(CNN) — One of the main suspects in the killings of 49 people in northern Mexico received orders from the top leaders of the Zetas cartel, a military official said Monday. Daniel de Jesus Elizondo Ramirez hurled a grenade and fired at troops with a rifle as they closed in on him, Brig. Gen. Edgar [...]
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Mexican troops capture a top suspect in slayings of 49 – CNN.com
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on May 21, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/05/21/mexican-troops-capture-a-top-suspect-in-slayings-of-49-cnn-com/
Airstrike kills senior al-Qaida leader in Yemen – Boston.com
SANAA, Yemen—An airstrike Sunday killed a top al-Qaida leader on the FBI’s most wanted list for his role in the 2000 bombing of the USS Cole warship, Yemeni officials said. The airstrike resembled earlier U.S. drone attacks, but the U.S. did not immediately confirm it. Fahd al-Quso was hit by a missile as he stepped [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on May 6, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/05/06/airstrike-kills-senior-al-qaida-leader-in-yemen-boston-com/
Sudan’s president rules out talks with South – Al Jazeera English
Omar al-Bashir, Sudan’s president, has pledged not to negotiate with South Sudan amid reports of fresh air attacks on his country’s southern neighbour. The renewed tensions come as South Sudan’s 10-day occupation of the oil town of Heglig has left parts of the town blood-soaked and in ruins. “We will not negotiate with the South’s [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on April 23, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/04/23/sudans-president-rules-out-talks-with-south-al-jazeera-english/
BBC News – Obama calls for Afghan body abuse punishment
US President Barack Obama says American soldiers shown in photos apparently abusing Afghan corpses in 2010 should be held accountable, a spokesman said. “The conduct depicted in those photos is reprehensible,” White House spokesman Jay Carney told reporters. The pictures, published in the Los Angeles Times, shows the soldiers posing with the mangled remains of [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on April 18, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/04/18/bbc-news-obama-calls-for-afghan-body-abuse-punishment/
Kuwait mulls different plans to deal with potential Hormuz closure
By AFP KUWAIT CITY Kuwait is mulling “many scenarios” in case the strategic Strait of Hormuz is closed, disrupting its vital oil exports, a top official said on Monday. “We are discussing many scenarios but we have not decided which” plan to adopt, the CEO of national oil conglomerate Kuwait Petroleum Corp (KPC), Faruq al-Zanki, [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on April 9, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/04/09/kuwait-mulls-different-plans-to-deal-with-potential-hormuz-closure/
BBC News – Iraq’s Maliki warns of Syria ‘proxy war’
Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has warned that arming either side in Syria will lead to a “proxy war”. He was speaking at the opening of an Arab League summit which is discussing a joint plan with the UN to end a year of violence in Syria. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has agreed to the [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on March 29, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/03/29/bbc-news-iraqs-maliki-warns-of-syria-proxy-war/
Sudan armies clash in border region – Al Jazeera English
Clashes have broken out between the armed forces of Sudan and South Sudan in several disputed border regions, both sides said. South Sudan’s army, or SPLA, said the Sudanese air force had attacked the disputed areas of Jau and Pan Akuach. The SPLA had also repelled an attack by Sudanese forces in the area of [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on March 26, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/03/26/sudan-armies-clash-in-border-region-al-jazeera-english/
BBC News – Afghanistan massacre suspect named as Sgt Robert Bales
The US soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan civilians in a massacre that has undermined relations with Kabul has been named as Staff Sgt Robert Bales. Senior US officials told the BBC the name of the suspect as he was heading back to the US to face charges. He is expected to land soon at [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on March 16, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/03/16/bbc-news-afghanistan-massacre-suspect-named-as-sgt-robert-bales/
BBC News – Afghan shootings: US soldier suspect flown out
The American soldier accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan on Sunday has been flown out of the country. Officials say legal proceedings against the unnamed staff sergeant will now be conducted in another country. It is not clear where he has been taken. The victims were shot in their homes, causing outrage across Afghanistan. [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on March 14, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/03/14/bbc-news-afghan-shootings-us-soldier-suspect-flown-out/
BBC News – Afghanistan militants attack Kandahar killings site
Militants in Afghanistan have launched an attack on a government delegation visiting the site where a US soldier killed 16 civilians. Two of Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s brothers and several top security officials were in the delegation in Panjwai in Kandahar province. One Afghan soldier and three of the militants were killed, police said. The [...]
Posted by Evan Trowbridge on March 13, 2012
http://evantrowbridge.com/2012/03/13/bbc-news-afghanistan-militants-attack-kandahar-killings-site/
