February, 2007

• 21 February

  Black Hawk Makes `hard Landing’ in Iraq

  BAGHDAD, Iraq — A U.S. Black Hawk helicopter made a “hard landing” north of Baghdad on Wednesday and the crew was recovered safely by a rescue chopper, a military spokesman said.

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• 21 February

  Rice and Abbas to Detail His Power-Sharing Pact With Hamas

  World powers sought common ground Wednesday to confront Palestinian Hamas militants who are politically emboldened by a new power-sharing pact with moderates.

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• 21 February

  7 Saudis Return Home From U.S. Prison

  Seven Saudis released from the U.S. prison in Guantanamo Bay returned home on Wednesday and were promptly detained to see if they had terrorist connections, the official Saudi Press Agency reported.

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• 21 February

  Israeli Troops Fatally Shoot Palestinian

  Israeli troops on Wednesday fatally shot a West Bank leader of the Islamic Jihad militant group who was involved in an attempted bombing near Tel Aviv, the army said.

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• 21 February

  Lebanese Army Fire at Israeli Planes

  Lebanese anti-aircraft guns fired at Israeli warplanes over southern Lebanon on Wednesday, a military spokesman said, indicating that Lebanon’s army is taking a new assertiveness toward Israel.

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• 21 February

  Cheney Reaffirms U.S. Commitment in Iraq

  Vice President Dick Cheney reaffirmed the Bush administration’s commitment to the increasingly unpopular war in Iraq during a visit to a U.S. aircraft carrier Wednesday, saying “the American people will not support a policy of retreat.”

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• 21 February

  23 Palestinians, Egyptians Held in Sinai

  Egyptian border and security authorities have arrested 23 Palestinians and Egyptians in the Sinai region, including one who was wearing an explosives belt and had crossed from Gaza to Egypt in an underground tunnel, security officials said Wednesday.

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• 21 February

  U.N. Readies Report on Iran Nuke Program

  The U.N. nuclear watchdog on Wednesday put finishing touches on a report expected to confirm that Iran continues uranium enrichment activities, a finding that could trigger harsher U.N. Security Council sanctions against Tehran.

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• 21 February

  Suicide Blast Kills 11 in Iraq

  A suicide car bomber struck a police checkpoint Wednesday in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, killing at 11 people in the spiritual heartland of the militia factions led by radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr.

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• 21 February

  Blair to Announce Iraq Withdrawal Plan

  Britain will withdraw nearly half its troops from Iraq by the end of the year if local forces can secure the southern part of the country, Prime Minister Tony Blair planned to announce Wednesday.

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