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• IRAQ / ATTACK VOA 01 Nov 2003 -- Two American soldiers have been killed in northern Iraq, and Iraqis in Baghdad fear there will be a new wave of attacks sometime in the next few days.
• Iraq: Two Americans Killed In Mosul RFE/RL 01 Nov 2003 -- Two Americans were killed and two others were wounded today when a roadside bomb exploded in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul. It was not immediately clear whether the victims were U.S. soldiers or civilians.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Defense Department Supports 9/11 Commission AFPS 01 Nov 2003 -- The Defense Department has given the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, also known as the 9/11 Commission, about 38,000 pages of information, a senior defense official said here Oct. 31.
• Rice Highlights U.S. Strategy to Defeat Terrorism, Weapons Proliferation Washington File 01 Nov 2003 -- With U.S. leadership, the international community is succeeding in rolling back the grave terrorist threat to all nations, as well as building a diplomatic consensus on containing the proliferation of nuclear weapons, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice said on October 30.

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Other Conflicts

• SRI LANKA POWER SHARING VOA 01 Nov 2003 -- The Sri Lankan government has reacted cautiously to power-sharing proposals presented by Tamil Tiger rebels, but says the proposals will lead to renewed peace talks. The rebels also say they are willing to end their six-month boycott of peace negotiations and rejoin efforts to end the two-decade long ethnic conflict.
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 01 Nov 2003 -- Palestinian officials say Israeli troops shot and killed a young man in the West Bank city of Nablus Saturday. Meanwhile, many Israelis prepared to converge on a central square in Tel Aviv this evening (Saturday) for ceremonies marking the eighth anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzak Rabin.
• U-N/SIERRA LEONE/REFUGEES VOA 01 Nov 2003 -- The United Nations refugee agency, U-N-H-C-R, says it has resumed the repatriation of Sierra Leonean refugees from Liberia. The U-N-H-C-R put its operation on hold several months ago because of the dangerous situation in Liberia.

News Reports

• EUROPE/POLL/MIDEAST VOA 01 Nov 2003 -- A poll to be released Monday reportedly indicates more than half of Europeans believe Israel poses a greater threat to world peace than Iran and North Korea. The findings were published early by several European newspapers.