Yassin assassination undermines Arafat

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Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a Hamas leader and a potent Islamic was killed with two of his bodyguards on 22 March 2004 when AH-64 Apache attack helicopters fired three missiles at the party. As a result the pressure for retaliation was high and the political fallout within Palestinian territories could further erode President Yasser Arafat's status.

Legal issues & crime, Executive changes & profiles, Officials and employees, Company legal issue, Investigations, Assassination, Death of, Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement), Yassin, Sheikh Ahmed

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Syria and Iraq find common cause

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Neighboring countries, Iraq and Syria, are putting aside long-standing differences and disputes, and are attempting to form an alliance. The two countries share a resentment of Israel and the United States.

Syrian foreign relations, Iraqi foreign relations

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Sharon stonewalls Assad peace overture

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The Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon rejected the peace negotiations proposal by Syrian President Bashar Assad. Sharon does not intend to give up the Golan Heights, in part because of its military value.

Israel, International politics, International relations, Military policy, Pacific settlement of international disputes, Peace negotiations, Assad, Bashar, Sharon, Ariel, Diplomatic negotiations in international disputes

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