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In what may be a sign that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's terror group is expanding its operations, Al Qaeda in Iraq has posted a statement claiming responsibility for firing missiles from Lebanon into northern Israel earlier this week.
The statement, posted Thursday on Web sites used previously by al Qaeda in Iraq, cannot be independently verified by CNN.
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Friday, 30 December 2005 |
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The campaign group Iraq Body Count has been recording the number of civilians reported to have been killed during the Iraq war and subsequent military presence.
On 1 December 2005, it put the total number of civilian dead at between 25,685 and 29,201 and the number of police dead at 1,640.
Iraq Body Count uses a survey of online news reports to produce its running tally, including a "minimum" and "maximum" figure where reports differ, or it is unclear whether a person killed was a civilian.
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Friday, 30 December 2005 |
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Supporters of Sri Lankan Tamils, including two constituents of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) at the Centre — the Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) and the Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK), on Thursday urged the Manmohan Singh Government not to extend any military assistance to the island Government.
MDMK general secretary Vaiko, PMK founder S. Ramadoss and Dravidar Kazhagam (DK) president K. Veeramani addressed an "Eelam Tamils Protection Meeting" held here. Tamil Nationalist Movement leader P. Nedumaran was also present.
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Friday, 30 December 2005 |
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The Baiji refinery produces millions of gallons a day Iraq's largest oil refinery has been shut down following death threats to tanker drivers, jeopardising supplies of electricity across northern Iraq.
The threats followed a steep rise in the price of petrol earlier this month, ordered by the government. The oil ministry said the shutdown at Baiji was costing $20m (£12m) a day.
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Thursday, 29 December 2005 |
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A Palestinian suicide bomber has killed two Palestinians and an Israeli
soldier at checkpoint in the West Bank, the Israeli army has said.
The bomber was travelling
in a minibus taxi and blew himself up when he was ordered out at a
temporary checkpoint near the northern town of Tulkarm.
Israel's army said it had set up the roadblock after intelligence suggested a suicide bombing was being planned.
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Thursday, 29 December 2005 |
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Iraqi forces close off a main street leading to the Interior Ministry building in Baghdad Iraqi police and officials are regularly targeted by insurgents. A suicide bomber has killed four police officers at a checkpoint near the interior ministry in Baghdad, officials and police say.
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Thursday, 29 December 2005 |
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India said on Wednesday it was concerned about rising violence in southern neighbour Sri Lanka and called for the resumption of peace talks between Colombo and Tamil Tiger rebels blamed for a spate of attacks.New Delhi, however, gave no indication that it would accede to visiting Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse's request for help to revive a flagging peace bid after attacks that have stretched a 2002 ceasefire nearly to breaking point.
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Thursday, 29 December 2005 |
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President Rajapaksa arrived
yesterday and this morning there was a ceremonial welcome at
Rashtrapati Bhawan after which the visiting President went and laid a
wreath at Rajghat. There was a detailed interaction between the two
delegations in Hyderabad House. We understand that the President
briefed the Indian side of his assessment of the current status of the
peace process in Sri Lanka. Both sides agreed that peace talks aimed at
strengthening the ceasefire should begin at the earliest.
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Wednesday, 28 December 2005 |
 Deputy Spokesman of U.S. Department of State Adam Ereli on Tuesday called on both sides in the Sri Lankan conflict to embrace peace and work together and said that the United States, as one of the Co-Chairs of the Sri Lanka Donors Group, reiterates the Co-Chairs' message to the LTTE urging an immediate end to violence and encouraging the LTTE to engage positively with the Government of Sri Lanka in peace talks. The US statement comes as the Sri Lankan President Rajapakse left Tuesday to India in his attempt to woo India's support in favour of the Sri Lankan state.Full text of the statement released in Washington, D.C., on December 27, 2005: |
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Wednesday, 28 December 2005 |
 Minister of International Development Erik Solheim expressed in a statement today his Government's deep concern about the recent increase in violence in Sri Lanka. "The high level of violence and the tragic loss of life are putting the Ceasefire Agreement at risk and will make it very difficult to secure further progress in the peace process," said Mr Solheim.
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