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Afghan Taliban Say They Killed 4 US Troops
through peace negotiations in Qatar with militants still fighting on the ground. Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid said the insurgents fired two rockets into the Bagram Air Base outside the Afghan capital, Kabul, late on Tuesday. American officials confirmed
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AP Sources: 4 US Troops Killed in Afghanistan
transition to Afghan-led security means U.S. and other foreign combat troops will not be directly carrying the fight to the insurgency , but will advise and back up the Afghan forces as needed with air support and medical evacuations.
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Military Women Moving Into Jobs Closer to Combat
Silver Star for service in the war on terror. Her convoy came under attack outside Baghdad. She was cited for killing several insurgents and saving the lives of numerous convoy members. 2008 — Ann E. Dunwoody becomes the military's first women to be promoted
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Islamists Drive 19,000 Farmers From North Nigeria
declared a state of emergency May 14, banned Boko Haram and ordered a joint task force of soldiers and police to break an insurgency that poses the greatest risk in years to stability in Nigeria. Africa's most populous nation of 160 million and the continent's
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Suicide Bombers Target Baghdad Mosque, Killing 26
authorized to speak to media. Violence has surged in Iraq in recent months, along with sectarian and political tensions. Insurgents frequently attack Shiites deemed by Sunni extremists as infidels and non-Muslims. There was no immediate claim of responsibility
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Islamists Drive 19,000 Farmers From North Nigeria
declared a state of emergency May 14, banned Boko Haram and ordered a joint task force of soldiers and police to break an insurgency that poses the greatest risk in years to stability in Nigeria. Africa's most populous nation of 160 million and the continent's
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Afghan President's Forces Taking Security Lead
coalition hands over responsibility for fighting the Taliban insurgency to the nascent national army and police they have been training imposed a radical interpretation of Islamic law. The Taliban insurgency has been pressing an intense campaign of violence in the run-up
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Anger in Southern Egypt Over Islamist Governor
El-Khayat is a member of the Construction and Development party, the political arm of Gamaa Islamiya, which waged an armed insurgency against the state starting in 1992 and attacked police, Coptic Christians and tourists. In November 1997, gunmen from the
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Anger in Southern Egypt Over Islamist Governor
El-Khayat is a member of the Construction and Development party, the political arm of Gamaa Islamiya, which waged an armed insurgency against the state starting in 1992 and attacked police, Coptic Christians and tourists. In November 1997, gunmen from the
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Anger in Southern Egypt Over Islamist Governor
El-Khayat is a member of the Construction and Development party, the political arm of Gamaa Islamiya, which waged an armed insurgency against the state starting in 1992 and attacked police, Coptic Christians and tourists. In November 1997, gunmen from the
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Military Women Moving Into Jobs Closer to Combat
Silver Star for service in the war on terror. Her convoy came under attack outside Baghdad. She was cited for killing several insurgents and saving the lives of numerous convoy members. 2008 — Ann E. Dunwoody becomes the military's first women to be promoted
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Anger in Southern Egypt Over Islamist Governor
El-Khayat belongs to the Construction and Development party, the political arm of Gamaa Islamiya, which waged an armed insurgency against the state in the 1990s, attacking police, Copts and tourists. In 1997 the group killed 58 tourists visiting Luxor's
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Afghan Police Chief Survives Car Bomb Attack
of Lashkar Gah when the car bomber struck early Monday. Ilham's vehicle was damaged but he was not badly hurt. Taliban insurgents have been targeting police and government officials with an intense assassination campaign and attacking government positions
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10 Things to Know for Monday
Afghanistan's fledgling army takes the lead for security from U.S. and coalition troops— in the face of a still-resilient insurgency . 4. WHO WILL OVERSEE GUANTANAMO'S CLOSURE Obama chooses high-powered Washington lawyer Clifford Sloan to handle the
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Egypt Seen to Give Nod Toward Jihadis on Syria
the Russians in Afghanistan staged an anti-government insurgency that took the lives of more than 1,000 people, mostly civilians. Mubarak's security forces crushed the insurgency , and in the years that followed the groups involved renounced
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Afghans Poised to Take Security Lead From US, NATO
ready to fight an insurgency that remains resilient up the Taliban, insurgents regularly ambush about car bombs. Insurgents use the province's prevail over the insurgency . "The Taliban victories over insurgents , including kicking requires to fight an insurgency , including a large
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Militants Destroy House Used by Pakistan's Founder
house associated with the country's founder, shooting dead a guard there, in a southwestern hotbed of ethnic nationalist insurgency . Senior police officer Asghar Ali Yousufzai said attackers on motorcycles planted bombs to destroy the 19th century residence
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Taliban Can't Defeat Kabul Basketball TournamentI've seen to "normal" on a military base. If you didn't look closely, you'd never know there was a war and growing insurgency raging around the country. Then, it all changed. On the second, final day of the tournament, the Taliban attacked
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Thai Talks Aim to Curb Violence for Fasting Month
Thursday they hope to curb violence in insurgency -wracked southern provinces during Ramadan that begins in July. An Islamic insurgency that erupted in 2004 has killed more completely eliminate violence, as the insurgency is thought to be highly decentralized
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UN Says Afghan Children Casualties Spike in War
injured seven in Kunar province. UNICEF said that figures show 56 percent of overall child casualties were caused by insurgents and 14 percent caused by international and Afghan security forces. Another 30 percent showed no clear blame.
