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Witnesses: Syrian forces shoot at anti-Assad protests

22 Apr 2011
Amman -- Syrian security forces fired at pro-democracy protests which broke out across the country on Friday, witnesses said, as demonstrators demanded an end to President Bashar al-Assad's 11-year rule. Tens of thousands of Syrians...
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Rebels savor victory after clearing snipers

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22 Apr 2011
Amman -- Libyans who wanted to venture outside to celebrate rebel gains against Muammar Qadhafi's forces in Misrata were prevented from doing so by government snipers in a tall building above Tripoli street. After a two-week struggle...
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Syria activists issue joint statement on democracy

A sign being held up during protests in Banias, in northeastern Syria, on April 19, 2011. Syria's government approved a bill to rescind a decades-old emergency law and agreed to abolish the state security court, after weeks of pro-democracy protests and hundreds of deaths.
22 Apr 2011
Amman -- Syrian activists coordinating mass protests against President Bashar al-Assad's authoritarian rule demanded on Friday the abolition of Baath Party monopoly on power and the establishment of a democratic political system....
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US warns of Libya 'stalemate' as Misrata battle rages

The chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mike Mullen speaks to the media a day after his meeting with Turkish officials in Ankara on September 4, 2010. Mullen held talks with Turkish officials after the US combat mission in neighbouring Iraq formally ended.
22 Apr 2011
Misrata -- The top US military officer said air strikes had hobbled Libyan forces, but admitted the conflict was moving into "stalemate" as Muammar Qadhafi's troops pressed on with their punishing siege of rebel Misrata....
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Protesters stage Oman's biggest pro-reform demonstration

Some 700 protesters block the access to Oman's second biggest port on February 28, 2011 in Sohar, more than 200 kms (125 miles) northwest of Muscta, preventing the movement of vehicles in or out. Fresh clashes erupted between Omani police and protesters, a day after police killed at least one as the turmoil rocking the Arab world reached the normally calm Gulf sultanate.
22 Apr 2011
Salalah -- Some 3000 protesters took to the streets after Friday prayers in Oman's southern port of Salalah in one of the biggest pro-reform demonstrations since scattered unrest began in the sultanate two months ago. Instead of...
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New Gulf plan puts three-month limit on Yemen crisis

21 Apr 2011
Sanaa -- A Gulf Arab plan presented in Sanaa on Thursday sees President Ali Abdullah Saleh handing over power within three months, an official said, in the latest effort to stop Yemen's descent into further violence and chaos. Saleh...
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Forces deploy in Syria's Homs city, residents defiant

21 Apr 2011
Amman -- Plain clothes security forces toting Ak-47s deployed in Homs overnight, a witness said on Thursday, as the central Syrian city defied a crackdown following the killing of 21 pro-democracy protesters this week. Residents, expecting...
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Army: South Sudan army, militia clash kills 31

A Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) honour guard stands at attention in January 2010.   
21 Apr 2011
Juba -- At least 31 people were killed in a clash between south Sudan's army and rebel militia fighters, the army said on Wednesday, the latest violence to unsettle the region ahead of its independence in July. Sudan's south voted...
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NATO warns civilians in Libya, two photographers killed

21 Apr 2011
Misrata -- NATO warned civilians to stand clear of its bombing blitz on Muammer Qadhafi's troops, as Libyan rebels called for "major" air strikes and two top photographers were killed in besieged Misrata. NATO's warning...
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Oscar-nominated war photographer killed in Libya

20 Apr 2011
Misrata -- An Oscar-nominated war photographer and film director was killed Wednesday in the besieged city of Misrata while covering battles between rebels and Libyan government forces. Three other Western photographers were wounded....
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