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Private memorial service held for Lawton soldier killed in Afghanistan Published: Fri, May 25, 2012 Fort Sill soldiers held a memorial service Thursday for 2nd Lt. Tobias C. Alexander, who was killed Sunday when his unit was attacked with a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. Read More
Lawton soldier killed in Afghanistan Published: Tue, May 22, 2012 2nd Lt. Tobias C. Alexander, 30, died from wounds suffered when his unit was attacked with a roadside bomb Sunday in Afghanistan. Also killed was Capt. Jesse A. Ozbat, 28, of Prince George, Va. Read More
Oklahoma delegation's reaction to President Obama's visit to Afghanistan Published: Wed, May 2, 2012 Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Tulsa: “Unfortunately, this President has allowed Washington and campaign politics to dictate his strategy in Afghanistan rather than the conditions on the ground. We saw this when he failed to provide the troops the commanders needed during the surge, and again when he brought troops home... Read More
Sources: 10,000 U.S. troops on offer for Iraq Published: Wed, Jul 6, 2011 The White House has worked out options to keep between 8,500 and 10,000 active-duty troops to continue training Iraqi security forces during 2012, according to senior Obama administration and U.S. military officials in interviews with The Associated Press. The figures also were noted by foreign diplomats in Baghdad... Read More
Transcript of President Obama's speech Updated: Wed, Jun 22, 2011 The text of President Barack Obama speech Wednesday night on Afghanistan, as provided by the White House: ___ Good evening. Nearly 10 years ago, America suffered the worst attack on our shores since Pearl Harbor. This mass murder was planned by Osama bin Laden and his al-Qaida network in Afghanistan, and... Read More
Syrian protesters defy Assad government; 42 killed Updated: Fri, Apr 29, 2011 BEIRUT (AP) — Thousands of defiant Syrians chanting "We are not afraid!" were met by security forces firing bullets and tear gas Friday in a crackdown on nationwide protests that left 42 people dead — many of them villagers trying to break an army blockade of the southern city where the six-week uprising began.... Read More
Dozens killed in bloodiest day of Syria uprising Updated: Fri, Apr 22, 2011 BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian security forces fired bullets and tear gas Friday at tens of thousands of protesters across the country, killing at least 75 people in the bloodiest day of the monthlong uprising and signaling that the authoritarian regime was prepared to turn more ruthless to put down the revolt against... Read More
Attack shuts Iraq's largest oil refinery, kills 1 Updated: Sat, Feb 26, 2011 BAGHDAD (AP) — Gunmen attacked Iraq's largest oil refinery before dawn Saturday, killing a guard and forcing a shutdown that threatened to exacerbate acute electricity shortages that have prompted violent protests. The gunmen detonated bombs that sparked a fire and forced the facility to halt operations,... Read More
Bomb strikes funeral, killing 48 in Baghdad Updated: Thu, Jan 27, 2011 BAGHDAD — A car bomb ripped through a funeral tent in a mainly Shiite area of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 48 people and triggering skirmishes between Iraqi troops and demonstrators angry about security failures. The blast and three other small bombings Thursday were the latest in more than a week of... Read More
Police: Drunk civilians tried to gain access to Vance Air Force Base Updated: Thu, Jan 20, 2011 ENID -- Vance Air Force Base 71st Security Forces Squadron apprehended four intoxicated civilians at 2:33 a.m. Wednesday for attempting to gain access to the base. The four were detained on complaints of criminal trespassing on federal property/illegal entry onto a military installation, according to a news... Read More
Pastor Terry Jones pushes a hot button Published: Thu, Sep 23, 2010 The deaths of the 10 International Assistance Mission medical workers inspired headlines that were both shocking and numbingly familiar, since these are dangerous times for believers whose convictions steer them into Afghanistan. Read More
Suicide car bomber kills 8 west of Baghdad Updated: Sun, Aug 8, 2010 BAGHDAD (AP) — A suicide car bomber struck a police patrol west of Baghdad Sunday and killed eight people, most of them civilians standing in line outside a post office to collect the monthly stipend for the country's poorest, police officials said. The blast comes just a day after explosions tore through a... Read More
6 Americans on medical team killed in Afghanistan Published: Sat, Aug 7, 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Ten members of a medical team, including six Americans, were shot and killed by militants as they were returning from providing eye treatment and other health care in remote villages in northern Afghanistan, a spokesman for the team said Saturday. Dirk Frans, director of the... Read More
Obama: US to leave Iraq 'as promised, on schedule' Updated: Mon, Aug 2, 2010 ATLANTA (AP) — President Barack Obama declared Monday that the Iraq war was nearing an end "as promised and on schedule," touting what he called a success of his administration though it comes amid persistent instability and uncertainty in Iraq. Obama cited progress toward meeting his deadline of withdrawing all... Read More
July deadliest month for Iraqis since 2008 Published: Sun, Aug 1, 2010 BAGHDAD (AP) — July was Iraq's deadliest month in more than two years, according to new official figures, suggesting that a resilient insurgency is successfully taking advantage of a months long deadlock in forming a new government. The figures released late Saturday show that 535 people were killed last month,... Read More
Taliban: 1 missing US sailor dead, other captured Published: Sun, Jul 25, 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban have offered to exchange the body of a U.S. Navy sailor they said was killed in an ambush two days ago in exchange for insurgent prisoners, an Afghan official said Sunday. U.S. and NATO officials confirmed that two American Navy personnel went missing Friday in the eastern... Read More
Attacks kill 11 Afghan police, official in north Published: Sun, Jul 11, 2010 KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Militant attacks in once-calm northern Afghanistan killed at least 11 police officers and a government official whose car was hit by a remote-controlled bomb, officials said Sunday. In the south, NATO said a U.S. service member died Sunday following an insurgent attack and a combined... Read More
Congo: UN says at least 220 dead in oil explosion Published: Sat, Jul 3, 2010 KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — A fuel tanker flipped over and exploded into flames in eastern Congo overnight, killing at least 220 villagers and wounding more than 100 — many of whom had rushed to siphon leaking liquid from the vehicle illegally, the U.N. and local officials said Saturday. The truck was transporting... Read More
Pakistan: Suicide attacker targets army convoy Updated: Sat, Sep 20, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) -- An official says a suicide bomber has ttacked an army convoy traveling in Pakistan's volatile northwest and that casualties are feared. Army spokesman Maj. Murad Khan said the attack Saturday targeted a convoy heading from Bannu to Miran Shah, the main town in the... Read More
UN says 2 kidnapped Somali aid workers released Updated: Mon, Mar 3, 2008 NAIROBI, Somalia (AP) -- Two kidnapped employees of the United Nations World Food Program were released hours after they were abducted, a spokesman said Monday, but 11 aid workers remained in captivity amid a series of attacks on the humanitarian community. U.N. spokesman Peter Smerdon said two Somali... Read More
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