Mosque leaders in Albany arrested in missile plot
Federal agents arrested Yassin Aref and Mohammed Hossain of an Albany mosque on a sting operation for allegedly conspiring to buy a shoulder-fired missile to kill the Pakistani ambassador in New York. They face up to 70 years and $750,000. authorities tied them to Ansar al-Islam with alleged money laundering and material support charges. The case involved undercover entrapment and raid across Albany-area mosques and homes.
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Albany
N.Y
Justice Department
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New York
Yassin Aref
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James Comey
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al-Qaida
Comey
Ansar al-Islam
al- Qaida
Ansar
Abu Musab
Al Sadr loyalists clash with forces in Najaf and beyond
Insurgents loyal to Muqtada al Sadr battled U S and Iraqi forces in Najaf, Sadr City, Amarah, and Basra. One American soldier killed, seven militants and seven civilians dead, 54 wounded, a U S helicopter shot down, and renewed fighting endangering a fragile two month cease fire. Government and militia leaders blamed each other as violence spread across Shiite areas.
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Iraq
Muqtada al- Sadr
U.S
Najaf
Al-Sadr
Sadr
Amarah
Basra
Sheik Abdul Hadi al-Daraji
Mahawil
Health Ministry
Adnan al-Zurufi
Al-Jazeera
Holy
Youssef Monem
al-Hakeem
Imam Ali
Sadr City
Maj
Philip Smith
U.S. Army
1St Cavalry Division
Smith
Al-Daraji
Israel moves on West Bank road for Maaleh Adumim expansion
Bulldozers clear a rough road in the West Bank to link Maaleh Adumim to Jerusalem amid U S backed road map protests. Israel plans thousands of homes along the route despite Palestinian and White House opposition. Palestinian ministers are forced from a Beit Hanoun news conference as violence rises.
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West Bank
Maaleh Adumim
Jerusalem
Ahmed Qurein
Gaza Strip
Beit Hanoun
Israel
Ariel Sharon
White House
Elliot Abrams
Sharon
U.S
State Department
Saeb Erekat
Ahmed Qureia
Abrams
Erekat
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