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US Troops Targeted At Base In Western Iraq, Second Attack Since February 4
American forces were targeted at a base in western Iraq, a US defense official said Tuesday, the second such attack on the country's troops after a more than two month pause.
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US Military Says Destroyed 8 Drones Near Yemen, Hit 4 More On Ground
American forces shot down eight drones near Yemen and destroyed four more on the ground, the US military said Saturday, announcing a series of incidents that took place the previous day.
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Afghanistan Needs "Double Peace", Within And Around, Says S Jaishankar
US President Joe Biden's announcement to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan is a big step that is going to take the war-ravaged country in a certain direction, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.
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America-born Qaeda associate jailed for 27 years
A New York man was on Friday sentenced to 27 years in jail for conspiring to kill American soldiers stationed overseas and on related terror charges, the US Justice Department said.
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NATO, Afghan forces fight insurgents near chopper crash site
Afghan and American forces battled insurgents today in the region where the Taliban shot down a US Army Chinook helicopter a day earlier, killing 30 US troops and eight Afghans.The fighting was taking place as NATO began an operation to recover the remains of the large transport helicopter that was shot down by insurgents early Saturday in the Tang...
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US general Petraeus appears to faint during Senate testimony on Afghanistan
The commander of American forces in the Middle East, Gen. David H. Petraeus, appeared to faint briefly during an intense period of questioning Tuesday by senators concerning whether the military could fulfill President Obama's orders to begin pulling troops from Afghanistan in July of next year.General Petraeus, a long-distance runner, slumped forw...
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US Troops Targeted At Base In Western Iraq, Second Attack Since February 4
American forces were targeted at a base in western Iraq, a US defense official said Tuesday, the second such attack on the country's troops after a more than two month pause.
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US Military Says Destroyed 8 Drones Near Yemen, Hit 4 More On Ground
American forces shot down eight drones near Yemen and destroyed four more on the ground, the US military said Saturday, announcing a series of incidents that took place the previous day.
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Afghanistan Needs "Double Peace", Within And Around, Says S Jaishankar
US President Joe Biden's announcement to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan is a big step that is going to take the war-ravaged country in a certain direction, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said.
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America-born Qaeda associate jailed for 27 years
A New York man was on Friday sentenced to 27 years in jail for conspiring to kill American soldiers stationed overseas and on related terror charges, the US Justice Department said.
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NATO, Afghan forces fight insurgents near chopper crash site
Afghan and American forces battled insurgents today in the region where the Taliban shot down a US Army Chinook helicopter a day earlier, killing 30 US troops and eight Afghans.The fighting was taking place as NATO began an operation to recover the remains of the large transport helicopter that was shot down by insurgents early Saturday in the Tang...
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US general Petraeus appears to faint during Senate testimony on Afghanistan
The commander of American forces in the Middle East, Gen. David H. Petraeus, appeared to faint briefly during an intense period of questioning Tuesday by senators concerning whether the military could fulfill President Obama's orders to begin pulling troops from Afghanistan in July of next year.General Petraeus, a long-distance runner, slumped forw...
