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As US military bases close, Iraqis left behind (AP)

August 28th, 2010

In this photo taken Aug. 22, 2010, Ahmed Adnan Abdul Hasan holds a certificate of appreciation from a U.S. military officer during an interview with the Associated Press in al-Faris village, north of Baghdad, Iraq. As the American military is winding down its time here, the Iraqis who at one time worked so closely with U.S. forces they began to absorb their mannerisms and tastes, are starting to wonder what will happen to them when their benefactors have gone. (AP Photo/Hadi Mizban)AP - Just about every man from the village of al-Faris has worked at the nearby Taji military base. The American money and influence is seen in the new cars,…

Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO bases (AP)

August 28th, 2010

NATO soldiers are seen providing cover for a Chinook helicopter to land in a hostile territory of Khost province in Afghanistan. About two dozen Taliban militants -- including suicide bombers -- were killed Saturday in a failed attempt to storm two US-run bases in a volatile town in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said.(AFP/File/David Furst)AP - U.S. and Afghan troops repelled attackers wearing American uniforms and suicide vests in a pair of simultaneous assaults before dawn Saturday on NATO bases near the Pakistani border,…

Insurgents attack 2 bases in east Afghanistan (AP)

August 28th, 2010

NATO soldiers are seen providing cover for a Chinook helicopter to land in hostile territory in the Spira mountains of Khost province in Afghanistan. A NATO base in volatile eastern Afghanistan came under attack early Saturday from possible Taliban militants, according to local police.(AFP/File/David Furst)AP - Insurgents launched pre-dawn attacks Saturday on a major NATO base in eastern Afghanistan and a nearby camp where seven CIA employees were killed last year in a suicide…

Insurgents attack 2 NATO bases in east Afghanistan (AP)

August 28th, 2010

A U.S. Army soldier of the 101st Airborne Division walks along a road during a day of joint missions with the Afghan Army, in Zhari district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan, Thursday Aug. 26, 2010. Soldiers in Zhari operate in a district which is the birthplace of the Taliban movement, and holds many well-armed insurgents who blend in with a support network providing them with explosives and safe havens. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)AP - Afghan police say insurgents launched a pair of pre-dawn attacks on NATO bases in eastern Afghanistan.


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18 gunmen killed in attacks on Mexican army bases (AP)

March 31st, 2010

Soldiers stand guard at a crime scene in the municipality of China near Monterrey, Mexico, Tuesday, March 30, 2010. According to the army, two suspected hit men were killed during a shootout with soldiers along the highway to Reynosa after refusing to stop at a military checkpoint. (AP Photo/Claudio Cruz)AP - Dozens of gunmen tried to blockade two army garrisons in northern Mexico, touching off firefights that killed 18 attackers, the army said Wednesday in announcing what appeared to…

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