Posts Tagged ‘troops’

32 Kids Killed in Syria

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

U.N. says government troops responsible.

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32 Kids Killed in Syria

VIDEO: Miliband visits troops in Afghanistan

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Labour leader Ed Miliband has made a surprise visit to Afghanistan to meet British troops stationed in Helmand province.

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VIDEO: Miliband visits troops in Afghanistan

French President in Afghanistan to Meet With Karzai

Friday, May 25th, 2012

François Hollande’s surprise visit comes less than a week after he announced that France would pull its troops out of Afghanistan by the end of this year.

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French President in Afghanistan to Meet With Karzai

Thousands flee Somalia advance

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

Thousands of Somalis flee fighting as African Union troops advance on Afgoye, a stronghold near the capital of the Islamist militant group al-Shabab.

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Thousands flee Somalia advance

Nato endorses Afghan timetable

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Nato leaders endorse plans to hand combat command in Afghanistan to local forces by mid-2013 and withdraw fighting troops by 2014.

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We won’t desert Afghans – Cameron

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Britain will not desert the people of Afghanistan when troops end their combat role there in 2014, David Cameron says at a Nato summit in Chicago.

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More than 100 Yemen troops die in blast

Monday, May 21st, 2012

A suicide bomber dressed in a military uniform set off a blast that killed more than 100 soldiers Monday, authorities said, in what appears to be the deadliest attack ever on troops in Yemen.

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‘Hard days ahead’ in Afghanistan

Sunday, May 20th, 2012

President Obama tells a Nato summit there are “hard days ahead” in Afghanistan as the alliance prepares to withdraw troops at the end of 2014.

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‘Hard days ahead’ in Afghanistan

VIDEO: How to organise a military spectacular

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Some 2,500 troops and six massed bands will march past the Queen on Saturday to mark her Diamond Jubilee, followed by a flypast of over 80 aircraft.

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VIDEO: How to organise a military spectacular

VIDEO: Nato’s exit strategy in Afghanistan

Friday, May 18th, 2012

How will Nato withdraw thousands of troops and their kit?

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VIDEO: Nato’s exit strategy in Afghanistan

VIDEO: Nato’s exit strategy in Afghanistan

Friday, May 18th, 2012

How will Nato withdraw thousands of troops and their kit?

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VIDEO: Nato’s exit strategy in Afghanistan

VIDEO: State of emergency declared in Georgia

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

The authorities in Georgia have declared a state of emergency and sent troops into the capital, Tbilisi, after severe flooding.

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VIDEO: State of emergency declared in Georgia

Eight Die in Afghan Violence

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Three NATO troops killed in fighting Saturday.

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Eight Die in Afghan Violence

Brazil launches Amazon operation

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

More than 8,500 Brazilian troops are being deployed in a vast area of the Amazon to tackle drug trafficking, logging and illegal mining.

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Brazil launches Amazon operation

Obama, Karzai Sign Strategic Pact

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

POTUS tells troops he’s proud to be commander in chief.

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Obama, Karzai Sign Strategic Pact