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		<title>A year after Gaza war, long neglected southern Israel enjoying a renaissance</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 17:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aron Heller</dc:creator>
		
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With Gaza cease-fire, south Israel blossoms

NAHAL OZ, Israel — Until less than a year ago, Nahal Oz was a place to stay away from or risk being hit by rockets from neighboring Gaza. Since then, 10 new families have moved in.
The village&#8217;s sudden population spike to 320 inhabitants epitomizes a renaissance in southern Israel, driven ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/a-year-after-gaza-war-long-neglected-southern-israel-enjoying-a-renaissance-243577/" title="A year after Gaza war, long neglected southern Israel enjoying a renaissance">&raquo;&raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group calls for an indefinite cease-fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
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Nigeria militant group calls indefinite cease-fire

ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group declared an indefinite cease-fire Sunday, raising the prospect of peace in the oil-rich Delta region after nearly three years of hostilities have crippled production.
While the group has declared cease-fires before, this indefinite truce has greater significance as it comes soon after several high-profile .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigerias-main-militant-group-calls-for-an-indefinite-cease-fire-206371/" title="Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group calls for an indefinite cease-fire">Source &nbsp;: Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US defense official says Russia not complying with cease-fire that ended the war with Georgia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eteri Kakabadze</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[US: Russia not complying with Georgia war truce

TBILISI, Georgia — Russia is not complying with the cease-fire that ended last year&#8217;s war with Georgia, a U.S. defense official said Tuesday, adding that Washington wants international observers in Russian-controlled territories.
The statement by U.S. Assistant Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow underlined one of the touchiest disputes overshadowing the ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-defense-official-says-russia-not-complying-with-cease-fire-that-ended-the-war-with-georgia-200832/">US defense official says Russia not complying with cease-fire that ended the war with Georgia</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US defense official says Russia not complying with Georgia war cease-fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 11:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TBILISI, Georgia — A senior U.S. defense official says Russia is not complying with the cease-fire that ended last year&#8217;s war with Georgia, and says Washington wants international observers in Russian-controlled territories.

The statement Tuesday by Deputy Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow underlines one of the touchiest disputes between the United States and Russia.
Two Georgian territories broke ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-defense-official-says-russia-not-complying-with-georgia-war-cease-fire-200774/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : US defense official says Russia not complying with Georgia war cease-fire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigeria&#8217;s president says that amnesty granted to militants has led to peace in oil-rich region</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 09:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria&#8217;s president said an amnesty granted to militants over the past two months in the oil-rich Niger Delta has restored peace to the region.

The government says more than 8,000 militants have disarmed and taken the amnesty offer since it began in August.
President Umaru Yar&#8217;Adua said late Wednesday that &#8220;agitations&#8221; are over and  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigerias-president-says-that-amnesty-granted-to-militants-has-led-to-peace-in-oil-rich-region-196743/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian militants in the oil-rich Delta region vow to resume attacks next week</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group vowed to resume attacks after a cease-fire expires next week, while the government said Thursday that more than 8,000 militants had disarmed as part of an amnesty program.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta said in a statement that it would no longer limit its attacks ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigerian-militants-in-the-oil-rich-delta-region-vow-to-resume-attacks-next-week-190336/">Nigerian militants in the oil-rich Delta region vow to resume attacks next week</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Key Nigerian militants taking part in amnesty deal, government official says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 09:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bashir Adigun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — Key Nigerian militants have agreed to disarm and a government spokeswoman said that is improving the country&#8217;s oil production. Analysts, though, warned Wednesday that militant attacks could resume after a cease-fire expires next week.

Amnesty committee spokeswoman Timiebi Koripamo-Agari said militant leader Government Tompolo is among those now taking part in the government&#8217;s .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/key-nigerian-militants-taking-part-in-amnesty-deal-government-official-says-189174/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigeria says truce with delta militants holding, amnesty has been accepted</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 12:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Peter James Spielmann</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[UNITED NATIONS — A two-month-old truce in Nigeria&#8217;s oil-rich southern Delta region is holding and the militants have accepted an amnesty offer, according to Nigeria&#8217;s Foreign Minister Ojo Maduekwe.

The unrest has cut Nigeria&#8217;s oil production by a million barrels a day, allowing Angola to overtake it as Africa&#8217;s top oil producer.
The militants want the government .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigeria-says-truce-with-delta-militants-holding-amnesty-has-been-accepted-177561/">Nigeria says truce with delta militants holding, amnesty has been accepted</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>International aid agencies warns that Yemen&#8217;s humanitarian crisis is &#8216;deepening&#8217;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 18:35:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed El-haj</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN&#8217;A, Yemen — Yemen&#8217;s Shiite rebels Tuesday called for an independent arbitration committee to help mediate a lasting cease-fire in their ongoing war with the government as aid agencies warned that the humanitarian crisis could worsen if immediate action is not taken.

International aid agency Oxfam called for an end to the fighting between government and .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/international-aid-agencies-warns-that-yemens-humanitarian-crisis-is-deepening-175565/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: International aid agencies warns that Yemen&#8217;s humanitarian crisis is &#8216;deepening&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Yemen&#8217;s government offers a new cease-fire deal to Shiite insurgents fighting in the north</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 09:05:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Al-haj</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN&#8217;A, Yemen — Yemen offered a conditional cease-fire on Saturday to the Shiite rebels it is battling in the north, following international concern over a deadly airstrike against civilians displaced from the war zones.

Within hours, however, both sides released statements accusing the other of breaking the cease fire. According to the statements, clashes resumed in .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/yemens-government-offers-a-new-cease-fire-deal-to-shiite-insurgents-fighting-in-the-north-173001/">Yemen&#8217;s government offers a new cease-fire deal to Shiite insurgents fighting in the north</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Yemen offers end of Ramadan cease-fire to Shiite rebels fighting in the north</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2009 08:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SAN&#8217;A, Yemen — The Yemeni government has offered a new conditional cease-fire, the second this month, to end fighting with Shiite rebels in the north of the country.

The early Saturday announcement stated the cease-fire would take effect at midday, just a day before the Muslims&#8217; Eid al-Fitr holiday marking the end of the holy fasting ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/yemen-offers-end-of-ramadan-cease-fire-to-shiite-rebels-fighting-in-the-north-172955/">Read more : Yemen offers end of Ramadan cease-fire to Shiite rebels fighting in the north</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Ethnic guerrillas in northern Myanmar reported to have broken cease-fire with government</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:18:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BANGKOK — Fighting reportedly broke out Thursday between an ethnic militia and government security forces in northeastern Myanmar, breaching a two-decade cease-fire.

Several minorities living in military-ruled Myanmar&#8217;s border areas have continued their long struggles for autonomy despite cease-fires with the military regime that seized power in 1988.
Fighters for the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army — ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ethnic-guerrillas-in-northern-myanmar-reported-to-have-broken-cease-fire-with-government-151577/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Ethnic guerrillas in northern Myanmar reported to have broken cease-fire with government</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan president orders Afghan forces to observe election day cease-fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — Afghanistan&#8217;s president says he&#8217;s ordering Afghan security forces to observe a cease-fire during the upcoming election day.

Hamid Karzai also demanded Taliban fighters not carry out violence during next Thursday&#8217;s vote.
Karzai made the comments during a regular radio address Thursday night.
He faces a field of around three dozen competitors for the presidency in the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/afghan-president-orders-afghan-forces-to-observe-election-day-cease-fire-138799/">Read this article on Gaea Times at  : Afghan president orders Afghan forces to observe election day cease-fire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Key moments in ETA&#8217;s violent campaign</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key events in the history of the armed Basque group ETA:

July 31, 1959 — Founded by dissident student members of the Basque Nationalist Party.
June 7, 1968 — First killing: Civil Guard Jose Pardines Arcay is shot at a checkpoint.
Dec. 20, 1973 — ETA kills the prime minister, Adm. Luis Carrero Blanco, with a bomb in ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/key-moments-in-etas-violent-campaign-123884/" title="Key moments in ETA&#8217;s violent campaign">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US forces stop publicizing militant body counts in Afghanistan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:56:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fisnik Abrashi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — The U.S. military in Afghanistan has stopped releasing body counts of insurgents believed killed in operations because the tolls distract from the U.S. objective of protecting Afghans, a spokesman said Monday.

The number of insurgents killed in Afghanistan has provided a bloody scorecard for the deteriorating conflict. Attacks by Taliban fighters have risen steadily .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-forces-stop-publicizing-militant-body-counts-in-afghanistan-121894/">Read the original article &nbsp;: US forces stop publicizing militant body counts in Afghanistan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Local Taliban commander, Afghan gov&#8217;t agree to cease-fire in northwest province</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[KABUL — An Afghan official says the government and a Taliban commander who controls a small part of northwestern Afghanistan have agreed to a cease-fire.

Seyamak Herawi, a spokesman in President Hamid Karzai&#8217;s office, says the agreement will allow a road construction project to move forward and for presidential candidates to open offices in the region .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/local-taliban-commander-afghan-govt-agree-to-cease-fire-in-northwest-province-121616/">Original article &nbsp;: Local Taliban commander, Afghan gov&#8217;t agree to cease-fire in northwest province</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian militants free 6 hostages from oil tanker, Norwegian company says</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:35:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bashir Adigun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian militants have freed six crew members abducted earlier this month from an oil tanker, a Norwegian oil services company said.

The Sichem Peace crew was freed Tuesday evening after spending 18 days in captivity in the Niger Delta, EMS Ship Management, which manages the Singapore-flagged oil and chemical tanker, said in a .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigerian-militants-free-6-hostages-from-oil-tanker-norwegian-company-says-117140/">Nigerian militants free 6 hostages from oil tanker, Norwegian company says</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian government says as many as 10,000 fighters can take amnesty for oil sabotage</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2009 00:08:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — As many as 10,000 militants who have sabotaged oil production in Nigeria&#8217;s restive Niger Delta could take advantage of an amnesty deal offered last month, an official said Friday.

Air Vice Marshal Lucky Ararile said the government will give about $290 to each fighter who turns himself in for a two-month reintegration program. .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigerian-government-says-as-many-as-10000-fighters-can-take-amnesty-for-oil-sabotage-112835/">Nigerian government says as many as 10,000 fighters can take amnesty for oil sabotage</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel: Hezbollah arms depot blast shows Iran, Syria still sending weapons to militant group</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:24:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matti Friedman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israel accused Iran and Syria Thursday of sending weapons to Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah in violation of a U.N. cease-fire after one of the militant group&#8217;s arms warehouses in south Lebanon blew up.

The Lebanese Shiite group, which is both a popular political movement and a powerful guerrilla organization, is backed by both Syria and Iran. ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-hezbollah-arms-depot-blast-shows-iran-syria-still-sending-weapons-to-militant-group-111287/">Israel: Hezbollah arms depot blast shows Iran, Syria still sending weapons to militant group</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Israel: Explosion at Hezbollah warehouse shows &#8216;flagrant&#8217; violations of UN resolutions</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:34:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JERUSALEM — Israel accused Iran and Syria on Thursday of sending weapons to Lebanon&#8217;s Hezbollah in violation of U.N. resolutions, after one of the militant group&#8217;s weapons depots blew up near the Israeli border.

Israel, which fought a fierce but inconclusive monthlong war with Hezbollah in 2006, has long charged that the Islamic group is rearming .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/israel-explosion-at-hezbollah-warehouse-shows-flagrant-violations-of-un-resolutions-111117/">Israel: Explosion at Hezbollah warehouse shows &#8216;flagrant&#8217; violations of UN resolutions</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis: Nigeria oil truce won&#8217;t end conflict; government must resolve decades-old grievances</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:45:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — A truce called by Nigeria&#8217;s leading militant group may provide a brief respite in a conflict crippling Africa&#8217;s biggest oil producer but is unlikely to end the fight unless the government addresses decades-old grievances such as pollution, underdevelopment, corruption and lack of freedom.

The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/analysis-nigeria-oil-truce-wont-end-conflict-government-must-resolve-decades-old-grievances-110457/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian rebels call cease-fire but say troop movements threatens peace in oil region</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bashir Adigun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigerian militants called a halt Wednesday to their campaign of attacking oil installations and kidnapping foreigners, then said military gunboats and troops were heading toward a rebel camp in a move that could upend the deal.

The military quickly denied the allegation, saying it had no plans to attack rebels from the Movement ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigerian-rebels-call-cease-fire-but-say-troop-movements-threatens-peace-in-oil-region-110243/">Read : Nigerian rebels call cease-fire but say troop movements threatens peace in oil region</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian rebels: troop movement threatens 12-hour cease-fire in oil-rich south</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:50:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group claimed Wednesday that military gun boats and troops were heading toward one of their camps in the oil-rich south, threatening a rebel cease-fire just 12 hours after it was called.

The military quickly denied the allegation, saying it had no plans to attack the rebels from the Movement for .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigerian-rebels-troop-movement-threatens-12-hour-cease-fire-in-oil-rich-south-110106/">Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Nigerian rebels: troop movement threatens 12-hour cease-fire in oil-rich south</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian militants halt in oil region, invite talks with government, after rebel released</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 20:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bashir Adigun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group called a 60-day cease-fire Wednesday, halting its campaign of vandalizing oil installations and kidnapping foreigners after the government released an ailing rebel leader.

The government freed Henry Okah on Monday — meeting a rebel demand — just hours after the main rebel group, the Movement for the Emancipation of .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigerian-militants-halt-in-oil-region-invite-talks-with-government-after-rebel-released-110066/">Nigerian militants halt in oil region, invite talks with government, after rebel released</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigerian oil militants call 60-day cease-fire in response to release of rebel leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:59:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bashir Adigun</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group said Wednesday it is calling an immediate 60-day cease-fire in response to the government&#8217;s release of an ailing rebel leader.

Henry Okah was freed Monday just hours after the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta set fire to an oil depot and loading tankers in the country&#8217;s .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigerian-oil-militants-call-60-day-cease-fire-in-response-to-release-of-rebel-leader-109733/" title="Nigerian oil militants call 60-day cease-fire in response to release of rebel leader">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Nigeria oil militants call 60-day cease-fire in response to release of rebel leader</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:17:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABUJA, Nigeria — Nigeria&#8217;s main militant group says it is calling a 60-day cease-fire immediately in response to the release of an ailing rebel leader.

Henry Okah was freed Monday just hours after the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta set fire to an oil depot and loading tankers in the country&#8217;s economic center, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/nigeria-oil-militants-call-60-day-cease-fire-in-response-to-release-of-rebel-leader-109717/">Original article on  : Nigeria oil militants call 60-day cease-fire in response to release of rebel leader</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Correction: Forest Cease-fire story</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 02:21:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[TAKILMA, Ore. — In a June 22 story about a federal forest thinning project, The Associated Press erroneously reported its name. It is the Hope Mountain Stewardship Project, not the House Hope Stewardship Project.
.... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/correction-forest-cease-fire-story-88952/">Source &nbsp;: Correction: Forest Cease-fire story</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Forest restoration project brings together old enemies in logging wars</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:36:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeff Barnard</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[TAKILMA, Ore. — On a steep slope of the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, a crew of young men with chain saws and hardhats worked their way through an old neglected clearcut, cutting brush and young trees and piling the remains to be burned later.

Freshly trained and closely supervised, the crew took care to leave behind ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/forest-restoration-project-brings-together-old-enemies-in-logging-wars-88280/">Read : Forest restoration project brings together old enemies in logging wars</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka says captured video shows rebels disguising themselves as civilians</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 01:07:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bharatha Mallawarachi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Video footage captured from Sri Lanka&#8217;s Tamil Tiger rebels showed their fighters forcing civilians to assist their war effort and depicted one insurgent in street clothes firing a heavy machine gun, the military said Thursday.

The government said the footage, posted on the Defense Ministry Web site, proves that the rebels have .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-says-captured-video-shows-rebels-disguising-themselves-as-civilians-55418/">Sri Lanka says captured video shows rebels disguising themselves as civilians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Key moments in the struggle for Pakistan&#8217;s Swat Valley</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 00:05:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Key moments in the struggle between Taliban militants and Pakistani authorities for control of the northwestern Swat Valley.

— July 10, 2007: Army commandos storm the radical Red Mosque in the capital, killing over 100 and drawing calls for revenge from Swat Taliban leader Maulana Fazlullah.
— July 13: A brigade of army troops reaches Swat amid ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/key-moments-in-the-struggle-for-pakistans-swat-valley-54390/">Key moments in the struggle for Pakistan&#8217;s Swat Valley</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN chief calls for cease-fire to prevent further bloodshed in Sri Lanka civil war</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 13:57:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ravi Nessman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged Sri Lanka to stop using heavy weapons that risk civilian lives and to suspend its offensive against ethnic Tamil rebels so that desperately needed aid can be sent to the war zone.

Ban spoke to President Mahinda Rajapaksa on the telephone Tuesday night amid heavy international  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-chief-calls-for-cease-fire-to-prevent-further-bloodshed-in-sri-lanka-civil-war-53834/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lankan rebels urge Britain, France to continue to push for a cease-fire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 15:39:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krishan Francis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka&#8217;s separatist rebels asked Britain and France to keep pushing for a cease-fire in the island&#8217;s civil war after the European nations&#8217; recent failure to secure a halt in the fighting to allow civilians to evacuate.

The Tamil Tiger rebels&#8217; political head, Balasingham Nadesan, wrote Saturday to British Foreign Secretary David ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-rebels-urge-britain-france-to-continue-to-push-for-a-cease-fire-49939/">Sri Lankan rebels urge Britain, France to continue to push for a cease-fire</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka rejects please for truce from Britain, France; rebels also refuse surrender</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ravi Nessman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka pledged to push ahead with its offensive against the Tamil Tigers, brushing off international calls for a cease-fire aimed at protecting thousands of civilians trapped in the war zone.

The rebels, facing near-certain defeat, vowed Thursday to fight on as well.
The defiant statements left little hope of averting a violent .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-rejects-please-for-truce-from-britain-france-rebels-also-refuse-surrender-45638/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lankan president rules out cease-fire after plea from French and British foreign ministers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:56:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has rejected a cease-fire appeal from French and British officials and said Western diplomats should stop lecturing him.

Rajapaksa said Thursday that the government would not accept a truce with &#8220;terrorists.&#8221;
The British and French foreign ministers came to Sri Lanka on Wednesday to try to broker a .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-president-rules-out-cease-fire-after-plea-from-french-and-british-foreign-ministers-45599/">Original source &nbsp;: Sri Lankan president rules out cease-fire after plea from French and British foreign ministers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>French, British foreign ministers call on Sri Lanka to accept cease-fire in civil war</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 17:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ravi Nessman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The French and British foreign ministers called for a truce in Sri Lanka&#8217;s civil war, saying that safeguarding civilians was as crucial as defeating the rebels in bringing peace to this troubled nation.

The visit Wednesday by Bernard Kouchner and David Miliband was the highest-level trip here by European officials since the ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/french-british-foreign-ministers-call-on-sri-lanka-to-accept-cease-fire-in-civil-war-43637/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : French, British foreign ministers call on Sri Lanka to accept cease-fire in civil war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Web site, doctor report Sri Lanka shelling in war zone despite pledge to cease such attacks</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/web-site-doctor-report-sri-lanka-shelling-in-war-zone-despite-pledge-to-cease-such-attacks-42185/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 19:17:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ravi Nessman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Government forces fired barrages of artillery into the northern war zone, killing at least 11 civilians, a day after it pledged to stop such attacks because of the risk to innocent lives, a rebel-linked Web site and a local doctor said.

Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara denied the accusation Tuesday. While government ... Read more : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/web-site-doctor-report-sri-lanka-shelling-in-war-zone-despite-pledge-to-cease-such-attacks-42185/">Web site, doctor report Sri Lanka shelling in war zone despite pledge to cease such attacks</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lankan military says it captured rebel fortifications, killed 7 rebels in new fighting</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ravi Nessman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Sri Lankan military pressed ahead Tuesday with its offensive against the beleaguered Tamil Tigers, breaking through a defensive fortification and killing at least seven rebels, the military said.

The fighting came a day after the government announced it would cease using heavy weapons in the battle as a precaution against further ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-military-says-it-captured-rebel-fortifications-killed-7-rebels-in-new-fighting-41964/">Sri Lankan military says it captured rebel fortifications, killed 7 rebels in new fighting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sweden&#8217;s foreign minister denied entry to Sri Lanka as part of European cease-fire delegation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:31:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Louise Nordstrom</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STOCKHOLM — Sweden recalled its top diplomat in Sri Lanka on Tuesday after Foreign Minister Carl Bildt was blocked from joining a European delegation pressing for a cease-fire between the government and Tamil Tiger rebels.

Bildt had planned to visit Sri Lanka this week with British Foreign Secretary David Miliband and French counterpart Bernard Kouchner to .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swedens-foreign-minister-denied-entry-to-sri-lanka-as-part-of-european-cease-fire-delegation-41956/" title="Sweden&#8217;s foreign minister denied entry to Sri Lanka as part of European cease-fire delegation">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka to stop airstrikes, artillery attacks on rebels amid pressure to protect civilians</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 17:09:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ravi Nessman</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka agreed to stop firing heavy weapons into the northern war zone to safeguard thousands of civilians trapped there, but resisted growing pressure for a cease-fire in its war with the Tamil Tiger rebels.

The rebels accused the government of instantly violating its promise Monday by launching airstrikes from three sides ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-to-stop-airstrikes-artillery-attacks-on-rebels-amid-pressure-to-protect-civilians-40529/">Sri Lanka to stop airstrikes, artillery attacks on rebels amid pressure to protect civilians</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka says it will stop using heavy weapons in war zone to prevent civilian deaths.</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:02:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Under intense international pressure to prevent further civilian deaths, the Sri Lankan government said Monday it would immediately stop airstrikes and artillery attacks in its war against the Tamil Tiger rebels.

The effect of the decision was not immediately clear. The military says it stopped using such weapons weeks ago, while a .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-says-it-will-stop-using-heavy-weapons-in-war-zone-to-prevent-civilian-deaths-40347/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka&#8217;s Tamil rebels announce unilateral cease-fire amid growing civilian casualties</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 18:55:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Facing imminent battlefield defeat, Sri Lanka&#8217;s Tamil Tiger rebels have declared a unilateral cease-fire and called on the government to halt its offensive to spare the tens of thousands of civilians trapped by the fighting.

The government rejected the appeal Sunday and accused the rebels of playing for time as the military .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankas-tamil-rebels-announce-unilateral-cease-fire-amid-growing-civilian-casualties-39595/">Original source &nbsp;: Sri Lanka&#8217;s Tamil rebels announce unilateral cease-fire amid growing civilian casualties</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>UN to press Sri Lanka for pause in fighting, access to war zone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2009 08:13:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krishan Francis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The United Nations&#8217; top humanitarian official begins a three-day mission in Sri Lanka on Sunday, seeking access to some 50,000 civilians trapped and reportedly starving in the country&#8217;s sealed-off war zone.

U.N. Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes said he hopes to persuade the Sri Lankan government to suspend its assault ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/un-to-press-sri-lanka-for-pause-in-fighting-access-to-war-zone-39152/">UN to press Sri Lanka for pause in fighting, access to war zone</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lanka rejects latest cease-fire demand as UN says nearly 6,500 civilians killed in war</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 23:07:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eranga Jayawardena</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PUTTUMATTALAN, Sri Lanka — Hundreds who fled intense fighting in Sri Lanka&#8217;s war zone were awaiting evacuation from this tiny coastal village as the U.N. reported that nearly 6,500 ethnic Tamil civilians were killed in the last three months.

Speaking to journalists on a rare visit to the edge of the war zone Friday, civilians told .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lanka-rejects-latest-cease-fire-demand-as-un-says-nearly-6500-civilians-killed-in-war-37421/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Sri Lanka rejects latest cease-fire demand as UN says nearly 6,500 civilians killed in war</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Russia moves troops, tanks closer to Georgia&#8217;s capital during protests against Saakashvili</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 04:31:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Lynn Berry</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[AKHMAJI, Georgia — At a military checkpoint between Georgia and its breakaway region of South Ossetia, the word &#8220;Russia&#8221; is hand-painted in pink on a concrete security barrier.

&#8220;It will be Russia,&#8221; said a Russian army lieutenant as the Ossetian soldiers under his command nodded.
&#8220;And Georgia used to be Russian, too,&#8221; said the young freckle-faced lieutenant, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/russia-moves-troops-tanks-closer-to-georgias-capital-during-protests-against-saakashvili-32289/">Read : Russia moves troops, tanks closer to Georgia&#8217;s capital during protests against Saakashvili</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Sri Lankan health official says 28 civilians killed in civil war crossfire</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 23:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Krishan Francis</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — At least 28 civilians have been killed in two days of fighting as Sri Lankan troops try to push into a small &#8220;no-fire zone&#8221; where Tamil Tiger rebels have bunkered down for their final stand, a health official said.

The rebels lost to government forces the de facto state they controlled for .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/sri-lankan-health-official-says-28-civilians-killed-in-civil-war-crossfire-30624/">Sri Lankan health official says 28 civilians killed in civil war crossfire</a>.]]></description>
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