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Dozens of deaths during stampede at Ethiopia religious event

Dozens of deaths during stampede at Ethiopia religious event

Oct 02, – “I almost died in that place today,” said one shaken protester who gave his name only as Elias. Mud-covered and shoeless, he said he had been dragged out of a deep ditch that many people fell into as they tried to flee. Dozens of people were crushed to death Sunday in a […]

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Syria rebels in huge attack to break Aleppo siege

Syria rebels in huge attack to break Aleppo siege

Aug  06, –  Their assault focusing on the artillery and armaments schools of the academy has sparked contradictory reports about the situation on the ground. Jihadists and their rebel allies pressed an offensive Friday with a massive attack aimed at seizing a military academy south of Aleppo and breaking a three-week-old siege of insurgent neighbourhoods. […]

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Air strikes on Syria’s Aleppo kill 25

Air strikes on Syria’s Aleppo kill 25

Apr 22, – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, which said regime warplanes carried out the air strikes, earlier gave a toll of 19 dead but said this was likely to rise. Air strikes on rebel-held neighbourhoods in Syria’s second city Aleppo on Friday killed at least 25 people and wounded more than 40, emergency […]

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Suspected Russian air raids kill 10 Syrian civilians- monitor

Suspected Russian air raids kill 10 Syrian civilians- monitor

Jan 31, – The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said three children were among those killed in the raids on Al-Hisan in the western part of the province. Suspected Russian air strikes killed at least 10 civilians Saturday in a village held by the Islamic State group in the eastern Syrian province of Deir Ezzor, […]

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’19 dead’ in rebel fire on Syria’s Aleppo

’19 dead’ in rebel fire on Syria’s Aleppo

Sep 15, – State television also reported 95 people wounded in rocket attacks on neighbourhoods in the west of Aleppo. At least 19 people were killed Tuesday by rebel rocket fire on government-held parts of Syria’s northern city of Aleppo, state media said. That area is controlled by regime forces while rebels are in the […]

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Prime Minister Erdogan soften stand proposes referendum to end protests

Prime Minister Erdogan soften stand proposes referendum to end protests

June 13, ISTANBUL (AP) — Protesters expressed doubts about the offer, however, and continued to converge in Taksim Square’s Gezi Park, epicenter of the anti-government protests that began in Istanbul 13 days ago and spread across the country. At times, police have broken up demonstrations using tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets. Turkey’s government […]

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Prime Minister Erdogan calls for end to Turkey protest

Prime Minister Erdogan calls for end to Turkey protest

June 7, ISTANBUL (AP) — In the first extensive public show of support since anti-government protests erupted last week, more than 10,000 supporters cheered Recep Tayyip Erdogan with rapturous applause outside Istanbul’s international airport. Turkey’s prime minister took a combative stance on his closely watched return to the country early Friday, telling supporters who thronged […]

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