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WRAPUP 2-G8 urges Syria peace talks as fighting flares in north
Reuters(Adds details from G8 communique) * Syria peace talks seen unlikely before August * Heavy fighting reported in Aleppo * Russia at odds with West at G8 summit By Andrew Osborn and Oliver Holmes ENNISKILLEN, Northern Ireland/BEIRUT, June 18 (Reuters) -...Tags: Human Rights, Barack Obama, National Government, Government, Islam
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United States to meet Taliban to seek Afghan peace
ReutersWASHINGTON/KABUL (Reuters) - The United States and the Taliban raised hopes on Tuesday for a negotiated peace in Afghanistan with commitments to meet this week after 12 years of bloody and costly war between American-led forces and the insurgents. The...Tags: Mohammed Omar, Kabul (Afghanistan), Doha (Qatar), Government, Prisons
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Ceremony highlights uncommon bond at Langley-Eustis
— Col. William S. Galbraith knows he'll face a few challenges in his new job, which involves overseeing daily operations and other aspects of life at Fort Eustis in Newport News. Gone are the days of big defense budgets and wartime wish lists that...
Tags: Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Budgets and Budgeting, U.S. Department of Defense, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Fort Eustis
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Afghan forces take over as peace talks loom, doubts remain
McClatchy Foreign StaffKABUL, Afghanistan Afghan security forces are now officially in charge of protecting their country from the insurgents whom the U.S.-led coalition of foreign troops has been fighting here for more than 11 years, President Hamid Karzai announced during a...Tags: Kabul (Afghanistan), Government, Brookings Institution, Afghanistan, International Organizations
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Deployment to war doesn't figure in majority of military suicides
Nate Evans had three children depending on him and held down a good job running a hyperbaric chamber at a hospital. But what he really wanted was to go to war. In 2008, as the U.S. death toll in Iraq and Afghanistan approached 5,000, Evans became a...
Tags: U.S. Army, Health and Medical Professionals, Psychiatrists, U.S. Department of Defense, Bipolar Disorder
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Rebel brigades check loyalist advances in Aleppo -opposition
ReutersBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis AMMAN, June 16 (Reuters) - Rebel brigades fought Hezbollah-backed forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad in and around Syria's commercial hub of Aleppo on Sunday, trying to claw back territory lost to an assault that threatens...Tags: Human Rights, Activism, Free Syrian Army, National Government, Government
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WRAPUP 1-Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
ReutersBy Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Alexei Anishchuk AMMAN/LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain ahead of an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement over the U.S. decision to send weapons to Syria's...Tags: David Cameron, White House, Government, Russia, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present )
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To Syria's loyalist stronghold of Tartus, victory seems imminent
TARTUS, Syria — War may be ravaging much of Syria, but there is no sign of conflict on bustling streets here, where diners wearing designer sunglasses order freshly caught fish at seaside cafes and gaze out on a palm-fringed expanse resembling a...
Tags: Terrorism, Regional Authority, Armed Conflicts, White House, Hospitals and Clinics
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WRAPUP 2-Putin says West arming Syrian rebels who eat human flesh
Reuters(Updates with blast at military airport near Damascus) By Khaled Yacoub Oweis and Alexei Anishchuk AMMAN/LONDON, June 16 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin, arriving in Britain before an international summit set to be dominated by disagreement...Tags: David Cameron, White House, Government, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Russia
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Jordan's army ready for any threat from Syria: king
ReutersAMMAN (Reuters) - King Abdullah said on Sunday Jordan's armed forces were ready to protect the country against any threat from the escalating civil war in neighboring Syria. He was speaking as Jordanian and U.S. forces conducted military exercises less...Tags: Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Russia, Imperial and Royal Matters, Libyan No-Fly Zone (2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Military Notes
South Bend TribuneMarine Corps Pvt. Brandon L. Ditmire, son of Amy Ditmire, of Culver, and Scott Ditmire, of Culver, recently graduated from the Marine Corps Basic Combat Engineer Course at Marine Corps Engineer School, Marine Corps Base, Camp Lejeune, N. C. Ditmire is a...Tags: U.S. Navy, Camp Lejeune (military base), Western Michigan University, Army National Guard, Middlebury
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Bipartisan talk brings mixed reviews
WASHINGTON - Jackie Walorski mentions bipartisanship frequently in an interview in her congressional office. And she's for it. Surprise? It shouldn't be. But it could be for two segments of the electorate back in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District,...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Elections, U.S. Congress, Sex Crimes, Tea Party Movement
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