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BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan (Aug. 8, 2008) -- Soldiers from A Company, 101st Division Special Troop Battalion air assault into a village inside Jowlzak valley, Parwan province, Afghanistan.  Afghan National Police searched the village while Soldiers provided security and conducted key-leader engagements.
Afghanistan   Military   NATO   Photos   US  
 Asia Times 
Surging towards stalemate in Afghanistan
| By Brian M Downing | The United States will soon double the number of its troops in Afghanistan from about 30,000 to 60,000, and several other North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) countries wil... (photo: Coalition forces)
MEDICAL SECURITY - U.S. Army Sgt. Brian Ansley provides security during a medical mission in Baghdad, Iraq, Dec. 20, 2008. Ansley and fellow soldiers are assigned to the 82nd Airborne Division's 1st Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment. During the mission, Iraqi doctors provide free medical care to local Iraqi residents.
Iraq   Photos   Troops   US   War  
 Middle East Online 
Iraqis killed as US troops open fire on cars
BAGHDAD - American troops opened fire and killed a passenger in a car in central Iraq after the vehicle failed to heed warnings to keep its distance from a military convoy, the US military said Tuesda... (photo: US Army / Staff Sgt. James Selesnick)
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates addresses the audience during the Chief National Guard Bureau transition ceremony at the Pentagon, Nov. 17, 2008.  News24 
US needs $70bn more for wars
| Washington - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates estimates the Pentagon will need about $70bn more to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan this year, on top of the $65.9bn already approved by Cong... (photo: US DoD / Cherie Cullen)
Defense   Photos   Politics   US   War  
 The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh - india - am1  Austin American Statesman 
India: Pakistanis "must have had" a hand in Mumbai attacks; China sees 1st bird flu ...
| INDIA | Leader blames Pakistan for attacks | NEW DELHI — Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Pakistani authorities "must have had" a hand in November's Mumbai terror attacks. "There is enough e... (photo: PIB / aruna1)
Attack   India   Leader   Pakistan   Photos  
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081117-F-3188G-076       U.S. Army soldiers wait to board a C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, on Nov. 17, 2008.  The aircraft is deployed from the 437th Airlift Wing out of Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.  DoD photo by Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson, U.S. Air Force.  (Released) Austin American Statesman
Perry visits soldiers in Iraq.
| GOVERNOR | Perry visits soldiers in Iraq | Gov. Rick Perry was in Iraq on Tuesday to visit with U.S. soldiers. | Perry said in a conference call with reporters that he ... (photo: USAF / Tech. Sgt. Erik Gudmundson)
Iraq   Kuwait   Photos   Texas   US  
Stephen Hadley Wall Street Journal
National Security Adviser Says Pakistan Is Top U.S. Challenge
By JOHN D. MCKINNON | WASHINGTON -- The biggest foreign-policy challenge awaiting President-elect Barack Obama isn't Iraq or Afghanistan but Pakistan, President George W.... (photo: AP Photo)
Iraq   Pakistan   Photos   US   Washington  
40Th day Ashura Memory of Imam Hussein Gulf Daily News
Women banned at Iraqi shrine
| BAGHDAD: The Iraqi authorities yesterday banned women from visiting a Baghdad district which is home to the city's most famous Shi'ite tomb after a woman suicide bomber... (photo: Jamal Penjweny)
Iran   Photos   Religion   Terrorism   Woman  
An Iraqi soldier stands guard in front of the holy Shiite shrine of Imam Abbas in Karbala, 80 kilometers (50 miles) south of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Iraqi security forces have deployed thousands of troops in Baghdad and in the Shiite holy city of Karbala, just south of the capital, to safeguard against attacks during the Ashura ceremonie The Star
Tight security for Iraqi Shi'ite rite
| BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Thousands of Iraqi Shi'ites flocked to holy sites on Tuesday to observe a religious rite amid tight security, days after a bomber killed at least 35... (photo: AP / Ahmed Alhussainey)
Defence   Iraq   Photos   Religion   Terrorism  
Australian Prime Minister John Howard The Australian
George Bush honours his 'Man of Steel' John Howard
| JOHN Howard will be awarded the US Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington next week, in one of George W. Bush's final acts as President. | Mr Bush, who described t... (photo: US Federal Government / R D Ward)
Australia   Defence   Photos   Politics   US  
An American Flag and a Boeing industries flag fly above the Ridley Park, Pa., helicopter plant Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1998. Boeing announced they were cutting 20,000 jobs and further scale back their jetliner production over the next two years, the Ridley Park helicopter plant will not be affected. The Australian
Court allows Boeing to use 'racist' US law
| INTERNATIONAL defence contractor Boeing will be allowed to discriminate against employees whose nationalities do not meet US security laws. | In a landmark decision, Bo... (photo: AP / Chris Gardner)
Aviation   Company   Defence   Photos   US  
President George W. Bush speaks about a recent meeting with Iraqi Government officials as Secretary of State Condolezza Rice looks on at Al Asad Air Base, Iraq, Sept. 3, 2007. WorldNews.com
Good Riddance Mr. and Ms. Euphemism!
Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. | It was then National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice who, after the attacks on Sept 11 and sitting before the 9... (photo: US DoD / Cherie A. Thurlby)
Conspiracy   Mideast   Photos   Politics   US   War  
40Th day Ashura Memory of Imam Hussein Middle East Online
Wailing Shiite pilgrims throng Karbala
Shiites in their hundreds of thousands crowded the streets of Karbala on Tuesday, many beating their own backs with metal chains as the annual Ashura ceremonies began bui... (photo: Jamal Penjweny)
Arab world   Culture   Photos   Religion   Society  
Security Council unanimously authorizes the re-establishment of the arms embargo monitoring group in Somalia for one year, and added a fifth expert to handle the additional tasks for the expanded mandate. Houston Chronicle
UN proposes Green Zone-style base in Somalia
| NAIROBI, Kenya - Three masked gunmen fatally shot a Somali aid worker Tuesday, as the U.N. envoy to Somalia said the United Nations should create a Baghdad-style Green ... (photo: UN / Paulo Filgueiras)
Africa   Mogadishu   Photos   Security   Somalia   UN  
Iraq Reconstruction UN
- Maliki seeks Iranian help to rebuild Iraq
- Falluja rebuilds and looks with relief to exit of U.S. troop
- Pope appeals for solidarity in tough economy
- Pope appeals for solidarity in tough economy
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, left, meets with Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Monday June 9, 2008
Maliki seeks Iranian help to rebuild Iraq
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- UN proposes Green Zone-style base in Somalia
- UN proposes Green Zone-style base in Somalia
- UN proposes Green Zone-style base in Somalia
- UN proposes Green Zone-style base in Somalia
Security Council unanimously authorizes the re-establishment of the arms embargo monitoring group in Somalia for one year, and added a fifth expert to handle the additional tasks for the expanded mandate.
UN proposes Green Zone-style base in Somalia
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Terrorism Human Rights
- India: Pakistanis "must have had" a hand in Mumbai
- Good Riddance Mr. and Ms. Euphemism!
- U.S. troops returning to Iraq find something new: optimism
- A World Of Issues Await New President
 The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh - india - am1
India: Pakistanis "must have had" a hand in Mumbai attacks; China sees 1st bird flu ...
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- Iraq Christians face 'bleak future'
- Activists Confront Religion, Tribalism
- US Commission Reports Iraqi Religious Minorities Face Persec
- U.S. group blasts Iraq over religious minorities
Iraqi Christians carry banners as a policeman stands guard, during a protest in Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008.
Iraq Christians face 'bleak future'
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Refugees Arabic Headlines
- Feeling safer, candidates campaign publicly in Iraq
- This time, Iraqis hear and see candidates
- San Diego County sees influx of Iraqi refugees
- Adventures in hope for one woman
An Iraqi Christian carries humanitarian aid distributed by the Iraqi Red Crescent, at Saint George Church in Baghdad, Iraq , on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008.
Little by little, Christians return home to Baghdad
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- Gaza's Impact on the Arab World
- $240,000 awarded to man forced to cover Arab T-shirt
- Bumpy ride ahead for Arab bourses
- UN fails to end Israeli attacks, Arab and international reac
 United Arab Emirates businessmen are seen in the Dubai Financial Market Center during the official opening ceremony in the Trade Center in Dubai Sunday, March 26, 2000. The bourse will have eight listed companies and forms a base of trading for one hundr
Bumpy ride ahead for Arab bourses
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