Posts Tagged ‘naval-base’

Gangjeong Journal: Island’s Naval Base Stirs Opposition in South Korea

Friday, August 19th, 2011

The naval base is the underlying issue dividing a village on Jeju Island, and mirrors the broader quandary of a country caught between the United States and China.

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Gangjeong Journal: Island’s Naval Base Stirs Opposition in South Korea

Standoff at Pakistan Naval Base Ends

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Pakistani forces cleared a naval base of insurgents on Monday after a deadly 17-hour gun battle, officials said.

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Standoff at Pakistan Naval Base Ends

Gun battle rages on at Pakistan base

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

The Pakistani Taliban has claimed responsibility for a deadly weekend attack on a naval base in Karachi.

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Gun battle rages on at Pakistan base

Report: 11 Dead at Pakistan Military Base

Monday, May 23rd, 2011

Pakistani police say between 15 and 20 militants armed with guns and grenades attacked the Mehran naval base in the city of Karachi, with BBC News reporting at least 11 soldiers dead. The gunmen reportedly attacked the well-fortified stronghold from…

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Trial starts for youngest Gitmo detainee

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

A military commission began hearing opening statements Thursday in the trial of the youngest detainee at the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba — the first full military trial of a terror suspect under the Obama administration.

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