NewsBeat SocialTag: forces
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Philippine Police Identify Marine Implicated in Transgender Slaying
10/14/14 2:56 PM PST
A witness has positively identified the U.S. Marine suspected of killing a transgender Filipino
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Iraqi Forces Retreat from Anbar Base
10/14/14 11:57 AM PST
ISIS advances are pushing Iraqi Security Forces out of Anbar province
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Northern Rail Tracks Restored in Sri Lanka
10/13/14 2:39 PM PST
Jaffna Railway Station will be reopened Monday, and Yal Devi train will be flagged off, connecting the north and the south
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Kurdish Commanders Say ISIS Advances on Kobane
10/09/14 4:20 PM PST
Human rights observers estimate ISIS now controls 1/3 of the Kurdish city in Northern Syria
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Jewish, Muslim Holidays Coincide
10/03/14 3:26 PM PST
Israel is on alert as Yom Kippur and Eid al Adha coincide for the first time in decades
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Philippines Pulls Out Troops From Golan Heights
09/22/14 4:43 PM PST
With the worsening security situation in Golan Heights, the UN has stopped deployment to the region, and the Philippine military has withdrawn over 300 hundred Filipino troops from the peacekeeping mission ahead of schedule
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War on ISIS: Obama Vows to 'Hunt Down Terrorists'
09/11/14 1:43 PM PST
President announces America will lead "broad coalition" to "degrade and ultimately destroy" the Islamic State terrorist organization. An additional 475 US troops will be sent to Iraqi forces as, and Obama openly declared he will not hesitate to launch airstrikes into Syria
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1 Year Later: Thousands of Philippine Siege Victims Remain Homeless
09/09/14 3:32 PM PST
A year after a violent attack on Zamboanga City, Philippines destroyed 10,000 houses and displaced 100,000 people, many of the victims still live in evacuation centers
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Airstrikes Launched to Retake Iraq's Mosul Dam
08/16/14 10:39 AM PST
U.S. and Kurdish forces begin efforts to weaken militants near Mosul Dam
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Potentially Disastrous Asteroid Is a Pile of Rubble
08/15/14 10:17 AM PST
Astronomers say that an asteroid that NASA sees as potentially threatening to Earth is a pile of rubble loosely held together by extremely weak forces
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Obama Orders 130 Additional Troops into Iraq
08/14/14 4:15 PM PST
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said the additional troops are to "take a closer look" to analyze the situation in northern Iraq
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Israel: 'Mission Accomplished' in Gaza
08/05/14 2:04 PM PST
The Israeli military says all of its ground forces have left Gaza after destroying 32 Hamas tunnels