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Back in Benghazi: Ansar al-Sharia Returns, Establishes Checkpoints -- News from Antiwar.com

Back in Benghazi: Ansar al-Sharia Returns, Establishes Checkpoints -- News from Antiwar.com Blamed for the 9/11 US Consulate attack and violently forced out of the city by pro-government attackers, the Ansar al-Sharia Benghazi ( ASB ) has returned in force, setting up checkpoints and promising to provide security for local hospitals and neighborhoods.

At Least 84 Killed in Quetta Bombing Targeting Pakistan’s Shi’ites -- News from Antiwar.com

At Least 84 Killed in Quetta Bombing Targeting Pakistan’s Shi’ites -- News from Antiwar.com Yet another major suicide bombing hit Pakistan’s Shi’ite community over the weekend, when a suicide bombing targeted a busy marketplace in the Balochistan capital of Quetta, killing at least 84 people and wounding 173 others.

Israeli soldier posts disturbing Instagram photo of child in crosshairs of his rifle

Israeli soldier posts disturbing Instagram photo of child in crosshairs of his rifle This disturbing image shows the back of the head of a child or young man as seen in the crosshairs of a rifle. The photo was  posted  on the  personal Instagram account of Mor Ostrovski , a 20-year old Israeli soldier in a sniper unit.