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Top News // 1 decade ago

Probation sought for U.S. contractor

Defense attorneys are seeking probation for a former Army Ranger who pleaded guilty to killing a man while serving as a private contractor in Afghanistan.

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U.S. contractor charged with slaying

An American defense contractor has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of an Afghan man who attacked a colleague, court records show.

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Pakistan military says 27 militants killed

Pakistani security forces say 27 militants, including 12 would-be suicide bombers, died in an airstrike in the Orakzai tribal area in the northwest region.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Anbar transfer exposes sectarian strife

The U.S. military handover of the Sunni Anbar province was hailed as a milestone, but the underlying sectarian conflict in Iraq could erase those gains.

Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Arab League plans visit to Baghdad

Senior delegates from the Arab League said they planned to visit Baghdad next week to discuss the progress of national reconciliation measures.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Taliban joins forces with al-Qaida

The Taliban is working with al-Qaida in Afghanistan and learning attack and media techniques from the terror network, Afghan and former Taliban officials said.

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Gadhafi son helps free kidnapped tourists

Two Italian tourists returned home to Verona Saturday after being freed by kidnappers in Niger following mediation by a son of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Claudio Chiodi and Ivano de Capitani were abducted in an ambush in August in Niger's Agadim regio

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Taliban announces summer terror plan

The Taliban has announced plans for a summer campaign of terror using a large numbers of young recruits in which "Afghan soil will turn red."

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Iraqi Shiite leaders call for unity

One of Iraq's leading Shiite politicians Friday said the bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samara was the work of extremists and urged unity. Abdul-Aziz al-Hakim, the head of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq, called the bombers "takfir

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Taliban rebels escape Afghan prison

Seven Taliban rebels have escaped from a high-security prison on the outskirts of Kabul, a prison official said Tuesday. National prison director Gen. Abdul Salam Bakshi said the jailbreak occurred Sunday at Policharki Prison while relatives were visiting

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Abd as-Salam is the transliteration of a Theophoric Arabic given name.

The name is built on the Arabic words Abd, al- and Salam. The name means "servant of the peaceful", As-Salam being one of the 99 names of God.

Other tranliterations include Abdul Salam, Abdoul Salam, Abdus Salam, Abd-ul-Salam, Abd al Salam.

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