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Turkish people display a damaged national flag found in the debris of a destroyed shop as they stage an anti-government protest near the scene at one of the Saturday explosion sites that killed 46 and injured about 50 others, in Reyhanli, near Turkey’s border with Syria, on Monday, May 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

Pro-Assad Marxists blamed for bombing in Turkey

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 13, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Authorities in Turkey arrested nine Turkish nationals on Sunday tied to the deadly bombings in the town of Reyhanlı, located on the Turkish–Syrian border, which left 46 people dead and over 100 injured. The government described the nine Turkish...

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People look at the remains of vehicles damaged following an explosion in the al-Obaidi neighborhood, east of Baghdad on April 15, 2013. Source: AFP PHOTO/ALI AL-SAADI

At Least 20 Killed in Iraq Bombings

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Apr 15, 2013 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—At least 20 people were killed and over 100 wounded on Monday, April 15 in a series of car bombings targeting mainly Shi’ite areas across Iraq. With the provincial elections due to take place on April 20, there is great concern that such...