http://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/InsurgenciesFind stories, videos, and photos about Insurgencies from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 11:51:15 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.edition.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Insurgencies14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Insurgencies from CNN.com.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/11/02/pakistan.explosion/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bomber killed at least 35 people Monday by detonating explosives outside a bank where people had lined up to pick up their monthly checks, police said.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:32:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/28/pakistan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA massive car bomb tore through the heart of a bustling marketplace in Peshawar, Pakistan, Wednesday, killing at least 100 people -- including many women and children -- and injuring at least 200 others, officials said.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:46:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/afghanistan.troops.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/07/07/afghanistan.troops.deaths/index.html#cnnSTCTextInternational troops in Afghanistan endured another deadly attack Tuesday, a day after 10 NATO-led troops were killed in that country.Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:26:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/06/iraq.suicide.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/06/06/iraq.suicide.bombing/index.html#cnnSTCTextA security guard for a provincial police chief was killed Saturday in a suicide bombing in western Iraq, state-run media reported.Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/pakistan.peshawar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/pakistan.peshawar.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA series of explosions in northwest Pakistan killed eight people Thursday night, and two suspected militants died in a gunbattle with Peshawar police on a rooftop, authorities said.Fri, 29 May 2009 04:56:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/13/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA car bomber targeted a U.S. base in eastern Afghanistan, killing seven people Wednesday, a day after Taliban militants attacked many locations in the city of Khost, U.S. military officials said.Wed, 13 May 2009 06:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/05/12/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Taliban suicide bomb squad disguised as regular Afghan army troops stormed a strategic city close to the border with Pakistan Tuesday, prompting a fierce six-hour battle with U.S. troops, local officials and the U.S. military said.Tue, 12 May 2009 17:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/12/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/12/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextBombings killed at least eight people and left dozens injured Thursday in Mosul and Karbala as sectarian violence continued in Iraqi cities.Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:44:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/02/11/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA double car bombing killed 16 people and wounded 43 others Wednesday at a Baghdad bus station where Shiite pilgrims had gathered ahead of an upcoming holy day, according to an official with Iraq's Interior Ministry.Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:55:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/afghanistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/01/07/afghanistan.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTroops in Afghanistan launched raids against militants over the last two days, killing 32 armed insurgents near the nation's capital and six militants in western Afghanistan, the U.S. military said in statements Wednesday.Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:34:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/10/iraq.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/11/10/iraq.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextMilitants in three Iraqi cities set off deadly explosions Monday, killing at least 39 people, government officials said.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 12:11:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/29/somalia.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/10/29/somalia.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextA string of suicide bombings targeting government buildings and a United Nations compound in Somalia left at least 25 people dead Wednesday in attacks a U.S. official said bore hallmarks of the al Qaeda terror network.Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:07:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843328,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1843328,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe 'poor man's air force' is accessible, devastating and extremely hard to defend againstMon, 22 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/09/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt least six people were killed and 50 wounded when a suicide car bomber apparently staged a traffic accident to draw more victims to the explosion.Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1836257,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA suicide bomber with explosives hidden beneath his traditional robe blew himself up Tuesday in a crowd of Iraqis trying to join the police force, killing at least 25 peopleTue, 26 Aug 2008 19:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/25/iraq.bombers/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/08/25/iraq.bombers/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe woman ridicules the Iraqi police who question her about ties to suicide bombers.Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:32:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/08/19/afghan.attack/index.html#cnnSTCTextTen French soldiers were killed Tuesday in fighting near the Afghan capital of Kabul after 100 insurgents attacked a patrol, authorities said.Tue, 19 Aug 2008 14:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/16/somalia.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/16/somalia.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTextEthiopian forces in Somalia have killed at least 46 civilians after a roadside bomb ripped through their military convoy, residents said.Sat, 16 Aug 2008 13:02:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823574,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1823574,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA car bomb killed at least seven children and 11 other people in a northern cityWed, 16 Jul 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/07/13/afghan.bomber/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine U.S. troops were killed Sunday in an attack on a base in a remote province of eastern Afghanistan, a Western official said.Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/06/27/afghan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly seven years after their defeat by U.S. forces, the Taliban have regrouped and have formed a "resilient insurgency," according to a new Pentagon report on security in Afghanistan.Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:57:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815367,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1815367,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA car bomb tore through a market area in a mainly Shiite neighborhood in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing more than 50 people and wounding dozensTue, 17 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/06/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki arrived in Tehran on Saturday for a visit with top Iranian officials, his office said, while car bombings renewed violence at home.Sat, 07 Jun 2008 16:58:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/05/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextSeven U.S. Marines were wounded by a roadside bomb that also wounded two Iraqi police officers and killed a civilian interpreter in the Anbar province city of Falluja Friday morning, according to the U.S. military. Sat, 24 May 2008 08:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/28/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo mortars were fired Monday into Baghdad's heavily fortified International Zone where U.S. and Iraqi offices are based, Iraqi Interior Ministry officials told CNN. There was no word on casualties or damage.Tue, 29 Apr 2008 01:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/04/14/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA string of car bombs shook Mosul, northern Iraq's largest city, on Monday, killing 12 Kurdish troops and a civilian and wounding several others, U.S. and Iraqi authorities reported.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1725109,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs the US death toll reaches 4,000, a spurt of attacks over Easter weekend raises fears that, as one Baghdad resident put it, "in a minute ... we can fall into hell again"Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/11/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/11/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextBombings, clashes and a shooting in Iraq Tuesday left at least 48 people dead, and another 20 bodies were found in a mass grave, police officials told CNN. Wed, 12 Mar 2008 07:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/03/10/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo bombings in separate Iraq provinces on Monday killed eight U.S. troops, the U.S. military said. Tue, 11 Mar 2008 04:18:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/02/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA man in a wheelchair blew himself up Monday in a northern Iraqi police station, killing three National Police officers, including a commander, police said.Mon, 25 Feb 2008 22:06:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714479,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1714479,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIraqi officials have ordered police to round up the indigent from the streets of Baghdad to prevent them from being used by insurgents as suicide bombersTue, 19 Feb 2008 20:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/afghan.blast/index.html#cnnSTCTextRoadside bombings and a military operation across Afghanistan over the last two days left six people dead, five others wounded, and three detained, officials said on Wednesday.Wed, 13 Feb 2008 13:26:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/meast/01/20/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S. planes bombarded al Qaeda in Iraq safe havens on the southern outskirts of Baghdad on Sunday, hours after a suicide bomber carrying explosives in a candy box killed six people in Anbar province. Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:15:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextDozens of people picking up cylinders of cooking gas were victims of a suicide car bomb attack Tuesday morning in the northern Iraqi city of Baiji.Wed, 26 Dec 2007 09:22:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/12/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextViolence in Iraq has fallen to its lowest level in almost two years, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday.Wed, 05 Dec 2007 16:22:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1687988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1687988,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThree attacks in four days highlight the deteriorating security situation in the Afghan capital as ordinary Afghans find themselves increasingly in the crosshairsTue, 27 Nov 2007 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1685827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1685827,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne bad Sunday rocks U.S. soldiers in Sadr City, but troops now feel they have the upper hand in BaghdadMon, 19 Nov 2007 23:00:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1681443,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1681443,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe Sunni extremist group in Iraq has been strangely quiet of late. But U.S. military commanders don't expect that to lastWed, 07 Nov 2007 15:00:00 ESThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/10/23/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextViolence in several Iraqi locations on Tuesday left more than a dozen people dead, according to authorities.Tue, 23 Oct 2007 16:02:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/09/25/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide bombing in Iraq's volatile Diyala province ripped through a "reconciliation meeting" on Monday night attended by Sunni and Shiite militia leaders -- a brazen attack that killed and wounded dozens and fractured an effort to foster amity between the rival sects. Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:31:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghan.blast.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/08/22/afghan.blast.reut/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe governor of Afghanistan's southeastern province of Khost survived an assassination attempt on Wednesday when a suicide car bomber struck his convoy, witnesses and officials said.Wed, 22 Aug 2007 10:28:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653406,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1653406,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe top American commander in Iraq said Wednesday he was preparing recommendations on troop reductions before he returns to Washington next month for a report to CongressWed, 15 Aug 2007 23:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/18/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/18/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo roadside bombs planted near a gas station in Baghdad's southeastern Amin neighborhood detonated in quick succession Wednesday morning, killing at least four people and wounding seven others, according to officials. One police officer was killed in the blasts and three other officers were wounded, according to an official with Iraq's Interior Ministry said.Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/07/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextA suicide car bomber targeting a busy market in a northern Iraqi village killed at least 117 people Saturday morning, a government official told CNN.Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/07/06/afghanistan.fighting/index.html#cnnSTCText"Several" Taliban militants were killed Saturday in fighting along the Helmand River in southern Afghanistan, the U.S.-led coalition said. NATO also reported "initial indications" of many insurgents killed in eastern Afghanistan.Sat, 07 Jul 2007 08:24:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/05/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/05/mideast/index.html#cnnSTCTextIsraeli forces killed eight militants during clashes in central Gaza on Thursday, Palestinian medical sources said.Fri, 06 Jul 2007 07:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/05/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextU.S.-led coalition forces killed a suspected terrorist and detained nine others in raids targeting al Qaeda in Iraq, a military statement released Thursday said.Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/04/iraq.main/index.html#cnnSTCTextAmerican-led coalition forces battling insurgents in Iraq's Diyala province near Baghdad killed 25 insurgents in a three-day operation, the U.S. military said Wednesday.Wed, 04 Jul 2007 06:27:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1639562,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1639562,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe U.S. military accused Iran on Monday of a direct role in a sophisticated militant attack that killed five American troops in Iraq, portraying Tehran as waging a proxy war through Shiite extremistsTue, 03 Jul 2007 07:45:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/01/pleitgen.surge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/01/pleitgen.surge/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. military virtually abandoned an area southeast of Baghdad known as Salman Pak two years ago, leaving behind a refuge for insurgents to operate and allowing them to establish a key explosives smuggling route to Baghdad. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 05:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1638709,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1638709,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFive American soldiers were killed and seven wounded in a coordinated attack in southern Baghdad involving a roadside bomb and rocket-propelled grenadesSat, 30 Jun 2007 05:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/29/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/29/iraq.main/index.htmlFive U.S. soldiers were killed when a "very large" roadside bomb exploded near their combat patrol in southern Baghdad, a U.S. general said Friday.Fri, 29 Jun 2007 08:01:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1638128,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1638128,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGeneral David Petraeus believes his Iraq strategy is working. But convincing Congress is another storyFri, 29 Jun 2007 07:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/27/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/27/iraq.main/index.htmlFourteen insurgents were killed Wednesday in northern Iraq while trying to rig a truck with explosives, police in Tikrit said.Wed, 27 Jun 2007 14:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636997,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636997,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAs both BBC reporter Alan Johnston and Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit speak out, Hamas must show that it is powerful and responsible enough to win their releaseWed, 27 Jun 2007 09:55:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636722,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe clever and deadly methods insurgents are using to counteract the U.S.-led surge -- and why they are workingTue, 26 Jun 2007 21:25:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/26/bbc.reporter/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/26/bbc.reporter/index.htmlThe militant group in Gaza claiming to hold BBC correspondent Alan Johnston renewed its threat Tuesday to kill the British journalist who has been held in Gaza since March 12.Tue, 26 Jun 2007 19:47:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636689,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636689,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsPeacekeeping forces are hit and al-Qaeda allies are likely suspects. Will the border with Israel flare with warfare again?Tue, 26 Jun 2007 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636531,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636531,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsRoadside bombs killed seven American troops in Iraq on Saturday, including four in a single strike outside BaghdadSun, 24 Jun 2007 15:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636515,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1636515,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. and Iraqi troops captured two senior al-Qaeda militants and seven other operatives Saturday in Diyala province, an Iraqi commander said, as an offensive to clear the volatile area of insurgents entered its fifth daySat, 23 Jun 2007 18:30:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/23/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/23/iraq.main/index.htmlNine U.S. troops were killed in Iraq on Saturday, bringing the U.S. military death toll so far in June to 79, the military reported.Sat, 23 Jun 2007 15:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/22/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/22/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S. and Iraqi troops killed dozens of al Qaeda militants in Iraq's Diyala province over the past four days, the U.S. military reported on Friday.Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/afghan.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/22/afghan.violence/index.htmlTaliban militants stormed police posts in southern Afghanistan, prompting heavy fighting and NATO air strikes that reportedly left 25 civilians and 20 militants dead, police said Friday.Fri, 22 Jun 2007 10:39:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634536,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634536,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsGeneral Petraeus's drive against Sunni militants has got off to a quickstart. But its success will depend on intelligenceThu, 21 Jun 2007 22:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/21/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/21/iraq.main/index.htmlTwelve U.S. troops have been killed in attacks in expanded operations against insurgents in Iraq during the past 48 hours, according to the U.S. military.Thu, 21 Jun 2007 08:12:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634530,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634530,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA truck bomb struck a Shi'ite mosque Tuesday in central Baghdad, killing 78 people and wounding more than 200Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:50:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/20/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/20/iraq.main/index.htmlThree Sunni mosques were attacked in what police believe are reprisals for a massive truck bombing that damaged a Shiite mosque and killed 87 people, authorities said Wednesday.Wed, 20 Jun 2007 07:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/19/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/19/iraq.main/index.htmlA truck bomb ripped through a crowded square in the capital Tuesday, killing at least 78 people and wounding 224 others, an Interior Ministry official said.Tue, 19 Jun 2007 06:37:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632805,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1632805,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA TIME investigation reveals how Iraqi militants are devising innovative ways to make the war more deadly for U.S. troopsTue, 19 Jun 2007 05:15:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634303,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1634303,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsU.S. and Iraqi forces began major military operations Monday to the north and south of Baghdad, while Iraqi officials said 36 people were killed in clashes in southern IraqMon, 18 Jun 2007 19:00:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/18/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/18/iraq.main/index.htmlThe U.S. military early Tuesday launched a "large-scale" operation against al Qaeda in Iraq militants in the Baquba area, north of Baghdad, killing at least 22 enemy fighters, the Army said in a statement.Mon, 18 Jun 2007 08:10:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/16/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/16/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S.-led coalition forces have found the identification cards of two missing American soldiers, believed to have been abducted last month south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Saturday.Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:12:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/13/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/13/iraq.main/index.htmlApparent retaliatory attacks in the aftermath of the bombing of the Al-Askariya Mosque -- a major Shiite shrine in Samarra -- have left six Sunni mosques badly damaged, police said Thursday.Wed, 13 Jun 2007 06:33:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/12/lebanon.assault/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/12/lebanon.assault/index.htmlThe Lebanese army fired heavy artillery into the Nahr el-Bared Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon on Tuesday, in what it says could be the final push to force Islamist militants from the camp, military sources said.Tue, 12 Jun 2007 12:14:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/11/lebanon.conflict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/11/lebanon.conflict/index.htmlTwo Red Cross workers were killed Monday at a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon as Lebanese forces and Islamic militants battled, a Red Cross representative said.Mon, 11 Jun 2007 11:01:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/11/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/11/iraq.main/index.htmlThree U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded when a suicide bomb blast caused a highway overpass to collapse on them Sunday near Mahmoudiya, south of Baghdad, the U.S. military said Monday.Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:29:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1629871,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1629871,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA purported cease-fire between al-Qaeda and Iraq's leading Sunni insurgent group could be bad news for the U.S.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 11:35:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/07/penhaul.iraq/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/07/penhaul.iraq/index.htmlU.S. forces have begun arming nationalist guerrillas and former Saddam Hussein loyalists -- and coordinating tactics -- in a marriage of convenience against al Qaeda radicals in one of Iraq's most violent provinces, senior U.S. commanders tell CNN.Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1627400,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1627400,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsViewpoint: The U.S. says it wants a cease-fire with insurgents. But do they hate al-Qaeda more than they hate America?Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:05:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/03/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/03/iraq.main/index.htmlFourteen U.S. soldiers were killed by bombs and small-arms fire in Iraq over the weekend, the U.S. military said Sunday, as factional violence continued to ravage soldiers and civilians alike.Sun, 03 Jun 2007 11:15:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/kashmir.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/06/01/kashmir.violence/index.htmlTwo Indian soldiers were killed and three others were wounded Friday when suspected militants threw a grenade into the Central Reserve Police Force camp in Mehama, police said.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 06:44:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/01/lebanon.conflict/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/06/01/lebanon.conflict/index.htmlLebanese soldiers -- backed by gunboats, heavy artillery and rows of tanks -- entered a Palestinian refugee camp that has hosted days of fierce fighting north of Tripoli, a military source said Friday.Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/30/israel.palestinians/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/30/israel.palestinians/index.htmlIsrael's government said Wednesday that a cease-fire with Palestinian militants is not on the table, and its military will continue to target militants in Gaza.Wed, 30 May 2007 12:23:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/30/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/30/iraq.main/index.htmlU.S.-led coalition forces detained five suspected terrorists in Baghdad's Sadr City neighborhood Wednesday, including their cell leader, a U.S. military statement said.Wed, 30 May 2007 08:07:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/25/iraq.iran/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/25/iraq.iran/index.htmlA U.S. military commander said Friday that militants used a mock-up in Iran to help plan for a deadly operation in the Iraqi city of Karbala earlier this year.Sat, 26 May 2007 00:41:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/24/lebanon.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/24/lebanon.violence/index.htmlLebanese forces battling Islamic militants inside Lebanon will be resupplied by a shipment of U.S. military ammunition, which is expected to arrive within two days, senior U.S. officials told CNN on Thursday.Thu, 24 May 2007 11:34:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/23/lebanon.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/23/lebanon.violence/index.htmlBattered by days of fighting between Islamic militants and the Lebanese army, many Palestinians are fleeing a refugee camp near Tripoli, Palestinian and Red Crescent officials said.Wed, 23 May 2007 11:17:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/23/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/23/iraq.main/index.htmlThe U.S. military is joining forces with the State Department to prepare a new Iraq strategy that includes negotiating cease-fire and power-sharing agreements with some enemy combatants, U.S. officials said Wednesday.Wed, 23 May 2007 08:20:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/21/lebanon.haddad/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/21/lebanon.haddad/index.htmlLebanon's economy minister on Monday asked for money and resources to help Lebanese forces battling members of an Islamic militant group in a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli.Mon, 21 May 2007 21:54:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/21/lebanon.violence/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/21/lebanon.violence/index.htmlIn Lebanon, an explosion filled the Beirut sky with plumes of black smoke as fighting also continued in the north of the country between Lebanese soldiers and militants at a Palestinian refugee camp.Mon, 21 May 2007 07:43:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/17/iraq.main/index.htmlAt least nine bombings in and near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul on Wednesday were aimed at freeing hundreds of inmates from an Iraqi prison, Iraqi and U.S. military sources said.Thu, 17 May 2007 14:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/14/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/14/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Islamic State of Iraq -- a Sunni insurgent coalition that includes al Qaeda in Iraq -- issued a statement Monday saying it is holding three American soldiers and warning the U.S. military to call off its search.Mon, 14 May 2007 14:11:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/12/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/12/iraq.main/index.htmlAmerican troops were on the hunt Sunday in a volatile region south of Baghdad for three members of a U.S.-led military patrol who went missing after an insurgent attack Saturday that killed five others.Sat, 12 May 2007 11:48:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/07/iraq.main/index.htmlSuicide car bombings at a market and at a police checkpoint in Ramadi killed 13 people and wounded 35 others Monday, police said.Mon, 07 May 2007 12:13:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/06/gaza.school.shooting/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/06/gaza.school.shooting/index.htmlPalestinian militants on Sunday attacked a United Nations school festival in southern Gaza, killing the bodyguard of a Fatah lawmaker, according to Palestinian security and medical sources.Mon, 07 May 2007 03:08:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.main/index.htmlNine U.S. soldiers died in Iraq on Sunday, including six killed in a roadside bombing northeast of Baghdad, the U.S. military reported.Sun, 06 May 2007 18:19:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.torture/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/06/iraq.torture/index.htmlA pre-dawn coalition military raid killed at least eight gunmen and uncovered a bloodstained torture chamber in a building in Baghdad's Sadr City that was later destroyed by a powerful controlled explosion.Sun, 06 May 2007 14:27:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/02/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/02/iraq.main/index.htmlA U.S. military spokesman Wednesday said the status of al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri is unclear following reports that he was killed in fighting on Tuesday.Wed, 02 May 2007 13:28:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.insurgent.rift/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.insurgent.rift/index.htmlReports of fighting between al Qaeda in Iraq and Sunni militants surfaced Tuesday, the latest hints of rising tensions between the two allied groups.Tue, 01 May 2007 13:39:00 EDThttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.main/index.htmlhttp://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/05/01/iraq.main/index.htmlThe Anbar Salvation Council claims it killed al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri in fighting Tuesday.Tue, 01 May 2007 09:19:00 EDT