The New People’s Army has been fighting for a communist state in Philippines since 1968 in a campaign that has cost more than 40,000 lives.
In the first of two special reports from the island of Luzon, Al Jazeera’s Marga Ortigas finds out why the fighting has been going on for so long.
Al Jazeera’s Inside Story looks at allegations that Israel used drones to conduct attacks in Gaza in last year’s offensive against Hamas.
On Tuesday, American forces pulled out of Iraqi cities and towns and redeployed to military bases, in compliance with a security agreement made with the government. Withdrawal from the country is scheduled for 2011.
The day has been declared an official holiday in Iraq — National Sovereignty Day.
Even as parades celebrated the milestone, a deadly attack took place in the northern city of Kirkuk, where at least 27 people were killed. This is the latest in a string of attacks that have taken place over the last week, threatening the country’s security.
Michael O’Hanlon, a senior fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution and one of the authors of the Iraq Index, joins Martin Savidge to discuss the withdrawal and it may mean for the future of Iraq.