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Published in: 50.50The art of survival in post-Saddam IraqNew forms of violence have risen out of the vacuum of civil conflict in post-Saddam Iraq. Ten years after the Iraq...
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Published in: HomeUS shores up waning influence in Iraq by bolstering Kurdish superiorityIraq, on the first anniversary of US withdrawal, is struggling to cope, not merely with a raging sectarian crisis...
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Published in: openSecurityThe United States and Pakistan – beyond the verbal division
The United States and Pakistan engage in a war of words. Iraq to strengthen air sovereignty with the acquisition of...
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Published in: openSecurityDay long siege of the United States Embassy and Nato command in central Kabul brought to an end
Afghan forces, aided by ISAF have managed to end the attack on the US embassy, Nato headquarters and police...
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Published in: openSecurityViolence escalates in southern Kyrgyzstan
Violence escalates in southernKyrgyzstan, killing 114. Israel launches flotilla inquiry. 15 killed, 45 wounded in...
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Published in: openSecurityFragile post-election Iraq suffers sectarian bomb attacks
Baghdad bombings in wake of inconclusive election bargaining in Iraq. Suspicions mount of North Korean involvement...
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Published in: openSecurityLeaked video shows US gunships killing Iraqi civilians
WikiLeaks website posts video showing US helicopter attack on journalists and civilians. Obama to announce overhaul...
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Published in: openSecurityMcChrystal apologises for Afghan civilian casualties
General McChrystal offers public apology for Afghans killed by NATO airstrike. Turkish top military officials...
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Published in: openSecurityIran takes critical stance on US missile defences
Iranian officials attempt to discredit US missile defence deployments. China warns Obama over meeting with Dalai...
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Published in: openSecurityCan Iraq's Sadrists prove their nationalist credentials?
The kidnapping of Peter Moor has unveiled divisions and Iranian influence within the movement of Muqtada al-Sadr.
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Published in: openSecurityLeaked intelligence says Iran developing nuclear weapon
Secret document shows Iran working on key nuclear bomb component. Car bomb kills eight near Kabul hotel. Japan...
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Published in: openSecurityPoor nations at Copenhagen climate summit outraged by leaked memo
Wealthy nations are accused of 'carbon colonialism' as leaked climate draft sparks anger. General McChrystal...
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Published in: openSecurityCoordinated bombings ravage heart of Baghdad
Multiple explosions kill over 100 people in Baghdad. Gates to put pressure on Karzai in Kabul. US envoy commences...
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Published in: openSecurityKarzai launches Afghan anti-corruption force
Afghan government reveals new unit to tackle corruption. UN inspectors warn of more hidden nuclear sites in Iran....
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Published in: openSecurityArab governments and Iran trade accusations after Houthi crackdown in Yemen
Saudi offensive against Houthis provokes Arab-Iranian diplomatic row. Cambodian refusal to extradite Thai ex-PM...
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Published in: openSecurityBaghdad bombs kill 155
Two consecutive suicide bombs near Baghdad's Green Zone kill 155 people and wound more than 500. Fourteen die in...
