19 October 2011 | News | Margaret Griffis
Suspected Kurdistan Workers Party (P.K.K.) rebels ambushed two military posts in southeastern Turkey today, killing at 26 Turkish soldiers and wounding 18 more. Backed by helicopter gunships, about 600 Turkish commandos then entered several miles into Iraq in response to the attacks. The number of dead rebels is as yet unknown, but it is at least 15 killed, according to reports. Turkey also hinted that outside forces might be supporting the rebels.
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18 October 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Clinton Vows Millions in Funding for New Libyan Regime | Officials put overall figure since February to $135 million
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18 October 2011 | News | John Glaser
Yemeni Nobel peace laureate Tawakul Karman publicly pleaded with the United Nations on Tuesday to reject a Gulf Arab plan that would grant immunity President Ali Abdullah Saleh, whom she called a “war criminal.” The United States, Britain, and France introduced a resolution to the Security Council last weekthat voices support for the Gulf states’ [...]
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18 October 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Obama Has Awlaki’s 16-Yr-Old Son, Friends Killed at Dinner | 16-year-old US citizen, friends were eating dinner when missile landed
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18 October 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
MeK, Supporters Demand Delay in Closure of Iraqi Camp Ashraf | Dean insists US ‘responsible’ for camp
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18 October 2011 | News | John Glaser
US and NATO forces are escalating attacks in Afghanistan against the Haqqani network in a coordinated offensive in the eastern part of the country, along the rugged border with Pakistan. The joint operations against the Haqqani network, whom US officials blame for a series of spectacular and deadly assaults on occupation forces in Afghanistan, come after [...]
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18 October 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Iran: DC Plot Suspect a High Profile MeK Member | State news agency: plot may have aimed at framing Iran
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18 October 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
Another NATO Ultimatum Slips: Kosovar Serbs Still Man Roadblocks | Serbia opposes move to crush unrest in northern Kosovo
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18 October 2011 | News | Jason Ditz
At Least Eight Killed in Southeast Turkey Bombing | Three civilians, five police among the slain
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18 October 2011 | News | John Glaser
The US Department of Defense is closing in on a deal to send $82 million worth of military arms and equipment to the government of Iraq, as discussions about a continuing US presence there are ongoing. The sale would include, for example, tens of thousands of M107 155mm High Explosive Projectiles along with thousands more artillery [...]
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