Topic: Insurgencies
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Briefing Chemical weapons 101: Six facts about sarin and Syria’s stockpile
President Obama said Assad's use of chemical weapons would be a 'red line' for US. Did he use sarin or any other chemical weapon against his own people?
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Opinion 5 reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet
Africa’s experiment in a regional approach to security is serious and laudable, but it will take time to build credible capacity. Here are five reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet.
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Sixth Summit of the Americas: 8 things to watch
Yes, the Summit of the Americas in Cartagena will debate drug policy and Cuba. Here are eight other topics to be discussed at the Summit.
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Who are the Taliban and what do they want? 5 key points
While Pakistani and Afghan insurgents often get labeled as the 'Taliban,' in reality there are several groups that often act independently and have distinct command structures, ideologies, and strategies.
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What is a loya jirga? Afghanistan's most pivotal jirgas since 2002.
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Terrorism & Security Double suicide bombings brings war back to Damascus streets
Twin suicide bombings that hit a downtown market square in Damascus were the first since Assad regime forces retook the city of Qusayr.
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Terrorism & Security Taliban assault on Kabul airport ends with seven militants dead
A small Taliban unit assaulted the Kabul airport just before dawn today. Afghan police and Army units handled the response.
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A top cop in Kashmir arrested for recruiting - then killing - rebels for awards
Shiv Kumar Sharma had received India's highest gallantry honor in the past. Now he's accused of encouraging men to join rebel groups before killing them.
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Backchannels Are tit-for-tat sectarian killings enough to tilt Iraq back to war?
Bouts of sectarian fighting have worried observers many times over the past few years, but so far the worst has not come to pass.
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Moscow terrorist attack foiled
Moscow attack foiled: Russian special forces killed two men and detained a third believed to have been planning a terrorist attack in Moscow.
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Terrorism & Security Afghanistan blast targets NATO convoy, kills at least 6 (+video)
Afghan insurgent group Hizb-e-Islami claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it plans further attacks against foreign troops.
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Terrorism & Security Attack in Nigeria underscores strength of Islamist militant group
A deadly and well-coordinated attack by Boko Haram on a military compound and prison in northern Nigeria this week follows 'unprecedented' April attack that killed some 200 people.
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Briefing Chemical weapons 101: Six facts about sarin and Syria’s stockpile
President Obama said Assad's use of chemical weapons would be a 'red line' for US. Did he use sarin or any other chemical weapon against his own people?
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Terrorism & Security Anti-government protests in Iraq devolve into sectarian fighting
Reports indicate that 128 people have been killed since clashes erupted between security forces and mostly Sunni protesters calling for the resignation of Shiite Prime Minister Nour al-Maliki.
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Judge orders Musharraf held for 14 days before next hearing
Following former Pakistani military ruler Pervez Musharraf's return to Pakistan this week after four years of self-imposed exile and his subsequent arrest, on Saturday a judge effectively place Musharraf under house arrest for two weeks.
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Terrorism & Security Pre-election violence rocks Baghdad, capped with cafe bombing today
Today's bomb attack in Baghdad is only the latest in a series of attacks ahead of tomorrow's provincial elections, which are considered an important test of Iraq's post-war stability.
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Deadly day in Mogadishu shows weakened Somali militants not yet defeated (+video)
Al Shabab militants in Somalia killed 19 people Sunday in three bomb attacks that targeted Mogadishu's main court complex and an aid convoy.
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Focus In Mali, a war ends but instability lingers
The French drove out Islamist rebels in northern Mali. But can France and its African allies translate those victories into regional stability and peace?
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6 Americans and Afghan doctor killed in attacks
In two attacks in southern and eastern Afghanistan three US service members, three US civilians, and an Afghan doctor were killed Saturday, the same day the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff arrives in Afghanistan.
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Difference Maker Bryan Hoddle helps wounded vets run – and dream – again
He's more than a track coach: He's a counselor and a friend, listening to a life story.
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Focus Iraq war: The day the conflict changed
Ten years after the Iraq invasion, reporter Scott Peterson recalls the day a suicide attack threw him out of bed in a formerly quiet Baghdad neighborhood – and blew a hole in any sense that the war was keeping its distance.
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Karzai: Explosions show Taliban 'at the service' of America
Afghan President Hamid Karzai accused the Taliban and US forces of working together on Sunday. He said Saturday's suicide bombings, which coincided with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel's visit, were meant to show violence will worsen if foreign troops leave.
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Afghanistan: Two suicide bombers strike on first day of Hagel's visit
About 20 people were killed in two suicide bombings in Afghanistan Saturday. A Taliban spokesman said the attacks were a message for Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, who is in Afghanistan for his first official visit.
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Abou Zeid killed? Local Malians say it happened, but French not so sure
Abou Zeid killed: Sources in Mali that Al Qaeda commander Abdelhamid Abou Zeid was killed four days ago as French and Malian forces continued their pursuit of Islamist militants in the northern part of the country.
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Suicide bombers target Afghan intelligence agency, police
The insurgents launched four coordinated attacks today in the space of a few hours.
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Pakistan anger grows after sectarian terrorist attack kills 81
After the latest bomb by a Sunni militant group killed dozens of Pakistan's minority Shiites in western Pakistan accusations the government is turning a blind eye rang out.
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Terrorism & Security French, Malian troops regain control of Gao after rebels raid by canoe
Islamist rebels slipped into the strategic city of Gao by crossing the Niger River with canoes over the weekend.
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19 killed in suicide bombing targeting government-linked Shiite militia
The attack – the seventh suicide bombing in a month – seems to be an attempt by Sunni insurgents to destabilize Iraq's Shiite-led government.
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Suicide bombing rocks oil-rich Iraqi city
The attack on a provincial police headquarters in the disputed city of Kirkuk killed at least 15 people and wounded 90 others.
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Opinion 5 reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet
Africa’s experiment in a regional approach to security is serious and laudable, but it will take time to build credible capacity. Here are five reasons why Africa is not ready to meet its own security needs – yet.
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