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Buildings and armored vehicles were destroyed during battles between separatist rebels and the Ukrainian army in Vuhlehirsk, Donetsk region, on February 4, 2015. (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)
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Senior army special forces commander Fadel Al-Hassi points at the site of an explosion in Benghazi on February 6, 2015. (Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)
Car bomber kills two, wounds around 20 in Libya’s Benghazi: medics
Benghazi, Reuters—A car laden with explosives killed two people, as well as the driver, and wounded around 20 in Libya’s second biggest city, Benghazi on Friday, medics and military officials said. The car exploded as it was being driven towards an army tank...Caption:
Iraqi Sunnis displaced by ISIS in Diyala province, demonstrate against Shi’ite fighters in front of the US consulate in Arbil, north of Baghdad, on February 4, 2015. (REUTERS/Azad Lashkari)
Government forces not responsible for Diyala village massacre: official
Diyala, Asharq Al-Awsat—The head of an Iraqi parliamentary committee charged with investigating an alleged massacre of Sunni villagers in Diyala province last month denied on Thursday that any official Iraqi forces were involved in the killings. Local sources reported...Caption:
Iranian president-elect Hassan Rouhani stands in front of a portrait of the late revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, during visit of his shrine, just outside Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 16, 2013. .(AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)
Opinion: Iran must confront its past to move forwards
Over the past week the Iranian authorities have marked the 36th anniversary of the Khomeinist revolution by deploying the heaviest propaganda artillery at their disposal. The official narrative is that Iran, under its “Supreme Guide,” has the most perfect political...Caption:
The headquarters of Al-Bashayer publishing house in Damascus, Syria (Asharq Al-Awsat)