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  • 30
    Mar
    2012
    7:46am, EDT

    Scenes of devastation in Homs, Syria

    Shaam News Network via Reuters

    A view shows damaged buildings in the old city of Homs March 30, 2012.

    Shaam News Network via Reuters

    A damaged car is seen in front of a damaged building in the old city of Homs, Syria, March 30.

    Shaam News Network via Reuters

    Damaged buildings line a street filled with rubble in the old city of Homs, Syria, March 30, 2012.

    Shaam News Network via Reuters

    A damaged vehicle is seen next to a damaged building in Al Qasseer city, near Homs, Syria, March 28.

    Editor's note: These photos were released by the Shaam News Network, members of the Syrian opposition who have been releasing videos and photos to other media organizations and uploading them to YouTube and various websites. We can't verify the authenticity or the source. Shaam News Network also has twitter feed in english.

    • Fresh clashes erupted in northern Syria today, despite the peace plan recently brokered by Kofi Annan.
    • More photos from Homs on PhotoBlog.

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  • 19
    Mar
    2012
    9:24am, EDT

    In quiet moments, portraits of Syrian Free Army rebels

    Giorgos Moutafis / AFP - Getty Images

    A rebel of the Free Syrian Army rests in an old store house in the mountains close to Al-Janoudia village, in Idlib province. northern Syria, March 17.

    Giorgos Moutafis / AFP - Getty Images

    A Free Syrian Army on his horse in Al-Shatouria village near to the Turkish border in northwestern Syria, on March 16.

    Giorgos Moutafis / AFP - Getty Images

    A Free Syrian Army rebel warms his hands on an open fire in Al-Shatouria village near to the Turkish border in northwest Syria, on March 16.

     More news from Syria:

    • Assad's wife claims to be the 'real dictator'
    • Syrian humanitarian crisis likely to worsen
    • Arms imports to Syrian surge, most from Russia

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    *Quiet

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  • 14
    Feb
    2012
    4:16pm, EST

    Protesters in Bahrain clash with police on anniversary of uprising

    Hamad I Mohammed / Reuters

    Police armoured personnel fire tear gas at anti-government protesters in the village of Sanabis, west of Manama, Feb. 14. Anti-government protesters tried to march from all directions to reach to the junction but riot police dispersed them by firing tear-gas, rubber bullets and sound grenades. At least 25 protesters have been arrested throughout the daylong protests across the country.

    Associated Press reports: Bahraini security forces fanned out across the island nation in unprecedented numbers on Tuesday as Shiites marked the one-year anniversary of their uprising against the country's Sunni rulers.

    Authorities sent troop reinforcements and armored vehicles to the predominantly Shiite villages around the capital Manama to prevent people from gathering and answering the call of the main opposition movement, Al Wefaq.

    Full story: Bahrain Shiites mark revolt anniversary

    Hasan Jamali / AP

    Bahraini anti-government protesters face off with riot police Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2012, in Sanabis, Bahrain, on the edge of the capital of Manama. Clashes and attempts to march toward the well-barricaded hub of last year's pro-democracy protests marked the first anniversary of the uprising in the Gulf kingdom, and Bahraini security forces fanned out across the island nation in unprecedented numbers.

    Hasan Jamali / AP

    Anti-government protesters grab prepared petrol bombs to use against riot police, in Sanabis, Bahrain, on the edge of the capital of Manama, on Tuesday, Feb. 14. Clashes and attempts to march toward the well-barricaded hub of last year's pro-democracy protests marked Tuesday's first anniversary of the uprising in the Gulf kingdom, and Bahraini security forces fanned out across the island nation in unprecedented numbers.

    Hasan Jamali / AP

    A Bahraini man removed from his car is taken into custody Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Manama, Bahrain, where police stopped some motorists entering the capital, checking identification and arresting young men from several cars. Clashes and attempts to march toward the well-barricaded hub of last year's pro-democracy protests marked the first anniversary of the uprising in the Gulf kingdom, and Bahraini security forces fanned out across the island nation in unprecedented numbers.

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    The US should think about moving the 5th Fleet as it looks as if it's going to start to get ugly here soon. Real ugly. After Syria this will be the next hot spot, following behind Yemen.

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  • 31
    Jan
    2012
    2:29pm, EST

    The Muslim Brotherhood prevents Egyptian anti-government protesters from reaching parliament in Cairo

    Khaled Desouki / AFP - Getty Images

    Egyptian anti-government protesters, right, clash with members of the Muslim Brotherhood group as they prevent them from reaching the parliament in Cairo on Jan. 31, 2012. Hundreds of Egyptian protesters demanding the end of military rule were prevented from reaching parliament by backers of the Muslim Brotherhood, which holds the majority in the assembly. Activists had called for a march from Cairo's Tahrir Square to parliament.

    NBC correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin reports:

    They are scenes reminiscent of Egypt's 18-day revolution that toppled the 30-year rule of Hosni Mubarak.

    Men and women, young and old, Muslim and Christian, rich and poor, secular and conservative … all back in the symbolic heart of Egypt’s revolution, Tahrir Square. They are also in cities all across the country.

    But the unity seen during Egypt's revolution in 2011 has been replaced by widening differences over where the country stands one year later.

    Khalil Hamra / AP

    Egyptian women shout slogans during a rally outside the Parliament in Cairo on Tuesday. Egypt's newly elected lawmakers took aim at the country's military rulers Tuesday, accusing them of trampling on democratic norms and overstepping their powers by passing laws, including a crucial one regulating presidential elections.

     

    More from msnbc.com and NBC News

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    Muslims are a people and a religion of oppression. Look at how women are treated in their culture and you know what they are about. Europe will face the same take over in the coming decades as the Muslim populations out number other groups.

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  • 25
    Jan
    2012
    1:00am, EST

    One year on, Egypt will demonstrate and celebrate

    Mohamed Omar / EPA

    Egyptian protesters gather on the morning of the first anniversary of the 25th January uprising in Tahrir square, on Wed. Jan. 25, 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.

    Reuters reporting from Cairo: Egyptians head to Tahrir Square on Wednesday to mark the first anniversary of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak with some seeking a new revolt against army rule and others celebrating the changes already achieved.

    It is a year since protesters inspired by an uprising in Tunisia took to the streets in Egypt and the January 25 anniversary has exposed divisions in the Arab world's most populous country over the pace of democratic change.

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  • 28
    Dec
    2011
    12:43pm, EST

    Hani Mohammed / AP

    An armed Yemeni tribesman loyal to Sheik Sadeq al-Ahmar, head of the Hashid tribe, watches as a bulldozer carries away the sandbags set up by armed tribesmen loyal to al-Ahmar during months of deadly protests in Sanaa, Yemen, Dec. 28, 2011.

    Barricades come down in Yemen

    After months of fighting, the barricades were taken down today, while the U.S. is deciding if they should block a visit by Saleh.

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  • 23
    Dec
    2011
    3:17pm, EST

    Filippo Monteforte / AFP - Getty Images

    Thousands of Egyptian protesters gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square during a mass rally against the country's military rulers on Dec. 23. Egypt has been divided by the clashes between anti-military protesters and soldiers that have left at least 60 people dead over the past two months and overshadowed the first elections since Mubarak's downfall.

    Thousands gather in Cairo's Tahrir Square

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  • 11
    Nov
    2011
    6:00pm, EST

    Government shelling kills 14 in southern Yemen

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    People comfort a man whose mother was killed in shelling by forces loyal to Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz on Nov. 11, 2011.

    EPA

    Yemenis help a wounded protester after he was allegedly shot by army forces loyal to Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh at a hospital in the southern city of Taiz, Yemen, Nov. 11, 2011.

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    Women mourn for relatives killed in shelling by forces loyal to Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz on Nov. 11, 2011.

    AP reports:

    SANAA, Yemen — In Friday's bloodshed, troops from the Republican Guard, which is led by Saleh's son and is a pillar of his rule, shelled two neighborhoods in the southern city of Taiz and fired at protesters in the city's main square. Fourteen people were killed, said a medical official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to talk to reporters. Continue reading.

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  • 26
    Oct
    2011
    1:33pm, EDT

    Large quantities of munitions found in area south of Sirte, Libya

    Philippe Desmazes / AFP - Getty Images

    Crates containing tank shells litter the desert near ammunition storage bunkers located in the desert, 62 miles south of Sirte, October 26, 2011.

    Philippe Desmazes / AFP - Getty Images

    Piles of ammunition is seen stored in a bunker 62 miles south of Sirte on October 26, 2011.

    Philippe Desmazes / AFP - Getty Images

    A Libyan man looks at a missile in a wooden crate in an ammunition storage bunker about 62miles south of Sirte on October 26, 2011, where at least 80 ammunition bunkers are believed to be located.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    Looks like they had plenty of ammunition left even after nine months of fighting.

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  • 26
    Oct
    2011
    1:27pm, EDT

    Libyan family returns to Sirte to discover what little is left of their home

    Youssef Boudlal / Reuters

    A child stands in the middle of her room, damaged during fighting between pro and anti-Gaddafi fighters, after her family returned to their home in Sirte, October 26, 2011.

    Youssef Boudlal / Reuters

    A family inspects their house, which they had left due to fighting between pro and anti-Gaddafi fighters, upon their return to Sirte October 26, 2011.

     

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    I cannot believe Obama would make this kid and his family homeless. I wonder how many Obama killed in this illegal and immoral war

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  • 25
    Oct
    2011
    2:54pm, EDT

    Tunisians protest first election results

    Zacarias Garcia / EPA

    Tunisians shout slogans during a demonstration aganist what they call 'an election fraud' in front of the press center in Tunis, October 25, 2011.

    Zohra Bensemra / Reuters

    A demonstrator holds a banner during a protest against the Islamist Ennahda movement in Tunis October 25, 2011. Tunisia's moderate Islamist party was preparing to lead a coalition government Tuesday after its election win sent a message to the region that once-banned Islamists are challenging for power after the "Arab Spring." With election officials still counting ballots from Sunday's vote -- the first since the uprisings which began in Tunisia and spread through the region -- the Ennahda party said its own tally showed it won and several of its biggest rivals conceded defeat.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    Full story on the election results in Tunisia.

    Reuters analysis: Democracy can work for Arab Islamists

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  • 21
    Oct
    2011
    10:14am, EDT

    Mass funeral for police officers killed in recent fighting in Yemen

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    Military policemen carry the coffins of police officers killed during recent clashes with armed followers of the tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar during a funeral ceremony in Sanaa October 21, 2011.

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    Police carry the coffins of colleagues killed during recent clashes with armed followers of the tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar during their funeral in Sanaa October 21, 2011.

    Khaled Abdullah / Reuters

    Military police sit by the coffins of police officers killed during recent clashes with armed followers of the tribal leader Sadiq al-Ahmar during their funeral in Sanaa October 21, 2011.

    By Phaedra Singelis, NBC News

    The violence has been escalating in Yemen, and today they held funeral ceremonies for what appears to be at least 20 police officers. At least twelve protesters were killed on Tuesday, and eighteen died on Monday.

    Today the U.N. votes on a resolution condemning the crackdown on the protesters. The New York Times considers how Moammar Gadhafi's death will impact Yemen and other Arab nations currently experiencing unrest.

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