FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Female soldiers this week are moving into new jobs in once all-male units as the Army breaks down formal barriers in recognition of what’s already gone on in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the war.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni warplanes pounded al-Qaida fighters on Monday, killing at least 16, while seven soldiers died in clashes with militants in the country’s troubled south where the army is trying to uproot the terror group, military officials said.
SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Yemeni government forces pounded al-Qaida targets on Monday, killing at least 16 militants in the troubled south where the army is trying to uproot the terror group, military officials said.
RAWALPINDI, Pakistan (AP) — From his prison cell, a senior Pakistani officer accused of plotting with a shadowy Islamist organization to take over the military released his political manifesto: His call was for the army to sever its anti-terror alliance with the United States, which he contends is forcing Pakistan to fight its own people.