Al Qaeda in Iraq claims responsibility for recent attacks

December 27, 2011

Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility Tuesday for a string of attacks that killed almost 70 people and wounded more than 200. The seemingly coordinated explosions Thursday struck during the height of morning rush hour, hitting a number of Baghdad's primarily mixed Sunni-Shiite neighborhoods. Ni...

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Security forces fire on protesters in Homs, witnesses say

December 27, 2011

Security forces assaulted demonstrators in the volatile Syrian city of Homs on Tuesday as Arab League monitors arrived, witnesses said. Loubna, a Homs resident who asked that her full name not be used for security reasons, said she saw security forces shoot tear gas and bullets at protesters at C...

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Texas doctors to operate on girl burned in U.S. drone strike

December 22, 2011

She has eyelashes but no eyebrows. She has all her fingers but is missing four nails. Her skin is so taut now that she can no longer frown. But she can still smile. Her face tells a story of suffering. Her name, Shakira, tells a story of a new journey. Shakira means thankful. Last week, ...

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8 soldiers charged in death of fellow serviceman

December 21, 2011

Eight U.S. soldiers have been charged in connection with the October death of a fellow soldier in Afghanistan, the Army said Wednesday. Pvt. Danny Chen was found dead in a guard tower, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The eight officers and enlisted servicemen face various charg...

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Soldiers just back from Iraq get new orders: Afghanistan

December 21, 2011

Soldiers who just returned from Iraq are among several thousand being ordered to Afghanistan in six months as part of a mission designed to beef up Afghan forces ahead of a planned 2014 U.S. military withdrawal, officials said. News of the pending Afghanistan deployments came as families at bases...

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Deadly Iraq war ends with exit of last U.S. troops

December 19, 2011

Early Sunday, as the sun ascended to the winter sky, the very last American convoy made its way down the main highway that connects Iraq and Kuwait. The military called it its final "tactical road march." A series of 110 heavily armored, hulking trucks and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles...

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