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NATO general for swift Afghan troops deal
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NATO general for swift Afghan troops deal
Fri 26 Jul 2013
WARSAW, Poland - NATO's top commander in Europe says it's crucial for the alliance to have a security deal with Afghanistan on a post-2014 military presence there, but October is not the deadline. | G... (photo: US DoD / D. Myles Cullen)
In this photo released by the Syrian official news agency SANA, Syrian citizens gather near damaged cars that were burned after a car bomb exploded in the suburb of Jaramana, Damascus, Syria, Thursday , July 25, 2013.
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Death toll in Syria war passes 100,000, U.N. says
Fri 26 Jul 2013
Syrians look at burned-out car bombs after an attack that killed at least 10 people and wounded 66 on Thursday in southeast Damascus. Jaramana is a mainly Christian and Druze suburb of Damascus, and i... (photo: AP / SANA)
In the memory of soldiers who were martyred in World War I and Afghan war. 13514 names engraved on stones and Amar shaeed jawan jyoti lighted in memory of martyrs (shahid).Situated on the Rajpath in New Delhi, India Gate (originally called the All India War Memorial) is a monument built by Edwin Lutyens to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died in World War I and the Afghan Wars. The foundation stone was laid on 10 February 1921 by the Duke of Connaught. The names of the soldiers who died in these wars are inscribed on the walls. It was completed in 1931. Burning under it since 1971 is the Amar Jawan Jyoti (the flame of the immortal warrior), which marks the Unknown Soldier's Tomb  Newstrack India  Fri 26 Jul 2013
Antony pays tribute to martyrs on 14th anniversary of Kargil War
Tweet | New Delhi, July 26 (ANI): Defence Minister A.K. Antony led the nation in paying tribute to Kargil martyrs at the Amar Jawan Jyoti here on Friday on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of the ... (photo: WN / Bhaskar Mallick)
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A close-up view of the Za'atri camp for Syrian refugees as seen on July 18, 2013, from a helicopter carrying U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh.  The Guardian  Thu 25 Jul 2013
Syrian refugees: how many are there and where are they?
As part of the Guardian's series on the humanitarian consequences of the conflict in Syria, we are updating our numbers on refugees. They show a population still urgently in need of help | • Downloa... (photo: US DoS)
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Syrian army personnel shoot towards rebel fighters during a tour for journalists organized by the Syrian Information Ministry in the Damascus suburb of Jobar, Syria, Sunday, July 14, 2013. Al Jazeera Wed 24 Jul 2013
The price of intervention
The United States' highest ranking military officer has given the most explicit assessment yet of Washington's options to stem the bloody conflict in Syria. |   | Bu... (photo: AP / Bassem Tellawi)
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In this photo taken with a mobile phone Tuesday, June 11, 2013, Vigilantes youths pose for a photographs in Maiduguri, Nigeria. BBC News Wed 24 Jul 2013
Nigeria's vigilantes take on Boko Haram
Vigilante groups have formed in the northern Nigerian city of Maiduguri to fight the militant Islamist group Boko Haram, a move welcomed by the military as it battles to ... (photo: AP / Abdulkareem Haruna)
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File - President Barack Obama talks with Chief of Staff Denis McDonough and Senior Advisor Dan Pfeiffer in the Oval Office, March 15, 2013. Al Jazeera Tue 23 Jul 2013
American Liberalism and the national security state
Cornell West, on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher, reiterated his criticism that President Obama is a "war criminal" for killing innocent people through drone strike... (photo: White House / Pete Souza)
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In this file photo taken on Friday, July 20, 2012, blindfolded and handcuffed suspected al-Qaida members are led away to detention centers in an Iraqi army base in Hillah, about 60 miles (95 kilometers) south of Baghdad, Iraq. The Guardian Tue 23 Jul 2013
Al-Qaida claims Iraq prison raids which freed hundreds of inmates
Military-style assaults on Abu Ghraib and Taji prisons come as Sunni Muslim militants regain momentum in insurgency | Mourners pray over the coffin of a victim killed dur... (photo: AP / Alaa al-Marjani)
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US Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the United States Forces-Iraq change of command ceremony in Baghdad, on Wednesday Sept. 1, 2010, as a new US military mission in Iraq was launched ending seven years of combat. Newstrack India Tue 23 Jul 2013
Joe Biden to hold talks with Indian leaders on economic ties, defence, energy
Tweet | New Delhi, July 23 (ANI): US Vice President Joe Biden, who is on a four day visit to India, will call on Indian leaders and hold bilateral discussions here today.... (photo: AP / Jim Watson Pool)
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File - Chief of Staff of the Army, Gen. Martin E. Dempsey gives remarks during a ceremony honoring the Military Times 2011 Soldier of the Year. BBC News Tue 23 Jul 2013
Syria conflict: Top US general outlines military options
The top US military officer has outlined the costs, risks and benefits of possible American military involvement in the Syrian conflict. | Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman ... (photo: US Army)
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In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, columns of smoke billow above houses as a result of heavy bombing in Damascus, Syria, Monday July 22, 2013. Al Jazeera Mon 22 Jul 2013
Russia urges Syria to expel 'extremists'
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has issued a new call for the Syrian government and opposition to work together to expel all "terrorists and extremists" from Syria... (photo: AP / Shaam News Network)
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A cell block is seen at the renovated Abu Ghraib prison, now renamed Baghdad Central Prison in Baghdad, Iraq, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2009. Toronto Sun Mon 22 Jul 2013
Al-Qaida militants flee Iraq jail in violent mass break-out
BAGHDAD/MOSUL, IRAQ -  | Hundreds of convicts, including senior members of al-Qaida, broke out of Iraq's Abu Ghraib jail as comrades launched a military-style a... (photo: AP / Karim Kadim)
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Customs losing propaganda battle as $4.6m message falls on deaf ears in Afghanistan The Australian Mon 22 Jul 2013
Customs losing propaganda battle as $4.6m message falls on deaf ears in Afghanistan
THE federal government has spent $4.6 million on a "black ops"-style program to convince Hazaras in Afghanistan not to make the perilous boat journey to Australia -- but ... (photo: USMC / David McKenzie)
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Protesters demonstrate against supposed NSA surveillance in Germany during a rally in Hannover, Germany, Saturday July 27, 2013. Emerging From Darkness, the Edward Snowden Story Al Jazeera
Egyptians mourn supporters of Egypt's ousted President Mohammed Morsi after they were killed in clashes with security forces at Nasr City, where pro-Morsi protesters have held a weeks-long sit-in, in a field hospital in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 27, 2013. Rights group slams Egypt over protest deaths New Straits/Business Times
Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., emerges after a unanimous vote by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee approving him to become America's next top diplomat, replacing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. Kerry: Egypt Is At 'Pivotal Moment' In History Huffington Post
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