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From sandals to suits: Wahab Akbar, the rebel turned politician
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Philippines
Details emerged on the MILF/GRP peace plan. The investigation into the bombing of the House of Representatives continues.
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Iraq
Iraqi Premier Wants Trial of 2 Shiites in Killings
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Jihad and the Saudi petrodollar
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Iraq
Sunnis joining Iraqi security forces in droves
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Iran
Al-Qaeda Member’s Account of His Stay in Iran
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Israel
Iranian Nukes: Israel prepares for The Day After
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Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden was hiding in the mountain regions along the borders of Pakistan, Afghanistan, China, and Tajikstan, according to Ahmad Farooq, a Taliban fighter. Farooq said he last saw bin Laden in September 2003. Bin Laden “was surrounded by about 20 armed men and he moved whenever he felt particularly threatened.” Two other groups shadowed his movements.
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Iran
The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has enough capacity to build a nuclear bomb within a year. The US is pushing for mandatory sanctions in the wake of the report. A senior US general said Iran seems to be honoring a commitment to halt the flow of weapons into Iraq.
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Pakistan
Pakistan to extradite British terrorism suspect
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Pakistan
Pakistan lifts Bhutto house arrest order
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Iraq
An assassination attempt on the Kirkuk chief of emergency police resulted in five killed and 22 wounded. Iraqi police and soldiers captured 12 insurgents and discovered an IED factory in Salahadin. Coalition forces captured 10 al Qaeda operatives and the Diyala leader of the Special Groups during raids nationwide. Iraqi police captured an al Qaeda leader in Wasit province.
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Taliban, Pakistani Army clash in Swat and Shangla
Conflicting reports on the battles in the two settled districts abound. Pakistani military claims upwards of 54 Taliban fighters killed. Taliban claims 31 Pakistani soldiers killed in fighting.
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Philippines
Police described the bomb used in the Congress bombing as “sophisticated.” Three Abu Sayyaf operatives killed in Quezon City are thought to be linked to the attack. The government and MILF have agreed on the boundaries of a proposed ancestral Muslim homeland.
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Pakistan
US Is Looking Past Musharraf in Case He Falls
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Al Qaeda
Cleric Abu Hamza cleared for US extradition
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Iran
Iran: Ahmadinejad’s Bahrain Visit New Piece In Complex Pattern
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Pakistan
Caretaker Government to Take Office in Pakistan Ahead of Elections
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Philippines
Militants killed in raid near Philippines blast site
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Afghanistan
British soldiers have pushed to the outskirts of the Taliban controlled district of Musa Qala in Helmand province. “Several” Taliban fighters and facilitators were killed in Helmand’s Garmsir district. Afghan and ISAF forces captured one foreign fighter facilitator during an operation in the Qalat district of Zabul province. The Taliban murdered a boy for teaching English in Paktia province. A US F-15 fighter jet squadron is back in operation in Afghanistan after being grounded.
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Somalia
Nigeria: 700 Troops Head for Somalia
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Pakistan
Bhutto hopes to form unity government
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Afghanistan
Transitional Justice An Uphill Battle in Afghanistan
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Lebanon
UNIFIL chief denies report of early withdrawal from South Lebanon
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Iran
Iran Charges Ex-Envoy Amid Infighting
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda plan to kill Hezbollah chief and attack UN troops, says report
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Iran
US says Iraq attacks down as Iran stems arms flow
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Pakistan
(Pakistan) Hameed Gul shifted to home
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Maldives
Maldives moves against veiled women, jihadis
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Iraq
Bomb hits gathering of sheiks opposing al Qaeda
