Middle East Brutality

OUR DAILY MIDDLE EAST VIOLENCE 7.3.2014…….

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Egypt: 10 militants killed, 43 arrested in security raids in Sinai

6th Mar 2014

ARISH, (Xinhua): At least ten extremists were killed and some 43 others were arrested Wednesday during a security raid in Egypt’s North Sinai province in northeast of the capital Cairo, a security source told Xinhua.

“The extremists exchanged fire with the security forces who managed to destroy 38 houses, 85 huts, 22 vehicles and 30 bikes belonging to the extremists,” the source said, noting the raids took place in the cities of Arish, Sheikh Zuweid and Rafah.

The raids are part of a massive military-police campaign on extremist Islamists whose terrorist attacks have recently mounted in the peninsula.

Over the past few weeks, similar security operations in Sinai left dozens of extremists killed and many others arrested.

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Car bombs in central Syria kill 17

3 hours ago  •  Associated Press

DAMASCUS, Syria  •  Car bombs in government-held districts of central Syria killed at least 17 people and wounded many others Thursday, state media and a government official reported.

A government official in Homs province said 13 civilians were killed in a car bomb explosion at a busy traffic circle in a residential district known as the Armenian quarters in the city of Homs.

The official said more than 30 others were wounded in the explosion that targeted the area, mostly inhabited by residents from the Alawite and Christian minority sects.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give official statements.

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Al-Qaida in Yemen Kills Comrade Accused of Spying

SANAA, Yemen March 6, 2014 (AP)
By AHMED AL-HAJ Associated Press

Al-Qaida militants in Yemen killed one of their own men Thursday, hanging his body from a street light after accusing him of spying for the United States, officials said.

The officials say a militant firing squad killed the man and publicly displayed his body in the town of Shahr in the southeastern Hadramawt province.

An al-Qaida flier distributed to residents described the execution as “retribution” for anyone who deals with the Americans.

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Pakistan Hangu soldiers killed as talks due to resume

Pakistani security personnel carry the body of a fellow officer who was killed in a bomb blastHundreds have died in Taliban attacks, including members of the security services

At least six Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a bombing in the north-west, as violence continues despite an apparent ceasefire with militants.

The military said another eight people were injured in the blast targeting a security convoy near Hangu, 110km (70 miles) south-west of Peshawar.

It is the first attack on security forces this month, and comes two days after a court in Islamabad was stormed.

A Taliban ceasefire announcement at the weekend has failed to halt violence.

The Pakistan Taliban (TTP) promised a month-long truce while peace moves resume. In response, the military halted air strikes against militant positions in tribal areas near the Afghan border.

The attacks since the weekend suggest the TTP are either not respecting the truce or are unable to control the many factions operating loosely under their command, observers say.

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