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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 2001

Page

9

Colombian forces strike FARC rebels in southern Colombia

Government warplanes hit trucks carrying FARC guerrillas in Meta and Guaviare, killing more than 50 according to military estimates. Gen. Tapias said 17 trucks were destroyed and 4 earlier in the week as security forces press an offensive with U.S. aid and surveillance support.

Bogota Colombia Armed Forces Fernando Tapias FARC Meta Guaviare Tapias Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia

Poll shows Sharon's support slipping amid Gaza clashes

AAP poll finds only 20 percent of Israelis believe Prime Minister Ariel Sharon can end Mideast violence, with 49 percent approving of his performance. Reports say he toured the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces and Palestinians clashed in Rafah, wounding eight, four seriously. Police intercepted a bomb in a West Bank area, arresting two Islamic Jihad suspects. no injuries were reported.

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Western activists back Palestinians in West Bank protest scene

In the West Bank center a 13 year old Palestinian boy bulldozed an Israeli roadblock while about 80 foreign sympathizers from the United States Germany Italy France England and other nations joined local activists for two weeks of demonstrations. Heidi Arraf helps lead the International Solidarity Movement urging action to end the violence as Israeli soldiers guard hillside outposts.

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