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As US troop 'surge' ends, setbacks are piling up

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By ROBERT BURNSAP National Security Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The end game in Afghanistan is off to a shaky start. Just as the last U.S. "surge" troops leave the country, trouble is breaking out in ways that go to the core of the strategy for winding down the U.S. and allied

Panetta: US concerned about Afghan insider attacks

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By LOLITA C. BALDORAssociated Press BEIJING (AP) - U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Tuesday the U.S. is concerned about the impact insider attacks are having on its forces in Afghanistan. But he insisted Gen. John Allen, the top U.S. commander there, is taking necessary

NATO order changes way it will fight Afghan war

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 18th

By DEB RIECHMANNAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - NATO's decision to restrict operations with small Afghan forces to mitigate the threat of insider attacks means fewer boots on patrols and a shift in how the U.S.-led coalition will fight the war in Afghanistan. It's unclear

Anti-Muslim film promoter outspoken on Islam

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 14th

By GILLIAN FLACCUSAssociated Press HEMET, Calif. (AP) - The public face for the anti-Muslim film inflaming the Middle East is not the filmmaker, but an insurance agent and Vietnam War veteran whose unabashed and outspoken hatred of radical Muslims has drawn the attention of civil libertarians,

Anti-Muslim film promoter outspoken on Islam

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 13th

Suspected al-Qaida bombing misses Yemen minister

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on September 11th

By AHMED AL-HAJ and SARAH EL DEEBAssociated Press SANAA, Yemen (AP) - Yemen's defense minister narrowly escaped assassination Tuesday when a powerful car bomb ripped through his motorcade as it traveled in the nation's capital, killing at least 13 people in an attack that bore the

Suicide bomber kills 23 at Afghan wedding

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 14th

By DEB RIECHMANN and RAHIM FAIEZAssociated Press KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber blew himself up among guests at a wedding hall Saturday in northern Afghanistan, killing 23 people including a prominent ex-Uzbek warlord turned lawmaker who was the father of the bride. The attack was the

Alleged would-be suicide bomber to plead guilty

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 12th

By MICHAEL TARMAssociated Press CHICAGO (AP) - A 29-year-old Chicago man accused of plotting a suicide bombing overseas and claiming he was inspired by a radical Muslim cleric has agreed to change his plea to guilty, bringing to an end one of the last terrorism trials pending in the city's

Iraq says al-Qaida fighters flowing into Syria

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on July 5th

By SINAN SALAHEDDINAssociated Press BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's top diplomat on Thursday said he had "solid information" that al-Qaida militants were crossing from Iraq to Syria to carry out attacks, warning of a violent spillover that could shake the Middle East

Summer poses toughest test for Afghan force

Submitted by Fox First at Ten on June 20th

By DONNA CASSATAAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) - This summer's fighting in Afghanistan will be the toughest test for the country's evolving security forces as they try to root out insurgents in the more heavily populated regions, senior defense officials told skeptical