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  • August 2008

    • Afghanistan's Insurgency Endures

      New York Times  |  Aug 14, 08 12:26 PM CDT

      Afghanistan's Insurgency Endures

      (Newser) - The insurgency in Afghanistan is mushrooming, and targeting the refurbished highway that provides a weak connection between the country's ethnic halves, the New York Times reports. A series of deadly attacks in June has exposed the tribulations of the United States' 6-year-old effort to defeat the Taliban. More »

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      Afghanistan  • Taliban  • United States  • insurgents  • American troops  • Kabul  • Kandahar  • IED

  • July 2008

    • Iraq Insurgents Gain Deadly New Weapon

      Washington Post  |  Jul 10, 08 9:18 AM CDT

      Iraq Insurgents Gain Deadly New Weapon

      (Newser) - Shiite insurgents in Iraq have been attacking US forces with a new weapon the military fears could kill dozens of troops at a time, reports the Washington Post . Rocket-propelled bombs, made of propane tanks packed with hundreds of pounds of explosives, have killed at least 21 people this year, including three US troops—and are being used with increasing frequency. More »

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      Iraq  • Baghdad  • insurgents  • bomb  • rocket attacks  • IED  • Shiite insurgents  • rocket

  • November 2007

    • Confident Marines Cut 'Bombproof' Truck Orders

      Christian Science Monitor  |  Nov 30, 07 7:09 AM CST

      Confident Marines Cut 'Bombproof' Truck Orders

      (Newser) - The Marines are cutting orders of a nearly "bombproof" Hummer replacement from 3,700 to 2,225, reflecting a more peaceful Iraq and the success of the vehicle, reports the Christian Science Monitor . “Combine the reduction in attacks with the fact that we're not losing as many vehicles as we thought, and the Marines don’t need as many, said an official. More »

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      Iraq  • Afghanistan  • US Army  • Marine  • roadside bomb  • IED  • hummer  • MRAP

    • Laser-Humvee Will Hunt IEDs

      CNET  |  Nov 24, 07 2:25 PM CST

      Laser-Humvee Will Hunt IEDs

      (Newser) - Boeing has developed a laser-equipped Humvee designed to disarm IEDs, CNET's military tech blog reports. The weapon system, known as the “Laser Avenger,” consists of a 1-kilowatt laser added to an anti-aircraft Humvee-mounted missile turret, and can neutralize a bomb by shooting the super-hot laser into it until it combusts internally, “popping” in a low-level detonation. More »

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      Iraq war  • Boeing  • IED  • Humvees  • laser

  • October 2007

    • IEDs Pose Growing Risk on US Soil

      Washington Post  |  Oct 20, 07 12:01 PM CDT

      IEDs Pose Growing Risk on US Soil

      (Newser) - Improvised bombs—terrorists' weapon of choice in Iraq and elsewhere—pose a growing threat on US soil, but the Bush administration has been slow to devise a strategy against them, the Washington Post reports. The Bush team will soon issue a long-overdue plan to counter the so-called IEDs, but critics say a  lack of funding and training remain problems. More »

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      Michael Chertoff  • IED

  • September 2007

    • Roadside Bombs Redefine Iraqi War, Bedevil US

      Washington Post  |  Sep 30, 07 7:49 AM CDT

      Roadside Bombs Redefine Iraqi War, Bedevil US

      (Newser) - Simple, cheap and lethal roadside bombs have become the defining weapon of the Iraq war, confounding the Pentagon and taking a devastating toll on US troops, the Washington Post reports in a history and analysis of our tk Iraq. The devices, which account for nearly two-thirds of US combat deaths, are nearly impossible to wipe out because they're easily made from consumer electronics and delivered by shadowy social and financial networks. More »

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      Iraq war  • insurgents  • IED

  • July 2007

    • Merriam Makes Ginormous Addition

      Associated Press  |  Jul 10, 07 9:06 PM CDT

      Merriam Makes Ginormous Addition

      (Newser) - The word wranglers at Merriam-Webster have, after 49 long years, admitted 'ginormous' into the company's collegiate dictionary. Other newly approved words include crunk (southern rap music), and the abbreviations DVR and IED.  Also admitted to the class of 2007 were smackdowns, telenovas, gray literature, and microgreen.   Look them up in the dictionary. More »

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      DVR  • IED  • Merriam Webster

  • June 2007

    • 14 Troops Killed in 2 Days

      Washington Post  |  Jun 21, 07 12:49 PM CDT

      14 Troops Killed in 2 Days

      (Newser) - Fourteen American troops have been killed in Iraq over the past 2 days, bringing the US death toll to 3,545, with 68 fatalities in June. In the deadliest recent attack, five troops died today after a roadside bomb detonated under their vehicle in northeastern Iraq. Commanders attribute the worsening situation in part to increased anti-insurgent efforts, the Washington Post reports. More »

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      Iraq  • Iraq war  • Baghdad  • US Army  • military  • American troops  • soldier  • roadside bomb  • Iraq death toll  • Anbar  • IED

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