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Pakistan
Security forces detained 28 al Qaeda and Taliban facilitators as well as 116 Afghans during the security operation in Khyber. “There was no resistance at all from the Taliban side as they seem to have gone underground,” local residents said. The Taliban murdered a “US spy” in North Waziristan.
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Pakistan
Pakistani helicopters attack militants in Khyber | Reuters
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Israel
Israel rejected calls for a ceasefire and said it would push ahead until its goals were met. More than 60 rockets have been launched into southern Israel. Israel bombed a Gaza mosque that doubled as a weapons storage site.
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Al Qaeda
Judge Denies Release For 2 at Guantanamo
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Afghanistan
Coalition forces killed six Taliban fighters in eastern Afghanistan. Afghan forces killed an IED cell member and destroyed three bomb-making compounds in Kandahar province. A Coalition soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan.
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Iraq
US vacates Baghdad palace ahead of handover
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Iraq
Iraqi forces detained the leader of a Shia cult and 18 wanted men in Basrah, and two al Qaeda leaders in Diyala. One US soldier was killed in Balad and another was killed in Baghdad. Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in Diyala and five civilians were killed in two attacks in Mosul.
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Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives directly linked to Mumbai
Zarar Shah admits role in Mumbai attacks; Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi is caught on tape communicating with Mumbai attackers.
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Iraq
Eight alleged Islamic militants held in Iraq: police
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Pakistan
Lashkar-e-Taiba plotting to target Indian warship: US intelligence
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Philippines
Suspect dead, four wounded in Philippines bomb blasts: military
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Israel
Israel considers Gaza 48-hour ‘humanitarian ceasefire’
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Pakistan
Pakistani Islamist admits Mumbai link
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Pakistan
Pakistan closed the Khyber Pass and launched an operation west of Peshawar. The Taliban torched tribal leaders’ homes in Bajaur and murdered an ANP leader in Swat. Swat Taliban chief Mullah Fazlullah said female education is prohibited in Islam.
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Indonesia
Indonesian Group To Recruit Fighters For Gaza
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Lashkar-e-Taiba
Pakistani security officials said that Zarar Shah, a top Lashkar-e-Taiba commander, admitted to his involvement in the Mumbai attack during interrogation. Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the banned front group for the Lashkar, said it would continue its charitable work despite the so-called government crackdown. The Punjab provincial government said it was prepared to appoint a supervisor for Jamaat-ud-Dawa’s headquarters in Muridke.
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Pakistan
India wants to launch air strikes inside Pakistan: McCain
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Afghanistan
US plans alternate supply routes to Afghanistan
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Iraq
Iraq and UK agree to let troops stay until July
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Pakistan
Drone attacks remain major Pak concern
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Pakistan
India moves troops toward shared border: Pakistan
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Afghanistan
Coalition forces detained eight Haqqani network fighters in Paktia province. A policeman in Herat was arrested for helping the Taliban; 12 others defected. Bulgaria may increase the number of troops in country; 460 Bulgarian soldiers are currently stationed in Afghanistan. China offered Afghanistan $11 million in additional aid.
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Iraq
Seventy-six percent of the Sons of Iraq members will be under Iraqi government responsibility by New Year™s Day. Iraqi forces detained five insurgents in northern Iraq. Police detained five wanted men during raids in Dhi Qhar province. Four policemen were wounded in a bombing in Mosul.
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Pakistan
Move Against Taliban Shuts US Supply Line
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Israel
The Utility of Force in Gaza
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Thailand
Two soldiers were killed in an ambush by insurgents in Narathiwat province. One soldier and two civilians were killed in separate attacks in Pattani province. Seven soldiers were wounded in a bombing as they were guarding a rail line in Yala province.
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Israel
Prime Minister Olmert said airstrikes and blockades are the “first stage” in the Gaza operation; Defense Minister Barak said the operation will intensify. Israeli defense officials have recommended a 48-hour ceasefire with Hamas. Hamas has launched 17 rockets into southern Israel.
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Israel
ANALYSIS / Hamas is hoping for an IDF ground operation in Gaza
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Pakistan
Pakistan urges India to stand down troops
