Articles filed under Terrorism
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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...
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Legal basis for U.S. killing of Iran general depends on threatJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Did President Donald Trump have the legal authority to order the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq? The short answer: Probably. But it depends on fac...
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Trump declares an Iranian's general's 'reign of terror' overJan 03, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump declared Friday that a "reign of terror is over" as he marked the death of an Iranian general killed in a U.S. strike and as the Pent...
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Threat or misunderstanding? Trial begins in Aurora casino bomb scare caseNov 05, 2019 12:00 am - A bench trial began Tuesday for a Chicago man accused of causing a bomb scare in February at Aurora's Hollywood Casino that drew more than 150 first responders, forced e...
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Bomb explodes near Afghan election rally, killing 24, but president unhurtSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - At least 24 people were killed when a bomb exploded outside a campaign rally in Afghanistan's Parwan province, but President Ashraf Ghani was unhurt...
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Saudi Arabia says weapons used to attack its oil facilities were IranianSep 16, 2019 1:00 am - ISTANBUL - Yemen's Houthi rebels have threatened additional attacks on Saudi oil installations just days after claiming a crippling assault on facilities in the desert k...