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Ashish Kumar Sen

Ashish Kumar Sen is a reporter covering foreign policy and international developments for The Washington Times.
Prior to joining The Times, Mr. Sen worked for publications in Asia and the Middle East. His work has appeared in a number of publications and online news sites including the British Broadcasting Corp., Asia Times Online and Outlook magazine.

Articles by Ashish Kumar Sen

Al Qaeda pushing Iraq toward civil war, ambassador says

A resurgent al Qaeda is trying to push Iraq toward a civil war, Iraq's ambassador to the United States said on Wednesday.

September 18, 2013

Bangladesh court issues death sentence in war crimes trial

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced to death a leader of the country's main Islamist party for his role in a mass murder during the 1971 war of independence from Pakistan.

September 17, 2013

U.N. inspectors: Chemical weapons used on a ‘relatively large scale’ in Syrian civil war

U.N. inspectors have found that the banned nerve agent sarin, loaded in rockets, was used "on a relatively large scale" in an attack on the outskirts of the Syrian capital, Damascus, last month that the Obama administration says killed more than 1,400 people.

September 16, 2013

Lack of mutual trust could kill Syria talks on chemical weapons

The success of any effort to take control of Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons hinges on trust — a quality in short supply between the United States on the one hand, and Syria and its ally Russia on the other.

September 12, 2013

Threats to diplomatic missions increase one year after Benghazi attack

One year after terrorists attacked the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, killing the U.S. ambassador and three other Americans, threats to U.S. embassies and consulates have increased, especially in the Arab world.

September 10, 2013

Doubts emerge about Assad’s control of Syria’s chemical weapons

President Bashar Assad likely does not have complete control over Syria's stockpile of chemical weapons, which is dispersed across the country and believed to have been shared with its allies, including the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

September 9, 2013

Syrian opposition condemns video of execution of soldiers

A Syrian opposition coalition on Thursday condemned a video that purportedly shows rebels executing seven soldiers loyal to President Bashar Assad.

September 5, 2013

Pace of negotiations frustrating to Syrians

Syrians at the receiving end of President Bashar Assad's deadly crackdown are vexed by the pace of deliberations in Washington and other Western capitals on how to respond to the regime's suspected use of chemical weapons last month.

September 4, 2013

52 Iranian exiles killed at Iraq’s Camp Ashraf

Iraqi security forces carried out a "massacre" of 52 unarmed Iranian dissidents early Sunday at their camp north of Baghdad, the Iranian exiles said.

September 1, 2013

Troops led by Assad’s brother likely to blame for chemical weapons, Syrian activists say

Divisions of elite Syrian troops led by President Bashar Assad's brother were likely responsible for the suspected chemical weapons attack in a Damascus suburb last week that killed more than 1,400 people, according to Syrian opposition activists.

August 30, 2013

Syrian opposition unready for fall of Assad

The Syrian opposition coalition favored by the U.S. and its allies is in no position to fill a political vacuum that could be created if an anticipated U.S.-led military strike hastens the downfall of President Bashar Assad.

August 30, 2013

Syrian opposition rejects any U.S. plan leaving Bashar Assad in office

Syrian opposition activists on Wednesday dismissed U.S. plans to attack Syrian military sites and leave President Bashar Assad in power after he was accused of using chemical weapons in a two-year civil war that has killed tens of thousands.

August 28, 2013

Despite loss of influence in Egypt, Muslim Brotherhood branches stay strong

The Muslim Brotherhood — battered in Egypt and losing popularity in some Arab countries — remains a political force across the Middle East and North Africa where the Islamist group is the main beneficiary of Arab Spring protests that have toppled entrenched dictatorships since 2010.

August 21, 2013

More clashes, more deaths as Egyptians end Friday prayers

Angry supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi clashed Friday with Egyptian police, who have orders to use live ammunition against the protesters.

August 16, 2013

Overthrow, crackdown may push Muslim Brotherhood back to extremism in Egypt

Egypt's crackdown on Muslim Brotherhood supporters risks driving the Islamist movement back toward the violent extremism it renounced decades ago, analysts said Thursday as security forces spent a second day fighting protesters who torched government buildings, churches and police stations.

August 15, 2013

Egypt’s streets of blood: Full-scale crackdown on Morsi supporters kills more than 500

Egyptian security forces deployed snipers, tear gas and bulldozers Wednesday to break up two sit-ins by supporters of ousted Islamist President Mohammed Morsi, in an assault that claimed more than 500 lives, drew swift international condemnation and led to the resignation of the vice president in the military-backed interim government.

August 15, 2013