Theres been a violent 48 hours in egypt since Mohammed Morsi was ousted from the presidency. In egypts second largest city, alexandria, at least 12 people have died in some of the worst fighting. In cairo, thousands of morsi supporters faced off against opponents of the deposed president. At least 30 people were killed. Now, theres been violence in orthern sinai. At least five policemen lost their lives and morsi supporters say the army shot at and injured more than 40 people. Now, in cairo, the deputy leader of the Muslim Brotherhood has been arrested on suspicion of inciting violence. And heres what it looks like now in Cairos Tahrir square. Of course, it was an iconic place that saw the berth of a revolution that toppled the dictatorship of hosni mubarak. In just the last few weeks, it was the birthplace of another movement that forced the first democratically elected president , morsi, out of power. Last night, of course, was the scene of running clashes between supporters and oppo
Our combat mission is ending, but our commitment to iraqs future is not. Iraqi people now have lead responsibility for the security of their country. After 7 years of fighting, u. S. Combat troops have left iraq. We won its over america we brought democracy to iraq but tonight, we tell the story of that war and occupation that the u. S. Military doesnt want you to know, the one they wrote themselves. Dispatches have been sifting through nearly 400,000 secret army documents to uncover the full and unreported horror of the conflict. Its the biggest leak of official documents in history. Tonight, we reveal reports that u. S. Troops were killing more civilians than insurgents at checkpoints, that they killed people who were trying to surrender, that even after the scandal of abu ghraib, u. S. Soldiers continue to abuse prisoners. And also, how the americans stand accused of turning a blind eye to the torture and murder of detainees by the Iraqi Security services. This is the cemetery of na
Lead responsibility for the security of their country. After 7 years of fighting, u. S. Combat troops have left iraq. We won its over america we brought democracy to iraq but tonight, we tell the story of that war and occupation that the u. S. Military doesnt want you to know, the one they wrote themselves. Dispatches have been sifting through nearly 400,000 secret army documents to uncover the full and unreported horror of the conflict. Its the biggest leak of official documents in history. Tonight, we reveal reports that u. S. Troops were killing more civilians than insurgents at checkpoints, that they killed people who were trying to surrender, that even after the scandal of abu ghraib, u. S. Soldiers continue to abuse prisoners. And also, how the americans stand accused of turning a blind eye to the torture and murder of detainees by the Iraqi Security services. This is the cemetery of najaf, in southern iraq. It has existed for a thousand years and is the biggest in the world. Sin
Tonight, we reveal reports that u. S. Troops were killing more civilians than insurgents at checkpoints, that they killed people who were trying to surrender, that even after the scandal of abu ghraib, u. S. Soldiers continue to abuse prisoners. And also, how the americans stand accused of turning a blind eye to the torture and murder of detainees by the Iraqi Security services. This is the cemetery of najaf, in southern iraq. It has existed for a thousand years and is the biggest in the world. Since the invasion by Coalition Forces to topple the dictator Saddam Hussein in 2003, it has expanded by 40 . It now covers over 3 square miles. [speaking arabic] the United States and its Coalition Partners respect the people of iraq. We are taking unprecedented measures to spare the lives of innocent iraqi citizens. Theres often a difference between what political leaders say in public and what they may have known in private, as we discovered when we received access to data from wikileaks, the
Made enough money in a week to head off to college today. Nightly news begins now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with brian williams. Good evening. Im lester holt sitting in for brian. The world can only stand by and watch in horror today as one of the most vital countries in the middle east spiralled deeper into chaos and maybe even civil war. In egypt, two days after hundreds of its supporters died in the face of a government crackdown, the Muslim Brotherhood made good on its promise to take to the streets again in what it billed as a day of rage. The outcome was the one many feared. Tonight an estimated 100 people are dead in cairo and other egyptian cities, and, once again, our Richard Engel was there to witness it all. He joins us now from cairo. Richard, good evening. Reporter good evening, lester. There are now open battles between supporters of egypts democratically elected president and the military who removed him. And today