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Gates Says Iraq Drawdown May Accelerate Moderately
INCIRLIK, Turkey: Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said conditions in Iraq have improved to the extent that the U.S. combat...
Militant sect leader shot dead after capture in Nigeria
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: A Nigerian Islamist sect leader was shot dead following his capture Thursday, after troops put down a five-day...
Nigerian Militants flee city as army overruns base: military
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria: Members of a Nigerian Islamist fundamentalist sect fled the northern city of Maiduguri on Wednesday after the military...
Britain ends Afghanistan offensive
LONDON: Britain announced the end of a bloody offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan, as a poll showed Tuesday that...
Taliban launch ‘operation’ against Marines
Kandahar, Afghanistan: Afghanistan's insurgent Taliban movement said Monday they had launched a guerrilla operation to counter a major assault by...
US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive
CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan: Thousands of US Marines deployed in Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands in an air and ground assault that marked...
Next 18 Months Critical in Afghanistan, McChrystal Says
WASHINGTON: The next 18 months will be crucial in Afghanistan, the new commander of NATO and U.S. forces there said...
Coalition’s Iraq withdrawal plans on track
WASHINGTON: The withdrawal of American troops from Iraq cities is on track, Iraqi and coalition officials said this week. Iraqi...
Petraeus Praises Pakistani Operations Against Insurgents
WASHINGTON: The commander of U.S. Central Command today praised the Pakistani army for operations it is waging against insurgents near...
Suicide bomb rips through Pakistan luxury hotel
PESHAWAR, Pakistan: A huge suicide truck bomb ripped through a luxury hotel Tuesday killing 11 people and wounding 52 in...
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