http://www.mail.com/subjects/22200-war-casualties.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/22200-war-casualties.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861776-lebanese-troops-clash-with-gunmen-3-killed.html BEIRUT (AP) — At least three Lebanese soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in clashes Friday between the army and gunmen in the northeast near the Syrian border, a police official and the state-run news agency said. The official said the gunmen ambushed an army intelligence unit in Arsal where it went to arrest a fugitive. He declined to give... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 15:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1861776-lebanese-troops-clash-with-gunmen-3-killed.html 2013-02-01T15:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1859818-american-deaths-afghan-war-drop-to-4-year-low.html WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. troop deaths in Afghanistan have plunged to the lowest level in four years, reflecting a pullback from direct combat into the less deadly role of advising and assisting Afghan forces as they do more of the fighting. Attacks by Taliban insurgents also have declined, although the war is far from finished. Pentagon figures show that th... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1859818-american-deaths-afghan-war-drop-to-4-year-low.html 2013-01-31T18:27:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854682-us-military-deaths-afghanistan-2045.html As of Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013, at least 2,045 members of the U.S. military had died in Afghanistan as a result of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, according to an Associated Press count. The AP count is two less than the Defense Department's tally, last updated Tuesday at 10 a.m. EST. At least 1,706 military service members have died in A... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854682-us-military-deaths-afghanistan-2045.html 2013-01-29T19:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845356-violence-erupts-iraq-rally-5-protesters-killed.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi troops opened fire on stone-throwing Sunni demonstrators in the country's restive west on Friday, leading to the deaths of at least five protesters — the first fatalities in more than a month of anti-government rallies. Two soldiers were also killed, apparently in retaliation. The violence is likely to exacerbate tensions between the ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845356-violence-erupts-iraq-rally-5-protesters-killed.html 2013-01-25T20:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845826-countries-where-women-combat.html From France's Joan of Arc to female resistance fighters in World War II and the black-clad women warriors of the Viet Cong, history is filled with stories of women fighting alongside men. In many modern armies, however, ground infantry combat is still largely a male preserve — either by regulation, practical issues such as physical requirements of living ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 16:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845826-countries-where-women-combat.html 2013-01-25T16:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834300-villagers-kashmir-brace-escalating-violence.html CHAKOTHI, Pakistan (AP) — Villagers in Kashmir are building bunkers as they brace for more clashes along the fragile line of control that divides Pakistan and India after the recent killings of soldiers on both sides in one of the worst flare-ups in violence in the disputed Himalayan region in a decade. In the past two weeks, three Pakistani and two India... Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:22:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1834300-villagers-kashmir-brace-escalating-violence.html 2013-01-21T05:22:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831710-officials-4-die-violence-iraq.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi authorities say four people, including two off-duty policemen, have been killed in Iraq where violence has ebbed but insurgent attacks are still frequent. Police officials say the first attack occurred Saturday morning when gunmen shot and killed the two policemen in a drive-by-shooting near the northern city of Mosul. Another policem... Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1831710-officials-4-die-violence-iraq.html 2013-01-19T11:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829852-algeria-12-hostages-died-siege.html PARIS (AP) — The bloody three-day hostage standoff at a natural gas plant in the Sahara took a dramatic turn Friday as Algeria's state news service reported that nearly 100 of the 132 foreign workers kidnapped by Islamic militants had been freed. That number of hostages at the remote desert facility was significantly higher than any previous report, but i... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1829852-algeria-12-hostages-died-siege.html 2013-01-18T20:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829354-aleppo-blast-car-bombs-cap-bloody-syria-week.html BEIRUT (AP) — A rocket slammed into a building in Syria's northern city of Aleppo and two suicide bombers struck near a mosque in the south Friday, capping a particularly bloody week in the country's civil war with more than 800 civilians killed, including an unusually large proportion in government-held areas. The residential building struck in Aleppo wa... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1829354-aleppo-blast-car-bombs-cap-bloody-syria-week.html 2013-01-18T19:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826856-syrian-pro-regime-gunmen-kill-than-100.html BEIRUT (AP) — Gunmen loyal to President Bashar Assad swept through a mainly Sunni farming village in central Syria this week, torching houses and killing more than 100 people, including women and children, opposition activists said Thursday. The reported slayings fueled accusations that pro-government militiamen are trying to drive majority Sunnis out of ... Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1826856-syrian-pro-regime-gunmen-kill-than-100.html 2013-01-17T22:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824748-india-pakistan-agree-to-ease-tensions-kashmir.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Pakistan agreed on Wednesday to ease tensions in disputed Kashmir by strictly observing a decade-old cease-fire after five soldiers were killed in recent clashes, an Indian army spokesman said. The military commanders of the two armies spoke by telephone for 10 minutes and reached an understanding not to allow the situation to e... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824748-india-pakistan-agree-to-ease-tensions-kashmir.html 2013-01-16T15:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824624-uk-soldier-dies-afghanistan-wounds.html LONDON (AP) — Britain's Ministry of Defense says a soldier injured in Afghanistan has died from his wounds at a U.K. hospital. The defense ministry says the soldier from 1st Battalion The Duke of Lancaster's Regiment was wounded by enemy action on Jan. 14 while serving in the Lashkar Gah district of Helmand Province. It said the soldier was flown back to ... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 14:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1824624-uk-soldier-dies-afghanistan-wounds.html 2013-01-16T14:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819040-indias-army-chief-warns-pakistan-retaliation.html NEW DELHI (AP) — India's army chief on Monday accused Pakistan of planning an attack in which two Indian soldiers were killed in the disputed Kashmir region last week, and warned of possible retaliation. Gen. Bikram Singh's strong words are a clear message that India believes the Jan. 8 attack was a deliberate provocation and not an unintentional skirmish... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1819040-indias-army-chief-warns-pakistan-retaliation.html 2013-01-14T14:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817184-pakistan-sacks-provincial-government-attack.html QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistani leaders dismissed the government of southwest Baluchistan province early Monday in response to the demands of protesters angry about an attack on minority Shiite Muslims there that killed 86 people. In another part of the country, a roadside bomb killed 14 Pakistani soldiers. Over the past three days, thousands of Shiites... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 21:00:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817184-pakistan-sacks-provincial-government-attack.html 2013-01-13T21:00:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817138-afghanistan-blast-kills-7-civilians-raid.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An explosion Sunday killed seven Afghan villagers as they tried to pull bodies of dead insurgents from the rubble of a village mosque after a night raid by NATO and Afghan troops, officials said. Four insurgents and an Afghan soldier were also reported killed in the operation. Night raids have long been a contentious issue betwee... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 13:11:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1817138-afghanistan-blast-kills-7-civilians-raid.html 2013-01-13T13:11:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1816204-pakistan-india-seek-to-ease-tension-kashmir.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Despite the worst bout of violence in years along the disputed Kashmir border, Pakistani and Indian officials have kept tension from spiraling out of control. It's an example of just how far the archenemies have come since relations were shattered by the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. Risk of escalation remains, but senior officials from both... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 17:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1816204-pakistan-india-seek-to-ease-tension-kashmir.html 2013-01-12T17:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1806210-india-pakistani-soldiers-kill-2-indians.html SRINAGAR, India (AP) — Pakistani soldiers crossed the cease-fire line in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir on Tuesday and attacked an army patrol, killing two Indian soldiers before retreating back into Pakistani-controlled territory, an Indian army official said. Pakistan later denied the accusation. The outbreak of violence was the second in thre... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 16:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1806210-india-pakistani-soldiers-kill-2-indians.html 2013-01-08T16:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1805608-afghan-soldier-kills-british-soldier-wounds-6.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan soldier turned his weapon against foreign and Afghan troops in a southern province, killing one British soldier, another attack by a member of Afghanistan's military against its foreign allies, officials said Tuesday. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting, the first insider attack of 2013. Several British ... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 12:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1805608-afghan-soldier-kills-british-soldier-wounds-6.html 2013-01-08T12:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1797054-danish-soldier-killed-afghanistan.html COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — An elite Danish soldier has been killed in southern Afghanistan by an explosive device, military officials said Thursday. The blast is said to have happened late Wednesday or early Thursday and came as members of Denmark's Ranger and Frogmen units were on a joint patrol with an Afghan police's elite unit. The Ranger was airlifte... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 08:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1797054-danish-soldier-killed-afghanistan.html 2013-01-03T08:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1792044-afghan-violence-falls-2012-insider-attacks-up.html KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Violence in Afghanistan fell in 2012, but more Afghan troops and police who now shoulder most of the combat were killed, according to statistics compiled by The Associated Press. At the same time, insider killings by uniformed Afghans against their foreign allies rose dramatically, eroding confidence between the sides at a crucia... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 03:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1792044-afghan-violence-falls-2012-insider-attacks-up.html 2012-12-31T03:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1790954-generals-battle-with-ptsd-leads-to-brink.html SYDNEY (AP) — In the exploding hell of battle, a single hand poked through the earth. John Cantwell could see the ridges and calluses of the skin, and the pile of desert sand that had swallowed the rest of the Iraqi soldier. The troops Cantwell was fighting alongside in the Gulf War had used bulldozing tanks to bury the man alive. This... Sat, 29 Dec 2012 12:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1790954-generals-battle-with-ptsd-leads-to-brink.html 2012-12-29T12:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786378-kazakhstan-military-plane-crashes-killing-27.html MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan's acting border service chief was among 27 people killed in a military plane crash Tuesday near a southern city, another blow to the agency after he was appointed in June to deal with the aftermath of a mass killing involving a conscript. The Russian-made An-72 crashed at 1255 GMT (7:55 a.m. EST) about 20 kilometers (12 miles) aw... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 15:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786378-kazakhstan-military-plane-crashes-killing-27.html 2012-12-25T15:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786172-yemen-violence-kills-5-soldiers-11-tribesmen.html SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Gunmen on motorbikes shot dead two Yemeni army officers in the country's capital Tuesday, and clashes between the military and tribal fighters loyal to al-Qaida in a northeastern province killed three soldiers and 11 tribesmen, officials said. The violence came as al-Qaida's offshoot in Yemen, which the United States considers the most... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 13:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1786172-yemen-violence-kills-5-soldiers-11-tribesmen.html 2012-12-25T13:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785246-iranian-exiles-blame-iraqis-camp-death.html BAGHDAD (AP) — An Iranian exile group representing residents of a refugee camp outside Baghdad alleged Monday that one of its members has died after Iraqi authorities prevented him from being hospitalized last month. The allegation is the latest in a series of charges against the Iraqi government by the Paris-based National Council of Resistance of Iran o... Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1785246-iranian-exiles-blame-iraqis-camp-death.html 2012-12-24T13:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1781266-uk-doctor-stripped-license-death-iraqi.html LONDON (AP) — A British doctor was stripped of his medical license Friday for misconduct and dishonesty over the death of an Iraqi man who was beaten and killed while in the custody of British troops. The latest fallout from Britain's troubled occupation of Iraq came as defense officials confirmed they have paid 14 million pounds ($23 million) to settle c... Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1781266-uk-doctor-stripped-license-death-iraqi.html 2012-12-21T14:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1778536-us-army-seeks-death-sentence-afghan-rampage.html SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army is seeking the death penalty against a soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a punishment some experts say could be hard for prosecutors to obtain given that he was serving his fourth deployment at the time. The announcement Wednesday followed a pretrial hearing last month for Staff Sgt.... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 08:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1778536-us-army-seeks-death-sentence-afghan-rampage.html 2012-12-20T08:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1776944-us-army-seeks-death-penalty-16-afghan-killings.html SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. Army said Wednesday it will seek the death penalty against the soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan villagers in a predawn rampage in March, a decision his lawyer called "totally irresponsible." The announcement followed a pretrial hearing last month for Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, 39, who faces premeditated murder and other charges i... Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1776944-us-army-seeks-death-penalty-16-afghan-killings.html 2012-12-19T22:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1770124-uk-watchdog-doctor-dishonest-death-iraqi.html LONDON (AP) — A medical watchdog ruled Sunday that a former British army doctor failed to protect detainees and acted dishonestly following the death of an Iraqi civilian beaten and killed in the custody of U.K. troops in 2003. Baha Mousa died while in custody at a British base after being detained in a raid in Basra, Iraq, in September 2003. He had susta... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 17:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1770124-uk-watchdog-doctor-dishonest-death-iraqi.html 2012-12-16T17:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1763922-afghan-suicide-bomber-kills-us-soldier-2-afghans.html KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AP) — A Taliban suicide car bomber killed one American soldier and two Afghan civilians Thursday near a U.S. military base shortly after the visiting U.S. defense secretary left the facility in southern Afghanistan, officials said. The attacker targeted a moving vehicle near the access gate to the military side of Kandahar's airport... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 17:28:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1763922-afghan-suicide-bomber-kills-us-soldier-2-afghans.html 2012-12-13T17:28:00Z