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Saturday, 22 November 2008
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East Timor warns against stoking tensions
East Timor's government accused the opposition Fretilin party of stoking security tensions in the restive country on Wednesday, as Australia announced plans for a limited troop withdrawal.
22 Oct 2008 |
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Afghanistan violence seen to be worsening
Violence in Afghanistan will escalate in 2009 unless the United States and other countries move quickly to counter an intensifying Taliban insurgency with troops and assistance, the top U.S. military officer said on Thursday.
10 Oct 2008 |
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U.S. to call for more NATO troops for Afghanistan
The United States will appeal to NATO allies on Thursday to send more troops to fight Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, despite the prospect of spending cuts because of the global financial crisis.
09 Oct 2008 |
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Russian troops withdraw from Georgian port
Russian troops withdrew from the region around Georgia's Black Sea port of Poti on Saturday, within a September 15 deadline set for the first phase of a pullback brokered by France.
13 Sep 2008 |
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Bush to order 8,000 troops out of Iraq
President George W. Bush will cut U.S. force levels in Iraq only modestly over the rest of his term, pulling 8,000 troops out by February, when his successor will have taken over as commander in chief.
09 Sep 2008 |
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U.S. troops may quit Baghdad "by July"
U.S. combat troops could be pulled out of Baghdad within 10 months because of declining violence in the Iraqi capital, General David Petraeus, U.S. commander in Iraq, said in an interview published on Thursday.
04 Sep 2008 |
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U.S. sought troop presence to 2015
The United States asked Iraq for permission to maintain a troop presence there to 2015, but U.S. and Iraqi negotiators agreed to limit their authorisation to 2011, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said.
27 Aug 2008 |
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Iraq PM sees U.S. troops withdrawal by 2011
Iraq and the United States have agreed that all U.S. troops will leave by the end of 2011, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Monday, but Washington said no final deal had been reached.
26 Aug 2008 |
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Iraq wants U.S. troops deal to expire
Iraq wants an agreement authorising the continued presence of U.S. troops on its soil to expire in three years, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said on Friday.
23 Aug 2008 |
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