Insurgency
As the conflict in Gaza enters a new phase, Palestinians and Israelis alike fear that the war will descend into a long period of insurgency-style warfare and indefinite occupation. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared that the war will continue until Israel achieves "total victory", which he
Murder
A Canadian Forces captain has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with the death of a presumed insurgent in Afghanistan's Helmand province. Captain Robert Semrau, originally from Pembroke, Ont., was charged in connection with the death, which occurred in October. Semrau is alleged to have shot an
Murder
A Canadian Forces officer has been charged with second-degree murder in relation to the death of an unarmed Afghan man in Helmand Province in 2008. Captain Robert Semrau, a member of the Operational Mentor and Liaison Team, is accused of shooting the man with intent to kill on or about
Soldiers
In a bloody attack just two days after the deadliest strike against U.S. Marines in four months, insurgents ambushed an Iraqi army unit northeast of Baghdad, killing 19 soldiers and wounding four. The assault, which occurred on a patrol near Adhaim, 60 miles north of Baghdad, confirmed warnings from
Soldiers
As the White House struggles to quell growing public discontent with the protracted conflict in Iraq, President George Bush delivered a speech aimed at bolstering morale and convincing Americans that the administration has a clear plan for victory. However, critics argue that the speech offered little in the way of
Soldiers
At least 21 people were killed on Tuesday when a suicide car bomber struck a busy commercial street in Kirkuk, a mixed Arab, Kurdish and Turkoman city in northern Iraq. The attack was the latest in a wave of spectacular suicide operations that have killed more than 160 Iraqis since
Soldiers
A British soldier was killed in a roadside bombing in Basra yesterday, bringing the death toll of UK servicemen in Iraq to 98. The incident resulted in four other soldiers being wounded, but the extent of their injuries remained unclear. The attack, which occurred just after lunchtime, targeted a vehicle
