Global conflict and missile tensions shape early 2000s headlines
U S airstrikes in Afghanistan reach 340 over three months, surpassing Iraq’s 160 as Taliban resistance grows. NATO-related concerns mount over North Korea’s missile plans while Ethiopia backs Somalia’s transitional government amid Islamic Courts Union gains.
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Khost
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North Korea
Kyodo
Thomas Schieffer
Taro Aso
Schieffer
Washington
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Sri Lanka clashes kill five as violence flares
Witnesses say Sri Lankan troops in boats and helicopters fired on civilians, killing five people including a church victim, amid fresh fighting with Tamil rebels that threatens a return to civil war. Rebels claim 12 soldiers dead. military cites up to 30 rebels killed in battles after an attack on a navy base in Pesalai forcing hundreds to seek refuge in a church.
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Sri Lanka
Tamil Tiger
Navy
Pesalai
Russian forces kill Chechen rebel leader Sadulayev in Argun raid
Russian security forces killed Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev, Chechen rebel chief, in a raid on his Argun hideout nine miles east of Grozny. Police said a tip from within his network led to the operation. One intelligence agent and a police officer died. one rebel was killed and two fled.
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Argun
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Ramzan Kadyrov
Sadulayev
Kadyrov
North Caucasus
Caucasus
Georgia
Armenia
Azerbaijan
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KGB
NIV News
Ibrahim Mezhidov
Kavkaz Center
Queen Elizabeth II Celebrated With Trooping Color Parade
London marked the queen’s 80th birthday with a grand Trooping the Color ceremony at Horse Guards Parade. Soldiers in bearskin hats, a flyover led by Spitfires and Lancasters, and a balcony appearance by Elizabeth and Prince Philip drew thousands of spectators. The Welsh Guards led the color as hundreds of soldiers marched past Buckingham Palace on a hot sunny day.
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Welsh Guards
Bill Wycoff
Sewickly
George Bush
Prince Philip
Chris Young
Attack on drug unit shakes faith in military
In Cali area a raid by a U S trained anti narcotics unit was ambushed by 28 soldiers firing about 150 bullets and seven grenades killing all 10 officers plus an informant. Prosecution says deliberate crime tied to drug traffickers, 15 soldiers including the colonel face charges.
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Cali
Alvaro Uribe
Mario Iguaran
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