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At least 16 killed in renewed Yemen clashes
Jun 14th, 2012
At least 16 people, including women and children, were killed on Thursday in clashes in Yemen's southern province of Abyan where Al-Qaeda and the army are battling for control of the restive territory. (Source: AFP) -
BAGHDAD (AP) - Bombs struck Sunni areas in Baghdad and surrounding areas Friday, killing at least 76 people in the deadliest day in Iraq in more than eight months, officials said, as a spike in violence has raised fears the country could be on the path to a new round of sectarian bloodshed. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BASRA, Iraq (AP) - Hundreds of Iraqis attended the Friday funeral in a southern city of two Shiite fighters killed in Syria. Several such funerals have been held in recent months, the latest sign that the conflict has taken on a sectarian regional dimension. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
BEIRUT (AP) - Syrian President Bashar Assad and his allies are showing renewed confidence that the momentum in the civil war is shifting in their favor, due in part to the rapid rise of al-Qaida-linked extremists among the rebels and the world's reluctance to take forceful action to intervene in the fighting. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
SANAA, Yemen (AP) - A suspected U.S. drone strike killed four al-Qaida militants Saturday in a southern Yemeni province once overrun by the group, according to security officials. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - At least 15 people died in clashes Monday between police and Islamic hardliners demanding that Bangladesh implement an anti-blasphemy law, police said. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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