Blackhawk crash kills US service member, wounds 12 others at American base in IraqSeptember 20th, 2009 Blackhawk crash kills US service member in IraqBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says a Blackhawk helicopter has crashed in an American base in Iraq, killing 1 service member and wounding 12 others.
US envoy says Iraqis are not returning to sectarian warfare, despite recent violenceSeptember 10th, 2009 US envoy says Iraq holding firm against civil warWASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is assuring members of Congress that despite a recent rash of insurgent attacks, Iraq is standing firm against a return to widespread sectarian violence.
US Apache helicopter open fires on Afghan medical clinic after wounded Taliban checks inAugust 27th, 2009 KABUL — U.S. and Afghan forces attacked a clinic in eastern Afghanistan after a wounded Taliban commander sought treatment, and a U.S.
US civilian killed in an insurgent attack in eastern AfghanistanAugust 17th, 2009 US civilian killed in eastern AfghanistanKABUL — An American civilian working alongside U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan has been killed in an insurgent attack.
Islamic terror group commander held in IraqAugust 4th, 2009 BAGHDAD - US and Iraqi forces have captured a senior commander of terrorist organisation Ansar al-Islam in Iraq, the US military command in Baghdad said Tuesday. A statement said the outfit's second-in-command, Fakri Hadi Gari, was seized in a combined operation carried out in the northern city of Mosul July 24.
Russian news agencies says crash at Afghan base kills 15; NATO does not immediately confirmJuly 19th, 2009 Russian reports say crash at Afghan base kills 15MOSCOW — An official in Russia's air transportation agency is telling local news agencies that a helicopter crash at NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan has killed 15 people. NATO and U.S.
Civilian helicopter crashes at south Afghan base; US chopper makes emergency landing in eastJuly 19th, 2009 Civilian helicopter crashes at Afghan baseKABUL — A civilian helicopter crashed at NATO's largest base in southern Afghanistan on Sunday, while a U.S. military helicopter made an emergency landing in the east, officials said.
7 troops killed in deadliest day for US in Afghanistan in a year; Taliban claim kidnappingJuly 6th, 2009 7 US troops killed throughout AfghanistanKABUL — Bombs and bullets killed seven American troops while three NATO troops died in a helicopter crash in one of the deadliest days for foreign troops in Afghanistan since the U.S.-led invasion in 2001, officials said Tuesday. Four of the deaths Monday came in an attack on a team of U.S.
Insurgent attacks kill 2 in Iraqi cities of Mosul and BaqoubaJuly 5th, 2009 Insurgent attacks in Iraq kill 2 in Mosul, BaqoubaBAGHDAD — Attackers targeted police patrols in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Sunday, killing a police officer with a grenade and injuring 14 people in a car bomb blast, authorities said. Separately, bombs in Baqouba, northeast of Baghdad, killed one civilian and injured 14 others, police said.
26 soldiers killed in Pakistan chopper crashJuly 4th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Twenty-six Pakistani soldiers were killed when a helicopter in which they were travelling crashed in the Orakzai tribal agency close to the Afghan border, a media report said Saturday. The MI-17 helicopter crashed Friday due to a technical problem, the Online news agency said citing army officials.
2 American troops killed, 4 wounded after attack on US base in eastern AfghanistanJuly 4th, 2009 2 US troops die in attack on base in AfghanistanKABUL — Militants exploded a vehicle outside the gates of a U.S. coalition base in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, sparking a two-hour gunbattle that ended when American troops called in airstrikes, officials said.
US military: 2 American troops killed, 4 wounded in eastern Afghanistan explosionJuly 4th, 2009 2 US troops killed in Afghanistan blast, 4 woundedKABUL — A blast in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops and wounded four others Saturday, a U.S. military spokeswoman said.
Taliban claims downing Pakistan Army helicopterJuly 3rd, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Taliban Friday claimed to have shot down a Pakistan Army helicopter in the country's lawless tribal region, a media report said. A spokesman for the Islamic militants told Sama television that the Taliban had also captured the pilot of the helicopter gunship.
US soldier killed in grenade attack on patrol in northern Iraq, military saysMay 29th, 2009 US soldier killed in northern Iraq, military saysBAGHDAD — The U.S. military says an American soldier has been killed in a grenade attack in northern Iraq.
41 killed in Iraq bombingMay 21st, 2009 BAGHDAD - At least 41 people were killed when a car bomb exploded in a neighbourhood of the Iraqi capital Wednesday night, police and medics said. They said the bomb exploded near a popular restaurant in the poor, predominantly Shia neighbourhood of Shula, on the northwest edge of Baghdad.
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