Lanka fighting kills 8 Colombo, November 5:Government troops attacked Tamil Tiger separatists along the front lines in northern Sri Lanka, killing seven rebels, while one soldier was killed in a separate mortar attack, the military said today.The attacks came as the Tamil... Women 05 Nov, 2007
30 Taliban ‘killed or wounded’ Kabul, June 7:A battle and airstrikes in southern Afghanistan left 30 suspected Taliban dead or wounded.The battle took place yesterday in the Garmser district of Helmand province. Gen Mohammad Zahir Azimi, spokesman for the Defence Ministry, said... Women 07 Jun, 2007
24 killed in Afghan fighting Kandahar, April 12:US-led warplanes and soldiers killed 24 Taliban who were hiding in caves in southern Afghanistan, while two Canadian troops died in a roadside bomb blast, officials said today.Afghan and US-led coalition troops spotted a group of the... Women 12 Apr, 2007
Snippets 10 militants killedISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s army destroyed suspected al-Qaeda hideouts in an airstrike near the Afghan border on Tuesday, killing 10 people, officials said. The army and a senior local official said the dead were militants, and included... Women 16 Jan, 2007
Senior Taliban leader killed in Afghan airstrike Kabul, December 23: A top Taliban military commander described as a close associate of Osama bin Laden and Taliban leader Mullah Omar was killed in an airstrike this week close to the border with Pakistan, the US military said today. Mullah Akhtar... Women 23 Dec, 2006
40 ‘militants’ killed in Afghan battle, bombing UK troops pull out of troubled district in southKabul, October 17:British troops pulled out of a troubled district in southern Afghanistan today, while a US-led coalition airstrike killed a suspected midlevel Taliban commander and up to 15 other... Women 17 Oct, 2006
Lanka pounds Tiger bases Colombo, October 17:Sri Lankan warplanes pounded two suspected Tamil Tiger sea bases and a military camp in the north today, the military said, a day after a rebel suicide bomber attacked a military convoy, killing 95 sailors.The military said more... Women 17 Oct, 2006
TOPICS: Failings of the Rumsfeld doctrine This month’s devastating wave of suicide attacks in Afghanistan (including three attacks last Monday, which brought the total number to 69 since 2005) is a grim reminder that Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld, under fire for his role in Iraq, has... 25 Sep, 2006
IN OTHER WORDS Zarqawi’s death It is good news for US, and even better news for Iraq, that the Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was finally killed last Wednesday by an American airstrike. The group that Zarqawi led, Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, organised and... 12 Jun, 2006
FIFA mulling action against Israel Zurich, April 7:FIFA said on Friday it is considering possible action over an Israeli airstrike last week on a soccer field in the Palestinian-run Gaza Strip.Jerome Champagne, FIFA deputy general secretary in charge of political issues, said it was a... 07 Apr, 2006
SNIPPETS 2 die in wall collapseBHUBANESWAR: Two people died in Orissa on Wednesday when the wall of their mud house collapsed while they were sleeping. Police said the incident took place in Mangalabasti on the outskirts of the state capital. — HNSBlast... Women 06 Jul, 2005
US bombing last week killed 17 civilians, says provincial Guv Kabul: An American airstrike in Afghanistan last week killed 17 villagers, a provincial governor said on Monday. The US military confirmed some civilians were killed in the attack on what it called a known terrorist compound. — AP Women 04 Jul, 2005
