Taimoor Tariq
Joined on: Nov 30, -0001
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Articles By Taimoor Tariq
After playing a role of a mere observer for most part of the ongoing crisis in Syria, Amnesty International has blasted Bashar Al-Assad’s regime for committing crimes against humanity In Syria, everyday, crimes are being committed against humanity in the name of reaction of the government to avenge communities suspected for supporting insurgents. In a […]
Jun 14 2012 | Posted in
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A curfew has been introduced in Tunis from 9:00 P.M to 5:00 A.M and seven other regions after a wave of violence that saw more than 100 people lose their lives This decision was made by Tunisian Prime Minister Hamad Jebali shortly after a sudden outbreak of violence during which the Salafists and youth clashed […]
Jun 13 2012 | Posted in
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Syrian soldiers have tortured and summarily executed several children and even used some of them as young as eight years as ‘human shields’ in their operations against the rebels according to a UN report UN has denounced the Syrian government as one of the worst on its annual list of ‘the shame’ where the protagonists […]
Jun 12 2012 | Posted in
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The 60-year-old Islamic theologian has asked Tunisians to defend the sanctity of their religion and to work towards the restoration of Sharia Ayman al-Zawahiri, who took over from Osama bin Laden as the head of Al Qaeda, has asked Tunisians to defend sharia (Islamic Law) despite the promises made by the moderate Islamist party in […]
Jun 11 2012 | Posted in
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In two separate incidents in Deraa and Homs, 23 people including nine women and three children have been killed Fighting between Bashar Al-Assad’s forces and the rebel forces has left seventeen people dead in the Southern Syrian city of Deraa. The incident happened this Friday. Among those seventeen victims were nine women and three children […]
Jun 9 2012 | Posted in
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According to a survey by Red Cross, everyday, a number of Syrians are fleeing from the ravaged country Syrian civilians have been forced to leave their homes in order to stay away from the clashes between the rebel forces and government troops. It has become difficult for sick and wounded people to reach medical services. […]
Jun 8 2012 | Posted in
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Two girls come to beg for some water. For a week, the taps have been dry and there is no water supply in the village. Fadi, whose house has a large cistern that contains more water than the family consumes. However, his father fumes. “The who village will come to us soon, and we will […]
Jun 6 2012 | Posted in
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The inhabitants of the Syrian village live in fear of the raids by the Syrian Army Suddenly alerts, a lot of guns are found in the plains. A mother covers her daughter in a blanket to protect her. In the alleys there is a lot of panic. There are only children, women and elderly men […]
Jun 5 2012 | Posted in
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On Monday, June 4, a Libyan military court convicted nineteen Ukrainians, three Belarusians and a Russian accused of having been mercenaries of Muammar Gaddafi to ten years imprisonment with hard labor. The Russian, considered the group coordinator, was imposed life imprisonment. Ukrainian and Belarusian ambassadors present at the announcement of the verdict, have described it as "heavy" and announced that the convicts would […]
Jun 4 2012 | Posted in
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Five days following the massacre of Hula, rebels have ordered Syrian government to implement the Annan plan by Friday or face the consequences Syrian rebels say that they will give up fighting on Friday noon if the government of Bashar Al-Assad decides to implement the Annan plan that includes a cessation of violence in the […]
May 31 2012 | Posted in
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In retaliation to the Hula massacre, which left 108 people dead, European countries have hardened their stance against the tyrannical regime of Bashar al-Assad. France, Germany, Great Britain, Spain and Italy have announced the expulsion of Syrian ambassadors from their respective countries. In the aftermath of these steps, Canada has also ordered Syrian diplomats living […]
May 29 2012 | Posted in
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General Robert Mood says that though the mission is trying its best to restore order in Syria, it will eventually be the Syrians themselves who will have their fate in their own hands Norway’s General Robert Mood is the person responsible for negotiating a truce in war-ravaged Syria. The Norwegian was made the head of […]
May 28 2012 | Posted in
Middle East |
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