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Sunday, October 5, 2008

Soldier is among 9 killed in a firefight

California | Local | By Louis Sahagun | 12:00AM, October 5
Army Sgt. Read more
 

Accidentally killed by another soldier

California | Local | By Bettina Boxall | 12:00AM, October 5
Army Pfc. Read more
 

Saturday, October 4, 2008

Soldier killed in Vietnam in 1971 is home for burial

California | Local | By Richard C. Paddock | October 4, 2008
Army Sgt. Read more
 

Blast kills seven Russian soldiers

World | October 4, 2008
A car exploded Friday, killing seven soldiers outside Russia’s military headquarters in South Ossetia, and Russian authorities said it was a terrorist bombing meant to wreck the tense cease-fire that ended the war with Georgia. Read more
 

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Death toll in India temple stampede rises to 168

World | October 1, 2008
The death toll in a stampede of thousands of pilgrims at a Hindu temple here rose to 168 Tuesday, officials said, and a false rumor of a bomb was blamed for causing the panic. Read more
 

Thursday, September 18, 2008

The Taliban’s cunning takes West by surprise

World | By Laura King | September 18, 2008
A summer of heavy fighting during which Western military leaders had hoped to seize the initiative from Islamic militants has instead revealed an insurgency capable of employing complex new tactics and fighting across a broad swath of Afghanistan. Read more
 

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Soldier was among 3 who drowned in canal

California | Local | By Christopher Goffard | September 14, 2008
When their armored truck toppled into a canal that night in southern Afghanistan, the soldiers struggled to free themselves in the darkness as the water level rose. Read more
 

At least 18 killed in series of blasts in Indian capital

World | By Henry Chu | September 14, 2008
Multiple bomb blasts rocked this densely populated city Saturday evening, killing at least 18 people and injuring dozens more in the worst terrorist incident to hit the Indian capital in nearly three years. Read more
 

Friday, September 12, 2008

Terror attacks are a driving force to serve country

California | Local | By Megan Garvey | September 12, 2008
Morgen Jacobs was a high school senior when terrorists attacked the U.S. on Sept. Read more
 

Monday, September 8, 2008

Brought together by grief

California | Local | By Paloma Esquivel | September 8, 2008
When a married soldier dies, the military removes his wedding band to send to his widow. Read more
 

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Suicide bomber kills six in northern Iraq

World | By M The Associated Press | September 7, 2008
A suicide car bomber struck at an outdoor market Saturday in a northern Iraqi city, killing six people and wounding 54, police and hospital authorities said. Read more
 

Rifleman is killed in bomb explosion in Afghanistan

California | Local | By Rich Connell | September 7, 2008
The opening line of Ivan Wilson’s last letter home to his mother had a poignant resonance at his memorial service. Read more
 

Monday, August 25, 2008

Iraq suicide attack kills 25

World | By Saif Hameed and Tina Susman | August 25, 2008
A suicide bomber rushed into a neighborhood celebration for a man who had just been released from detention Sunday night, detonating his explosives and killing at least 25 other people, police said. Read more
 

Sunday, August 17, 2008

Soldier is killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq

California | Local | By My-Thuan Tran | August 17, 2008
Du Hai Tran of Chatsworth could not stop smiling the day his daughter was born. Read more
 

Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Al Qaeda official is said to be dead

World | By Laura King and Zulfiqar Ali | August 13, 2008
A senior Al Qaeda figure died this week in fighting in Pakistan’s tribal borderlands, a Pakistani security official and other sources said Tuesday. Read more
 

Wednesday, August 6, 2008

Sunni leader reported killed

World | August 6, 2008
Gunmen killed a senior leader of a U.S.-allied Sunni Muslim group and six of his guards in an ambush south of Baghdad, a group member and residents said Tuesday. Read more
 

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Legislators fail again to vote on Iraq election law

World | By Ned Parker and Said Rifai | August 5, 2008
Two U.S. soldiers died in a roadside bombing in eastern Baghdad on Monday, and Iraq’s government once more failed to hold a vote on a crucial law that would allow provincial elections this year. Read more
 

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Military deaths

California | Local | July 20, 2008
The Defense Department last week identified the following American military personnel killed in Afghanistan and Iraq or who died at a U.S. hospital of their injuries: Sergio S. Abad, 21, of Morganfield, Ky.; private first class, Army. Read more
 

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Taliban attack raises doubts

World | July 15, 2008
An insurgent raid that penetrated an American outpost in eastern Afghanistan, killing nine soldiers, has deepened doubts about the U.S. military’s effort to contain Islamic militants. Read more
 

Monday, July 14, 2008

9 U.S. troops die in Afghan attack

World | By Laura King and M. Karim Faiez | July 14, 2008
Insurgents armed with machine guns, mortars and rocket-propelled grenades mounted a fierce assault on a remote, relatively lightly manned U.S. outpost in northeastern Afghanistan on Sunday, killing nine American soldiers. Read more
 
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