Posts Tagged ‘mission’

Arab League halts observer mission in Syria (AP)

This citizen journalism image provide by the Local Coordination Committees in Syria and released early Friday Jan. 27, 2012, purports to show a Syrian man, right, mourning over the dead body of his son, who was shot by the Syrian forces, in Idlib province, Syria, on Thursday Jan. 26, 2012. A 'terrifying massacre' in the restive Syrian city of Homs has killed more than 30 people, including small children, in a barrage of mortar fire and attacks by armed forces loyal to President Bashar Assad, activists said Friday. (AP Photo/Local Coordination Committees in Syria) EDITORIAL USE ONLY, NO SALES, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THE AUTHENTICITY, CONTENT, LOCATION OR DATE OF THIS HANDOUT PHOTOAP – The deputy chief of the Arab League says the pan-Arab body has halted its observer mission in Syria because of the increasing violence there.


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Syrian defectors hold fire during Arab mission (AP)

AP – The rebel Free Syrian Army says it has stopped its offensive against government targets during a month-long mission by Arab League monitors.

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Archuleta takes break for Mormon mission

“American Idol” runner-up David Archuleta will take a break from his singing career to serve a two-year proselytizing mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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NATO chief in Libya as 7-month mission ends (AP)

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen addresses the media during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Angela Merkel after a meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2011. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)AP – NATO’s top official has arrived in Tripoli for talks with Libyan officials on the final day of the alliance’s seven-month bombing campaign that helped rebels overthrow Moammar Gadhafi’s regime.


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AP Exclusive: US general sees end to Libya mission (AP)

Libyan revolutionary fighters fire from their pick up truck during an attack for the city of Sirte, Libya, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011. Rebel forces are battling to make headway against loyalist fighters inside the home town of Libya's ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. (AP Photo/Bela Szandelszky)AP – The top U.S. commander for Africa says the military mission in Libya is largely complete and NATO’s involvement could begin to wrap up as soon as next week when allied leaders meet in Brussels.


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UN chief urges quick civilian mission in Libya (AP)

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon arrives at the Elysee Palace in Paris, Thursday, Sept.1, 2011. Heads of state and top officials gather in Paris to work out how to support Libya's opposition leaders after leader Moammar Gadhafi's fall from power. (AP Photo/Jacques Brinon)AP – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on the Security Council to make a decision quickly on deploying a civilian mission to stabilize Libya.


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SEALs on rescue mission killed in Afghan crash (AP)

FILE - US soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division, secure the area   after existing a Chinoonk helicopter, Helmand Province, southern  Afghanistan, in this  Sunday, June 18, 2006 file photo. Insurgents shot down a U.S. military helicopter Saturday Aug. 6, 2011 similar to this one shown during fighting in eastern Afghanistan, killing 30 Americans, most of them belonging to the same elite Navy SEALs unit that killed Osama bin Laden, as well as seven Afghan commandos, U.S. officials said. It was the deadliest single loss for American forces in the decade-old war. (AP Photo/Rodrigo Abd, File)AP – The 30 American service members — most of them elite Navy SEALs — who died when their helicopter was shot down had rushed to help Army Rangers who had come under fire, two U.S. officials said Sunday.


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