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Egypt army sends reinforcements to Sinai after kidnapping
ReutersEL-ARISH, Egypt (Reuters) - Egypt's army sent reinforcements into the Sinai Peninsula on Monday after President Mohamed Mursi said there would be no talks with militant Islamists who have abducted seven members of the security forces. A military official...Tags: Egypt, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Suez Canal
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Syria launches major assault on strategic rebel stronghold
BEIRUT — Syrian forces launched a large-scale assault Sunday on the city of Qusair, a rebel stronghold near the Lebanese border, in the government's latest effort to push back opposition fighters from strategic areas of the country. The opposition...
Tags: Lebanon, Syrian Civil War (2011 - present ), Bashar Assad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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Gunmen storm Egyptian security post in lawless Sinai Peninsula
ReutersBy Yousri Mohamed ISMAILIA, May 20 (Reuters) - Gunmen stormed an Egyptian security forces base in the Sinai Peninsula at dawn on Monday and exchanged gunfire with forces inside the base before retreating, security sources said. The gunmen attacked the...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Mohamed Morsi
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Gordon Gayle dies at 95; received Navy Cross for attack on Peleliu
Retired Marine Brig. Gen. Gordon Gayle, who received the Navy Cross for leadership and bravery during the assault on Peleliu, one of the bloodiest and most complex and controversial battles fought by Marines during World War II, has died. He was 95....
Tags: Georgetown, Japan, Emergency Incidents, Explosions, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Pakistan army will be watching Sharif's cosying up to India
ReutersBy Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD May 20 (Reuters) - Pakistan's all-powerful military overthrew Nawaz Sharif 14 years ago and hustled him off into exile in handcuffs. Now he's back as prime minister-elect, with the army watching his every move, especially...Tags: Pervez Musharraf, Nawaz Sharif, India, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics
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READER SUBMITTED: Memorial Day Parade And Remembrance Ceremonies In East Hampton
East HamptonEast Hampton's Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremonies will be held on Monday, May 27. The Parade will assemble at the East Hampton High School parking lot at 8:30 a.m. A Remembrance Ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. in front of Fowler-Dix-Park VFW...Tags: Arts and Culture, Schools, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Music, Festive Events
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Nigeria offers amnesty to insurgents who surrender
ReutersMAIDUGURI, Nigeria (Reuters) - Nigeria offered an amnesty on Sunday to Islamist militants who surrender and said 17 people had been killed on the fifth day of a military operation to try to crush the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast. In their...Tags: Butterfly Ballots, European Union, Chad, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Civil Rights
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Protesting Egyptian police block Israel border crossing
ReutersCAIRO (Reuters) - Egyptian police enraged by the kidnapping of seven of their colleagues by Islamist gunmen in the Sinai Peninsula blocked a commercial border crossing with Israel on Sunday to pressure the Cairo government to help free the men, security...Tags: Hosni Mubarak, Jerusalem (Israel), Gaza Strip, Cairo (Egypt), Egypt
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After crushing Mali Islamists, France pushes deal with Tuaregs
ReutersBAMAKO (Reuters) - After winning adulation across Mali for a five month military offensive that crushed al Qaeda fighters, France is now frustrating some of its allies by pushing for a political settlement with a separate group of Tuareg rebels. A...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Politics, Wars and Interventions, Bamako (Mali), Burkina Faso
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RPT-Training push fails to halt U.S. military sexual assault crisis
ReutersBy Tabassum Zakaria and David Alexander WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) - Under pressure to fight sexual assault, the U.S. armed forces in recent years rolled out education programs about proper sexual conduct through methods like role playing and video...Tags: Prosecution, U.S. Military, Medical Procedures and Tests, U.S. Department of Defense, Gaming
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History's 12 greatest mountaintop miles
Taken cumulatively, it might be the most historic stretch of mountaintop in the Mid-Atlantic. From the Interstate 70 footbridge south along the spine of South Mountain, the ridgeline has seen an extraordinary amount of American life (and death) go by. In...Tags: Networking, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Wars and Interventions, Battle of Antietam, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia)
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5 questions … for Tracy Balazs, president and CEO of Federal Staffing Resources LLC
Tracy Balazs, the president and CEO of an Annapolis-based staffing firm, was named Entrepreneurial Success of the Year last month by the Baltimore district office of the U.S. Small Business Administration. She founded the company, Federal Staffing...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Politics, U.S. Department of Defense, Business
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