Syria Deadline: Partial Withdrawal, But Fighting Continues | Annan spurns Western calls to abandon ceasefire
Syria Deadline: Partial Withdrawal, But Fighting Continues
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US Quietly Plans to Betray Afghan Pact on Night Raids
Washington has relinquished control and final say over special operations night raids in Afghanistan to the Kabul government, but U.S. officials are quietly planning to ignore the agreement's binding clauses. In order to agree on a security arrangement governing U.S....
McCain and Lieberman Meet With Syrian Rebels
After months of advocating direct military intervention against the Syrian regime of Bashar al-Assad, Senators John McCain (R-AZ) and Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) have made a surprise trip to the Turkish-Syrian border to meet with leaders of the Free Syrian Army and visit...
Suicide Bombings Kill 19 Across Afghanistan
Suicide Bombings Kill 19 Across Afghanistan | Afghan general predicts increased violence in spring
Officials: Boko Haram in Northern Mali City of Gao
Officials: Boko Haram in Northern Mali City of Gao | Nigerian militants blamed for attack on Algerian consulate
British Govt. ‘Approved’ Rendition of Top Libyan Military Figure
British Govt. ‘Approved’ Rendition of Top Libyan Military Figure | Belhaj suing Britain over rendition and torture
Ex-Taliban Turned Negotiator Flees After US Raids
Ex-Taliban Turned Negotiator Flees After US Raids | Zaeef flees Kabul, relocates in UAE
US Support for Emerging Dictatorship in Iraq May Have ‘Catastrophic’ Effects
Overall violence in Iraq has gone down since the last U.S. troops finally withdrew in December, but Washington's avid support for the emerging dictator in Baghdad has troubling implications for Iraqis. Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has demonstrated...
At Least 64 Killed in Southern Yemen Fighting
At Least 64 Killed in Southern Yemen Fighting | Militants targeted army post in Abyan Province
Bombing in Central Somalia Indicates Toughening Shabab Resistance
A bombing in Somalia by al-Shabab militants targeting foreign troops killed at least 12 people and injured more than 30, mostly civilians. Shortly after Somali government troops arrived in the market area of the central Somali town of Baidoa, a bomb planted in a small...
