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Libyan rebel fighters stand guard over detainees during a fight ...
Aug 26th, 2011
(Reuters) - Libyan rebel fighters stand guard over detainees during a fight for the final push to flush out Muammar Gaddafi's forces in Abu Salim district in Tripoli August 25, 2011. Libyan rebels stormed Tripoli's Abu Salim district, one of the main holdouts of forces loyal to Gaddafi in the capital, after NATO air strikes on a building in the area on Thursday. REUTERS/Anis Mili (LIBYA - Tags: POLITICS CONFLICT) -
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BEIRUT (AP) - Taking advantage of the chaos of the civil war, Syria's Kurdish minority has carved out a once unthinkable degree of independence in their areas, creating their own police forces, even their own license plates, and exuberantly going public with their language and culture. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
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