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Archives for March, 2009

FACTBOX-Parties in Israel’s new coalition government

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46312854&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK March 31 (Reuters) – Benjamin Netanyahu will present a new Israeli government later on Tuesday made up of right- and left-leaning parties with differing views on how to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Israelis, Palestinians clash on Gaza border

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46311979&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Israeli forces attacked a group of Palestinian militants along the Gaza-Israel border early Tuesday, killing two gunmen and wounding three others in one of the worst flare-ups of violence since Israel ended its offensive in the territory more than two months ago.

Pakistan court restores opposition gov’t in Punjab

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46309957&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK Pakistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday restored the provincial government of a main opposition leader after his administration was removed by President Asif Ali Zardari from the country's most powerful province.

Fears mount for kidnapped U.N. official in Pakistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46306897&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK ISLAMABAD, March 31 (Reuters) – The United Nations said on Tuesday it had not had any information for two weeks about an American U.N. official kidnapped in Pakistan in February and believed he could be "gravely ill".

ANALYSIS-Lahore attacks heighten fears for fate of Pakistan

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46306341&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK ISLAMABAD, March 31 (Reuters) – Two high profile guerrilla attacks in Lahore in the space of a month have heightened fears of Islamist militancy engulfing Pakistan, despite U.S. promises of support for the year-old civilian government.

New Iraq mission requires diplomacy, patience

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46300765&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK During his first tour, Capt. Nathan Williams worried for the safety of his soldiers fighting insurgents in west Baghdad. This time, he fears his troops may drop their guard as violence wanes.

Attacks in Lahore "aimed at Pakistan’s heart"

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46300797&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK LAHORE, Pakistan, March 31 (Reuters) – Militants who have launched two audacious attacks in the Pakistani city of Lahore in the past month want to show they can strike at the heart of the country's power establishment, police and an analyst said.

Iran – more troops in Afghanistan ‘ineffective’

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46300770&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK THE HAGUE, March 31 (Reuters) – Iran said on Tuesday any increase in foreign troops in Afghanistan will 'prove ineffective' but promised at an international conference to help fight drugs trafficking from the country.

Q+A-What is fate of civilians trapped in Sri Lanka’s war?

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46300269&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1570 MIKEBREAK March 31 (Reuters) – Sri Lanka's military said on Tuesday that more than 1,800 people had fled the country's war zone the day before. Fears remain high for tens of thousands still trapped as the war with the Tamil Tiger separatists moves to a final fight.

Maritime group seeks increased patrols in Somalia

http://www.mochila.com/article_powered_by_mochila.html?articleId=46297236&buyerId=Antiwarcom&channelId=1573 MIKEBREAK A maritime watchdog Tuesday urged an international naval coalition patrolling the waters off northern Somalia to extend its watch to the country's eastern and southern coast.