnesty International said it had "strong evidence" that police and soldiers used automatic weapons against members of the ...
The top American diplomat Mike Pompeo appears visibly satisfied with his mission to Riyadh, dubbing it "incredibly successful." But to what end? So far, the United States has given the impression that it is prioritizing giving Saudi leaders a way out after the disappearance of ...
The leader of Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah, a key Damascus ally, said on Wednesday his group would keep its military presence in Syria until further notice, commending a Russian-Turkish deal over Idlib as a step towards a broader political solution. But Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah indicated the ...
Five protesters killed in Basra in second night of clashes with security forces
Five protesters were killed and 16 more were injured during a second day of clashes with security forces in Iraq's main southern city Basra, local health and security sources said. Twenty-two members of the security forces were also wounded, some by a hand grenade, the ...
Two pro-government villages in northwestern Syria were evacuated on Thursday, state television said, in an agreement between the Damascus government and insurgents who had laid siege to them for several years. In exchange, the government was due to release hundreds of prisoners from its jails. ...
An Islamic State suicide bomber carried out an attack at a voter registration center in the capital Kabul on Sunday, killing 57 people and wounding more than 100 others, said officials from the Afghan interior and public health ministries. Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahid Majro ...
U.S. flags burned as Iraqis, urged on by key Shiite cleric, protest Syria airstrikes
Thousands of Iraqis took to the streets in several cities on Sunday to protest U.S.-led strikes on Syria, following a call by influential Shiite cleric Moqtada Sadr. "Stop destroying Syria as you destroyed our country," shouted protesters in Baghdad's Tahrir Square, in reference to the ...
Islamic State takes credit as suicide bomber kills dozens as Kabul marks Persian New Year
A suicide bomber on Wednesday killed dozens of people, many of them teenagers, after detonating a device among a crowd in Kabul who were celebrating the Persian New Year holiday, officials said. There were distressing scenes at the hospital opposite the blast site where grief-stricken ...
U.S. top envoy Rex Tillerson says Hezbollah role poses threat to Lebanon
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned Lebanon on Thursday that the Iran-backed Hezbollah group's growing arsenal and involvement in regional conflicts threatened Lebanon's security. Speaking alongside Lebanese Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri in a Beirut news conference, Tillerson also said the United States was engaging ...
Kabul suicide attacker kills at least 11, wounds 25 as police handled shopkeeper protest
A suicide attacker blew himself up near a crowd of police and protesters in Kabul Thursday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 25 others, officials said, in the latest deadly violence to bring carnage to the Afghan capital. There was no immediate claim of ...
Israel wary as advancing Syrian army and Iranian proxies demand rebels near border surrender
Syrian rebels pinned down in a strategic area where the Israeli and Lebanese borders meet with Syria were handed an ultimatum by the Syrian army and its Iranian-backed militia allies to either surrender or face certain military defeat, rebels said on Tuesday. The Syrian army ...
Houthis kill fleeing Yemeni ex-President Saleh after alliance collapses as fighting rages in Sanaa
Yemen's ex-president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, was killed by Houthi rebels on Monday as he fled heavy fighting in Sanaa after the collapse of his alliance with the Iran-backed insurgents. Saleh, who ruled with an iron fist for three decades, had joined forces with the Shiite ...
