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Israeli Druze general takes control in West Bank and Gaza JERUSALEM (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 General Youssef Michleb took up his post Sunday as the new coordinator of Israeli military activities in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the army said in a statement. NATO troops arrive in Kabul ahead of ISAF takeover KABUL (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 A squad of NATO troops arrived in Kabul Sunday ahead of the organisation's takeover of command of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) which patrols the city, an ISAF spokesman said. Sri Lanka defends defence minister's visit to Israel COLOMBO (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 Sri Lanka Sunday defended visits to Israel by Defence Minister Tilak Marapana and navy chief Daya Sandagiri. |
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Israeli army chief of staff begins visit to US JERUSALEM (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 The Israeli army's chief of staff General Moshe Yaalon was beginning a week-long visit to the United States on Sunday, a statement said. Iran holds mass funeral for "martyrs" of war with Iraq TEHRAN (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 Tens of thousands turned out Sunday for the funeral of 300 Iranian troops who died in the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq war and whose bodies were recently recovered. CIA blocked Niger reference in earlier Bush speech: report WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 The CIA struck a reference to Iraq seeking to buy nuclear materials from Niger from a presidential speech in October 2002, three months before President George W. Bush mentioned it in his State of the Union address, the Washington Post reported Sunday. US army launches new military offensive to catch Saddam loyalists BAGHDAD (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 The US army has launched a major new offensive, Operation Ivy Serpent, in the heartland of resistance against its soldiers in central Iraq, a military spokesman said. US set to deliver advanced air-to-air missiles to Taiwan TAIPEI (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 The United States is ready to ship advanced air-to-air missiles to Taiwan after rival China acquired similar Russian-built technology, it was reported Sunday. Chalabi -- the Pentagon's favourite to rule Iraq BAGHDAD (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 Despite his selection to the country's new Governing Council, Ahmed Chalabi, Pentagon favourite and leader of the Iraqi National Congress (INC), remains a mystery to Iraqis after 45 years in exile. |
Washington warns Tokyo of 200 NKorean missiles pointing at Japan: report TOKYO (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 The US government has warned Japan that North Korea has positioned 200 medium-range Rodong missiles to target Japan, a report said Sunday, quoting a foreign ministry official here. US intelligence agencies at daggers drawn over Iraq WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 The current debate over Iraq's banned weapons programs has served to sharpen the differences between the US intelligence agencies and different sectors of the US administration. India will not send troops to Iraq: report NEW DELHI (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 India will not contribute troops to a US-led stabilisation force in Iraq as it would compromise the national interest, a report said Sunday. Malaysian Armed Forces ready to send peace monitors to Philippines: report KUALA LUMPUR (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 The Malaysian Armed Forces is ready to deploy officers to monitor a ceasefire between the Philippines and local Muslim separatists, local media reported Sunday. Explosions at military arsenal in Russia's far east VLADIVOSTOK, Russia (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 Violent explosions ripped through the naval arsenal near Russia's Pacific port of Vladivostok early Sunday, injuring 12 people, local emergency officials said. Taiwanese submarines deal in limbo due to funding problem: Jane's TAIPEI (AFP) Jul 13, 2003 The Taiwan navy's plan to acquire eight conventional submarines from the US, a deal guaranteed by US President George W. Bush, could founder due to budget problems, the authoritative Jane's Defence Weekly says. |
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