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Iraqi forces limit US operations in cities

The Iraqi military has turned down several requests from the American military to move freely and unescorted in Baghdad. 130,000 U.S. troops remain in rural posts in Iraq. U.S. troops withdrew from urban...

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2 US soldiers killed in Afghan bomb blasts

Bomb blasts have killed two US soliders in Southern Afghanistan. The killings have been attributed to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) according to Lieutenant-Commander Christine Sidenstricker, a military...

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New Rules of Engagement issued to NATO Forces by Gen McChrystal

Canadian troops in Afghanistan received new Rules of Engagment on Thursday. The new rules, issued by General McChrystal (ISAF Commander) will prevent troops from shooting at theTaliban, if there is a risk of...

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Demonstrators Rally For Release Of Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner

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Demonstrators Rally For Release Of Guantanamo's Youngest Prisoner

The wind driven rain may have pounded the downtown Toronto streets on Saturday, but it wasn't enough to stop the hundred plus protesters who turned out in front of the American consulate, to demand the release of...

created by Mike Wood | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Bush vows new course in Iraq

"President Bush pledged on Wednesday to chart "a new way forward" in Iraq and said he would only consider boosting U.S. troop numbers there if he was sure it would help to curb rampant sectarian violence."