Nine Ukrainian soldiers were killed by tank fire at the airport in Donetsk, Ukrainian official says. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/09/29/world/europe/ukraine-crisis/index.html?hpt=ieu_c2
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Jihadists kill 40 Iraqi soldiers, capture at least 70
Baghdad (AFP) – Jihadists attacked an Iraqi army base west of Baghdad with six suicide bombers, killing 40 soldiers and capturing at least 70 others who fled, a senior army officer said Monday. http://news.yahoo.com/jihadists-kill-40-iraqi-soldiers-capture-least-70-185300991.html
Missing Afghan Soldiers Apprehended Trying To Cross Border Into Canada
Three Afghan soldiers who disappeared while on a training exercise in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, were apprehended Monday after trying to cross the border into Canada, WCVB and NBC News report. The three men, identified as Major Jan Mohammad Arash, C… http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/22/afghan-soldiers_n_5862498.html
Sporting event draws attention to wounded soldiers
By Mick Krever and Dominique van Heerden, CNN As President Obama lays out his plan to fight ISIS, a new sporting event in London is drawing attention to the plight of so many wounded veterans of the last decade’s wars. http://amanpour.blogs.cnn.com/2014/09/11/sporting-event-draws-attention-to-wounded-soldiers/?hpt=hp_bn9