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Pakistan
Musharraf denies government killed Bhutto
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Iraq
Rival Shiite Leaders Meet, Eyeing Peace
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Thailand
Southern Discomfort: Thailand’s Insurgency Enters Year Five
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Saudi Arabia
Al Jazeera No Longer Nips at Saudis
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Philippines
Philippine troops and police arrested Abu Sayyaf commander Tuatin Anahaly on the southern island of Margosatubig. Anahaly was behind the kidnapping and murder of American and Filipino tourists on Palawan island in 2001. Five of the hostages were murdered.
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Afghanistan
US helping to integrate Afghan forces
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Iraq
General Petreaus said Iran is no longer supporting Shia terrorists. US soldiers found an EFP cache in Amil in Baghdad. US forces captured an al Qaeda military commander of southern Baghdad and detained five fighters in Zambraniyah. Three policemen were killed and four wounded in an attack in Mosul. The Iraqi Army arrested a high-ranking al Qaeda commander north of Baqubah. Salahadin’s governor denied Izzat Ibrahim al Douri is sheltering in the province.
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Pakistan
President Musharraf said there is no chance of nuclear weapons falling in the wrong hands or for Islamists to seize power. General Kiyani called for national support to fight extremism. The military killed 10 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan and detained 44 Taliban fighters in Swat. The Taliban threatened to attack in Kohistan if the military did not end operations in Swat. Eight Pakistanis were killed in sectarian violence in Kurram agency.
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Seven al Qaeda killed in Miqdadiyah
The region north of the city in Diyala continues to be an al Qaeda “haven,” and raids in the region have resulted in dozens al Qaeda operatives killed or captured over the past several days. Fifty-one al Qaeda leaders, including a media emir in Diyala, were killed or captured in December.
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Afghanistan
Seven Afghan police and an Indian engineer were killed after a Taliban suicide-bomber detonated near their convoy in Nimroz province; 11 policeman and an Indian road worker were wounded. The Afghan Defense Ministry said over 200 Taliban and 17 of their commanders were killed during the December operation to retake Helmand™s Musa Qala district. Kandahar Police arrested six Taliban fighters in the Panjwai district. M777A2 lightweight 155mm howitzers have been deployed to several US bases.
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Turkey
Five civilians, including two students, were killed and 58 wounded in bomb blast targeting a military vehicle. The attack occurred in the city of Diyarbakir in the Kurdish southeast of the country.
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Al Qaeda
As Sahab announced the release of the first video of the year. American-born Adam Gadahn, also known as Azzam al Amriki, is featured in “An Invitation to Reflection and Repentance.”
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Taliban, military clash in South Waziristan, Swat
The Taliban threaten to attack in Kohistan and the settled districts if the military fails to halt operations in Swat. Fighting is ongoing in South Waziristan, home of Baitullah Mehsud.
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Iraq
Iraqi MP escapes death in bomb attack
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Iran
US ties may be possible one day: Iran leader
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Indonesia
2002 Bali bombers’ execution ‘within a month’
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Iraq
Sunnis divided in Anbar province
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Iraq
Iraq Shiite Politician Hakim Criticizes Goverment for failing to embrace Sunni groups
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Afghanistan
Suicide attack leaves 7 dead, 12 wounded in southwestern Afghanistan
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Palestinian Territories
Israeli troops kill 7 Palestinians in Gaza clashes
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Iran
Iran no longer aids Iraq militants
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Pakistan
Taliban give two days for pullout from Swat
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Iraq
Iraqis will fill US troop withdrawals: Petraeus
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Iran
Iran’s Ayatollah: No Smear Campaigning
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Syria
Petraeus Credits Syria for Cutting Flow of Terrorists to Iraq
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Indonesia
Bali bombers’ execution nears
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Pakistan
Bhutto’s death a blow to ‘war on terror’
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Pakistan
Elections have been delayed until February 18; the army and Rangers will be deployed for security. President Musharraf said Scotland Yard will assist in the probe of Bhutto™s murder. The military claimed 22 additional Taliban fighters were killed in clashes in South Waziristan. The Taliban is expanding its power into Mardan.
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Iran
Awakening Forces In Iraq: We Will Fight Al-Qaeda Until It Is Expelled From The Country
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United States
Security Scares at US, UK, Israeli Posts
