IAF uses new US-supplied smart bomb
…The Israel Air Force used a new bunker-buster missile that it received recently from the United States in strikes
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…Israel received approval from Congress to purchase 1,000 units in September and defense officials said on Sunday that the first shipment had arrived earlier this month
…Tests conducted in the US have proven [...]

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TBILISI (AFP) — Georgia and the United States will on January 4 sign a strategic partnership treaty, the Georgian foreign ministry said on Thursday, in a move that risks again provoking Russian wrath against Tbilisi.

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TBILISI, Georgia, Dec. 29 (UPI) — Georgian officials have confirmed moving tanks and armored vehicles near the border of the breakaway region of South Ossetia.
“We brought Cobra vehicles to border villages, including Nikozi, two weeks ago,” said Shota Utiashvili, a spokesman for Georgia’s Interior Ministry.
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Russia urged Israel on Sunday to end military attacks that had killed nearly 300 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and allow humanitarian supplies into the territory, Russia’s Foreign Ministry said.

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Following reports of a massive military build-up by Pakistan and India along their border, Moscow has urged both sides to show restraint. The Russian Foreign Ministry says it’s “extremely concerned” that the tension between the two countries has reached a “dangerous level”.

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Serbian war crime prosecutors have received new evidence that hundreds of Serbs had their internal organs removed and sold by ethnic Albanians during the Kosovo war. The UN document obtained through unofficial channels contains photographs of what are believed to be mass graves of the victims.

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Dec 26, 2008 13:43 | Updated Dec 27, 2008 0:23
Russia plans to supply air-defense missile systems valued at $250 million to seven countries including Syria, Libya and Venezuela, Vedomosti reported, citing an unidentified Russian Technologies Corp official.

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TBILISI, Georgia, Dec. 27 (UPI) — A South Ossetian official has accused Georgia of moving military forces to the border, a charge denied by the Georgian Interior Ministry.
South Ossetian Deputy Defense Minister Ibragim Gasseyev insists Georgian special forces have been relocated along the border of South Ossetia for unknown reasons, Interfax reported Saturday.

Hamas Calls For Third Intifida In Response To Airstrikes
Khaled Meshaal, Hamas’s political leader, has called for an uprising against Israel after an unprecedented attack on the Gaza Strip killed at least 220 Palestinians and wounded 700 more.
Israel launched Operation Cast Lead on Saturday, destroying Hamas police stations and interior ministry buildings.
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Ukraine plans conversion of Russian base…Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko has commissioned a panel to plan for civilian uses for the naval base at Sevastopol when the Russian lease ends in 2017.

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