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  • September 2008

    • Suspected US Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan

      Associated Press  |  Sep 5, 08 8:00 AM CDT

      Suspected US Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan

      (Newser) - A suspected US airstrike on Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan killed at least 5 people today, part of a stepped-up effort against militants in the region, the AP reports. The victims' identities remained unclear. Conflicting intelligence reports called them either al-Qaeda operatives or innocent women and children, AFP notes. US drones reportedly killed 4 low-level militants in a similar drone strike yesterday. More »

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      Pakistan  • Afghanistan  • al-Qaeda  • Taliban  • militant  • Afghan border  • missile strike

  • August 2008

    • Unrest Spikes in Kashmir

      Times (UK)  |  Aug 27, 08 1:55 PM CDT

      Unrest Spikes in Kashmir

      (Newser) - Militants who snuck into Indian-administered Kashmir from neighboring Pakistan were holding a family hostage today in after killing several people yesterday, the Times of London reports. Tensions are high in Jammu, some 300 miles northwest of New Delhi; Muslim groups in the area have long agitated for independence from Hindu-dominated India, or a handover to Muslim-dominated Pakistan . More »

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      Pakistan  • India  • militant  • Muslim  • Hindu  • Kashmir

  • March 2008
  • January 2008

    • Nigerian Rebels Seek Help From Clooney

      Associated Press  |  Jan 19, 08 7:21 PM CST

      Nigerian Rebels Seek Help From Clooney

      (Newser) - Nigeria’s top rebel group urged George Clooney to come heal their war-torn land today, the AP reports. The militants, who often pressure officials by blowing up oil pipelines, promised to work with Clooney “and other credible peace makers" to cool off fighting in Nigeria. Clooney gave no immediate response to the invitation. More »

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      United Nations  • Nigeria  • George Clooney  • militant  • peace  • MEND  • Rebel

    • CIA Chief Names Groups Behind Bhutto Assassination

      Washington Post  |  Jan 18, 08 12:41 PM CST

      CIA Chief Names Groups Behind Bhutto Assassination

      (Newser) - The CIA director blames a cooperative effort by al-Qaeda and a group of Pakistani militants for the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, the Washington Post reports. The conclusion jibes with the explanation Pervez Musharraf has offered, though some Pakistanis still suspect the president and his government had a hand in the ex-PM’s murder. More »

    • US Lets Cuban Terror Slide in Florida

      Salon  |  Jan 14, 08 8:19 PM CST

      US Lets Cuban Terror Slide in Florida

      (Newser) - At least five anti-Castro paramilitary groups are operating on US soil, planning to overthrow the Cuban regime—and getting a free ride from Washington despite bolstered anti-terrorist laws that would back a crackdown. Holed up in Florida training camps, the Cuban exiles have been linked to commando raids, hotel bombings, and even downed airliners, Salon reports. More »

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      Cuba  • Hezbollah  • Fidel Castro  • militant  • Colin Powell

  • November 2007

    • Thousands Rally in Gaza

      BBC  |  Nov 27, 07 8:14 PM CST

      Thousands Rally in Gaza

      (Newser) - Massive crowds demonstrated in Gaza today, condemning the Annapolis conference and chanting "Death to America!" Hamas leaders told tens of thousands of supporters that the peace summit was "doomed to failure" and vowed that "whoever thinks we will recognize a Jewish state are deluding themselves." A smaller, West Bank protest was scuttled by police, who killed one, the BBC reports. More »

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      Israel  • Hamas  • Palestine  • Israel and Palestinians  • West Bank  • Fatah  • Gaza Strip  • Arab Israeli conflict  • militant  • Annapolis summit

    • Court Bombings Kill 13 in India

      Reuters  |  Nov 23, 07 3:29 PM CST

      Court Bombings Kill 13 in India

      (Newser) - Several coordinated bombings outside courthouses in northern India today killed at least 13 and injured dozens more, Reuters reports. The bombings took place in India's most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, and most of the casualties were lawyers. The government blamed terrororists trying to incite violence between Hindus and Muslims, but no group has claimed responsibility. More »

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      India  • terrorist  • lawyer  • militant  • bomb explosion

    • US Probes Hemorrhage of Yank Arms in Iraq 'Bazaar'

      New York Times  |  Nov 11, 07 9:09 AM CST

      US Probes Hemorrhage of Yank Arms in Iraq 'Bazaar'

      (Newser) - An Iraqi businessman charged with distributing American guns to Iraqi policemen turned the cache into a personal arms bazaar in 2004-2005, selling massive amounts of weapons to foreign security guards, Iraqi militias and US contractors, reports the New York Times. “This was the craziest thing in the world,” said a retired military officer. “They were taking weapons away by the truckload.” More »

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      Iraq  • weapon  • militant

  • October 2007

    • Pakistani Cleric Calls Ceasefire

      Al Jazeera  |  Oct 29, 07 12:07 PM CDT

      Pakistani Cleric Calls Ceasefire

      (Newser) - Supporters of an extremist cleric who had declared a jihad against Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire today after fierce fighting this weekend claimed between 50 and 60 of their number, Al Jazeera reports. Pakistan had sent 2,500 paramilitary troops to Swat to head off Maulana Fazlullah, who wants to establish a Taliban-style state governed by Islamic law. More »

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      Pakistan  • Taliban  • jihad  • militant  • Sharia law  • cleric  • Swat  • Maulana Fazlullah

  • August 2007

    • US Blames Iran for Bomb Toll

      New York Times  |  Aug 8, 07 12:31 PM CDT

      US Blames Iran for Bomb Toll

      (Newser) - A sophisticated bomb that the US military has tracked to Iran was used in a record number of attacks on American-led troops last month, the New York Times reports. The  bombs—called explosively formed penetrators—fire  a semi-molten copper slug that can break through the armor of a Humvee. They were responsible for 99 strikes and a third of the 69 combat fatalities in July, according to the military. More »

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      Iraq  • Iran  • US military  • Lebanon  • war  • Hezbollah  • bomb  • roadside bomb  • militant

  • July 2007
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