July, 2007

• 15 July

  Lebanon rivals in France seeking end to crisis

  Rival Lebanese politicians met at a state-owned chateau near Paris on Saturday in a French-sponsored attempt to discuss ways of ending the eight-month-old political crisis gripping their country.

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• 15 July

  2 Lebanese soldiers killed as army closes in on refugee camp Islamists

  Lebanon’s army resumed its bombardment of Al Qaeda-inspired gunmen entrenched in a Palestinian refugee camp on Saturday, pounding them with artillery and tank fire, a senior military official said.

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• 15 July

  Productive, satisfying life key to peace sustainability — King

  King Abdullah has said regional peace can only be sustained if people in the Middle East have the opportunity to “lead a productive and satisfying life”.

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• 15 July

  Pakistani troops face more attacks

  At least 12 Pakistani soldiers have been killed in a series of bomb blasts and an exchange of fire with fighters in the northwest region of the country.

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• 15 July

  Bin Laden praises martyrdom in new video

  Osama bin Laden praised martyrdom in a new videotape posted on a Web site on Sunday by Al Qaeda’s media production wing.

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• 15 July

  British death rate in Iraq worse than US

  The British military death rate in Iraq is proportionally worse than that of the United States, for the first time since the 2003 invasion, The Sunday Telegraph newspaper said.

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• 15 July

  Battle rages at Lebanon camp

  The Lebanese army has continued its bombardment of the Nahr el-Bared refugee camp with artillery and tank fire, a senior military official has said.

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• 15 July

  Key Palestinian exile may return

  Israel is to allow a key Palestinian leader to travel to the West Bank, in a measure seen as another attempt to bolster President Mahmoud Abbas.

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• 15 July

  Air Force Quietly Building Iraq Presence

  Away from the headlines and debate over the “surge” in U.S. ground troops, the Air Force has quietly built up its hardware inside Iraq, sharply stepped up bombing and laid a foundation for a sustained air campaign in support of American and Iraqi forces.

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• 15 July

  Iraqi PM: Iraqi Troops Ready to Take Over Security

  Iraq’s Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says Iraqi forces are ready to provide full security in the nation whenever U.S. troops leave.

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