Articles filed under Terrorism
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Second CIA contractor testifies in 9/11 case at GuantanamoJan 31, 2020 6:00 am - FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - A former CIA contractor who helped design a harsh interrogation program following the the Sept. 11 attacks sought Friday to minimize the severity ...
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Ex-CIA contractor defends brutal post-9/11 interrogationsJan 21, 2020 6:00 am - FORT MEADE, Md. (AP) - An architect of the brutal CIA interrogation and detention program developed after the Sept. 11 attacks defended the agency and its practices on T...
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Iran general's wake brings deadly stampede and calls for revengeJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - Iran said it is evaluating 13 possible ways to inflict a "historic nightmare" on the U.S. for killing a powerful Iranian general, whose burial was postponed after dozens...
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Iranian general transformed Syria's war in Assad's favorJan 07, 2020 12:00 am - BEIRUT - When Syrian President Bashar Assad made a rare visit to Tehran last year, the powerful Revolutionary Guard commander Qassem Soleimani was there to greet him, al...
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Cycle of revenge: What's next after killing of Iran general?Jan 03, 2020 12:00 am - JERUSALEM (AP) - The unprecedented killing of Iran's top general in a U.S. airstrike in Iraq has sent shockwaves across the Middle East, with Iran and its allies vowing ...
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'A more dangerous world': U.S. killing triggers global alarmJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - PARIS - Global powers warned Friday that the American airstrike responsible for killing Iran's top general made the world more dangerous and that escalation could set ...
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Iran can call on powerful friends if conflict engulfs regionJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - If Iran decides to follow through on its vow of harsh retaliation for the killing of its top general, it can call upon heavily armed allies across the Middle...
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Soleimani, a general who became Iran icon by targeting U.S.Jan 03, 2020 12:00 am - TEHRAN, Iran - For Iranians whose icons since the Islamic Revolution have been stern-faced clergy, Gen. Qassem Soleimani was a popular figure of national resilience in t...
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Tensions soar as Iran vows to respond for Soleimani killingJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - BAGHDAD - Iran vowed "harsh retaliation" for a U.S. airstrike near Baghdad's airport that killed a top Iranian general who had been the architect of its interventions ac...
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U.S. long watched Soleimani, but feared risks of a strikeJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - In 2007, U.S. commandos watched as a convoy carrying a powerful Iranian military leader made its way to northern Iraq. It was a prime opportunity to ta...