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  1. Obama on Future of Afghanistan

    Tue, 1 May 2012

    spent nearly eight years fighting a different war in Iraq. And Al qaeda's extremist allies within the have waged a brutal insurgency . Over the last three years the tide term. We broke the momentum. We've built strong Afghan security forces. We devastated

    Insurgency found at 1:48

    Al qaeda's extremist allies within the -- have waged a brutal insurgency . Over the last three years the tide -- term. We broke the -- momentum. We've built strong Afghan security forces. We devastated

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  1. Gunmen Kill 7 in Attack on Bus in Pakistan

    Fri, 25 May 2012

    are rare. Ahmed said several other people were wounded in the incident. Pakistan is battling violence from Islamist insurgents based in the northwest. There is also a violent separatist movement in Baluchistan, which borders Sindh.

  2. Texas Senate Race a New Test for GOP Establishment

    Fri, 25 May 2012

    Texas Senate race is latest battleground for conservative insurgents vs GOP establishment

  3. Indian Panel Urges Lighter Hand in Restive Kashmir

    Thu, 24 May 2012

    ensuring that they can be rushed to any spot to quell trouble at short notice," the report said. An earlier separatist insurgency launched in 1989 and the ensuing security crackdowns left 68,000 people dead before the rebellion was largely suppressed

  4. As Troops Advance in Somalia, Thousands Flee

    Thu, 24 May 2012

    Thursday amid the sounds of gunfire and explosions as government troops and their allies tried to take more ground from Islamist insurgents . The Afgoye corridor has been a shelter for hundreds of thousands of people seeking relief from violence that has plagued

  5. General Sees Progress in US-Pakistan Relationship

    Wed, 23 May 2012

    track down Osama bin Laden. Allen is acknowledging that the relationship isn't back on track yet. U.S. officials have long said winning the war depends on Pakistan's willingness to battle insurgents on its side of the border.

  6. Mogadishu's Bakara Market Clean-up Upsets Some

    Wed, 23 May 2012

    violence that plagued the capital for two decades. Islamist insurgents controlled most of Mogadishu for several years. Combat often rickety wooden stands lining narrow, dusty streets. The insurgents were pushed out of town last year and the government is striving

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  1. Taliban, Afghan Neighbors Could Hamper NATO's Exit

    Tue, 22 May 2012

    fickle ally and even supporting Taliban insurgents fighting the American troops in Afghanistan Kandahar province, the birthplace of the insurgency . The world leaders now need to pressure community that they will not support insurgents or terrorism. If not, the situation

  2. Ryan Crocker, Ambassador to Afghanistan, to Leave

    Tue, 22 May 2012

    influx of development experts, diplomats and academics throughout the country as it emerged from a brutal and relentless insurgency and fought to improve infrastructure, governance and the rule of law. He and Petraeus laid the groundwork for the eventual

  3. Yemen's Other Crisis: Humanitarian Crisis Grows as Violence Increases

    Mon, 21 May 2012

    terrorist group made its presence known today in a deadly suicide bombing that targeted Yemeni soldiers who are training to fight insurgents . "The suicide bombing overnight that killed nearly 100 people - and up to 300 are injured - is just a reminder to us of

  4. Obama on Afghan: Leave on Time, No 'Perfect' End

    Mon, 21 May 2012

    desert them. And the message to the insurgency is equally clear: You cannot win negotiation the key to ending the insurgency in Afghanistan, but avoided mentioning the Taliban by name. The insurgents walked away from U.S.-led talks

  5. Obama Says Yemen Now a Hub for Foreign Terrorists

    Mon, 21 May 2012

    extremism in Yemen. Obama says Yemen is drawing foreign terrorists who once might have gone to Pakistan's border area, where insurgents gather to fight NATO forces in Afghanistan. A suicide bomber blew himself up at a military parade rehearsal Monday in Yemen

  6. Obama Snubs Pakistan Head Over Supply Routes

    Mon, 21 May 2012

    holds cards the fighting force does not. Pakistan shares history, culture and language with Afghanistan's restive southern swath, and maintains support for Taliban-led insurgents who cross the border to kill U.S. and NATO forces.

  7. Officials: Gunmen Kill 3 Policemen in Iraq

    Mon, 21 May 2012

    casualties. All officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media. Violence has dropped across Iraq, but insurgents frequently attack security forces in an attempt to destabilize the country.

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  1. Obama on Future of Afghanistan

    Tue, 1 May 2012

    spent nearly eight years fighting a different war in Iraq. And Al qaeda's extremist allies within the have waged a brutal insurgency . Over the last three years the tide term. We broke the momentum. We've built strong Afghan security forces. We devastated

    Insurgency found at 1:48

    Al qaeda's extremist allies within the -- have waged a brutal insurgency . Over the last three years the tide -- term. We broke the -- momentum. We've built strong Afghan security forces. We devastated
  2. Obama: 'Afghans Responsible for Security'

    Tue, 1 May 2012

    spent nearly eight years fighting a different war in Iraq. And Al qaeda's extremist allies within the have waged a brutal insurgency . Over the last three years the tide term. We broke the momentum. We've built strong Afghan security forces. We devastated

    Insurgency found at 1:49

    Al qaeda's extremist allies within the -- have waged a brutal insurgency . Over the last three years the tide -- term. We broke the -- momentum. We've built strong Afghan security forces. We devastated
  3. Obama Speaks From Afghanistan

    Tue, 1 May 2012

    troops scheduled to leave by the end of 2014. But today President Obama assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai and warned insurgents . That the US will not abandon Afghanistan after 2014. That the US will not leave the country to fend for itself against

    Insurgents found at 1:48

    2014. But today President Obama assured Afghan President Hamid Karzai and warned insurgents . That the US will not abandon Afghanistan after 2014. That the US will not leave the country to fend for itself against
  4. ABC News Update

    Wed, 18 Apr 2012

    Afghanistan some newly published photos in the Los Angeles Times reportedly showing US troops posing. With the bodies of dead insurgents in Afghanistan. It is unclear when exactly these photos were taken officials have condemned the actions calling them repugnant

    Insurgents found at 1:56

    Angeles Times reportedly showing US troops posing. With the bodies of dead insurgents in Afghanistan. It is unclear when exactly these photos were taken officials have condemned the actions calling them repugnant and a dishonor
  5. Mothers of Fallen Service Members

    Thu, 29 Mar 2012

    never before. The politics in nine states is really. Made it tougher I think we have on our country. It's encouraging insurgents to keep fighting they want to stirred up more as much as again this group of Ohio parents have all lost child in the war in

    Insurgents found at 2:07

    It's encouraging insurgents to keep fighting they want to stirred up more as much as again this group of Ohio parents have all lost child
  6. Soldiers' Mothers Debate Troop Presence in Iraq

    Thu, 29 Mar 2012

    power. I I think in terms of the war with we can't be so naive to think that we re just going to go in there and sweep the insurgents out. And our guys would come home. Change the subject. Just slightly there has been much made of the fact that the coffins

    Insurgents found at 3:03

    that we re just going to go in there and sweep the insurgents out. And our guys would come home. Change the subject.
  7. Rare Look Inside the Insurgency

    Wed, 13 Dec 2006

    with terrorism. Yields are a 26 year old marketing student from Jordan told us he simply took a bus to Baghdad to join the insurgency Iraq was a magnet for us he said because we felt like our own home had been invaded. Fighting in Fallujah his unit was commanded

    Insurgency found at 0:38

    told us he simply took a bus to Baghdad to join the insurgency -- Iraq was a magnet for us he said because we felt like our own home had been invaded. Fighting in Fallujah
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