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Indonesia
Indonesia to question JI terror chief Hambali
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Palestinian Territories
Toll mounts as factions clash in Gaza, 25 dead in 24 hours
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Iraq
Civil war worse that al Qaeda; report
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Suspected rebels kill 6 police officers in Sri Lanka
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Language with a twist: Naples base offers Arabic class
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Afghanistan
US gives Afghan army Humvees, guns
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Iraq
The US killed 18 insurgents during two battles in Ramadi. Two soldiers were killed after their helicopter was shot down in Taji. The al Qaeda front Islamic State in Iraq claimed credit. This is the 4th helo shot down since January 20th.
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Musa Qala and the NATO offensive
The Brits concede Musa Qala is under Taliban control, the US said it will retake it, and NATO plans to prevent a Taliban offensive. Map of ISAF Mission in Afghanistan. Click to Enlarge. The BBC reports the Taliban have finally taken the town of Musa Qala in Helmand province. “Two residents of Musa Qala estimated that between 200 and 300 Taliban fighters had overtaken the town,” reports the Associated Press. “They said the fighters took weapons from the police on Wednesday and destroyed the town’s government center late Thursday.” Just fall, the British military, without the approval of NATO command,…
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Palestinian Territories
Hamas attacks presidential guard camp
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Pakistan
US hands over eight Cobras to Pakistani Army
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Iraq
Group warns of cooperating with British forces in Basra
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Iraq
Iraq May Enter the World Trade Organization
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John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group Arrives in 7th Fleet
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United Kingdom
(UK) Police praise Muslim soldiers who acted as ‘bait’ for beheading gang
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Philippines
Up to 25 MILF fighters stormed a prison and sprung 49 prisoners. Sandali Utto, an MILF bombmaker with ties to Abu Sayyaf, was captured in Manilla. His aide was killed in the raid.
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Iran
The Jitters in Tehran
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Saudi Arabia
Saudi police seize armed man entering Mecca mosque
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Iran
Iran has begun assembling centrifuges at Natanz site
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Pakistan
Pakistan will not extradite Rashid Rauf, one of the ringmasters of the London airline plot, to Britain. The government also will not hand AQ Khan over to any foreign government. Eleven suspected terrorists, including a Taliban leader linked to Baitullah, linked to the suicide bombings have been arrested in Sindh.
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Somalia
Sheikh Sharif Ahmed, the ICU leader, has been released from Kenyan custody and is heading to Yemen. The Islamic Courts are believed to be regrouping in Saudi Arabia, Eritrea and Yemen. Islamists mortared the Mogadishu seaport. Three battalions of peacekeepers from Uganda and Nigeria will deploy shortly.
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USS Bataan enters 5th fleet
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Al Qaeda
Al-Suri’s Doctrines for Decentralized Jihadi Training – Part 2
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Iraq
The Kurdish Security Network in Northern Iraq
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Taliban linked to string of suicide attacks in Pakistan
Baitullah Mehsud, operating from Waziristan, is the ringmaster; Pakistan’s real intent in negotiating “peace” in South Waziristan Pakistan’s insurgency in the tribal belt and suicide attacks nationwide have not abated. Attacks on Pakistani government forces have become a regular occurrence in the tribal region. Today, three government employees were killed when their car was attacked by the Taliban outside the town of Mir Ali, in North Waziristan. Two were killed and four wounded in an explosion in an arms bazaar in Khyber agency.
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Al Qaeda
The Libyan Islamic Fighting Group denied it was quitting jihad and hopes for Khaddafi’s demise. Abu Yahya al-Libi released a tape claiming the West is using AIDS to kill Muslims. The Saudi based Islamic Cells of Revenge pledged bayat to Osama bin Laden.
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Iraq
Lt. Gen. Raymond Odierno said he has proof the Iranians are supplying IED materials to Iraqi insurgents. Operations in Diyala in mid-January resulted in 100 insurgents killed and 54 detained. The number of troops deployed may actually double in the surge. Sixty-two were killed in a double suicide and mortar attacks.
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Patchogue soldier considered for Medal of Honor
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Putin pledges effective response to US anti-missile plan
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Afghanistan
Afghan Assembly Grants Immunity for War Crimes
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Iraq
Iraq Invites Syria, Iran For Talks
