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• 3 NATO soldiers, 16 civilians die in Afghanistan
The Iraqi insurgency at its height drew Arab extremists and other jihadi leaders who were once focused on Afghanistan, including the Egyptian Abu Ayyub al-Masri, believed to be the current leader of al-Qaida in Iraq. Iran also stepped up aid to ...
• Suspected U.S. missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan - The latest in a barrage of suspected U.S. missile strikes in Pakistan's northwest killed five people, but none was believed to be a foreign al-Qaida fighter, officials said Sunday. Two unmanned airplanes were seen above ...
• Pakistani tribesmen rise up against militants
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistani tribesmen are raising armies to battle al-Qaida and Taliban militants close to the Afghan border — a movement encouraged by the military and hailed as a sign its offensive there is succeeding. The often ramshackle ...
• Three killed in U.S. missile attack in Pakistan
... on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak to the media. The United States has launched several missile strikes against suspected militant targets in northwest Pakistan in recent weeks. Osama bin Laden and other top al-Qaida ...
• Attacks on Christians in Iraqi city raise concern
... bomber also blew herself up near government offices in Baqouba, northeast of the capital, killing 11 people, Iraqi officials said. The violence in both cities occurred despite U.S.-Iraqi operations launched over the summer aimed at routing al-Qaida ...