al-Qaida - "Awakening Council" fighters on guard in Iraq

"Awakening Council" fighters on guard in Iraq

A member of the "Awakening Council," one of several names given to Sunni tribesmen and insurgents who revolted against al-Qaida in Iraq last year, watches over an area in Diyala province, 65 kilometers north of Baghdad, Iraq on August 14, 2008. Members of the Awakening Council pledge their commitment to fighting terrorism with the U.S. Forces. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)
Rate:
Email this to a friend


UPI Related News
Obama's remarks to the Muslim world
CAIRO, June 4 (UPI) -- The following are remarks delivered by U.S. President Barack Obama Thursday at Cairo university.
WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- The following are remarks by former Vice President Dick Cheney on U.S. national security before the American Enterprise Institute:
Petraeus: Afghanistan not Al Qaida base
WASHINGTON, May 10 (UPI) -- The terrorist group that carried out the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks is not based in Afghanistan, said U.S. CENTCOM Commander Gen. David Petraeus.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 (UPI) -- The following are remarks made Tuesday by President Barack Obama before a joint session of Congress in Washington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. military forces have used secret authority to conduct previously undisclosed attacks on al-Qaida in Syria and Pakistan since 2004, The New York Times said.
LONDON, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida cells in London, Birmingham and Luton, England, are planning mass casualty attacks in Britain, a government intelligence report indicates.
BAGHDAD, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Al-Qaida in Iraq sent what appeared to be a low-key message to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
MADRID, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Spain has again rejected asylum for one of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's 19 sons, a government spokesman said Saturday.
LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A man of Indian descent is suing his British former employer after his face was superimposed on a picture of an al-Qaida deputy.
MADRID, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Omar bin Laden, a son of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, has been turned down in his request for asylum in Spain.
1 of 626 Prev | Next
Other Related News
ap.org at 21 Jun 2009 05:16 am
BAGHDAD (AP) -- Police have blamed al-Qaida in Iraq for a truck bomb that killed more than 70 people and say the attack bears all the hallmarks of the terrorist group....
sfgate.com at 15 Jun 2009 04:54 pm
Newly released documents show an accused al-Qaida mastermind complained he was tortured into lying, even as he confessed to many successful terror plots. The government has released new...
ap.org at 15 Jun 2009 03:57 pm
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- At least three kidnapped foreigners have been killed in a remote Yemeni province, and security officials in the capital on Monday reported another six were also dead....
ap.org at 15 Jun 2009 01:10 pm
SAN'A, Yemen (AP) -- At least three kidnapped foreigners have been killed in a remote Yemeni province, and security officials in the capital on Monday reported another six were also dead....
ap.org at 12 Jun 2009 09:29 pm
WASHINGTON (AP) -- U.S. defense officials said Friday that Pakistan is planning a new assault into South Waziristan aimed at key al-Qaida strongholds, a move tied to the Obama...
Jockstrip: The world as we know it. (2 min)
Your Daily Horoscope
The almanac
Panetta: Congress not told of CIA program
Biden goes on the road to defend stimulus
The two-edged sword of online games
Rio Tinto employees face spy charges
fark
Over a 30-day period, U.S. Marshalls arrested over 35k figitives netting 2,356 sex-offenders, 433...
Tennessee Aquarium presents a bowl full of ugly-ass baby penguin. A little milk and we'll have a...
Judge allows Twitter-using DA to 'tweet' upcoming muder trial over defense objections. Prosecution's...
Photoshop theme: The end of the universe
NY Times thinks their website users would pay five bucks per month. Listen, for the last time, no...
Fewer calories allow monkeys to live longer. Good thing you're not a monkey