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| Mar.7 |
 Crimea |
Russia reportedly seizes a Ukrainian military base in Crimea 
Map of Sevastopol Crimea Ukraine Russian armed men are triggering a standoff but no gunfire in the latest incident of escalating tension in the flashpoint peninsula
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| Jul.19 |
Syria |
Troops go in for Damascus battle |
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| Sep.26 |
Libya |
Libya fighters enter Gaddafi city
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| Sep.16 |
Libya |
NTC forces attack Sirte and Bani Walid
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| Aug.12 |
Northern Syria |
Syrian tanks move into another town
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| Aug.7 |
Northern Syria |
Syrian tanks, bulldozers roll into Deir Ezzor
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| Aug.3 |
Syria |
Tanks 'advancing' on Syrian city |
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| May.1 |
 Pakistan |
U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden 
Map of Abbottabad Pakistan The most prominent face of terror in America and beyond, Osama bin Laden, has been killed in Pakistan, U.S. officials said
| U.S. forces have the body of Osama b. Laden. He eluded capture for years, once slipping out of a training camp in Afghanistan
just hours before a barrage of U.S. cruise missiles destroyed it.
US Special Forces and US Marines do have a base relatively close to Abbottabad
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| Feb.12 |
 Helmand |
NATO launching major Afghan offensive Map of Marjah Afghanistan| NATO troops were set to launch their biggest offensive of the war, attacking the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province. Operation Moshtarak. Moshtarak, a Dari word for 'together,' symbolizes the combined forces are serving alongside one another... | |
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| Oct.17 |
Tribal Areas |
Major Pakistani ground offensive begins Map of South Waziristan Pakistan| Pakistani soldiers and militants slugged it out the vast tribal region, with more than a dozen insurgents killed in military airstrikes. 30,000 troops, backed by artillery, had moved into th... | |
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| Apr.12 |
Thailand |
Troops crack down on protest
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| Mar.21 |
Venezuela |
Military 'seizes ports' |
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| Jan.14 |
Gaza |
Israel pursues its Gaza offensive |
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| Jan.13 |
 Gaza |
Israelis push on into Gaza City Israeli troops have advanced several hundred metres into several neighbourhoods and are engaged in street fighting with militants
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| Jan.12 |
Gaza |
Israelis 'edge into urban Gaza'
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| Jan.10 |
Gaza |
Hamas rocket team leader killed |
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| Jan.5 |
Gaza |
Israeli military surrounds Gaza City |
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| Jan.4 |
Gaza |
Israeli forces split Gaza in two Fighting is raging into the night in the Strip, where Israeli ground forces and heavy armour have effectively cut the territory in two
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Gaza |
Israeli troops clash with Hamas |
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| Jan.3 |
Gaza |
Israeli ground troops enter Gaza | Earlier, the Israelis used ground artillery for the first time in the 8-day-old conflict when tanks fired shells into Gaza. 10 to 15 vehicles crossing the northern border. An Israeli military spokeswoman said the int... | |
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| Sep.3 |
Tribal Areas |
U.S. troops attack in Pakistan A senior U.S. official: U.S. military forces landed at a compound to battle targets linked to recent attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan
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| Aug.23 |
Georgia |
Russia to keep forces at key port |
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| Aug.14 |
Georgia |
Russian tanks 'on the move' |
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| Aug.13 |
Georgia |
15,000 Russian troops in Georgia |
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| Aug.8 |
 South Ossetia |
Georgia under attack by Russian tanks Map of Tskhinvali Georgia Georgia's president said that his country is under attack by Russian tanks and warplanes, and he accused Russia of targeting civilians
| Saakashvili: All day today, they've been bombing Georgia from numerous warplanes and specifically targeting (the) civilian population. 150 Russian tanks and other vehicles had entered South Ossetia
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| Feb.22 |
 Northern Iraq |
Turkish troops enter Iraq Turkish ground forces have crossed the border into northern Iraq to target Kurdish rebels to be sheltering there
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| Jan.7 |
Naples |
Soldiers bulldoze Naples rubbish |
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| Dec.18 |
Northern Iraq |
Turkish troops cross into Iraq |
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| Aug.18 |
Peru |
More troops for quake zone |
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| Nov.22 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops advance into 2 towns
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| Aug.16 |
 Southern Lebanon |
Lebanese troops deploy The troops have begun deploying south of the Litani River as part of the U.N.-brokered cease-fire
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| Aug.11 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel broadening ground offensive
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| Aug.9 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel seizes town of Marjayoun
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Southern Lebanon |
Troops, tanks moved across border Israel lobbed artillery rounds into southern Lebanon. A vicious battle broke out in Khiyam
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| Aug.1 |
Lebanon |
Israel strikes deep into Lebanon
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Southern Lebanon |
Heavy fighting in town of Aita Al-Shaab |
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| Jul.24 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel takes aim at Hezbollah stronghold Israeli forces and militants were locked in fierce fighting in southern Lebanon around he Bint Jubeil area
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| Jul.22 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israeli military seizes Maroun al-Ras The military entered the southern Lebanese village to establish its 'first foothold' in a security buffer along the border
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Southern Lebanon |
Israeli sends tanks to gain foothold
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| Jul.21 |
Israel |
Israeli troops mass on Lebanon border |
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Israel |
Israel calls up army reservists The reservists being called up could fill in for troops in the West Bank and Gaza
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| Jul.20 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israel, Hezbollah clash on border
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Somalia |
Ethiopia troops cross into Somalia |
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| Jul.18 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israeli troops enter southern Lebanon The ground troops have entered Lebanon on a mission to destroy outposts of the militant group Hezbollah
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| Jul.12 |
Southern Lebanon |
Israeli troops enter Lebanon
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| Jul.11 |
Gaza |
Israel army enters central Gaza |
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| Jun.27 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops move into Gaza The troops crossed the border into southern Gaza to secure the return of a soldier kidnapped by Palestinian militants
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| Apr.25 |
Sri Lanka |
Bomb targets army chief
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| Feb.1 |
West Bank |
Troops clash with Israeli settlers
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| Aug.18 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops enter synagogue |
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| Aug.17 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops move into Kfar Darom |
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Gaza |
Israeli troops begin forced evictions The troops entered the settlement of Neveh Dekalim, to evacuate as many as 4,000 people
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| Jul.6 |
Haiti |
UN troops storm shanty town |
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| Apr.26 |
Lebanon |
Last Syrian soldiers left Lebanon Syria is surrendering to demands and ending its 29-year military presence in its smaller neighbor
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| Feb.14 |
Beirut |
Army 'on alert' after Beirut bomb |
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| Jan.13 |
Aceh |
Troop escorts for aid workers |
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| Nov.12 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S. troops push into south Falluja |
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| Nov.9 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S., Iraqis enter Falluja's center Map of Fallujah Iraq 10 U.S. troops and 2 Iraqi soldiers had been killed, 22 others wounded
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| Nov.7 |
Ivory Coast |
France boosts Ivory Coast force |
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| Oct.31 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S. forces launch new assaults in Falluja |
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| Oct.15 |
Gaza |
Israeli troops pull back |
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| Oct.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S., Iraqis in Falluja assault |
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| Oct.2 |
Gaza |
Israelis secure Gaza buffer zone |
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| Aug.16 |
Washington |
Shake-up for US troops overseas |
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| Jul.31 |
Chad |
French army moves to Sudan border |
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| Jul.13 |
Iraq |
Manila begins troop pullout
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| Mar.18 |
West Pakistan |
Sources: Al-Zawahiri surrounded
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| Jan.4 |
Basra |
Blair visits Iraq, praises troops |
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| Dec.8 |
Japan |
Japan to send troops to Iraq |
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| Nov.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S. boosts offensive |
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| Oct.6 |
Turkey |
Cabinet backs Iraq troops |
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| Sep.20 |
Florida |
Guantanamo chaplain arrested |
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| Sep.12 |
Iraq |
U.S. fire kills Iraqi police |
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| Aug.21 |
Iraq |
'Chemical Ali' in U.S. custody |
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| Aug.20 |
West Bank |
Israel raids West Bank cities |
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| Jul.25 |
Liberia |
Bush orders troops to positions off Liberia |
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Japan |
Japan to send troops to Iraq |
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| Jun.16 |
Iraq |
U.S. begins new military operation
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| Jun.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
US forces 'storm flashpoint town' |
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| May.18 |
Aceh |
Army starts Aceh attack |
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| Apr.19 |
Texas |
Former POWs return to bases |
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| Apr.14 |
Sunni Triangle |
U.S. troops sweep into Tikrit
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| Apr.9 |
Baghdad |
Baghdad falls to US forces A looting breaks out amid scenes of jubilation. U.S. troops tear down a statue of Saddam
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| Apr.8 |
Baghdad |
Fierce battles erupt in Baghdad |
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| Apr.7 |
Basra |
British taking control of Basra
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| Apr.6 |
Baghdad |
US troops attack central Baghdad |
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| Apr.5 |
Baghdad |
U.S. troops fighting in Baghdad |
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| Apr.4 |
Baghdad |
U.S troops enter Baghdad
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| Apr.2 |
Baghdad |
U.S. forces within 25 miles of Baghdad |
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| Apr.1 |
Iraq |
Major ground offensive towards Baghdad |
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| Mar.25 |
Iraq |
Huge battle in Euphrates valley |
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Iraq |
Sandstorms slow Baghdad advance |
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| Mar.24 |
Iraq |
U.S.-led coalition pushes toward Baghdad
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| Mar.22 |
Kuwait |
Soldier detained in attack on Army camp |
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Iraq |
Coalition forces securing south |
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| Mar.21 |
Iraq |
Thousands of Iraqi Soldiers Surrender |
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| Mar.20 |
Mosul |
Airstrike hits north as tanks roll from south |
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| Mar.18 |
London |
Parliament backs Iraq war |
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| Mar.16 |
Kuwait |
U.N. halts Iraqi border mission |
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| Mar.1 |
Turkey |
Turkey fails to approve US deployment
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| Feb.20 |
Southern Philippines |
U.S. troops may fight in Philippines |
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| Jan.25 |
Gaza |
12 Palestinians killed |
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| Jan.20 |
England |
UK to send 26,000 troops to Gulf |
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| Jan.10 |
Washington |
U.S. orders 35,000 more troops to Gulf |
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| Jan.1 |
USA |
US orders more troops to Gulf |
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| Dec.26 |
West Bank |
9 Palestinians killed |
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| Dec.21 |
Ivory Coast |
French fight Ivorian rebels |
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| Oct.10 |
U.S. Congress |
Congress backs Bush war powers |
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| Sep.21 |
West Bank |
Evacuation order for Arafat compound
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| May.22 |
Kashmir |
Vajpayee rallies troops |
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| Apr.3 |
West Bank |
Tanks enter Nablus |
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West Bank |
Bethlehem church under siege Map of Bethlehem Israel 100 armed Palestinian police have taken refuge in the Church of the Nativity. Israeli tanks are surrounding the church
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| Mar.29 |
West Bank |
Israelis storm Arafat HQ The troops were fighting room-to-room. 60 people from inside the compound had been arrested. Suicide bombing killed 3
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| Feb.22 |
Colombia |
Army storms rebel zone
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| Oct.19 |
Southern Afghanistan |
100 US Rangers clash with Taleban |
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| Oct.5 |
Uzbekistan |
US begins ground deployment
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| Sep.28 |
Afghanistan |
Special forces deploy |
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| Sep.24 |
Moscow |
Putin pledges support for US |
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| Sep.12 |
NATO |
NATO reviews retaliatory action |
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| Aug.18 |
Macedonia |
NATO begins Macedonia mission
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