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091179
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2009.
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Decades of oil production have generated hundreds of billions of dollars in revenues but have left a legacy of social disharmony, economic underdevelopment and environmental degradation in the Niger Delta. This has inspired a complex and inter-related nexus of criminal and militant activity in the region.
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091158
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2009.
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In the late morning of 17 July 2009, a large vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) concealed in a parked Ford Ranger pick-up truck exploded in the district centre of Yaha in Thailand's southern border province of Yala. Composed of an ammonium nitrate-fuel oil (ANFO) mix packed into two cooking gas tanks, the device disintegrated the pick-up and shredded its target, a passing Royal Thai Army (RTA) jeep, killing two soldiers including the deputy commander of the local task force, and wounding four troops and a passing civilian.
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091181
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2009.
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Speculation about the nature of military co-operation between North Korea and Myanmar has abounded since the two Asian states re-established diplomatic relations in April 2007.Concerns were heightened in June 2009 when a North Korean freighter destined for Myanmar was suspected of carrying military argo in violation of UN Security Council sanctions.
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091173
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2009.
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Yemen has always been on the verge of crisis, Throughout its history the country has never known complete stability, and governance has always bordered on chaotic. However, the situation is now rapidly deterorating, with potentially devastating results.
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091170
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2009.
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Supporting allies in a conflict in foreign lands is an adventure fraught with difficulty. As imperial powers regularly discovered, local powerbrokers can often incite violent opposition that undermines any influence they have. Moreover, the ability to control proxies, who often come saddled with their own personal amitions and enemies, is limited, meaning even if they are successful in brokering power, they may pursue policies antithetical to the patron state. The fact that the anti-Soviet mujahideen in Afghanistan were materially supported by the United States in the 1980s, and went on to forge both Al-Qaeda and the Taliban, is a current example of the dangers of proxy support.
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ID:
091168
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2009.
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Russia and Georgia celebrated the one-year anniversary of their brief Augest 2008 conflict with a renewed rise in tensions. With fiery rhetoric remaining unabated, large-scale military manoeuvres and allegations of tit-for-tat mortar and gun fire around the separatist regions, the situation appears remarkably similar to that of a year ago.
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091166
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2009.
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Taken together, the recent United States Marines Corps and British Army operations in Helmand were the largest carried out in Afghanistan since 2001. The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) now has more than 18,000 personnel in Helmand, the largest military presence in any Afghan provience.
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091176
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2009.
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A major explosion in Baghdad on 19 August that killed 95 people and injured 563 raised questions about the ability of Iraq's security forces to maintain stability during the ongoing United States troop draw-down. This is particularly the case since the major bombing attack took place barely six weeks after US forces ceased unilateral operations within urban areas.
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