January, 2007

• 13 January

  Bush team grilled by hostile Democrats over Iraq plan

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Democrats and some moderate Republicans on Thursday hammered President George W. Bush’s plan to send more US troops to Iraq, leaving the White House increasingly isolated in its decision to deepen American involvement in the unpopular war.

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• 13 January

  Arabs see little hope

  CAIRO (Reuters) — US President George W. Bush’s plan to send 21,500 more troops will fail to bring peace to Iraq and could aggravate a conflict in which tens of thousands of people have already died, Arab analysts said on Thursday.

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• 13 January

  Fateh rally show of strength in power struggle with Hamas

  RAMALLAH (AP) — At a rally meant as a show of strength of his Fateh movement, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday called on rival forces to halt their armed clashes and replace bloodshed with respect.

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• 13 January

  Spain calls for new Mideast conference

  MADRID (AFP) — Arab League Secretary General Amr Musa on Thursday threw his weight behind Spanish and European calls for an international conference on the Middle East.

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• 13 January

  Somalia strike misses top Al Qaeda suspects

  NAIROBI (Reuters) — A US air strike in Somalia missed its main target of three top Al Qaeda suspects but killed up to 10 of their allies, a senior American official said on Thursday.

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• 13 January

  US arrests 5 in Iran consulate raid in Iraq

  ERBIL (AFP) — US troops raided an Iranian consulate in Iraq on Thursday and arrested five employees, officials said, as Washington vowed to act against Iranian meddling in the war-torn country.

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• 13 January

  Brotherhood security threat — Mubarak

  CAIRO (Reuters) — President Hosni Mubarak said the Muslim Brotherhood poses a threat to Egypt’s security and the country would face isolation in the world if the Islamist movement became more powerful.

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• 13 January

  Main points of US plan

  WASHINGTON (AFP) — President George W. Bush laid out the details Wednesday of a new US plan for Iraq in a major televised address.

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• 13 January

  Bush opts for troop boost despite scepticism

  WASHINGTON — Leaders of the new Democratic-controlled Congress are vowing to fight it. An elite panel on Iraq has shown little enthusiasm for it. And even some military commanders are deeply sceptical about it.

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• 13 January

  Iran, Syria denounce Bush strategy

  TEHRAN (AP) — Iran and Syria on Thursday denounced a new Iraq strategy announced by US President George W. Bush that blames them for fuelling violence in the war-torn country. Tehran and Damascus said the plan to send more US troops would only increase bloodshed in Iraq.

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