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Guantanamo hunger strike numbers soar says prisoner A hunger strike at the US prison camp at Guantanamo has grown to include 130 of the 166 inmates, according to the lawyer for one of the prisoners. Clive… 01/04/2013
Last US-controlled prison handed over in Afghanistan The US military has handed over the last prison under its control in Afghanistan. The transfer of Parwan Detention Facility to the Afghan government ends a… 25/03/2013
Iran claims to have downed ‘foreign’ drone Iran is claiming to have brought down a foreign surveillance drone during a military exercise. Without mentioning who it belonged to, the official news… 24/02/2013
Afghan officials attacked at massacre scene An Afghan government delegation has come under a gun attack as it visited the scene of the massacre of 16 civilians by a US soldiers near Kandahar. The group… 13/03/2012
Jungle Warfare Exercises for US Marines – nocomment Thai and United States marines conduct bilateral jungle warfare training as part of the annual Cobra Gold joint military exercise. US Marines got the chance… 14/02/2012
Manning admits leaking confidential US information to WikileaksUS soldier Bradley Manning has admitted being the source of classified material provided to the Wikileaks website. In front of a military court, US army… 01/03/2013
LA officials say burned chalet body ‘identified’ as DornerThe authorities in Los Angeles say a burned body found in the ruins of a mountain chalet near Los Angeles after a police gunfight was that of Christopher… 15/02/2013
Hagel confirmation delay angers White HouseChuck Hagel, President Barack Obama’s nomination for US Secretary of Defence must wait before he is confirmed in the post. Senate Republicans blocked… 15/02/2013
Command changes in AfghanistanIn an elaborate, symbolic and at times sombre ceremony the command of troops in Afghanistan was changed. In the barricaded headquarters of NATO’s… 10/02/2013
Panetta steps down after four decades in politicsFor over four decades Leon Panetta has been at the top of the American political tree. Now he has stepped down from his final job as US defence… 09/02/2013
White House defends drone strikes against US citizens abroadA leaked Justice Department memo outlines the legality of US drone strikes to kill American citizens abroad. The document, dated 2011 and acquired by… 06/02/2013
Italy: search underway for missing US F-16 fighter jetItaly’s coast guard service has been looking for a missing F-16 US fighter jet off the country’s Adriatic coast. Italian and US aircraft are also involved… 29/01/2013
Taliban commanders killing heightens drone debateSenior Pakistani militant leader Mullah Nazir has been killed in a U.S. drone strike. Intelligence sources say his deputy and eight others also died. His… 03/01/2013
Death of ‘Stormin’ Norman’ Schwarzkopf, US Gulf War heroThe former US General Norman Schwarzkopf, who led coalition forces in the first Gulf War, has died aged 78. Known as Stormin’ Norman, he became a celebrity… 28/12/2012
US General Schwarzkopf diesUS Army General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr has died aged 78. The Vietnam war veteran known as Stormin’ Norman led more than 540,000 US troops and 200,000 allied… 28/12/2012
Taliban in deadly attack on Afghan baseTaliban suicide bombers have struck outside a major US base in Afghanistan, killing five people. Local police said the multiple attacks around the entrance… 02/12/2012
Criminal charges for US marines in urination videoTwo US marines will face criminal charges after a video emerged showing them urinating on dead Taliban fighters in Afghanistan. Three others in the video… 25/09/2012
Last US Afghanistan “surge” troops return homeUS troop numbers in Afghanistan today returned to their pre-2009 “surge” figures with the departure of the last of the extra 33,000 troops ordered in by… 21/09/2012
Afghanistan government takes control of Bagram prisonThe Afghan flag was hoisted during a ceremony handing over control of US-built Bagram prison. Afghan authorities have taken over control of the jail after… 10/09/2012
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Japan hails Okinawa’s US troop reductionJapan’s government has welcomed a deal with the United States that will see the number of American troops on Okinawa virtually slashed in half. The new… 27/04/2012
Americans react to Staff Sgt. Bales murder chargesDebate continued to rage across America on Saturday over where the US soldier – who’s been charged with the pre-meditated murder of 17 Afghans – should be… 24/03/2012
US soldier charged with murdering 17 AfghansA US soldier has been charged with 17 counts of murder after civilians were gunned down in a shooting rampage in Afghanistan. Staff Sergeant Robert Bales… 23/03/2012
No proof to link US soldier to Afghan shootings, says lawyerThe lawyer representing the US soldier accused of killing sixteen Afghan villagers has said there is not enough evidence to convict his client. John Henry… 21/03/2012
Afghan massacre suspect’s memory lossThe soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghans including nine children has no memory of the incident, according to his lawyer. John Henry Browne described … 20/03/2012
Afghan shooting suspect has no memory of incidentUS Army Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, the soldier suspected of the killing of 16 Afghans including nine children has no memory of the incident, according to… 20/03/2012
US officials name Afghan shootings suspectThe American soldier implicated in the massacre of 16 Afghan villagers has been named by US officials as Staff Sergeant Robert Bales. The rift between the… 17/03/2012
US to stick to its troop pullout plansShowing US commitment to the Afghanistan mission, Defence Secretary Leon Panetta flew into the country to rally the troops and meet Afghan officials. His… 15/03/2012
Karzai under fire for killings by US soldier in AfghanistanAnger at the killing of 16 civilians by an American soldier was also directed at Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Tuesday, after his two brothers were… 13/03/2012
Merkel visits Afghanistan amid rage against NATOAngela Merkel has visited German troops in Afghanistan amid a new wave of hostility to foreign forces over a massacre of innocent civilians. The German… 12/03/2012
Anger grows over US soldier’s shooting spreeThere is growing anger among villagers near a US military base in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province after an American soldier went on a shooting spree killing… 12/03/2012
Six killed as NATO helicopter crashes in AfghanistanSix American soldiers are reported dead after a NATO helicopter crashed in Helmand province in Afghanistan. It happened hours after seven civilians were… 20/01/2012
Back in the Day: H-bombs fall on Spain after mid-air crashJanuary 17, 1966 An American B52 bomber carrying four Hydrogen bombs collides with a refuelling tanker plane in the skies above southern Spain. The fuel… 17/01/2012
Two marines in ‘urination’ video identified, according to officialTwo of four purported American marines, seen in a video that appears to show them urinating on the dead bodies of Afghan Taliban fighters, are said to have… 13/01/2012
US navy rescues Iranian sailorsThe US Navy says they’ve rescued an Iranian fishing boat which had been captured by suspected Somali pirates. American forces on the guided-missile… 07/01/2012
