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Pakistan
The Pakistani government reopened the file on Faqir Mohammed’s Tehreek Nifaz Shariah-e-Mohammadi (TNSM), the “Pakistani Taliban.” Nine members of the TNSM were freed from prison in late October. Pakistan has arrested 233 Taliban in Quetta over the past 3 days, while the signing of the Women’s Protection Bill is splitting the Taliban supporting MMA from their allies in parliament
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United States
Cutting and running on our allies
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Kashmir
The Jammu and Kashmir police department is using technology to fight terror. An Indian soldier and three LeT terrorists were killed in Kashmir.
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Palestinian Territories
IDF: Gaza terrorists have anti-aircraft capabilities
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Saudi Arabia
Cheney to Meet With Saudi King Ahead of Iraq Summit
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Iran
Atomic Agency Opts to Snub Iran™s Request for Help With Reactor
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Iran
Iran offers UN new nuclear access
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Lebanon
Lebanese Say Goodbye To Slain Politician
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Palestinian Territories
[UPDATE 2] Hamas sent a 64 year old grandmother on a suicide mission; 3 Israeli soldiers are wounded. The IAF killed killed the PRC commander in the northern Gaza Strip and his deputy. Palestinian terrorist groups offered Israel a limited truce in exchange for ending raids in Gaza.
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Iraq
Basra airport, port to close Friday
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Iran
US in contact with anti-Iran Kurds: PKK
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Iraq
[UPDATE 2] al Qaeda struck in Sadr City with 6 carbombs and 2 mortars, killing 145 and wounding 238. Sunni insurgents raided the Health Ministry. Iraqi and U.S. forces raided Sadr City. Five suspects were arrested and 4 civilians were killed when a van refused to stop after receiving multiple warnings. Baghdad is under an indefinite curfew. Maliki will hold direct talks with insurgents.
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Chechen Terrorist Doku Umarov may be wounded, surrounded
Russian security forces are on the hunt for the new Chechen jihadi leader Doku Umarov. Click image to view. The Russian Army is conducting major combat operations in the hunt for new Chechen terrorist leader Doku Umarov. The Scotsman reports that a source within Umarov’s organization stated “large numbers of Russian troops had surrounded Umarov and his forces in a forest near the village of Yandi-Katar on the border between Ingushetia and Chechnya.” A Russian security operative confirms the report. The village has been surrounded, and Russian artillery and helicopters have been pounding the region for three days straight. The…
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Russia
The Russian Army is hunting new terrorist leader Doku Umarov, and is shelling a village on the Ingushetia – Chechen border for the third day in a row. Doku may be “seriously wounded.” Thirty-five of Doku’s fighters, “some in high ranking positions,” have surrendered.
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Pakistan
Kabul paid man arrested for rocket attacks in Peshawar
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Lebanon
France authorizes troops to fire at IAF jets over Lebanon
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Lebanon
The UN will send a team to Lebanon to investigate the assassination of Minister Gemayel. Syria will not cooperate with the Hariri assassination tribunal. Gunmen also opened fire on Minster Pharaon’s office on the day of Gemayel’s murder.
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Palestinian Territories
Palestinian sources said Saudi Arabia has severed ties with Hamas (unconfirmed). A Fatah leader survived an assassination attempt. An Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terrorist was killed when the IDF attempted to arrests an Islamic Jihad commander. Five Palestinians total were killed during fighting with the IDF.
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Philippines
Abu Sayyaf and MILF are regrouping for attacks next year on commerce, security and infrastructure targets. Philippine security forces discovered “thermos jugs… stuffed with dynamite sticks, nitric acid and rigged with 4-inch nails… and lunch boxes… with similar explosives and ball bearings” during the hunt for Abu Sayyaf on Jolo.
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Afghanistan
Taliban attacks have declined sharply over the past month, despite Mullah Omar’s claim the fighting will increase. The minister of defense will double the size of the Army over the next two years, to 70,000. NATO says about about 2,500 troops are needed. Germany will not allow its troops to fight in the south.
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India
An explosion at an Assam train station killed 3 and wounded 10. Two suspected LeT operatives were arrested outside New Delhi “with explosives and a large amount of cash.” LeT cadres are being trained to target oil installations and other vital infrastructure remain at risk.
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Iraq
The UN claimed Iraq deaths are highest since the war started, but the government disputed the claim. A bomb is detonated in the Green Zone, the target was the speaker of the Parliament. The ISF detains 28 suspects in Mahmudiyah.
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Somalia
Ethiopian troops are patroling a road in Baidoa and have imposed a curfew in a town in central Somalia. A TFG Colonel defected to the ICU. A radio station near the Ethiopian border was closed after callers express opposition to the ICU. Khat kiosks in the Hiran region are shut down.
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Iraq
UK: Basra hand-over by spring
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Iraq
U.N. Reports Deadliest Month in Iraq
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Colombia
Colombia arrests TV reporter for terrorism
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Lebanon
US to boost military help for Lebanon
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Iran
UN to freeze Iran atomic aid
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Iraq
Norway gets OK to expel Mullah Krekar, founder of Ansar al-Islam
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Possibilities of war in the Middle East
