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31 May 2010 11:11

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World: In Pakistan, a bunch of jets nail a bunch of militant hideouts

  • 42+ insurgents were killed in
    the attacks today
  • 18+ militants were injured in the
    attacks in the Orakzai region source

09 Apr 2010 16:01

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World: Somali militants think the BBC is evil, knock it off the air

  • BBC is owned by England and it spreads (a) colonial and Christian agenda in the Muslim world. BBC fights Islam … it is against the Islamic administration in Somalia.
  • A message from the al Shabaab militant group • Regarding their cutting off of BBC broadcasts in regions of Somalia controlled by the group. The broadcast service doesn’t have any studios in Somalia but broadcasts its main London feed to local FM stations in the war-torn nation. BBC’s Head of International Relations & Africa Region, Jerry Timmins, was upset about the actions. “We are disappointed in this interference with our broadcasts in Somalia as in the end,” he said, “it is the Somali people who are most affected.” source

24 Mar 2010 10:23

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World: Is the radicalized Somalia ready to turn a major corner?

  • I’m not saying Somalia’s going to be a modern state, but it won’t be a radical Islamic state either.
  • An unnamed U.S. official • Speaking about the current status of Somalia, a country that has spent most of the last 20 years under a militant radical Islam leadership. But a corner seems to be turning, and many people (particularly the weakened Somali government) are starting to fight back against the Shabab militants. Could this be the beginning of the end of the anarchy that’s peppered the African nation? source

15 Nov 2009 11:47

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World: Pakistan’s war with the Taliban has wins, losses on both sides

  • 20+ Taliban militants were killed in South Waziristan, Pakistan says source

17 Oct 2009 16:14

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World: Pakistan’s trying to weed out Taliban militants en masse

  • 28,000 soldiers are on the case in South Waziristan source

10 Oct 2009 12:08

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World: Pakistani militants hold soldiers hostage at army headquarters

  • 15 soldiers are being held; six more were killed today source

14 Jun 2009 11:51

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World: Pakistan’s looking like a pretty violent place right now

  • 7+ number of people dead after a marketplace bombing in Dera Ismail Khan; many are injured source
 

17 May 2009 09:01

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World: Pakistan’s working hard to kill al-Qaeda and Taliban militants

  • 1,000 deaths since the beginning of the month source

30 Mar 2009 10:30

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World: This attack on a Pakistani police academy sounds insane

  • 19 people died in the incident, including eight police, three civilians and eight militants; 90 were wounded in the attacks source

02 Jan 2009 16:44

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World: Israel vs. Hamas: The conflict continues

  • 7th day of attacks on the Gaza Strip against Hamas militants source