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Suspected Militants Kidnap Iraqi Officer-Jazeera: "Suspected militants have kidnapped anIraqi intelligence officer in response to the fighting in theholy city of Najaf, Al Jazeera television reported on Tuesday. (Reuters)"

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Journalist, Translator Kidnapped in Iraq: "A Western journalist and his Iraqi translator were kidnapped by two armed men in a busy market in the southern Iraqi city of Nasiriyah, police said Monday. (AP)"

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Iraq delegates urge al-Sadr to end fight: "The deadly showdown between U.S. troops and Iraqi militants in Najaf dominated Iraq's national conference Monday, with tribal and religious leaders deciding to send 60 delegates to the holy city to persuade a radical Shiite cleric to call off his fighters."

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Tanks closing in on Shrine in IraqWar.info



Israel may try to break hunger strike: "Israeli jailers may try to break a Palestinian hunger strike with barbecues, hoping the aroma of grilling meat will wear down security prisoners protesting conditions and demanding more access to their families."

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2 more Turkish men taken hostage in Iraq: "Armed assailants attacked a convoy of Turkish trucks delivering supplies to U.S. forces in Iraq and took two Turkish drivers hostage, their company said Monday."

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Israel deports pro-Palestinian American: "An Israeli court ordered a pro-Palestinian American activist deported from the country Monday, the latest move against a foreign group opposing Israeli military activity in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip."

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U.N. official urges political independence: "The United Nations should find ways to demonstrate political independence, regain the neutrality it lost after the Sept. 11 attacks and better communicate with the world's 1 billion Muslims, a top U.N. official said Monday."

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Isolated clashes in Najaf, national conference delays Sadr mission: "Clashes dragged on in Najaf after delegates from a national conference postponed a trip to the holy city in a bid to coax rebel leader Moqtada Sadr back from the brink before a threatened US-led assault. (AFP)"

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Militants Give El Salvador 20 Days to Leave Iraq: "An Islamist grouphas given El Salvador 20 days to pull out troops from Iraq orit would strike inside the Central American country and againstits forces in Iraq, according to an Internet statement postedMonday. (Reuters)"

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Iraqi delegates delay mission to coax militia out of Najaf shrine: "At least 50 delegates from a key national conference delayed for a day their mission to persuade militia leader Moqtada Sadr to vacate Najaf's holy shrine as fighting resumed in the central Iraqi city. (AFP)"

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NEW GENERATOR MEANS MORE LIGHTS ON FOR IRAQ in CENTCOM: News Release



COALITION SUPPORTS NATIONAL GOVERNMENT AND ANA SECURITY EFFORTS in CENTCOM: News Release



DETAINEE RELEASE BOARD TAKES ON IRAQI PARTNERS in CENTCOM: News Release



VOTERS REGISTRATION SUCCEEDS IN AFGHANISTAN in CENTCOM: News Release



IEDS BRING PRISON TERMS FOR ANTI-IRAQI FORCES in CENTCOM: News Release



POOL REPORT 2 FROM FPRINT PRESS POOLER AT FOB EAGLE, SADR CITY in CENTCOM: News Release



Conflict in Najaf Dominates Iraq Political Meet: "Iraqi leaders met for a second day onMonday to pick an interim national assembly but fighting inNajaf dominated the event, piling pressure on Prime MinisterIyad Allawi to hold more talks with Shi'ite rebels. (Reuters)"

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Iraqi delegates prepare to leave to coax militia out of Najaf shrine: "At least 50 delegates from a key national conference prepared to drive to Najaf, confident they could persuade militia leader Moqtada Sadr to vacate the city's holy shrine, said a participant. (AFP)"

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Delegates Urge Al-Sadr to Leave Shrine: "U.S. tanks rolled into the Old City of Najaf toward a holy Shiite shrine where militants were hiding Monday as participants at a national conference voted to send a delegation here to try to negotiate an end to the fighting. (AP)"

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Militants Give El Salvador 20 Days to Quit Iraq: "An Islamist group has given El Salvador20 days to pull out troops from Iraq or it would strike insidethe Central American country and against its forces in Iraq,according to an Internet statement posted Monday. (Reuters)"

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