Month: February 2014

New video footage has emerged showing the summary execution of 15 Iraqi soldiers by al-Qaeda-linked militants in the west of the country.

Turkey’s main opposition party has called on a top court to overturn a new law that gives the government more control over the judiciary.

Bahrainis forces have raided a mass funeral held in the northern town of al-Daih for a young activist who died in prison two days ago.

Five Palestinians have been injured after coming under fire from Israeli forces in the West Bank town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah.

The shooting took place on Friday shortly after thousands of mourners attended the funeral of a man killed by Israeli forces in his home.

Motazz Washaha, 24, was found dead on Thursday in his Birzeit home following a pre-dawn attack by Israeli troops.

During Washaha’s funeral, mourners shouted slogans in condemnation of crimes Israeli forces have committed against Palestinians and called for an end to the Palestinian Authority’s negotiations with Israel.

Also on Friday, Israeli gunfire injured a Palestinian man in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Lahia.

Israeli forces often target Palestinians near a so-called buffer zone, which Tel Aviv established along the border with the Gaza Strip in 2008 for alleged security reasons, damaging a large portion of Palestinian farmland.