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    Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Taliban announces spring offensive

    KABUL, Afghanistan — At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring offensive.
    KABUL, Afghanistan — At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...

    Tags: Accidental Death, Rebellions, NATO, International Military Interventions, Government

    2. Apr 27, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  2. Taliban says spring offensive begins now

    KABUL, Afghanistan -- At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring offensive.
    KABUL, Afghanistan -- At a pivotal moment when U.S. forces are winding down combat operations in Afghanistan and handing over the lead security role to the Afghan government, Taliban insurgents announced Saturday the launch of their annual spring...

    Tags: Accidental Death, NATO, Government, National Government, Wars and Interventions

    3. Apr 26, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Six Afghan policemen poisoned, shot to death; seventh is missing

    KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Six village police officers were poisoned and then shot to death Thursday night at a remote outpost in northern Afghanistan, the deputy governor of Kunduz province reported Friday.
    KUNDUZ, Afghanistan -- Six village police officers were poisoned and then shot to death Thursday night at a remote outpost in northern Afghanistan, the deputy governor of Kunduz province reported Friday. A seventh member of the Afghan Local Police...

    Tags: Murder, Transportation Accidents, Motorvehicle Accidents, Shootings, Rebellions

    4. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  4. Soldier from Northern California killed in Afghanistan

    A U.S. Army soldier from Northern California has been killed in Afghanistan in an attack that also killed a young diplomat, the Department of Defense announced Tuesday. Spec. Delfin M. Santos Jr., 24, of San Jose was killed Saturday when the vehicle...

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, U.S. Army, Afghanistan, U.S. Department of Defense, Lotteries

    5. Apr 11, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  5. Civilian deaths in Syria documented by rights group

    Syrian government forces have bombed bakeries and hospitals and indiscriminately carried out air attacks against civilians, Human Rights Watch said in <a href="http://www.hrw.org/node/114622" target="_blank">a newly released report</a>. Such strikes violate the laws of war and should be prosecuted as war crimes, it stated.
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    Syrian government forces have bombed bakeries and hospitals and indiscriminately carried out air attacks against civilians, Human Rights Watch said in a newly released report. Such strikes violate the laws of war and should be prosecuted as war crimes, it...

    Tags: Prosecution, Emergency Incidents, Hospitals and Clinics, Explosions, International Law

    6. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Israel sees no criminal liability in Gaza family bombing

    JERUSALEM - An Israeli investigation into the worst civilian tragedy of last November&rsquo;s Gaza Strip offensive &ndash; an attack that killed 10 members of a single family and two neighbors &ndash; concluded that soldiers bombed the home by mistake and should not face criminal charges or other disciplinary action.
    JERUSALEM - An Israeli investigation into the worst civilian tragedy of last November’s Gaza Strip offensive – an attack that killed 10 members of a single family and two neighbors – concluded that soldiers bombed the home by mistake and...

    Tags: Criminals, Military Justice, International Law, Crime, Law and Justice, Human Rights Watch

    7. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  7. Armed men attack Mogadishu courthouse, triggering gun battles

    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Militants attacked Mogadishu&rsquo;s main courthouse Sunday in one of two attacks in Somalia that were linked to an Al Qaeda-affiliated group.
    JOHANNESBURG, South Africa -- Militants attacked Mogadishu’s main courthouse Sunday in one of two attacks in Somalia that were linked to an Al Qaeda-affiliated group. About nine gunmen wearing Somali police uniforms and suicide vests stormed the...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Mogadishu (Somalia), Somalia

    8. Apr 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Iraq fighting leaves at least 41 more people dead

    BEIRUT &mdash; At least 41 people died Thursday on the third straight day of pitched fighting between Iraqi security forces and Sunni Arabs, as Prime Minister Nouri Maliki warned the country was in crisis.
    BEIRUT — At least 41 people died Thursday on the third straight day of pitched fighting between Iraqi security forces and Sunni Arabs, as Prime Minister Nouri Maliki warned the country was in crisis. The national police battled back Sunni fighters...

    Tags: Iraq, Nouri Maliki, Elections, Mosul (Iraq), Unrest, Conflicts and War

    9. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Afghanistan sees 'troubling rise' in civilians killed

    Afghanistan has suffered &ldquo;a troubling rise&rdquo; in killings of civilians, with the figure surging almost 30% in the first three months of the year, according to a United Nations envoy.
    Afghanistan has suffered “a troubling rise” in killings of civilians, with the figure surging almost 30% in the first three months of the year, according to a United Nations envoy. Despite the sobering statistic, the U.S. military...

    Tags: Rebellions, Unrest, Conflicts and War, NATO, United Nations, Afghanistan

    10. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. In Guatemala, a twist as genocide trial nears end

    MEXICO CITY &mdash; On the first day of trial, a witness named Bernardo Bernal recounted how, as a 9-year-old in the spring of 1983, he hid in a stream and watched Guatemalan soldiers kill his parents and two younger brothers.
    MEXICO CITY — On the first day of trial, a witness named Bernardo Bernal recounted how, as a 9-year-old in the spring of 1983, he hid in a stream and watched Guatemalan soldiers kill his parents and two younger brothers. On the second day of...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Trials, Sociology, Massacres, Culture

    11. Apr 14, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. At Army base, an aggressive campaign against suicide

    FT. BLISS, Texas &mdash; Army Pvt. John Jeffery stumbled into Kyle Boswell's barracks room at Ft. Bliss before dawn one day in February, his eyes glassy.
    FT. BLISS, Texas — Army Pvt. John Jeffery stumbled into Kyle Boswell's barracks room at Ft. Bliss before dawn one day in February, his eyes glassy. "I've done something," Jeffery mumbled to his buddy. "I can't tell anyone. It's going to happen."...

    Tags: Iraq, Heroin, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Acupuncture, Vicodin (drug)

    12. Apr 24, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  12. Clashes continue in Iraq; at least 17 more die

    BEIRUT -- Battles between Iraqi government forces and Sunni fighters left at least 17 people dead Wednesday as sectarian tensions showed little sign of abating and threatened an insurrection in Sunni provinces.
    BEIRUT -- Battles between Iraqi government forces and Sunni fighters left at least 17 people dead Wednesday as sectarian tensions showed little sign of abating and threatened an insurrection in Sunni provinces. Dozens of people were reportedly killed...

    Tags: Political Dissent, Nouri Maliki, Emergency Incidents, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Armed Forces

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