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Residents believed to be hostages and used as human shields of Moro National Liberation Front rebels wave white cloth and shout to the government soldiers to “stop firing” while standing in the rebels’ positions in downtown Zamboanga city, in southern Philippines September 11, 2013. (REUTERS/Erik De Castro)
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Lebanese Army soldiers patrol on their vehicles the road leading to Beirut international airport, following the kidnap of a Turkish airlines pilot and his colleague in Beirut. (REUTERS/Hasan Shaaban)
Two Turkish pilots kidnapped by gunmen in Beirut
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Two Turkish Airlines pilots, Murat Akpınar and Murat Ağca, have been kidnapped today, Friday, August 9, in the Lebanese capital, Beirut. According to local reports, six gunmen forced the two out of a shuttle bus less than a kilometer away from...Caption:
Afghan border police stand guard near seized weapons as they are displayed to the media at a police headquarters in Jalalabad on March 2, 2013. Seven Taliban insurgents have been arrested with their weapons by Afghan border police during an operation in Ghani khel District of Nangarhar province. (AFP PHOTO/ Noorullah Shirzada)
Taliban Kill 17 Captured Afghan Soldiers
Kabul, AFP—Taliban militants have killed 17 captured Afghan soldiers in the far northeast in one of the deadliest single attacks on local forces in recent years, officials said on Wednesday. The men were taken hostage in Badakhshan on Saturday while guarding a convoy....Caption:
A French soldier checks passengers of a transport truck arriving in Gao, northern Mali, Thursday Feb. 14, 2013. Malian forces have stepped up security around the port an the main market, in an effort to stop the infiltration of rebel fighters in the town. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)
What’s so new about Al-Qaeda being active in North Africa?
The tragic events in Algeria and the consequences of Mali’s crisis have overshadowed all other news stories over the past few days and have been met with understandable shock. However there is nothing surprising about what happened, even if some analysts are...Caption:
A general view of damage caused by a siege by Islamist militants earlier this month at the Tiguentourine Gas Plant in In Amenas. (REUTERS/Louafi Larbi)