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Egypt deploys troops in Suez after 9 killed in clashesEgypt's armed forces deployed troops in the city of Suez early on Saturday after nine people were shot dead during nationwide protests against President Mohamed Mursi, underlining the country's deep divisions as it marked the second anni More… |
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More Kurd troops into standoff with Iraq armyIraq's Kurdish region has sent reinforcements to a disputed area where its troops are involved in a standoff with the Iraqi army, a senior Kurdish military official said, despite calls on both sides for dialogue to calm the situation. More… |
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Thousands of UK troops to leave AfghanistanBritish Defence Secretary Philip Hammond said on Sunday he planned to withdraw thousands of British troops from Afghanistan next year. "I would expect it will be significant, which means th More… |
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Assad tours Aleppo, orders more troops into battleSyrian President Bashar al-Assad is visiting the city of Aleppo to take a first-hand look at the fighting between government forces and rebels and has ordered 30,000 more troops into the battle, a Lebanese paper said on Tuesday. A More… |
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Damascus hit as Turkey sends troops to borderRebel forces attacked Syria's main court in central Damascus on Thursday, state television said, while Turkey deployed troops and anti-aircraft rocket launchers to the Syrian border, building pressure on President Bashar al-Assad. There wa More… |
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Turkey deploys troops, convoy on Syria borderTurkish troops and military vehicles were deployed towards the border with Syria on Thursday as a precaution after Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan gave orders to react to any Syrian threat approaching the frontier. Erdogan, who has given she More… |
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Syria forces pound cities; Russia readies marinesSyrian security forces pounded opposition areas across the country on Monday, activists said, adding that at least 23 people had been killed in clashes they say have escalated since international observers suspended their mission. Activist More… |
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Egypt troops in Cairo to calm clashes, 11 deadEgypt's army said on Wednesday it was deploying extra troops to control clashes that erupted at a protest near the Defence Ministry in Cairo, where medical and security sources said the death toll had risen to 11. "Eight armoured personnel More… |
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Syrian forces shell Homs, breaking truceSyrian forces shelled two central districts in the battered city of Homs throughout the night and into Saturday morning, a resident activist and a human rights group said, the first bombings since a ceasefire took hold on Thursday. "There More… |
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No reported violence in Syria after deadlineThe deadline for a UN-backed ceasefire aimed at halting more than a year of bloodshed in Syria passed on Thursday with no immediate reports of violence. People in the restive provinces of Homs, Hama and Idlib More… |
