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  • Palestinian Authority "Outlaws" PFLP Armed Wing

    GAZA CITY, (Islamweb & News Agencies) -The Palestnian Authority on Sunday outlawed the armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) which claimed responsibility for the assassination of Israeli tourism minister Rehavam Zeevi. In a statement published in Gaza City, the Palestinian High council on national security declared as.. More

    2098 03/05/2001

  • US postal worker diagnosed with respiratory anthrax

    WASHINGTON,(Islamweb & News Agencies) -A US postal employee in Washingtonwas in serious but stable condition Sunday after being infected with inhalation anthrax, making him the ninth person to fall prey to the sometimes-deadly bacteria. (Read photo caption below) A spokesman for the Inova Fairfax Hospital in Virginia said the man, an employee at the.. More

    2099 03/05/2001

  • Putin Holds Talks with Afghan Opposition Head

    DUSHANBE (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in ex-Soviet Tajikistan early on Monday to meet a senior leader of the opposition of neighboring Afghanistan. Putin arrived in the Tajik capital just past 3 a.m. after attending a 21-nation Asian summit in the Chinese city of Shanghai and was met by the Central Asian country's.. More

    2100 03/05/2001

  • US attacks Taleban front line

    NORTHERN, Afghanistan, (Islamweb & News Agencies)-US aircraft have bombed Taleban front-line positions north of the Afghan capital Kabul, in the first verified strike of its kind. (Read photo caption below) A local opposition commander said the planes had targeted Taleban positions around the Bagram airfield, and there were reports of attacks near Darra-e.. More

    2093 03/05/2001

  • Covert Raids Under Way in Afghanistan

    WASHINGTON (Islamweb & News Agencies) - U.S. secret warriors launched dark-of-night covert missions into Afghanistan in addition to assaults by airborne Army Rangers on a Taliban-controlled airfield and a residence of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar, U.S. officials said Saturday.Two U.S. soldiers died in a helicopter crash in neighboring Pakistan. Air.. More

    2084 02/05/2001

  • 15 Palestinians Slain so far, US Criticizes Israeli Incursions

    JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli troops advanced into two Palestinian-ruled cities Saturday, precipitating new clashes in a wave of intifadha, uprising against Israeli occupation,that has claimed at least 14 lives, 13 Palestinians and an Israeli,since the assassination of an Israeli cabinet minister.(Read photo caption) Israeli tanks and.. More

    2066 02/05/2001

  • An American Helicopter Crashes in Pakistan As US Troops Reportedly Clash with Taleban

    KABUL, (Islamweb & News Agencies)- US special forces have clashed with Taleban fighters on the ground in Afghanistan for the first time since air strikes began on 7 October.US officials said the operation, involving more than 100 elite troops backed by AC-130 flying gunships, lasted several hours. (Read photo caption below) Later the Pentagon said.. More

    2067 02/05/2001

  • Opposition Says Cedes Ground to Taliban in North

    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Fighters of Afghanistan's ruling Taliban have gained ground in fighting against opposition troops battling for days to advance on the key northern town of Mazar-i-Sharif, an opposition official said on Saturday.The Taliban troops launched an offensive early on Friday to push back opposition Northern Alliance soldiers aiming to.. More

    2068 02/05/2001

  • Govt: Anthrax in NY, Fla. Similar

    WASHINGTON (AP) - The anthrax strains surfacing with terrifying impact in Florida, New York and Washington are all similar, Bush administration officials said Friday, likely indicating a single source. ``We obviously are preparing for more,'' said homeland security chief Tom Ridge.(Read photo caption below) Two weeks into the nation's bioterrorism scare,.. More

    2069 02/05/2001

  • Bush Seeks Asian Terrorism Support

    SHANGHAI, China (AP) - Cautioned by China to spare innocent civilians in Afghanistan attacks, President Bush urged wavering Asian nations to support America's campaign against terrorism. He faced resistance Saturday from Malaysia, whose leader wants the United States to stop bombing Afghanistan.The president met Chinese President Jiang Zemin for the.. More

    2070 02/05/2001

  • Somalia Urges Security Help to Ward Off Terrorism

    UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Somalia's prime minister on Friday called for United Nations (news - web sites) help to put his country together again and help fight terrorism so the nation does not become a haven for clandestine networks. Dr. Ali Khalif Galaydh, head of a shaky transitional Somali government, said training, particularly for Somali security.. More

    2071 02/05/2001

  • Six Palestinians Killed in Israeli Raids in W.Bank

    BETHLEHEM, West Bank (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli occupation troops killed four Palestinians during an advance on two West Bank cities on Saturday, the latest raids in the most comprehensive offensive against Palestinian areas in a year-old Palestinian uprising against Israeli occupation.A Palestinian woman was also shot dead in the West Bank.. More

    2079 02/05/2001

  • First U.S. Casualties as Troops Raid Afghanistan

    KABUL (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Under blistering U.S. attack from the skies, the ruling Taliban said on Saturday it had made gains on the ground by repulsing the first American commando raid near their southern stronghold of Kandahar.The first ground clash erupted when several U.S. helicopters landed on Baba Sahib mountain, west of Kandahar, at around.. More

    2080 02/05/2001

  • Six Palestinians, Israeli Killed in on-going Intifadha Confrontations

    JERUSALEM (Islamweb & News Agencies) - Israeli-Palestinian confrontations surged and seven people were killed in the bloody aftermath of the assassination of a far-right Israeli cabinet minister.The bloodshed and threats by Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon of tougher retribution could deal another blow to U.S.-led peace efforts that Washington had.. More

    2057 01/05/2001

  • Ground Troops Needed, Rumsfeld Says

    WASHINGTON (AP) - Victory in Afghanistan will require putting troops on the ground in addition to bombing terrorist and Taliban targets from the air, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Thursday.Rumsfeld made no explicit reference to U.S. ground forces but stressed that warplanes alone - while effective so far in bombing buildings, tanks and troops.. More

    2058 01/05/2001

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