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• IRAQ/WRAP VOA 13 Nov 2004 -- The assault on Fallujah by U.S. and Iraqi forces entered its fifth day on Saturday, with U.S. officials saying they are close to gaining complete control of the city. Meanwhile, the city of Mosul is still the scene of violence.
• U.S. And Iraqi Forces Continue Offensive In Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 13 Nov 2004 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces are continuing their offensive in the Iraqi insurgent stronghold of Al-Fallujah, west of Baghdad.
• U.S. Helicopters Attacked Near Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 13 Nov 2004 -- Four U.S. helicopters were hit by insurgent ground fire in two separate attacks near the Sunni stronghold of Al-Fallujah, as fighting there entered its fifth day.
• More Than 1,000 Insurgents Killed In Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 13 Nov 2004 -- Iraq's national security adviser says more than 1,000 insurgents have been killed and some 200 captured during the six-day military operation by U.S. and Iraqi forces in the rebel stronghold of Al-Fallujah.
• Iraq: Fears Of Humanitarian Crisis In Al-Fallujah As Fighting Enters Sixth Day RFE/RL 13 Nov 2004 -- Fighting has entered its sixth day in the Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah, as U.S.-led forces continue to clash with rebels in the insurgent stronghold. The U.S. military says the operation is going well and that it now controls some 80 percent of the city. But they are facing a revolt in another city, Mosul. And aid agencies are increasingly worried about the fate of civilians trapped by the Al-Fallujah fighting.
• VCIED Found and Destroyed Near Tikrit MNF-I/MNC-I 13 Nov 2004 -- First Infantry Division Soldiers discovered a vehicle concealed improvised explosive device (VCIED) near Tikrit at about 7:48 p.m., November 12. The Soldiers requested explosives ordnance support.
• Soldiers Committed to the Long-Term Success of Samarra MNF-I/MNC-I 13 Nov 2004 -- The Task Force 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Soldiers conduct a wide variety of missions in Samarra. Anything from patrols to Civil Affairs missions are fair game for the TF 1-26 Soldiers and they recently were given the added task of making sure the citizens of Samarra observe a curfew.

• PAKISTAN/AL-QAIDA HUNT VOA 13 Nov 2004 -- Pakistan's military says it has flushed out hundreds of al-Qaida-linked militants from its semi-autonomous South Waziristan tribal area bordering Afghanistan. But there is still no sign of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden.

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• NATO/VENICE VOA 13 Nov 2004 -- NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says NATO needs to take on a greater political role and should modernize military capabilities for new types of missions the organization is likely to face. He was addressing representatives from 40 countries at the 50th session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly in Venice.

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• THAILAND / VIOLENCE VOA 13 Nov 2004 -- A series of bomb explosions in southern Thailand has injured more than 30 people and killed at least one man in the past two days, as sectarian violence continues in the region.
• PALESTINIANS / ARAFAT AFERMATH VOA 13 Nov 2004 -- Palestinians filed past the burial site of Yasser Arafat on Saturday, a day after he was laid to rest in an emotional funeral in his compound in the West Bank city of Ramallah. At the same time Palestinian officials also announced they expect to hold elections by January 9th to choose a successor.
• CONGO / AID VOA 13 Nov 2004 -- Following two day of talks international donors have promised to provide the Democratic Republic of Congo with five-point-seven billion dollars worth of aid to rebuild the war-torn country.
• U.S.: Bush Signals New Involvement In Mideast Peace Process RFE/RL 13 Nov 2004 -- Ten days after U.S. President George W. Bush was elected to a second four-year term, British Prime Minister Tony Blair went to Washington -- not only to congratulate the American leader, but also to press him to become more engaged in the Middle East peace process. Despite his preoccupation with Iraq, Bush says he's never taken his eye off the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The two men met yesterday to discuss this and other world issues, then met with reporters.

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• RUSSIA / UKRAINE VOA 13 Nov 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has wrapped up a visit to neighboring Ukraine where he met with Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovich just over a week before the crucial second round of a presidential election. The Kremlin has made no secret that it favors Mr. Yanukovich in a vote that has become a kind of tug-of-war between Russia and the West.