"Awakening Council" fighters on guard in Iraq
A member of the "Awakening Council," one of several names given to Sunni tribesmen and insurgents who revolted against al-Qaida in Iraq last year, watches over an area in Diyala province, 65 kilometers north of Baghdad, Iraq on August 14, 2008. Members of the Awakening Council pledge their commitment to fighting terrorism with the U.S. Forces. (UPI Photo/Ali Jasim)
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LONDON, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- A man of Indian descent is suing his British former employer after his face was superimposed on a picture of an al-Qaida deputy.
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BALTIMORE, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A Pakistani U.S. resident has drawn a nine-year prison sentence for taking part in what he thought was a terrorism financing scheme, prosecutors say.
NOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Mauritanian officials have detected and dismantled an al-Qaida support cell operating in and around the capital Nouakchott, a source told Med Basin Newsline.
