Yemeni military officials say at least 10 al-Qaeda militants have been killed in two aerial attacks thought to be by US drones in the south of the country.

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Standing in a plywood-walled command post before Gen. John R. Allen, the supreme allied commander in Afghanistan, the nervous-but-earnest young lieutenant cast his platoon’s task for the day in the grand terms of counterinsurgency strategy — the American military’s wartime playbook for the past several years. The goal of the platoon’s walk through a bazaar and meetings with village leaders, the lieutenant said, was for the Afghan government to be “seen as an effective governing body that gains legitimacy with the local population.” Read full article > >

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The triage commander: Gen. John Allen hastily transforming U.S. mission in Afghanistan

Two suspected U.S. drone strikes killed 11 al-Qaida militants in southern Yemen on Saturday, Yemeni military officials said.

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Drone Strike Kills 6 Qaeda Militants, Yemen Says

China denies reports its military forces are preparing for war amid tensions over a disputed territory in the South China Sea.

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‘No China war footing’ over shoal

From the end of WWII until the end of the Cold War, a British military train ran daily from West Germany through East Germany to West Berlin.

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VIDEO: The train that connected the West to Berlin

The Obama administration said Friday it will resume some military sales to Bahrain, while continuing to withhold certain types of defense equipment because of human rights concerns in the Persian Gulf kingdom . Read full article > >

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U.S. to resume some military sales to Bahrain

A funeral with full military honours is held for a soldier who died after an improvised bomb exploded in southern Afghanistan.

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Soldier given cathedral funeral

The US military and ‘total war’ on Islam?

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The US military and ‘total war’ on Islam?

Like a lot of Americans, Brandon L. Millett and his wife, Army Reserve Maj. Laura Law-Millett, are movie fans. But some years ago, they decided that something wasn’t quite right with Hollywood’s accounts of the military. Read full article > >

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D.C. film festival portrays soldiers in a better light

Shaul Mofaz, now a deputy to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, opposes any rush into military action.

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Shaul Mofaz Broadens Israel Coalition’s Views on Iran

It has been called shell shock, battle fatigue, soldier’s heart and, most recently, post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Now, military officers and psychiatrists are embroiled in a heated debate over whether to change the name of a condition as old as combat. Read full article > >

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New name for PTSD could mean less stigma

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others accused of plotting the 9/11 attacks have appeared before a US military tribunal at Guantanamo to be charged.

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VIDEO: Court hearing for key 9/11 suspects

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four others go before a judge at Guantanamo Bay today. It could be a routine military commission hearing or a legal and political free-for-all.

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Accused 9/11 mastermind to be arraigned

Relatives of some of the victims of 9/11 have arrived in Cuba, ahead of the military tribunal of the man accused of masterminding the attacks.

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VIDEO: 9/11 families seek justice in Cuba

The enemy may be losing on the battlefield in Afghanistan, but he is trying to win the public relations war with the help of misconduct among a few U.S. military personnel, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told soldiers Friday.

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Panetta to GIs: Misconduct aids enemy