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U.S. 'presses Yemen to end tribal war'Sanaa, Yemen (UPI) Jan 27, 2009 Saudi Arabia's military has claimed victory after Yemeni rebels withdrew from the kingdom's borderlands, ending nearly three months of fighting. But it is likely that this is part of a wider U.S.-imposed deal aimed at ending the rebellion so that Yemen's beleaguered president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, can concentrate on crushing al-Qaida's organization, which Washington sees as the main threat. It is not clear how Saleh will be able to halt the fighting in northern Yemen against the Shiite t ... read more |
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US NATO envoy urges Dutch to remain in south AfghanistanBrussels (AFP) Jan 27, 2010 The US envoy to NATO has urged the Netherlands to keep its troops in volatile southern Afghanistan, saying that 2010 is a pivotal year for the international military effort there. Ambassador Ivo Daalder praised Dutch troops for their work in Uruzgan province helping to improve the lives of some 360,000 people, and urged the government not to pull forces out just as they are having an impact. "We are at a critical juncture in this operation, and 2010 is clearly the year in which we're either goin ... read more |
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Kuwait City (AFP) Jan 27, 2010Iranian parliament speaker Ali Larijani said on Wednesday that Arab states in the Gulf should not allow the United States to launch attacks on the Islamic republic from bases in the region. "States in the region which house US military bases should know that these bases must not be used against Iran. The region should not become a launchpad for aggression against Iran," Larijani told a news ... more  
Islamabad, Pakistan (SPX) Jan 28, 2010The United States plans to provide Pakistan RQ-7 Shadow unmanned aerial vehicles to support their fight on extremists, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates confirmed during a roundtable session with Pakistani reporters. The United States has been working with the Pakistani military for more than a year to enhance its own ISR capabilities, Gates said. "We share a lot of information that we acq ... more  
Washington (AFP) Jan 27, 2010The United States said Wednesday that talks with Russia on a new nuclear arms pact were "nearly complete" after a telephone call between presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev. US and Russian negotiators have been locked in talks for months over a replacement for the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) which expired in December, and which was first agreed in 1991. "Earlier today ... more |
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Iraq war ending, all troops coming home: ObamaWashington (AFP) Jan 27, 2010 The war in Iraq is ending and all US troops are coming home, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday in his State of the Union address, vowing continued US support of the Iraqi people. "As we take the fight to Al-Qaeda, we are responsibly leaving Iraq to its people," Obama told lawmakers. "But make no mistake: this war is ending, and all of our troops are coming home," he added, winning a standing ovation in Congress. He renewed his pledge that all American combat troops would leave Iraq by ... read more |
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