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Egypt
An American, 9 Frenchmen, 2 Belgians, 2 Syrian, a Tunisian and an unknown number of Egyptians were arrested in Egypt last week for plotting terror attacks in the Middle East and recruiting terrorists to fight in Iraq. Sinai and Sharm el Sheikh under terror alert as Israel and Australia warn its citizens to be on alert. Meanwhile, Egyptian authorities sieze nearly a ton of TNT bound for Gaza.
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Pakistan
Afghan and Pakistani tribal jirga meetings planned “to win support against a resurgent Taleban.” Pakistan’s FM heading to Kabul for 3-day visit on Friday and will push Karzai to adopt a similar pact with Neo-Taliban forces that Musharraf adopted with North and South Waziristan.
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Somalia
Ethiopia in “technical” state of war with Somalia’s SICC as the UN-backed transitional government rules out negotiations with the SICC and bans cars entering Baidoa from Mogadishu after last week’s suicide attack. All-out war could begin within two weeks as the rainy season ends.
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Iraq
Testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing, DefSec nominee Bob Gates said “all options are on the table” regarding Iraq and that the U.S. is neither winning nor losing the war. Iraq Study Group report to be issued at 12 GMT Wednesday morning and is expected to push for regional conference on Iraq that includes Syria and Iran and a realignment of U.S. forces to play peacekeeping role.
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Pakistan
The Black-Turbaned Brigade: The Rise of TNSM in Pakistan
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Iraq
Hakim, the leader of SCIRI, called for US troops to remain in Iraq. A Marine helicopter made an emergency water landing in a lake in Anbar province; 16 were aboard; 12 survived and 4 we killed. Iraqi and US forces closed off the town of Siniyah after insurgents attack the police station and forced the mayor and police to resign.
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Iraq
So what does an IED look like?
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Somali car ban ‘to stop bombers’
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No majority after Mauritania poll
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Iran, Gambia issue joint statement on mutual cooperation
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Friends of Maldives: New Report
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Russia: $1Bln Indonesia Arms Deal in Cards
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Indonesia’s Aceh moves from disaster to landmark vote
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Pakistan
An Uzbek suicide bomber killed a policeman in Bannu. “Militant groups” are planning to use helicopters to conduct terror attacks and kidnap and kill government officials. Jamaat-e-Islami will protest the vote to replace a minister that resigned over the Chingai air strike.
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Afghanistan
NATO forces killed up to 80 Taliban during an ambush in the Musa Qala district. The British handed over the town to the Taliban in October. The government has initiated two reconstruction projects in Laghman province.
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Somalia
An Ethiopian minister met with the Islamic Courts, but the ICU denies it. The speaker of the TFG parliament says Ehtiopian must withdraw its “15,000” troops.” The ICU claims to have reached an agreement with IGAD not to deploy African troops. The ICU has given Somalis 7 days to turn in their weapons.
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“Apostate Hell in Somalia”
Signalling the centrality of the armed conflict in Somalia for al Qaeda and its support for the Supreme Islamic Courts Council (SICC), a video distribution unit best known for its Iraq products has released onto the Internet an hour long package called "Apostate Hell in Somalia." It was released on November 30, shortly after news spread of the suicide attack in Baidoa, and directly followed the re-release of a previously 45-minute video that contains footage of Arabs conducting night raids inside Somalia and scenes of paramilitary training, leading many Somalia watchers to suspect that the timing of the attack and…
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The Military and The Media
The divide grows FALLUJAH, IRAQ: I’ve completed the first leg of the journey to Iraq, after having moved through Dubai, Kuwait and Baghdad. I am now at Camp Fallujah. While in Fallujah, I’ll embed with a Marine Police Transition Team (PTT) and also meet with the Civil Affairs Group. The next stop will be Ramadi. The trip – from my front door to Fallujah – took 3 ½ days, accounting for the 8 hour time shift between the East Coast and Iraq. This is remarkable considering Iraq is a war zone. I spent all of 35 minutes in the Green…
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Communication professor examines media bias in president’s speeches
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Iraq
Iraq: Six terrorists killed, foreign fighter safe houses destroyed
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Palestinian Territories
Terrorist cell aligned with the Al Qaeda attacked Palestinian music stores
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Iraq
Saudis and Iran prepare to do battle over corpse of Iraq
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Iraq
Baghdad’s hospitals dangerous for Sunni patients
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Palestinian Territories
Qatar ‘to pay Palestinian wages’ for teachers
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Iraq
Iraq: Pilot of crashed F-16 listed as killed in action
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Iraq
Iraqi Army falters in Baghdad mission
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Palestinian Territories
Marwan Barghouti works on Palestinian cease-fire from Israeli prison
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Philippines
Philippine and Indonesian police sign anti-terror pact
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Iran
Ahmadinejad and Musharraf discuss Iran-Pakistan-India gas pipeline
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India
India says Sri Lanka’s LTTE has close links with Indian terror group
