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• Iraqi Forces Find Roadside Bomb; Bridge Bomber Nabbed AFPS 05 Feb 2006 -- Iraqi forces discovered a roadside bomb and caught the would-be bomber of a bridge in two separate incidents in Tikrit, Iraq, yesterday, Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq officials said.
• Detainees Released; Iraqi, U.S. Troops Help Flood Victims AFPS 05 Feb 2006 -- About 50 male detainees were released today from the Theater Internment Facilities in Iraq, and Iraqi and U.S. forces helped flood victims yesterday in northern Iraq, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported.
• Afghanistan Blames Taleban, Drug Traffickers for Deadly Violence VOA 05 Feb 2006 -- Senior officials say a series of major clashes in southern Afghanistan may be linked to the region's powerful drug cartels.

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• Global Arms Makers Hawk Their Wares in India VOA 05 Feb 2006 -- Some of the world's leading weapons manufacturers have participated in a defense exhibition in India

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• Concerned at violence in Côte d'Ivoire, Annan urges boosting UN force there UN News Centre 05 Feb 2006 -- Reacting to ongoing threats against United Nations personnel in volatile Côte d'Ivoire, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged the Security Council to strengthen the UN peacekeeping operation (UNOCI) in the West African country.
• LEBANON: UNIFIL mandate extended in south IRIN 05 Feb 2006 -- Amid rising tension along the southern border with Israel last week, the UN Security Council announced a six-month extension of its peacekeeping mission in Lebanon and called on Beirut to exert more control over the south.
• Palestine: Who Will Finance A Hamas-Led Government? RFE/RL 05 Feb 2006 -- With Hamas refusing to renounce violence and recognize the state of Israel, the Palestinian Authority will find it hard to gain funds from traditional donors.
• Israel Releases Tax Payment to Palestinians VOA 05 Feb 2006 -- Israel says it will release tax and customs payments to the Palestinian Authority.
• Hamas Says it Will Form New Palestinian Government VOA 05 Feb 2006 -- Leaders of the Islamic militant group Hamas say they plan to form a new Palestinian government by the end of February