
Deadliest attacks in Iraq since US troop pullout
Here is a look at the deadliest attacks in Iraq since the withdrawal of U.S. troops on Dec. 18, 2011: —May 21, 2013: Car bombing at a Sunni mosque ...

Official: PKK starts moving forces out of Turkey
Kurdish rebels have started their gradual retreat from Turkey to bases in northern Iraq, a Kurdish party leader said Wednesday, kicking off a key ...

Iraqis go to polls for first time since US pullout
Iraq carried out its first election since the U.S. military withdrawal without major bloodshed Saturday in a major test for Iraqi security forces as ...

Correction: Afghanistan-Opium story
In an April 15 story about a U.N. report on opium production in Afghanistan, The Associated Press miscalculated the price per pound for opium.

Chad's leader: Troops to leave Mali guerrilla war
The war against armed Islamic extremists in Mali will lose some 2,000 Chadian soldiers, the president of Chad said, leaving Malian cities more ...

South African military to withdraw troops in CAR
South Africa's military said Thursday it will withdraw its troops from Central African Republic, where 13 South African soldiers died in a battle with ...
Opposition: SAfrican troops must withdraw from CAR
South Africa's leading opposition party on Monday urged President Jacob Zuma to withdraw troops from Central African Republic, where 13 South African ...
Danes pull out soldiers from Afghanistan in August
Denmark says it will end combat operations in the NATO-led mission in Afghanistan in August, about six months earlier than planned because the ...
Croatia orders withdrawal of its troops from Golan
Croatia's parliament has approved the withdrawal of some 100 peacekeeping troops from the Golan Heights amid fears they could be targeted by Syrian ...
African Union: South Sudan to restart pumping oil
South Sudan will restart pumping oil in two weeks and will export it as soon as it's technically possible, the African Union said Tuesday, in a deal ...

Officials: France in Mali until July or later
French troops will stay in the West African country of Mali at least until July, amid tougher-than-expected resistance from Islamic fighters, ...

Panetta, NATO partner, differ on troop numbers
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and his NATO counterparts are considering leaving 8,000 to 12,000 troops in Afghanistan after 2014, but it was unclear ...

Karzai bans Afghan forces from seeking airstrikes
Critics expressed worries Monday that a presidential order barring Afghan security forces from requesting international airstrikes during operations ...

Afghan officials welcome drawdown, others dismayed
President Barack Obama's decision to bring half of America's 66,000 troops home within a year was welcomed Wednesday by Afghan officials who have long ...

New US commander takes the helm in Afghanistan
Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford took charge of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan on Sunday as the coalition enters its final stretch of the more than ...

Mali: French troops begin withdrawal from Timbuktu
French troops began to withdraw from Timbuktu Thursday after securing the fabled city as they ramped up their mission in another northern Mali city, ...
Hollande: French may start Mali pullout late March
President Francois Hollande says France may start pulling out its troops from a military intervention in Mali against Islamist extremists at the end ...
South Sudan withdraws from border with Sudan.
South Sudan says it is withdrawing its troops from a disputed border region with Sudan so that a demilitarized zone can be established. The decision ...
Bulgaria begins pullout from Afghanistan
Bulgaria says it has started the withdrawal of its 600 troops serving in the NATO-led force in Afghanistan. The government said Wednesday the medical ...