urkish forces entered Syrian territories and advanced to the outskirts of Aleppo Saturday to transport the buried remains of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, Suleyman Shah.
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Ashma village, on which the forces planted Turkish flag and claimed authority
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was threatened in March 2014 by the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) as the radical militant organisation demanded that Turkey lowers its flag and withdraws troops guarding the site.
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A soldier was killed in the operation, as far as the international coalition to combat ISIS knows, although it didn’t see clashes,
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After the Turkish forces transported the remains, they destroyed all the buildings in the site to “prevent abuse of the site
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After the retrieval of the historical tomb, Turkish forces raised the Turkish flag in the village the tomb was transferred to. Syrian forces felt this as a bit of a threat and so relations between the two governments remain tense.
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Another attack on the Syrian people occurred on Monday, March 16. The attack killed at least six people, including infants and injured many others. The attacked occurred in a village in northwestern Syria. It is reported that there was use of chlorine gas. -
Another attack on the Syrian people occurred on Monday, March 16. The attack killed at least six people, including infants and injured many others. The attacked occurred in a village in northwestern Syria. It is reported that there was use of chlorine gas.
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In this article for Al Monitor, a news site launched during the Arab Spring which brands itself as "the pulse of the Middle East", a physician from Hamburg talks about her more than 20 years in the Kurdistan Workers Party in a rare interview. -
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Christian men have been fighting in the multi-layered conflict - either alongside Kurdish militias or alongside relatively secular rebel factions, or government forces.
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10% of Syria's 22 million people.
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Greek Orthodox Church,
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Christians have long been among Syria's elite
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The founder of the Baath Party
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was a Christian, and Christians rose to senior positions in the party, government and security forces
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not seen to have any real power compared with their Alawite and Sunni colleagues.
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large proportion
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Sunnis also tolerated or supported the Assads,
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guarantors of stability
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When pro-democracy protests erupted
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many Christians were cautious and tried to avoid taking sides.
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Melkite Greek Catholic Patriarch Gregorios III Laham said last year that more than 1,000 Christians had been killed, entire villages cleared, and dozens of churches and Christian centres damaged or destroyed.
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This has led some Christians to express support for President Assad,
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if President Assad is overthrown, Christians will be targeted and communities destroyed as many were in Iraq after the US-led invasion in 2003.
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concerned by the coming to power of Islamist parties in post-revolutionary Egypt and Tunisia.
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Other Christians are believed to be assisting the opposition.
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Syrian National Council, whose leader
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is from a Christian family.
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Thsi article explores the state of Christians in Syria. Patriarch Gregorios and Bishop Ibrahim add to this discussion.
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PANKISI GORGE, Georgia -The mother of martyrs, a woman in her fifties, is delicately beautiful and visibly in pain. She covers her hazel eyes and sobs over a photo album as the call to prayer echoes throughout the Georgian village of Jokolo, just south of the Chechen border.
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Attack in Egypt's Sinai leaves many dead
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Seven people have been killed in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula
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fire that hit their home
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missile fired by one of the Egyptian army helicopters th
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errant mortar round from fighters,
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Tuesday's blast included women and children
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they have not yet been identified
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civilians were from a prominent Bedouin family in the village of Negah Shabana.
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happened while the area was heavily shelled by fighters and the Egyptian military.
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65-year-old woman was injured by shrapnel during the exchange of fire and was rushed to hospital for treatment.
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army has launched a massive crackdown against armed groups in Sinai area that has killed scores of policemen and soldier
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demolished hundreds of homes
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Civilians in the mostly Bedouin towns of Sinai had been caught in the crossfire before, with several killed by an errant mortar round.
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Seven people were killed during an explosion in Sinai. The individuals have not ye been identified.
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Egypt 'worst for women' out of 22 countries in Arab world
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There are whole villages on the outskirts of Cairo and elsewhere where the bulk of economic activity is based on trafficking in women and forced marriages
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high rates of female genital mutilation and a growth in conservative Islamist groups contributed to the low ranking.
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Iraq ranked second-worst after Egypt, followed by Saudi Arabia, Syria and Yemen.
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Egypt is now the worst country for women's rights in the Arab world, according to a poll of gender experts
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sexual harassment was cited as the main factor.
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A UN report in April said 99.3% of women and girls in Egypt had been subjected to sexual harassment.
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Iraq was now more dangerous for women than under Saddam Hussein, with women disproportionately affected by the violence of the past decade.
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A study found that 99.3% of women were subjected to sexual harassment in Egypt. Forced marriages and human trafficking were also stated to highly affect the women.
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Egypt is now the worst country for women's rights in the Arab world, according to a poll of experts on gender issues in 22 Arab states.
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The Turkish Army sent armored troops deep into Syria late Saturday on a rescue mission, to recover the remains of a major historical figure and to evacuate the guards at his besieged tomb
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The tomb of Suleyman Shah, grandfather of the founder of the Ottoman Empire, is 20 miles south of the Turkish border, but it has been considered Turkish territory under a 1921 treaty with France
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there were no clashes during the mission and only one casualty, a soldier who was killed in an accident
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He said Turkey notified the Syrian government, rebel leaders and the coalition forces fighting the Islamic State about the operation.
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572 troops, 39 tanks, 57 armored vehicles and 100 other vehicles were involved
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Turkish flag was lowered, and the tomb and security station were destroyed to prevent any possible use by extremists.
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operation was prompted by the chaos and instability in Syria
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clashes were likely to erupt nearby between forces of the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, and Kurdish troops known as pesh merga, and that the tomb could become a target.
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“The Suleyman Shah tomb has been a point of vulnerability for Turkey for a long time, and with this operation, such weakness has been eliminated
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“The Islamic State could have used the presence of the tomb as leverage in case of any confrontation with Turkey
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in accordance with the 1921 treaty, a new tomb for Suleyman Shah was being established in a part of Syria that is under Kurdish control
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when conditions in Syria permitted, the tomb would be moved back again to the site that was evacuated, near the village of Karakozak
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Tensions have mounted around the tomb since March, when the Islamic State took control of the surrounding area and began threatening to destroy the tomb unless guards there lowered the Turkish flag.
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The militant group raided Turkey’s consulate in Mosul, Iraq, last June and seized 46 Turks and 3 Iraqis as hostages; they were released three months later on terms that were not disclosed
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crisis discouraged Turkey from joining the United States-led military coalition conducting strikes against the Islamic State, though Turkey has cooperated with the United States in other ways,
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Turkey has lobbied intensively for international military action in Syria, including no-fly zones and a presence on the ground to strengthen the more moderate Syrian rebel groups who are fighting both the extremists and the Syrian government.
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Syrian government issued a statement on Sunday calling the military operation a “flagrant aggression” because Turkey did not wait for permission from Damascus to mount i
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The Kurds were aided by airstrikes and other support from the American-led coalition
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Mr. Ulgen, the analyst, said the choice of route was a sign of some improvement in relations between the Turkish government in Ankara and the Syrian Kurds, whom the Turks have regarded with deep suspicion.
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The Turkish government recently went into an extremist-controlled territory in order to evacuate a tomb of a major historical figure, and the soldiers who guarded it. The safe passage of this mission has shown that the relations between Turkey and Syria have gotten a bit better.
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youngster was frighten
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female genital mutilation (FGM). She did not survive it
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small farming communit
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r lived and died
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bedrock of faith and tradition
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Both play a role in perpetuating FGM
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It has been outlawed since 2008
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religious duty
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highest prevalence rates in the world.
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Over 90%
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under 50 have experienced it, according to government figures.
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removal of all or part of the external genitalia
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promoting chastity.
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still widely practised in Egyp
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girls aged between nine and 13
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young as six,
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unconfirmed reports of newborns being subjected to it.
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"It is God's will
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asked if it was right to subject Suhair to FGM
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"Yes of course,
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People here are used to i
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circumcision, girls are full of lust
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Hidden death toll
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"We were four sisters, and we were circumcised in one day
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Afterwards they gave us food and drinks."
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Gypsies used to carry out the circumcisions, she told us, placing dust and salt on the wounds
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70% of FGM procedures in Egypt.
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"It's perceived as being safer, but no-one learns how to do this at medical school. We should definitely assume more girls are dying as Suhair did,
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his is a form of violence against children”
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private clinic in his home.
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dozen procedures carried out there every day.
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enied performing FGM on Suhair and said he had only treated her for genital warts.
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Dr Halawa on trial, together with Suhair's father, who brought her to his clinic
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FGM is hard to quash
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"The case has started a debate among the liberal-minded," said Mohamed Ismail, who works for a local women's rights organisation.
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A thousand or so girls were circumcised after she died."
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plans to have the curly-haired infant circumcised, by a doctor, when she reaches her teens
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"In the past there was ignorance,
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brought barbers to their homes to circumcise girls.
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we are more modern
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Campaigners warn that it will take more than one prosecution to spare other girls. More on This Story
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they just turn up at the doctor's office with their daughters.
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This is a form of violence against children,"
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"It's an irreversible act. There are mental and physical scars that stay with the girl for a lifetime."
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only one opponent of FGM in Suhair's village
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"It's a very bad thing for girls," said Amira. "There's no need for it. It's wrong because it's dangerous."
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he problem is the mentality of the farmers."
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still easy to arrange.
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Egypt: Deadly risks, but female genital mutilation persists
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The article mentions an ogling trial about FGM. A young girl Suhair died during the procedure. Outlawed in 2008, FGM continues to happen.
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