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Obama Sending Panetta to Pentagon, Petraeus to CIA

WASHINGTON -- In a major national security reshuffle, President Barack Obama is sending CIA Director Leon Panetta to the Pentagon to replace Robert Gates, a widely praised Bush holdover, and replacing Panetta at the spy agency with Gen. David Petraeus, the high-profile commander of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Obama's...

9 Americans Dead After Afghan Army Officer Opens Fire

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Eight American troops and a U.S. contractor died Wednesday after an Afghan military pilot opened fire during a meeting at Kabul airport - the deadliest episode to date of an Afghan turning against his coalition partners, officials said. The Afghan officer, who was a veteran military pilot, fired on...

Leaked Files Show Gitmo Inmate Released After Informing on 123 Others

LONDON -- Leaked U.S. military documents reveal that a Guantanamo Bay detainee was freed after informing on 123 other prisoners, despite concerns about the reliability of his evidence, a British newspaper reported Tuesday. The Guardian, The New York Times and El Pais are publishing details of more than 750 leaked U.S....

Afghan Forces Recapture at Least 65 From Taliban Jailbreak

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan -- Afghan forces have recaptured at least 65 of the prisoners who escaped from the south's largest prison, the government said Tuesday as it scrambled to recover from the massive security breach that allowed 480 inmates to be spirited out in a stunning jailbreak. Prison officials discovered early...

NATO: Key al-Qaida Figure Killed in Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan - A NATO airstrike earlier this month killed a key al-Qaida operative in Afghanistan - a regional commander in charge of suicide bombings and cash flow, the international military coalition said Tuesday. NATO identified the man killed in the April 13 airstrike in Dangam district of eastern Kunar...

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Iraqi Death Toll Increases

Official figures show a slight increase in the number of Iraqis killed in violence for the last two months.

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Helen Johnston Rescue: Cameron Hails 'Extraordinarily Brave' Soldiers In Afghainstan

Prime Minister David Cameron today hailed the soldiers who rescued a kidnapped British aid worker in Afghanistan in an "extraordinarily brave, breath-taking" operation.

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Taliban Attack Coalition Base In Brutal Raid

A suicide car bomber and other insurgents attacked a U.S.-led coalition base Friday outside of Khost, the capital of Khost province in eastern Afghanistan, Afghan officials said.

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A Mother's Memorial Day at Arlington

"We don't shake hands, we hug,"says Karen Meredith as she pulls a new member of "Team Ken" into her warm embrace. "We're family."

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Iraq Bomb Attacks Hit Crowded Restaurant, Police Patrol

Bombs exploded at a crowded Baghdad restaurant and a near police patrol Thursday, among attacks that killed at least 18 people and wounded 53 in Iraq's bloodiest day in more than a month, police and hospital medics said.

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06/02/12 Five ex-Blackwater executives cite CIA in Jordan gun... Source: Rocky Mount Telegram - Rocky Mount NC Five former executives of the private security firm once called Blackwater are defending themselves against federal firearms charges by saying the CIA asked them to provide guns as gifts to the king of Jordan.
06/02/12 'Breathtakingly brave' SAS rescue kidnapped British... Source: Daily Mail - London - UK David Cameron sent SAS troops to free a kidnapped British aid worker yesterday after her captors demanded a Â£7 million ransom.
06/02/12 Iraq signs agreement with Yemen on terror Source: United Press International (UPI) Iraq and Yemen will use joint intelligence resources to fight al-Qaida, officials said.
06/02/12 Army 'blamed US to cover up botched Gulf War mission' Source: Express.co.uk Their incredible luck and valour earned the team two Military Crosses.
06/02/12 Oil output soars as Iraq retools Source: The Mercury News - San Jose CA Despite sectarian bombings and political gridlock, Iraq's crude oil production is soaring, providing a singular bright spot for the nation's future and relief for global oil markets as the West tightens sanctions on Iranian exports.

Background on global war on terror

The War on Terror (also known as the Global War on Terror or the War on Terrorism) is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other NATO as well as non-NATO countries.

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