Clashes

The former Soviet republic has itself reported a series of gunfights this month which it described as clashes with drug trafficking gangs of the Taliban-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Some 700 people have been killed in clashes with Islamic militants in Nigeria, a military commander told CNN. ❋ Unknown (2009)

An agency spokesperson said Tuesday that at least 10 people have been killed in clashes between al-Shabab militants and pro-government forces in the town of Bula Hawo. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Some 91 people were killed in clashes between security forces and the Red Shirt protesters, who were demanding new elections and campaigning for the return of ousted populist leader Thaksin Shinawatra. ❋ James Hookway (2010)

The 49-year-old professor of Islamic law was known for personally participating in clashes with Israeli forces and for sending one of his sons on a 2001 suicide mission that killed two Israelis …. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Protests on Dec. 27, the Ashura religious holiday, turned violent, and at least eight people were killed in clashes across Iran in the bloodiest outbreaks since the height of the postelection unrest last summer. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Ten members of the organisation lost their lives in clashes between February and June 1980. ❋ Unknown (2009)

State television inside Iran said 10 were killed and 100 injured in clashes Saturday between demonstrators contesting the result of the June 12 election and black-clad police wielding truncheons, tear gas and water cannons. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2009)

Witnesses reported that at least one person had been shot dead on Saturday in clashes with the police in Vanak Square in Tehran. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2009)

Injected into their personal clashes is Tolstoy's idealistic personal secretary, Valentin Bulgakov, played with just the right blend of good humor and soulfulness by James McAvoy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Iranian state radio said Monday that 457 people were arrested in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in Tehran that took place late Saturday. ❋ The Huffington Post News Team (2009)

With the increase in clashes with police, political pressure forced Rochdale to close in 1975. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Seven members of an exiled Iranian opposition group have been killed in clashes with Iraqi police at a refugee camp over the past two days, authorities said Wednesday. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Peres also said the Peres Center for Peace had paid for the treatment of 2,000 Palestinian children who were wounded in clashes with Israeli forces, and an additional 1,000 children who suffered from medical problems. ❋ Unknown (2007)

The statistics show that 4,882 militants were killed in clashes with coalition forces this year, a 25% increase over all of last year .... ❋ Unknown (2007)

Short-term clashes over priorities and policies are bound to persist. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Mogadishu on Friday angrily condemning the United States for supporting warlords involved in clashes with Islamic militias that claimed 16 more lives overnight. [†¦] ❋ Unknown (2006)