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Israeli forces broaden Gaza incursion
Jul 7 2006 11:28PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel sent troops and tanks into eastern Gaza on Saturday and clashed with militants in a broadened incursion aimed at forcing the release of a captured soldier.
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U.S. commander finishes Haditha review
Jul 7 2006 10:15PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A top U.S. commander completed a review Friday of an investigation into an alleged cover-up in the Haditha case, and a military official said it pointed to errors in the reporting of initial allegations after the killings.
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Israeli tanks roll into eastern Gaza
Jul 7 2006 8:42PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli tanks and troops clashed with militants in eastern Gaza early Saturday, Palestinian security officials said, as Israel moved to broaden an incursion to force the release of a captured soldier.
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Iran president criticizes Israeli offensive
Jul 7 2006 8:07PM (CT)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran's hard-line president warned Friday that Israel's offensive in the Gaza Strip could set off an "explosion" in the Islamic world against Israel and its supporters.
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Biden says 'jury's still out' on Iraqi PM
Jul 7 2006 8:03PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Sen. Joseph Biden said Friday the "jury's still out" on whether Iraq's prime minister will reach out to Sunni Arabs and clamp down on the Shiite militias blamed for spiraling sectarian violence.
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Britain pauses to remember London bombings
Jul 7 2006 4:37PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Britain fell silent Friday on the first anniversary of the suicide bombing assault on London's transit system _ a stunning strike that killed 52 commuters and wounded more than 700 in the country's deadliest attack since World War II.
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Video: 2 London bombers al-Qaida trained
Jul 7 2006 4:12PM (CT)
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Two of the four suicide bombers who attacked London last July 7 spent time at an al-Qaida camp to prepare themselves for a suicide mission, the deputy leader of the terror network claimed in a video Friday.
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U.S., Iraqi forces raid Shiite stronghold
Jul 7 2006 3:34PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi troops backed by U.S. jets raided a Shiite stronghold in the capital Friday, killing and wounding dozens of people in a crackdown on militias blamed for much of Iraq's worsening sectarian violence.
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Israel has edge over U.S. in urban combat
Jul 7 2006 2:53PM (CT)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) - In waging urban warfare, Israeli soldiers in Gaza and U.S.-led troops in Iraq use some of the same battlefield tactics, but Israel is less likely to get bogged down in prolonged combat.
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Iranian negotiator balks at deadlines
Jul 7 2006 2:02PM (CT)
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Iran's top nuclear negotiator said Friday that the West's pressure for a quick response to its offer of incentives for Tehran to halt its nuclear program is not helpful, but insisted the standoff can be resolved through dialogue.
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Sectarian TV main source of news in Iraq
Jul 7 2006 11:11AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - A television station flashes a headline announcing that "terrorist militias" stormed into a Sunni family home in Basra, killing a husband in front of his wife and children.
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Israeli hints at prisoner swap for soldier
Jul 7 2006 10:01AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - A top Israeli government official said Friday that Israel might release Palestinian prisoners as part of an Egyptian proposal to win freedom for an Israeli soldier held by militants in Gaza.
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U.S.: Leading militant captured in Iraq
Jul 7 2006 4:16AM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraqi soldiers captured a militant leader and more than 30 insurgents were killed or wounded Friday in a gunbattle in eastern Baghdad, the U.S. military said.
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