India, Mozambique to ink security accord
July 11th, 2012 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 11 (IANS) India is to sign a key security agreement with Mozambique on combating piracy in the Indian Ocean region during Minister of State for Home Mullapally ... Read more...
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Nasheed scaring India on Islamic fundamentalism: Waheed
May 14th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 14 (IANS) In a bid to dispel apprehensions about Islamists taking over in the Maldives due to the current political turmoil there, the Indian Ocean nation's President ... Read more...
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Mexico takes action to keep criminals out of elections
March 2nd, 2012 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, March 2 (IANS/EFE) A security agreement to keep drug traffickers and other organized crime groups from interfering with Mexico's July 1 general elections has been signed by President ... Read more...
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No pact with US until night raids end: Karzai
February 20th, 2012 - 8:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Feb 20 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Night raids conducted by US troops in Afghanistan remain a major stumbling block to a US-Afghan pact on long-term strategic cooperation, the Afghan media ... Read more...
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India rejects trilateral security pact with Australia, US
December 1st, 2011 - 9:35 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) India Thursday voiced surprise at Australian Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd's remarks suggesting trilateral security agreement between US, India and Australia, and made it ... Read more...
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‘Only 17,000 US soldiers left in Iraq’
November 25th, 2011 - 12:31 am ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Nov 24 (IANS) The US is continuing to draw down its troops in Iraq as scheduled, as there are only 17,000 US troops remaining in Iraq besides ... Read more...
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3,000 Afghans protest long-term US deal
November 21st, 2011 - 7:10 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Over 3,000 people, mostly students, staged a protest in Afghanistan against an agreement that would allow a long-term presence of US troops in the country.A ... Read more...
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Thousands of Iraqis protest against foreign intervention
September 17th, 2011 - 2:08 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Thousands of supporters of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr gathered in the center of the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Friday to protest against foreign intervention in the country, ... Read more...
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US military equipment being moved out of Iraq: Report
August 6th, 2011 - 3:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 6 (IANS) Nearly 60 percent of US military equipment has been moved out of Iraq and the remaining is on track as the deadline for American forces to ... Read more...
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Tens of thousands protest in Baghdad to demand U.S. troops to leave
May 27th, 2011 - 4:46 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Baghdad on Thursday to demand that American troops leave the country by the end of the year, local ... Read more...
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Two U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq
April 24th, 2011 - 12:24 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Two American soldiers were killed in southern Iraq, a military statement said Saturday."Two U.S. service members were killed yesterday (Friday) while conducting operations in southern Iraq," the statement ... Read more...
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Iraqis demand end to American occupation
April 10th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Tens of thousands of demonstrators on Saturday took to the streets of Baghad to mark the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq and demand the departure ... Read more...
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Radical Islamic cleric al-Sadr urges Iraqis to ‘resist occupier US with all means’
January 8th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Jan 7 (ANI): Muqtada al-Sadr, the Shiite cleric whose soldiers had earlier battled with the American forces, has urged his followers to resist the United States "with all means" in ... Read more...
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Iraqi PM rules out US troops’ stay beyond 2011
December 28th, 2010 - 5:59 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, Dec 28 (IANS) The US troops will leave Iraq by 2011, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has said and ruled out the possibility of extension of their stay any more as ... Read more...
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NATO for phased transfer of security responsibility to Afghans by 2014
November 21st, 2010 - 1:29 pm ICT by ANI
Lisbon (Portugal), Nov.21 (ANI): NATO and Afghanistan have agreed to the goal of a phased transfer of security responsibility to the Afghan government by the end of 2014.NATO officials, however, acknowledged ... Read more...
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TSA Administrator visits Yemen, meets with security officials in Germany
November 4th, 2010 - 3:12 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Administrator John S. Pistole on Wednesday visited Yemen to meet with government officials including Yemen Deputy Prime Minister Rashad al-Alimi and Civil ... Read more...
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Biden asks Iraqi leaders to form own government
July 4th, 2010 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Baghdad, July 4 (DPA) US Vice President Joe Biden Sunday attempted to bring more urgency to negotiations on the formation of an Iraqi government during a surprise visit to the country.
In separate ... Read more...
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Suspected Al-Qaeda leader arrested in west Mosul, Iraq
June 10th, 2010 - 4:35 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) – A suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader was arrested on Wednesday by Iraqi Security Forces during a joint security operation in west Mosul, the United States Forces in ... Read more...
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Suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq member captured
June 4th, 2010 - 3:15 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) – A suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) member was captured on Thursday, U.S. Forces in Iraq said.A joint operation between Iraqi Security Forces and U.S. advisors was carried out ... Read more...
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Joint Security Station Zafaraniya transferred to Iraqi Federal Police
May 19th, 2010 - 4:04 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) – Joint Security Station (JSS) Zafaraniya was transferred to the 1st Brigade, 1st Iraqi Federal Police Division Monday, U.S. Forces said Tuesday.Soldiers of 2nd Battalion, 15th Field Artillery Regiment, ... Read more...
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Three suspected terrorists captured in Iraq
May 19th, 2010 - 3:16 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) – Three suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates were captured on Tuesday, U.S. Forces in Iraq said.Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and U.S. advisors conducted a joint security ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader and three suspected terrorists captured
May 18th, 2010 - 4:27 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) – Iraqi Security Forces arrested an al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) leader from eastern Mosul and three suspected criminal associates on Monday, U.S. Forces in Iraq said.ISF and U.S. ... Read more...
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Iraqi Security Forces arrest four al-Qaeda in Iraq associates
May 13th, 2010 - 2:58 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) – Iraqi Security Forces on Wednesday arrested four suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) criminal associates during separate joint security operations conducted in central and southern Iraq.ISF and U.S. advisors ... Read more...
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Afghanistan wants to be designated a significant U.S. ally
May 12th, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 12 (ANI): Visiting Afghan President Hamid Karzai and his advisors are pressing the Obama administration to designate Afghanistan as a significant U.S. ally.According to the Los Angeles Times, the Afghan ... Read more...
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Two Al-Qaeda in Iraq members and 4 associates arrested
May 11th, 2010 - 5:17 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Two suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members and four criminal associates were arrested Monday, U.S. Forces in Iraq said.Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) and U.S. advisors conducted separate security ... Read more...
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Four al-Qaeda in Iraq members arrested in Mosul
May 8th, 2010 - 5:09 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) – Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) arrested four suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) members on Thursday, U.S. Forces in Iraq said Friday.During a joint security operation conducted in east Mosul ... Read more...
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Baghdad’s Joint Security Station Ur transferred to Government of Iraq
May 4th, 2010 - 2:53 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) – U.S. Forces in Iraq announced Monday that a base located just outside of the well-known district of Sadr City was transferred to Iraqi authorities on April 30.Joint ... Read more...
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Iraqi Security Forces arrest suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader
April 27th, 2010 - 8:17 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD (BNO NEWS) -- Iraqi Security Forces arrested a suspected Al-Qaeda in Iraq leader west of Baghdad on Tuesday, the U.S. Military said. A second suspect was also taken into custody.The arrests ... Read more...
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Al-Qaeda in Iraq member and eight associates arrested
April 27th, 2010 - 4:24 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) – Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) arrested a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) member and eight suspected AQI associates, U.S. Forces said Monday.During joint security operations conducted in Baghdad ... Read more...
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Three al-Qaeda in Iraq suspects arrested
April 19th, 2010 - 11:11 pm ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- Iraqi Security Forces (ISQ) arrested three suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) associates, U.S. Forces in Iraq said Monday.ISF and U.S. advisers searched several locations for an AQI ... Read more...
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Iraqi Security Forces arrest suspected terrorist
April 15th, 2010 - 12:15 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) – Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) arrested a suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) member Wednesday, U.S. Forces in Iraq said.ISF and U.S. advisors searched a residential building for a ... Read more...
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Iraqi Security Forces arrest al-Qaeda leader and five others
April 7th, 2010 - 2:56 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) – Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) arrested the suspected leader of the Mosul branch of al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) on Monday during a joint security operation conducted in northern ... Read more...
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Iraqi Security Forces arrest four suspected terrorists while pursuing an al-Qaeda leader
April 1st, 2010 - 12:34 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) – Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) arrested four suspected terrorists Wednesday, U.S. Forces in Iraq said.ISF conducted a joint security operation with U.S. advisors in southwestern Baghdad in search ... Read more...
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Two suspected Islamic State of Iraq weapons facilitators were arrested
March 16th, 2010 - 1:30 am ICT by BNO News
TIKRIT, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) – Two suspected Islamic State of Iraq weapons facilitators were detained by Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), with U.S. advisors, U.S. Forces said Monday.The two suspects were detained in ... Read more...
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Iraqi Security Forces arrest al-Qaeda in Iraq leader and eight additional suspects
March 16th, 2010 - 12:19 am ICT by BNO News
BAGHDAD, IRAQ (BNO NEWS) -- Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) arrested one suspected al-Qaeda in Iraq (AQI) leader for eastern Mosul, and eight other suspects, U.S. Forces said Monday.ISF and U.S. advisors searched ... Read more...
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