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Publication of the Baha Mousa Inquiry Report
September 09 by Defence IQ8 Sep 11 Sir William Gage yesterday, 8 September 2011, published the report of his independent public inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Baha Mousa in Iraq in 2003. His re...
HRW: Syrian forces remove wounded from hospitals
September 09 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertySeptember 09, 2011 Human Rights Watch says Syrian security forces have "forcibly removed" 18 wounded people from a hospital in Homs during a raid on the city this week. The rights group cit...
Trial of Egypt's Mubarak to be held in Cairo
July 28 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 28, 2011 Egypt's official news agency MENA reports that ex-president Hosni Mubarak and others will be put on trial in Cairo on August 3 over their alleged involvement in the killing of pr...
Two Britons detained in Afghanistan
July 21 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 21, 2011 Authorities in London have confirmed that British armed forces have detained two British nationals in Afghanistan -- reportedly in connection with a possible attack on British inte...
Syrian security forces reportedly kill eight in fresh raids
July 14 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 14, 2011 Syrian activists say security forces have killed at least eight people and arrested dozens as part of a military crackdown on antigovernment demonstrators during the past 24 hour...
Syrian tanks pull back from Hama
July 04 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 04, 2011 Tanks are reported to have pulled back from the central Syrian city of Hama. Residents said tanks and armored vehicles moved north after moving close to the city of 650,000 an...
Assad orders new amnesty amid pro-government rallies in Syria
June 22 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertySyrian President Bashar al-Assad has issued a new presidential pardon for prisoners, as tens of thousands reportedly took to the streets across Syria to support him. The decree grants general amn...
Libya operation discussed by NATO military chiefs
June 21 by Defence IQMilitary chiefs from the 15 countries contributing to Operation Unified Protector, the United Nations-mandated mission to protect civilians in Libya, met in London today to discuss the future of the...
Precision NATO Air Strikes in Libya - The Other Side of Counter-insurgency
June 21 by Neil WaghornFaced with ongoing NATO air attacks, the Gaddafi regime has increasingly been using tactics more commonly associated with insurgency groups and rebellions rather than developed states. NATO precisio...
Assad cousin quits as Syrian troops operate in North
June 17 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJune 17, 2011 With Syrian troops and armored vehicles continuing their campaign against anti-regime protesters in the north of the country, Syrian tycoon Rami Makhlouf, a cousin of President B...
Turkey calls for halt in Syria violence
June 15 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJune 15, 2011 Turkey's prime minister has called on the Syrian regime to halt the violence as President Bashar al-Assad's military forces counter deadly unrest. The developments came as Syria...
Afghanistan: UN urges greater civilian protection after bloodiest month
June 13 by United Nations Press OfficeLast month was the most violent for civilians in Afghanistan in recent years as attacks by insurgents intensified, the United Nations mission in the country said today, reiterating its call for grea...