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2006
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3 arrested said to be plotting attack Suspected al Qaeda operatives , 2 Iraqis and a Libyan are suspected of plotting to attack vital facilities
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| Apr.25 |
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Jordan uncovers more Hamas weapons The security officials have discovered more weapons hidden in a village in northern Jordan
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| Jun.8 |
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U.S. airstrike kills al-Zarqawi Al Qaeda in Iraq leader, the coalition's most wanted man in Iraq, was killed near Baquba
| U.S. and Iraqi officials first revealed the news to reporters.
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Bill Caldwell: two F-16s dropped two 500-pound bombs on a safe house
6 people, including and a key al-Zarqawi lieutenant, spiritual adviser Sheik Abd-al-Rahman, were killed in the strike
Bush: Al-Zarqawi's death gives Iraq a chance to 'turn the tide' in the fight against the insurgency
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| Sep.4 |
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1 dead as gunman targets tourists A gunman has shot dead a British tourist in the center of Amman and wounded 5 tourists and a Jordanian police officer
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| Nov.11 |
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2 U.N. peacekeepers killed 2 peacekeepers from Jordan were shot to death in Port-au-Prince after coming under attack by gunmen
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| Nov.26 |
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King warns of civil wars  | Abdullah has warned that 3 civil wars could break out unless the international community takes urgent action | |
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| Nov.28 |
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King wants Bush to refocus| Abdullah II said he will press President Bush to focus on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict | |
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| Nov.29 |
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Iraq PM in Amman for Bush talks| Nouri Maliki has arrived in Jordan's capital, Amman, for talks with US President | |
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Bush begins delayed talks on Iraq| US President has begun a key summit with Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki aimed at tackling escalating violence | |
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| Dec.7 |
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Death sentences for U.S. warship attack A Jordanian court sentenced 3 Syrians and an Iraqi for last year's attack in the port of Aqaba that killed a Jordanian soldier
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