Yemeni Opposition Forms ‘National Council’
Yemeni Opposition Forms ‘National Council’ | Council aims to unite separatists, defectors, tribesmen
Kurdish Rebels Claim Eight Troops Killed as Turkey Bombs Northern Iraq
Kurdish Rebels Claim Eight Troops Killed as Turkey Bombs Northern Iraq | First Turkish attack on Iraq this year
Syria Regime Holds Hundreds Prisoner in Latakia Soccer Stadium
Syria Regime Holds Hundreds Prisoner in Latakia Soccer Stadium | Attacks Spread to Aleppo
Panetta: Drone Attacks Protect America
American officials don’t often reference the CIA’s pilotless bombing program in Afghanistan and Pakistan, save for the occasional joke. It took “salty” new Pentagon chief Leon Panetta to bring it up in defense of the strategy of tossing bombs at suspected enemies, responding to criticism from a former intelligence head. Retired Adm. Dennis Blair said [...]
Fighting Continues in Libyan Town of Zawiya
Fighting Continues in Libyan Town of Zawiya | Rebels aimed to take over oil refinery
Afghanistan’s Bloody August Claims Another 10 Lives
A bloody Afghanistan August continued Tuesday as three attacks killed 10 across the country. A motorcycle bomb killed eight at a vegetable market in Uruzgan province at iftar time, when Muslims break their daily Ramandan fasts. An official also said dozens were wounded. Earlier that morning, an Afghan government worker was shot and killed outside [...]
Violence Continues at Syrian Port of Latakia
Violence Continues at Syrian Port of Latakia | Death toll up to 36 as attacks on Sunni districts continue
US General: Iran Providing Direct Support to Iraq Militias
US General: Iran Providing Direct Support to Iraq Militias | Insists Shi’ite militias ‘biggest threat’ in country
Panetta, Clinton Unite to Condemn Potential Spending Cuts
Panetta, Clinton Unite to Condemn Potential Spending Cuts | Panetta: Cutting budget ‘would break faith with troops’
Two Killed as Israeli Warplanes Bomb Gaza Strip
Two Killed as Israeli Warplanes Bomb Gaza Strip | At least five airstrikes reported overnight
