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PANMUNJOM, SOUTH KOREA - DECEMBER 08: South Korean & North Korean soldiers stand guard on each side at the demilitarized zone of Panmunjom as the border town reopens following North Korea's attack on Yeonpyeong in late November, on December 8, 2010 in Panmunjom, South Korea. Dozens of artillery shells fired by North Korea struck the South Korean Island of Yeonpyeong on November 23, resulting in four deaths and further injuries, prompting return fire from South Korean troops. South Korea's new defense minister Kim Kwan-jin took office on December 4, vowing South Korea would launch air strikes on North Korea in the event of another attack
 

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Sri Lankan special forces take part in a drill display during their passing out parade in Maduruoya on December 11, 2010. Some 438 personnel passed out during the ceremony.

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Special French intervention Police forces (GIPN) officers stand in position on the roof of the Charles Fourier nursery school in Besancon, eastern France, December 13, 2010. Half a dozen children and their teacher were released safely on Monday after being held hostage for four hours by a teenager armed with two swords at a nursery in the eastern French city of Besancon. Officials said the man, whom one described as suffering from a personality disorder, had been arrested and was being questioned by police from France's elite GIGN force.



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A French soldier patrols Montparnasse train station in Paris as France's "Vigipirate" public security plan continues, December 13, 2010.

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PHILIPPINE SEA (Dec. 9, 2010) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force ship Hyuga (DDH 181) is underway during Keen Sword 2011, a bilateral exercise designed to strengthen maritime capabilities between the U.S. and Japan. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Andrew Ryan Smith/Released)

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ARABIAN SEA (Dec. 10, 2010) The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72), back, and the French navy aircraft carrier Charles De Gaulle (R 91) are underway together in the Arabian Sea. Abraham Lincoln is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the region. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric S. Powell/Released)
 

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A German Bundeswehr army soldier with the Delta platoon of the 2nd paratroop company 373 prepares his weapons for the unit group picture in the army camp in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, December 17, 2010.


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German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the Delta platoon of the 2nd paratroop company 373 prepare for their unit group picture in the army camp in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, December 17, 2010


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German Bundeswehr army soldiers with the Delta platoon of the 2nd paratroop company 373 pose for their unit group picture in the army camp in Kunduz, northern Afghanistan, December 17, 2010.

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A rebel soldier loyal to Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, the widely recognized winner of an election, walk to attack government soldiers in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday Dec. 16, 2010. Gunfire and explosions shook Ivory Coast's main city Thursday as supporters and security forces loyal to the two men claiming to be president clashed in the streets, killing at least 15 people and bolstering fears the world's top cocoa producer is teetering on the edge of another civil war.


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A rebel soldier loyal to Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, the widely recognized winner of an election that millions once hoped would reunite the West African nation, takes a careful look down a street in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday Dec. 16, 2010. Gunfire and explosions shook Ivory Coast's main city Thursday as supporters and security forces loyal to the two men claiming to be president clashed in the streets, killing at least 15 people and bolstering fears the world's top cocoa producer is teetering on the edge of another civil war.


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A rebel soldier loyal to Ivory Coast opposition leader Alassane Ouattara, the widely recognized winner of an election that millions once hoped would reunite the West African nation, rides on a back on a truck in a street in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, Thursday Dec. 16, 2010. Gunfire and explosions shook Ivory Coast's main city Thursday as supporters and security forces loyal to the two men claiming to be president clashed in the streets, killing at least 15 people and bolstering fears the world's top cocoa producer is teetering on the edge of another civil war.
 

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Tracer bullets ricochet on their targets as Japanese Ground Self-Defence Force armoured tanks fire their machine guns during a night session of annual training at Higashifuji training field near Mt. Fuji in Gotemba, west of Tokyo, August 24, 2010 file photo. Japan unveiled a sweeping update of its national defence polices on December 17, 2010, prescribing a more flexible posture and refocusing its capabilities as it confronts China's military buildup and North Korea's nuclear ambitions.


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Japanese Ground Self Defense Force (JGDF) members take positions while participating in an amphibious landing exercise as part of a three-week bilateral training event between the U.S. Marine Corps and JGSDF at Camp Pendleton, California February 4, 2010 file photo. Japan unveiled a sweeping update of its national defence polices on December 17, 2010, prescribing a more flexible posture and refocusing its capabilities as it confronts China's military buildup and North Korea's nuclear ambitions.


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Members of Japan's Self-Defence Forces' infantry unit stand at attention during the military's review at Asaka Base in Asaka, near Tokyo October 24, 2010 file photo. Japan unveiled a sweeping update of its national defence polices on December 17, 2010, prescribing a more flexible posture and refocusing its capabilities as it confronts China's military buildup and North Korea's nuclear ambitions


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South Korean marines stand guard at a wharf on Yeonpyeong island near the maritime border between the two Koreas on December 17, 2010. North Korea's military threatened on December 17, to strike back if South Korea goes ahead with a planned live-fire drill on a border island, state media reported.


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South Korean marines patrol along the wharf on Yeonpyeong island near the maritime border between the two Koreas on December 17, 2010. North Korea's military threatened on December 17, to strike back if South Korea goes ahead with a planned live-fire drill on a border island, state media reported.

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South Korean marines stand guard on Yeonpyeong Island, South Korea, Friday, Dec. 17, 2010. South Korea said Thursday it will fire artillery from the front-line island shelled last month by North Korea, a move that risked further confrontation even as a U.S. governor traveled to the North in a diplomatic effort to cool tensions.
 

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South Korean Army's K-9 self-propelled gun fire live rounds during the largest joint air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin Fire Training Field in mountainous Pocheon, 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the Koreas' heavily fortified border, South Korea Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. South Korean tanks fired artillery and fighter jets zoomed by to drop bombs Thursday in the military's largest air-and-ground firing drills of the year, a show of force a month after a deadly North Korean artillery attack.


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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (C) speaks to army soldiers during his visit to a military observation post of the front-line unit in the demilitarized zone in Yanggu, far northeast of Seoul, December 23, 2010. In a rare visit to the front line, Lee visited a separate military unit near the border to inspect defensive readiness against Pyongyang. North Korea criticised major land and sea military exercises staged by the South on Thursday, but stopped short of threatening a retaliatory strike as tension remained high on the divided peninsula.


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South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (C) poses for photographs with its army soldiers during his visit to a military observation post of the front-line unit in the demilitarized zone in Yanggu, far northeast of Seoul, December 23, 2010. In a rare visit to the front line, Lee visited a separate military unit near the border to inspect defensive readiness against Pyongyang. North Korea criticised major land and sea military exercises staged by the South on Thursday, but stopped short of threatening a retaliatory strike as tension remained high on the divided peninsula.


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South Korean military soldiers take part during a joint air and ground force military exercise 25 kilometres from the North Korean border on December 23, 2010 in Pocheon, South Korea. The exercises were conducted to test fire power and prepare the South Korean defense force for any potential attack by North Korea.


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Artillery explodes on a mountain range during the largest joint air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin Fire Training Field in mountainous Pocheon, 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the Koreas' heavily fortified border, South Korea, Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010. South Korean fighter jets dropped bombs and tanks fired artillery Thursday as the military staged its largest air and ground firing drills of the year in a show of force a month after North Korea's deadly shelling of a front-line island.


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An AH-1S Cobra helicopter fires machine gun rounds on a mountain target during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin Fire Training Field, in mountainous Pocheon December 23, 2010


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Two F-15K fighter jets drop bombs on a mountain target during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin Fire Training Field, in mountainous Pocheon December 23, 2010. North Korea criticised major land and sea military exercises staged by the South on Thursday, but stopped short of threatening a retaliatory strike as tension remained high on the divided peninsula. In a show of military might, South Korea held a major land drill in the Pocheon region, between Seoul and the heavily armed demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas. It also continued naval live-fire exercises 100 km (60 miles) south of the maritime border with North Korea.


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An explosion is seen on a mountain range during air and ground military exercises on the Seungjin Fire Training Field, in mountainous Pocheon December 23, 2010.


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Long range rockets are fired a mountain range during the largest joint air and ground military exercises of the year Thursday, Dec. 23, 2010, on the Seungjin Fire Training Field in mountainous Pocheon, 20 miles (30 kilometers) from the Koreas' heavily fortified border, South Korea.
 

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Philippine policemen show their pistols that were taped at the muzzle at Camp Karingal in suburban Quezon City, north of Manila, Philippines on Monday Dec. 27, 2010. Police were ordered to have their firearms tapped and signed by their leaders to prevent them from firing during the New Year revelry. Firing of guns in the air to celebrate the coming of the New Year has led to numerous deaths from stray bullets in the past.

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Afghan police inspect at the site of a suicide car bomb blast in Kandahar city December 27, 2010. A suicide car bomber killed at least three Afghan police officers on Monday as they lined up outside a bank to collect their salaries in the southern city of Kandahar, authorities said.

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The United Nations' envoy to Ivory Coast, Choi Young-jin gets off a helicopter outside the UN headquarters in Abidjan on December 24, 2010 after his meeting with Alassane Ouattara at the Golf Hotel.

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Masked Palestinian militants of the Hamas-allied Popular Resistance Committees, prepare to hold a press conference marking the 2nd anniversary of the Israel-Gaza war, in Gaza City, Monday, Dec. 27, 2010. Israel's volatile front with Gaza has been relatively quiet since the overwhelming military offensive against Palestinian militants two years ago. But there has been a surge in violence in recent weeks, with militants firing rockets and mortars into Israel and Israel responding with airstrikes.


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A UN peacekeeper stands next to UN helicopters outside the UN headquarters in Abidjan on December 24, 2010. Ivory Coast's internationally recognised leader Alassane Ouattara urged on the same day the army to desert his rival Laurent Gbagbo and to protect civilians against attacks by 'foreign mercenarie''.

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Israeli policemen scuffle with Palestinian and foreign activists during a protest against Israel's separation barrier at the Qalandia checkpoint between Ramallah and Jerusalem, Sunday, Dec. 26, 2010. Israel says the barrier is necessary for security while Palestinians call it a land grab.

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A Israeli soldier runs towards Palestinian demonstrators (not seen) protesting against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah December 24, 2010.


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An Israeli soldier stands engulfed in tear gas during clashes with Palestinian protesters (unseen) during a demonstration against the controversial Israeli barrier in the West Bank village of Bilin near Ramallah December 24, 2010.
 

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SIAULIAI, LITHUANIA - JANUARY 4TH; 2 German Air Force F-4F „Phantom“ fighters from Vitmund AFB land in Zokniai AFB, Lithuania for Baltic Air Police mission rotation. They will rotate the USAF F-15 fighers.

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HEONGGYE, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 04: South Korean soldiers participate in cold endurance training during winter military exercises on January 4, 2011 in Heonggye, South Korea. Tensions remain high between the two Koreas, following an exchange of artillery fire last November on the South Korean border island, Yeonpyeong.
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French Air force technicians push a 'Pod Damocles' near a Rafale fighter plane at the Saint-Exupery Base 113 on January 4, 2011 in Saint-Dizier.


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An French airforce technician makes a phone call near a Rafale fighter plane at the Saint-Exupery Base 113 on January 4, 2011 in Saint-Dizier, as French President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives to present his New Year wishes to the french army.




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A Polish soldier scans his sector of fire while on patrol in Espandi, Afghanistan, Dec. 31, 2010.

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Palestinian Fatah members take part in a parade to mark the 46 anniversary of founding the Fateh movement at Ain el-Hilweh refugee camp, southern Lebanon December 31, 2010.
 

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2011) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) is underway in the Pacific Ocean. (U.S. Navy photos by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)

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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2011) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) is underway with the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gridley (DDG 101) during a passing exercise. Gridley is underway with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)
 

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An ambulance passes a serviceman at a control post, as it drives into the Krtsanisi military training base, outside Tbilisi, January 11, 2011. Three Georgian soldiers were killed and 13 injured on Tuesday when a mortar bomb exploded during exercises on the outskirts of the capital Tbilisi, the Defense Ministry said.


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Georgian soldiers sit in a vehicle at a checkpoint of the Krtsanisi military training base outside Tbilisi, on January 11, 2011. An accidental explosion at the Krtsanisi base Tuesday killed three soldiers and wounded 13 others, the Georgian Defence Ministry said. The blast took place when a mortar shell exploded at the base, where soldiers have been trained by US military advisers for deployment to Afghanistan as part of Georgia's contribution to the NATO-led mission there.

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Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard, left, flies in an Army helicopter with Col. Luke Foster to view the flooded Fitzroy River in northeast Queensland state, Australia, Saturday, Jan. 8, 2011. Ten people have died and some 200,000 people have been affected by the floods spawned by torrential rains falling on and off since late November in the huge Outback state

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An Afghan National Army Commando assigned to the 1st Company, 6th Commando Kandak, fires a 240B Machinegun during live fire training at Camp Morehead, Kabul, Jan. 8, 2011. Commandos are the Afghan equivalent to U.S. Special Forces, and are trained by U.S. Special Forces team members. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Ryan Whitney)(Released).
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 10, 2011) The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer JS Kurama (DDH 144) leads the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyers USS Gridley (DDG 101) and USS Stockdale (DDG 106) during a passing exercise. Stockdale and Gridley are underway with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group on a deployment to the U.S. 7th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans/Released)
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Portuguese army commando Pfc. Eder Alves, from Lisbon, watches over advisors from atop a HMMWV at Kabul Military Training Center, Jan. 12. Portugese advisers assigned to NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan help Afghan National Army instructors who teach recruits.




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From top to bottom left to right: Portuguese army commandos Pfc. Hugo Martins, from Algarve; Pfc. Helder Vale, from Viana do Castelo; Pfc. Eder Alves, from Lisbon; and Pfc.Mario Gordinho, from Algarve, pose for a photo in Kabul Military Training Center, Jan. 121. The commandos provide extra-security to advisors assigned to NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan. Advisors from several different countries, including Portugal help Afghan National Army instructors teach recruits at the center.
 

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Palestinian militants from Al-Ansar brigade take part in a training session in Khan Younis in the southern
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January 13, 2011. Palestinian militant leaders in the Gaza Strip promised on Wednesday to stop firing rockets against
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after Egypt warned that any further shootings may prompt another war, officials said
 
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