Tag Archives: War
Turkey ‘will not start Syria war’
Turkey’s PM says his country has no intention of starting a war, after the parliament in Ankara authorised military action inside Syria.
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‘All-out war’ rages in Syria’s Aleppo
Battle for country’s largest city intensifies after rebels declare major offensive on regime forces.
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Pupils in GCSE grade ‘border war’
Pupils in England who took the disputed GCSE English exam could end up with a lower grade for exactly the same work as their counterparts in Wales.
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N. Korea leader: Prepare for ‘sacred war’
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un told his troops to be vigilant during upcoming training exercises between South Korea and the United States, saying they should be ready to lead a “sacred war,” state media reported Saturday.
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UN warns Syria combatants over ‘war crime’
UN humanitarian affairs chief Valerie Amos says parties to conflict should avoid civilian injury and loss of life.
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Walsh defends ‘war hero’ attacks
Rep. Joe Walsh defends his attacks against opponent Tammy Duckworth for politicizing her military service.
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Syrian leader: Country in ‘state of war’
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is offering no concessions to those demanding his ouster, saying his country is in “a state of real war” and indicating his regime must quash the opposition.
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Assad says Syria ‘in a state of war’
President Bashar al-Assad orders his new cabinet to crush uprising, as Turkey warns of possible military action.
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U.N.: Children used as human shields in Syrian ‘civil war’
The Syrian regime has used children as human shields and has tortured children of suspected dissidents, according the United Nations, which now calls the crisis a civil war.
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UN official calls Syria conflict ‘civil war’
UN peacekeeping chief says government has lost “large chunks of territory” as witnesses describe heavy shelling in Homs.
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Annan: ‘All-out civil war’ looms in Syria
UN envoy, confirming massacres, says ‘first responsibility’ to stop violence lies with government.
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UN chief gives ‘Syria civil war’ warning
Ban Ki-moon says massacres of civilians such as in Houla last weekend could set off a devastating civil war.
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Rights group reveals Syria ‘war crimes’
As international envoy Kofi Annan negotiated a cease-fire in Syria, government forces raided opposition strongholds, killing and detaining residents in attacks amounting to war crimes, a rights group said Wednesday.
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Sudan accused of ‘declaring war’
South Sudan’s President Salva Kiir says Sudan has “declared war” on his country, following weeks of fighting along their common border.
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S Sudan leader says Sudan has ‘declared war’
President Salva Kiir’s remarks follow reports that Sudan fighter jets launched new air strikes on disputed border area.
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UN told Sudans are locked in ‘logic of war’
AU mediator Thabo Mbeki warns that hardliners are increasingly in control on both sides and urges action to stop clash.
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Afghan massacre taints notion of ‘good war’
At a time when the Afghanistan war appears to be floundering, news about the massacre of 17 civilians has left some to question the future of the mission
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Obama warns of ‘loose talk of war’ over Iran
US president calls on Israel to allow time for sanctions against Tehran to work, but says no options are off the table.
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N Korea warns rival South of ‘sacred war’
Days after signing a nuclear moratorium with Washington, North Korea threatens South with ‘sacred war’.
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Brazil declares new ‘currency war’
The government has extended a tax on foreign loans and threatened further capital controls in an effort to protect the country’s struggling manufacturers
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