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Lebanon
Hezbollah demands inquiry into Beirut killings
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Pakistan
Pakistan child hostage drama ends
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Pakistan
Pakistan denies escaped British terror suspect in detention
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Iraq
5 US Soldiers Killed in Northern Iraq
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In Pictures: Al Qaeda in the Caucasus
A multimedia presentation: the past and current leaders of al Qaeda in the Caucasus.
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Lebanon
Clashes between Shiite and Christians in southern Beirut resulted in eight killed and 22 wounded. A senior leader of Shia Amal was killed in the fighting. The Lebanese Army seized a large weapons cache in the city of Sidon.
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Iraq
Iraqi Army infantry and armored forces arrived in Mosul to conduct operations against al Qaeda. Police and Awakening patrols arrested 19 insurgents and eight al Qaeda operatives in Salahadin province. Iraqi security forces arrested six insurgents and defused seven IEDs in Baghdad. A Concerned Local Citizen leader was killed in northern Baghdad when his car exploded from explosives planted inside the vehicle.
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Pakistan
The military captured 50 Taliban suspects in Swat. The bodies of three of 13 soldiers captured by the Taliban in South Waziristan were found near Ladha. The Taliban killed three paramilitary troops in Orakzai and executed a “US spy” in Mohmand. The Taliban extended the cease-fire in North Waziristan until Feb. 10.
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Iraq
9,000 ‘Awakening’ members ready for Iraq military training: US
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Pakistani paramilitaries kidnapped in Kohat
More than 50 Pakistani paramilitary troops from the Frontier Corps reported captured in Darra Adam Khel and the Kohat Tunnel; fighting continues in South Waziristan while peace talks are underway.
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Al Qaeda
Iraqi Reinforcements Reach Mosul
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Al Qaeda
US claims Qaeda using children as Iraq suicide bombers
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Sudan
Militia kill 21 in West Darfur-residents, rebels
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Palestinian Territories
Egypt asks Hamas to crisis talks
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Israel
Israel, Egypt discuss solution for Gaza border breach
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Iran
Iran vows to retaliate against US bases in Gulf if US attacks first
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Palestinian Territories
Thirty-eight Egyptian border guards were wounded, some seriously, after clashing with Palestinians at the Rafah crossing in the Sinai. Egypt has failed to close the border for the fourth consecutive day. President Abbas is asking Israel to transfer border control authority to the Palestinian Authority.
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Pakistan
Ex-Pakistani Official Says Policy on Taliban Is Failing
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Pakistan
Pakistan Rebuffs Secret US Plea for C.I.A. Buildup
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Afghanistan
A 49-year-old American woman and her translator were abducted by gunpoint in Kandahar city. Afghan officials claimed they have evidence Iran is supplying weapons to the insurgents after a recent arms cache was discovered and confiscated in western Afghanistan. British PM Gordon Brown denied British involvement in Helmand had allowed the Taliban to return.
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Iraq
Coalition forces killed al Qaeda operatives and detained two during raids along the Tigris River Valley. US and Iraqi forces killed five al Qaeda operatives north of Baqubah. Police arrested two suspects thought to be behind the December 2007 Amarah bombings. A senior member of the Yamami group was captured in Baghdad. A senior leader in the Sadrist movement was killed in Najaf.
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Caucasus
Russia: Security Forces Violently Disperse Protest In Ingushetia
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Afghanistan
Karzai: bin Laden not here
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Afghanistan
Karzai: Terrorists could regain control
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Iraq
Iraq’s Maliki urges Sunni Arab bloc to rejoin govt
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Pakistan halts operations in Darra Adam Khel
The military stopped operations at the request of a peace committee while Taliban continues to attack Pakistani forces. Twenty-five Taliban reported killed at the Kohat Tunnel.
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Iraq
Don’t Short-Circuit the Surge
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Guam Braces for Peaceful Military Incursion
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Libya
Gadhafi’s Son Said Tied to Iraq Attack
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Senior leader of Haqqani Network killed in Pakistan
Darim Sedgai was killed by “unknown gunmen” inside Pakistan 10 days ago. Sedgai has been behind IED and suicide attacks inside Afghanistan.
