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A man waves the flag of South Sudan, standing in a crowd of tens of thousands gathered in the capital city, Juba. The fledgling republic achieved formal independence July 9 after a bloody, decades-long struggle for freedom from Khartoum. Tensions with its neighbor to the north, as well as a local culture of violence, mean South Sudan faces a difficult road to stability.

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'It is our duty to prevent soldiers from risking their health just for the sake of a quick adventure.'

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No, Bashar, They Can't All Get Along

SYRIA

Most of the opposition boycotted the government's latest attempt to stage a "national dialogue," dismissing it as yet another meager carrot in the face of the regime's outsize stick. Pro-regime vigilantes also attacked a number of Western embassies. Protests against the regime of Bashar Assad have ground on for four months despite brutal security crackdowns.

U.S. Plays Tough with Testy Ally

PAKISTAN

In the latest sign of a deterioration in relations, the Obama Administration said it was withholding $800 million in aid to Pakistan's military, more than a third of its promised annual outlay. The U.S. is frustrated by what it sees as Pakistan's lack of cooperation in efforts to curb terrorism. The May raid of Osama bin Laden's hideout inflamed public opinion in both countries. Pakistani generals now claim they don't want U.S. cash.

What U.S. military aid has provided Pakistan in the past

COBRA HELICOPTER REFURBISHMENT AND SUPPORT $53.5 MILLION

HARRIS MILITARY RADIOS $231.1 MILLION

F-16 UPDATES $476.4 MILLION

REFURBISHMENT OF PAKISTANI FRIGATE P.N.S. ALAMGIR $58.8 MILLION

SOURCE: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE