Siege Divides Syria Shiite Villages Zahraa Nub Icy Streets
In Aleppo province the Shiite villages Zahraa and Nub remain ringed by barricades and checkpoints as Sunni rebels besiege them for over three months. Snipers guard roads and residents fear escape while sectarian revenge shatters long standing coexistence between Sunni and Shiite communities amid Syria’s civil war.
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Nub
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Bomb kills top official and 7 others in Beirut blast
A car bomb in Beirut’s Achrafieh district killed Brig. Gen. Wis sam al-Hassan, head of Lebanon’s domestic security forces’ intelligence division, and seven others, wounding 78 as shattered balconies and debris blocked streets. Authorities linked the attack to Syria’s civil war and regional instability.
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Dog buried alive survives on third birthday
A Jack Russell terrier named Ethan survived being poisoned and buried alive after a passerby saw ground movement. Rescued by a man who dug him up, then firefighters and a veterinarian, the dog was identified by microchip as having lived through this on his third birthday.
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Roadside blast kills wedding guests in Balkh province
A roadside mine exploded as a minibus ferrying wedding guests traveled through Dawlat Abad district in Balkh, killing 19 people and wounding 16, including six children and seven women. The wedding had been planned for Thursday, and President Karzai condemned the attack.
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