[THS] Libyan opposition: 30 killed by government-armed brigade

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Libyan opposition: 30 killed by government-armed brigade :

The Libyan opposition on Friday accused authorities of having provided more arms to
the elite army brigade Khamees Gaddafi, which then attacked anti-government
protesters in the north, leaving up to 30 people dead. http://bit.ly/gDPdRe


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Libyan crackdown on protesters kills 24: rights group:

 A "day of anger" against Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi turned into a bloodbath
when security forces gunned down at least 24 people in two of the country's biggest
cities, Human Rights Watch said on Friday.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/02/18/libyan-crackdown-on-protesters-kills-24-
rights-group/


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Videos From Libya: Violence Escalates:

Man shot by Qaddafi's security forces in Ajdabiya, a town south of Benghazi, where
the networks report larger demonstrations are happening.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/atlantic/20110218/cm_atlantic/videosfromlibyaviolenceescala
tes7032


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Armed men kidnap wounded from hospital:

Armed uniformed men are storming Libyan hospitals tending to those wounded in
anti-Government protests and dragging them away in the middle of the night, a
nurse in Benghazi tells Channel 4 News.
http://www.channel4.com/news/libya-armed-men-kidnap-wounded-from-hospital


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Libyan exiles say eastern city 'in the hands of the people':

Anti-government protesters have seized control of the eastern Libyan city of al Bayda
after they were joined by some local police, two Libyan exile groups said on Friday.
http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/libyan-exiles-say-eastern-city-in-the-
hands-of-the-people-1.344287


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Live Updates From The BBC:

Protests across the Middle East and North Africa
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-12492706


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Five killed as anti-government protests sweep Yemen:

Grenade thrown into a crowd of anti-government protesters in Taiz, a central town
considered to be a barometer of national sentiment. http://bit.ly/gRWfkG


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Four killed in Bahrain clashes as Mideast seethes:

Troops in armored vehicles took control of the Bahraini capital after police firing
buckshot and teargas drove out protesters hoping to emulate those who toppled
veteran leaders in Egypt and Tunisia.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/us-protests-idUSTRE71F41K20110217


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Bahrain troops shoot at protesters: ex MP:

Lebanon's Hezbollah-run al-Manar television quoted a doctor at Salmaniya hospital in
Manama as saying 25 wounded had been admitted, two of them with serious
wounds.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/18/us-bahrain-shooting-
idUSTRE71H3YI20110218


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Bahrain police attack hospital:

Tear gas and some rounds have been fired into that hospital. There has also been
very heavy gunfire around the site of the tent cities where protestors were evicted,"
http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2011/02/18/bahrain-monarchy-protests.html


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Major Shia party withdraws from Bahrain government:

Al-Wefaq Shia Islamic society, which had occupied 18 of the 40 seats in Bahrain's
parliament, announced its decision yesterday. The communique came following
fighting between police and anti-government demonstrators.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/frontpage/2011/0218/1224290141267.html


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9 Killed As Iraqi Demonstrations Continue, Governor Flees:

On Thursday nine Iraqis were killed and 47 injured at a protest against corruption
and unemployment in Sulaimaniyah, a Kurdish city. http://bit.ly/hkDjU6


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Video: Iraqi Teenager Killed during protest:

Video shows how the guards of Barzani's party opened fire and killed Rijwan Ali, a
young Iraqi protester, in Sulaymaniyah yesterday.
http://raedinthemiddle.blogspot.com/2011/02/iraqi-teenager-killed-during-protest-
in.html


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Three civilians killed, five policemen injured in Iraq :

Three civilians were killed and five policemen injured in a bomb blast in the northern
Iraqi city of Mosul on Friday, according to a security source. http://bit.ly/g0FKLx


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Fresh protests hit Iraqi cities:

Reports of deaths as thousands turn out to demand better service delivery and jobs
from government.
http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2011/02/2011218104510878522.html


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