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Iraq
Iraq’s Defense Minister said terrorism was down by 50 percent in Diyala and 30 percent in Ninewa. An aide to Izzat Ibrahim al Douri was captured near Kirkuk. Iraqi Security Forces captured eight wanted insurgents in Baghdad. Coalition forces captured six al Qaeda operatives involved in propaganda and finance operations and a technical advisor for an IED cell. Iraqi Security Volunteers captured a member of an al Qaeda anti-aircraft cell in Baghdad. An Awakening commander was murdered in Baghdad.
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Afghanistan
US Secretary of Defense Gates said there would be no troop surge for Afghanistan. Additional mine resistant armored vehicles, known as MRAPs, are bound for Afghanistan.
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Pakistan
Security forces arrested four suspects in the Charsadda mosque suicide bombing; the four suspects are said to be Afghanis. President Musharraf vowed to fight terrorism and extremism and said true Muslims would not attack a mosque during Eid prayers.
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Afghanistan
France could boost troops in Afghanistan
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Al Qaeda
Guantanamo Bay detainee accused in terror plot
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Thailand
Three militants shot dead in southern Thailand
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Al Qaeda
Belgium frees Qaeda plot suspects
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Iran
Official: Iran Has No Information on Missing Ex-FBI Agent
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Iraq
Baghdad residents venture out on holiday
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Pakistan
Musharraf orders hunt for suicide bomb plotters
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Iran
Iran: Internet Cafes Shut Down In Drive Against Un-Islamic Behavior
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Somalia
Piracy Revenues Financing Warlords in Somali Insurgency
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Al Qaeda
Al-Qaeda Adapts its Methods in Iraq as Part of a Global Strategy
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Al Qaeda
Leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan: ‘Allah Willing, America Will Soon Be Annihilated
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda threatens Delhi High Court
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Afghanistan
11 Tons of Opium Discovered in Taliban Town
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Iraq
In Iraq, Shiite leaders begin to push back against US-supported Sunni groups
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Iraq
Iraqi Shiite Wants to Limit Sunni Patrols
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Iraq
Disaffected Iraqis Spurn Dominant Shiite Clerics
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Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda™s Latest Media Strategy
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Israel
No truce until Hamas stops rockets: Israel’s Peres
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Philippines
Egyptian ‘explosive expert’ not our member – MILF
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi nabs militants planning attacks during haj: report
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Afghanistan
Karzai says Afghanistan needs foreign troops for 10 years
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Europe
Belgian police arrested 14 Muslims suspected of planning the jailbreak of Nizar Trabels, an al Qaeda prisoner convicted of plotting a terrorist attack on US air base personnel. Police discovered weapons and explosives apparently intended for use in the jailbreak.
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Al Qaeda
Australia Puts Controls on Ex-Guantanamo Inmate Hicks
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Iraq
Coalition forces killed one al Qaeda operative and detained 19 others during raids in central and northern Iraq. Coalition forces captured two suspected Special Groups leaders and detained three others in the Al Mashru area, and captured another leader in the Baghdad area. A suicide car bomber killed five and wounded eight in Baghdad. Two members of the Baqubah Awakening were killed in an attack. The Iraqi government will not pardon insurgents during Eid.
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Al Qaeda
Iraq awakening councils fear further attacks
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Pakistan
Over 50 Pakistanis were killed and over 200 wounded in a suicide attack at a mosque in Charsadda. Former Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao was the target. The government has banned the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, Baitullah Mehsud’s umbrella organization.
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Pakistan: Over 50 Killed in Charsadda suicide attack
Taliban shun their Eid ceasefire to target the former Interior Minister at a mosque in the settled district of Charsadda.
