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Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Thursday 21 August 2008

mcclatchydc.com     Aug 21, 2008          

The daily Iraqi violence report is compiled by McClatchy Newspapers Special Correspondents in Baghdad from police, military and medical reports. This is not a comprehensive list of all violence in Iraq, much of which goes...                    

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LSO conductor Valery Gergiev leads proRussia concert in Ossetia

telegraph.co.uk     Aug 21, 2008   29 related          

The principal conductor of the London Symphony Orchestra led a pro-Russian classical concert in the ruins of the capital of South Ossetia to celebrate a crushing battlefield victory over Georgia. By Adrian Blomfield in...                    

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inthenews.co.uk: Three Nato soldiers and 30 militants have died in two separate incidents in Afghanistan inthenews.co.uk

U.S.-led air raid said killed civilians, militants (Reuters)

yahoo.com     Aug 21, 2008   29 related          

KABUL (Reuters) - More than a dozen civilians have been killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman, two provincial officials said on Thursday. But the U.S. military said Wednesday's...                    

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Afghan civilians said killed in U.S.-led air raid (Reuters)

yahoo.com     Aug 21, 2008   442 related          

KABUL (Reuters) - More than a dozen civilians have been killed in an air strike by U.S.-led troops in Afghanistan's eastern province of Laghman, two provincial officials said on Thursday. But the U.S. military said Wednesday's...                    

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canada.com: A spokeswoman for the Department of National Defence said she was unaware of any Canadians being involved in the incident. canada.com

Three Polish soldiers, 30 militants killed in Afghanistan (AFP)

yahoo.com     Aug 21, 2008   8 related          

KABUL (AFP) - Afghan and international troops killed more than 30 militants in a clash near Kabul, military forces said Thursday, confirming that three Polish soldiers had also died in a bomb blast. Troops called for air...                    

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Officials: US airstrikes kill civilians in Afghanistan

gulfnews.com     Aug 21, 2008          

Kabul: US airstrikes killed more than a dozen civilians in eastern Afghanistan, two provincial officials said on Thursday. The airstrikes took place on Wednesday in the eastern province of Laghman. The US military said the...                    

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Fallujah Fall Guy

antiwar.com     Aug 21, 2008   2 related          

As a journalist who has reported extensively on the death and destruction that is U.S.- occupied Iraq, perhaps I should be happy about the prosecution of former Marine Corps Sergeant Jose Luis Nazario Jr. Standing accused of...                    

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Speaking of Desperate

commentarymagazine.com     Aug 21, 2008          

From an editorial in today’s New York Times: More American ground troops will have to be sent to Afghanistan. The Pentagon’s over-reliance on airstrikes - which have led to high levels of civilian casualties - has dangerously...                    

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Twin suicide bombings kill 64 at Pakistan arms factory - Summary

earthtimes.org     Aug 21, 2008   500 related          

Islamabad - Two simultaneous explosions ripped through a garrison town in northern Pakistan on Thursday, leaving more than 64 people dead and 100 injured, officials said. A spokesman of pro-Taliban militants based in country's...                    

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Lawyers: Arroyo 'skilfully' using MOA-AD for Charter change

inquirer.net     Aug 21, 2008   3 related          

MANILA, Philippines -- A lawyer's group on Thursday accused President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of “skilfully” using the controversial memorandum of agreement on ancestral domain (MOA-AD) in her supposed bid to extend her term...                    

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