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Taliban direct assaults growing more rare: Canada
11 months agoOTTAWA (Reuters) - Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan are launching fewer direct attacks on Canadian troops because they suffer heavy casualties from such operations, a senior officer said on Tuesday.
Mass grave found north of Baghdad: police
11 months agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces found a mass grave containing about 50 bodies, some badly decomposed and others killed more recently, during a hunt on Tuesday for al Qaeda militants north of Baghdad, police said.
Iraq ready for "final" battle with al Qaeda: PM
11 months agoBAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraqi security forces have begun a "decisive" final offensive against al Qaeda in Iraq to push the Sunni Islamist militants out of their last major stronghold in the north, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Friday.
Iraq moves against Mosul al-Qaeda
11 months agoIraqi PM Nouri Maliki announces the start of a major offensive against al-Qaeda militants in Mosul.
Pakistani forces battle militants, dozens killed
11 months agoISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistani forces have cleared militant strongholds from three areas in the South Waziristan region on the Afghan border and 40 militants and eight soldiers have been killed in the fighting, the military said on Thursday.