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People protest against the Kurdish administration in the Aleppo countryside. (Asharq Al-Awsat) Qamishli, Damascus – Kamal Sheikho and Asharq Al-Awsat
At least nine civilians were killed and hundreds injured in protests that have swept the Syrian city of Manbij, east of the Aleppo governorate, since Monday.
In a statement, the Kurdish Civil Administration pledged to “fulfill the demands of the demonstrators, serve the interests of the citizens and thwart saboteurs, who seek to meddle with stability and security in northern and eastern Syria.”
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in the city center of Manbij and at the Al-Khataf checkpoint, calling on the authorities to arrest those involved in the killing of protesters, abolish the forced conscription law and increase the city’s share of fuel.
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The Lebanese authorities on Sunday, reported that a woman was arrested because she tortured her child and tied to metal chains for a period of 72 hours.
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The Beirut Bar Association called for a two-day strike in protest against what they described as the illegal arrest of lawyer Rami Ollaik on Thursday by unidentified men in civilian clothes.
Mr Ollaik was recently at the centre of a politicised court case seen as a proxy power struggle between judges who support prime minister-designate Saad Hariri and those who side with President Michel Aoun.
The two men have quarrelled openly for the past eight months over the formation of a new Cabinet.
The High Judicial Council, Lebanon’s top court of 10 judges, advised public prosecutor Ghassan El Khoury to prosecute Mr Ollaik for slandering