by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Aug 1, 2017 | Middle East
A car bomb explosion in the southern Somali town of Kismayo wounded at least 10 people on Tuesday, police said. “We believe it was a car bomb parked here in this busy street. So far we know 10 civilians were injured,” said Mohamud, a police officer who...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 6, 2017 | Middle East
Irbil- In a report published on Thursday, Amnesty International accused Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units (PMU), known as Hashd al-Sha’abi of committing war crimes and called on examining the role of the Iraqi authorities and foreign countries in helping the group...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 9, 2013 | Middle East
Baghdad, AP—A series of attacks, including a car bomb outside a cafe, killed at least 21 people in Iraq on Monday, officials said. Iraqi authorities have struggled to quell a surge in violence—mostly from insurgent attacks and bombings—that engulfed the country...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 28, 2013 | Middle East
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The latest wave of bombings to strike Iraq hit Baghdad yesterday, killing at least 66 people and wounding many more, according to press reports verified by medical sources. Like other attacks in recent weeks, car bombs targeted Shi’ite...
