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Canada ends combat mission in Afghanistan, transfers security of provinces
Canada is formally completing its fighting mission in Afghanistan this week, a move that marks the end of a robust combat presence centered in the dangerous and violent southern province of Kandahar....
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U.N. report on Iraq: ‘Cautious optimism” about the country’s future
After years of war and recent security setbacks, Iraq is making steady strides politically and economically ahead of the U.S. troop withdrawal scheduled for the end of the year, according to the...
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Conservatives urge 'immediate' U.S. action on Syria
By CNN's Joe Sterling Prominent U.S. conservatives want the Obama administration to "take immediate action" against the Syrian regime, including "no-go zones" for President Bashar al-Assad's military...
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Security handover, diplomacy in Afghanistan. A new chapter?
By Kyle Almond, Elise Labott and Joe Sterling Hope flickered in war-torn Afghanistan on Tuesday as national security forces formally took over security leadership and peace talks with the Taliban are...
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Diplomatic drones to fly
By Joe Sterling Iraq and other "high-threat" areas such as Afghanistan are the focus of a U.S. State Department plan to use unarmed surveillance drones for the protection of American diplomatic...
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Intel report cites strides, threats
From CNN's Joe Sterling and Pam Benson The al Qaeda terror network is weakening and the embattled Afghan government is making modest strides, but cyber security threats are on the rise and Iranian...
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Al Qaeda in northern Africa an "afterthought" no more
By Joe Sterling A terrorist peril that's notorious in Africa and Europe but less publicly well known in the United States may wreak havoc in the coming year, warns the top senator on intelligence...
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Somali terror group joining Al Qaeda
By Joe Sterling Al-Shabaab, the Somali militant group, has decided to join the al Qaeda terror network, a monitoring service reported Thursday. Mukhtar Abu al-Zubeir, leader of the Harakat al-Shabaab...
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Obama: I'm not bluffing on Iran
By Joe Sterling President Barack Obama says he isn't bluffing when he says Iran shouldn't have a nuclear weapon, but he cautions against a premature Israeli strike against the Islamic republic. "At a...
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Higher-level traces of uranium found in Iran
By Joe Sterling Inspectors found a high level of enriched uranium in Iran, a U.N. report said Friday, as world powers attempt to work to stop the country from developing the capacity for nuclear...
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Limits on joint patrols may undercut transition in Afghanistan
By Joe Sterling NATO's decision limiting some operations with Afghan troops might lessen so-called insider attacks, analysts say. But the move could undermine the coalition's efforts to help the locals...
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Changing of guard for Africa command
By Joe Sterling President Barack Obama will nominate a new leader for the Pentagon command in charge of Africa. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said Thursday the president is picking Gen. David...
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Report: Strides, challenges for Afghan security forces
By Joe Sterling CNN In what a new Pentagon report calls "a fundamental shift in the course" of the Afghan conflict, local security forces are improving their performance and "successfully providing...
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