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Iraq
2 car bombs kill 11 in Baghdad market
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Afghanistan
8 US troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash
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Thailand
Two killed in Thailand’s restive south
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United States
N.Y. Businessman Indicted for Terrorist Financing – Some Interesting Connections
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Caucasus
Conflicting Details on Yesterday™s Staropromyslovsky Spetz-Operation
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Syria
Assad, Ahmadinejad vow to form alliance against US, Israel
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Afghanistan
The Taliban executed three ‘spies’, beheading two and hanging one, in the Grishk district of Helmand province. Seven police were wounded in a landmine explosion in Farah province. One Taliban was killed and five captured during operations in Nangarhar and Paktika. Pakistan urges Afghanistan to negotiate with the Taliban.
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Iraq
(Baghdad) Patrols doubled, attacks reduced
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Al Qaeda
Planning Seen in Iraqi Attacks on US Copters
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Pakistan
Bomb Kills Doctor in Pakistani Border Area
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Philippines
The US is asking MILF to help in the hunt for Abu Sayyaf. The Philippine military and US are set to begin a two week long military exercise in Mindanao, the scene of recent bombings by Abu Sayyaf.
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Iraq
Al Qaeda’s outrages swing Sunnis to US
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Belgium
Belgian police detain 9 in anti-terrorism probe
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Iraq
Attacks in Baghdad are down by 80%. Two car bombs in Kirkuk killed 10 and wounded 65. The US and Iraqi Special Forces detained 2 Iranians in Baghdad. The Mahdi Army may be the target of Basra operations. Coalition forces captured 21 al Qaeda in Ramadi, Baghdad and Karabilah. Hillah SWAT captured 21 members of the Soldiers of Heaven.
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Hezbollah
The State within the State: Sheik Hassan Nasrallah said Hezbollah “had the right to secretly transfer arms [inside Lebanon] in order to hide them from the Israeli enemy,” and will not forgive the government for seizing the weapons. Nasrallah also reiterated his intention to bring down the Siniora government.
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Syria
Syria’s Assad in Iran for talks on Iraq
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More bombings in Talibanistan
Pakistan’s Northwest Frontier Province and Federally Administered Tribal Areas Suicide and roadside bombings continue in Quetta, Tank, Bajaur as the government continues to appease the Taliban The deadly Taliban insurgency continues to strike at the Pakistani government in the southwestern province of Baluchistan and the the Northwest Frontier Province. Today, a suicide bomber detonated in a courtroom in Quetta while court was in session, killing at least 15, including a judge and several lawyers. Over 25 have been reported wounded in the attack, and the head of the suicide bomber is believed to have been recovered.
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Somalia
Islamists attacked the Ethiopian Army in Mogadishu. Police in Kismayo seized weapons and are preparing to deploy 1,500 officers inside the city. A gunman attacked Medicine Sans Frontier personnel attempting to open a hospital in Bardhere. Over 1,500 Ugandan troops will deploy to Mogadishu.
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Nigeria
US Warns of Nigeria Militant Plots
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United States
Alleged Terror Finance Plotter Indicted in New York
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Iran
The US Treasury Department has sanctioned three Iranian companies for WMD proliferation. Japan has also imposed sanctions for nuclear activities. Iran is involved in Yemen’s civil war. Clashes and bombings continue in the southeastern city of Zahedan, where 11 IRGC soldiers were killed two days ago.
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Pakistan
A roadside bomb killed the Bajaur agency surgeon and wounded 3 doctors. A bomb was detonated in a market in Tank. Three al Qaeda linked terrorists were arrested in Karachi. Islamabad is on alert after intel that a terror cell has been activated. NWFP Governor Aurakzai called the Taliban “a nationalist movement, a resistance movement, sort of a liberation war against coalition forces,” and defended the Waziristan Accord. Tinted windows have been banned in Waziristan to increase security. The US will fund 100 border posts.
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United States
The Other Marshall Plan
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Iraq
Troops leaving Ramadi see fruits of their work
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Turkey
Turkish military official optimistic towards US’ seriousness in combating PKK
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Al Qaeda
Turkish court hands life terms to al Qaeda aides
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Saudi Arabia
Pakistan to play a pivotal role in Saudi strategy to build a strong Sunni block to counter Iran
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Thailand
A Muslim village leader was shot in a mosque, while 8 soldiers were injured in two separate bombs attacks in southern Thailand. The new Thai government wants to negotiate with the Muslim insurgents.
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Al Qaeda
Confronting a Year in Radical Islam
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Afghanistan
US forces killed 1 Taliban and captured six during raids in Eastern Afghanistan. “Our war preparations, especially in southern Afghanistan and in Helmand province, are complete and for this our 10,000 fighters are ready to take up arms the moment they are ordered,” said Mullah Abdul Rahim, the Taliban’s operational commander for southern Helmand province. The Czech government plans on donating helicopters and small arms to the Afghan military.
