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Turkish citizens confront soldiers taking part in the attempted coup on July 15, 2016.

Turkey: First Batch of Militants Involved in Attempted Coup on Trial

by Said Abdul Razzak | Jan 24, 2017 | Middle East

Ankara – Dozens of officers and soldiers went on trial in Istanbul for their alleged role in the failed military coup in July. Turkish authorities insisted that Fethullah Gulen, who resided in the U.S. since 1999, is the mastermind of the failed coup and they...

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80 ISIS Militants Killed in US Strikes on Sirte

by Khalid Mahmoud | Jan 20, 2017 | Middle East

Brigadier Ahmed Abu Shahma, the military governor of the city of Sirte in southwestern Libya, told Asharq Al-Awsat that sudden air strikes carried out by US warplanes at dawn yesterday against ISIS sites in the city were implemented at the request of Al-Bunyan...

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Amnesty International: Anti-terrorism Laws in Europe Target Muslims

by Abdullah Mustafa | Jan 18, 2017 | World

A report published by Amnesty International yesterday stated that comprehensive counter terrorism laws adopted by a number of EU member states are disproportionate and undermine fundamental freedoms. The organisation said that a large group of the new laws to combat...

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Government and Militants Blame Each Other For the Massacre in Darfur

by Ahmed Younis | Jan 4, 2017 | Middle East

Ten people were killed and more than 60 were injured as a result of bloody and violent incidents that took place in Nirtiti in Central Darfur state. The armed opposition and the government blamed each other for the incident in which innocent civilians were killed....

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Men and children displaced by fighting between Iraqi forces and ISIS militants stand inside a truck as they wait to be taken out of Mosul, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 18, 2016. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

Iraqi Forces Report Fierce ISIS Resistance in South Mosul

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Dec 30, 2016 | Middle East

Iraqi forces battling ISIS hardline militants in southern Mosul reported strong resistance as the second day of a renewed push to take back the city launched. Fighting had been paused for several weeks. Elite forces pushed into Mosul from the east in October but...