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Yemen President Wounded, Gives Audio Address
An audio recording attributed to Yemen's President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been broadcast on state television, hours after an attack on a mosque in his presidential compound. Yemen state media say the attack killed three guards and an imam. ...
US Condemns Yemen Violence, Urges Peaceful Transition
The United States is strongly condemning the upsurge in violence in Yemen including Friday's shelling attack on the presidential compound in Sana'a that wounded President Ali Abdullah Saleh. The State Department called for an immediate end to hostilities and fulfillment of a Gulf peace plan that calls for President Saleh's departure. ...
Gates Says US, China Military Relationship on 'Positive Trajectory'
U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and his Chinese counterpart General Liang Guanglie say they believe the military-to-military relationship between the United States and China is heading in the right direction. ...
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Gates Cautions Against Ending U.S. Support in Libya
If the United States unilaterally ended support to the NATO mission in Libya, it would have enormous and dangerous long-term consequences, Pentagon officials said here today. ...
US Military Warns Against Hasty Afghan Withdrawal
U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to announce the size of an American troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, within the next few weeks. U.S. military leaders are warning the reduction must not jeopardize the progress made in securing the country over the past year. ...
Force Kills Two Insurgents, Detains Others
A combined Afghan and coalition security force killed two insurgents and detained several suspected insurgents while searching for a Taliban leader in the Baghlan-e Jadid district of Afghanistan's Baghlan province yesterday, military officials reported. ...
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Capabilities gained from a decade of combat have transformed military reserve components into a full-spectrum operational force that should be integrated into the active fighting force, a defense official said today. ... Read more... �� Fire, Explosions At Russian Military Base Force Evacuations A fire at a military base in the Russian republic of Udmurtia is causing a series of strong explosions, forcing authorities to evacuate thousands of people, RFE/RL's Russian and Tatar-Bashkir services report. ... Read more... �� | |||
