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A policeman gives water to an injured child at a hospital in Mumbai November 26, 2008. At least 10 people were killed and 26 wounded in a series of shootings around India's financial capital Mumbai on Wednesday night, with two five-star hotels among the targets in what police called a terror attack. Maharahstra state police chief A.N. Roy said attackers had fired automatic weapons indiscriminately, and used grenades, adding that they were still holed up in some buildings.

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Police take up positions at a blast site in Mumbai November 27, 2008. Gunmen killed at least 80 people in a series of attacks in India's financial capital Mumbai and troops began moving into one of two five-star hotels on Thursday where Western hostages were being held, local television said.

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Pakistan army soldiers leave for forward areas to carry out operations against militants and members of the Taliban in Kabal Khas in troubled district of Swat, Pakistan on Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008.

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A policeman stands guard after shootings by unidentified assailants at a railway station in Mumbai November 26, 2008.

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Pakistan army troops secure the troubled area of Kabal Khas on the outskirts of Swat valley November 26, 2008. Militants blew up a bridge on Wednesday in the Sambat area of the troubled northwestern Swat valley, police and security officials said.

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An Afghan soldier (L) reacts in front of a pile of burning illegal narcotics in Ghazni province November 25, 2008.

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A Polish soldier stands guard in front of a pile of burning illegal narcotics in Ghazni province November 25, 2008.

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A robot demonstrates IED disposal. ROKA special operation command held counter IED instruction for each government security agencies.

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ROKA M270 MLRS firing 227mm rocket

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South Korean defense company hanhwa developed 2.75" multiple launch rocket system. But this system has not adopted by ROKA.

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After several South Korean ships were attacked and kidnapped by Somali pirates South Korea eventually decide to send KD-2 class destroyer to gulf of Aden next year.(??)

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ROKA capital mechanized divsion(Tiger divsion) recently exercised counter infiltration operation with local autonomy and police. Soldiers of tiger div are training search operation during exercise

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25 November 2008: The new Helmet Assembly for Eurofighter Typhoon pilots in test by a Swiss evaluation pilot while EADS Testpilot Chris Worning watches from the back, IPA3, Emmen , 25 November 2008. (picture from eurofighter.com)

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IPA3 taxies out of Shelter 1 at Emmen, 25 November 2008. (picture from eurofighter.com)

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Czech Army 4.BRN (rapid deployment brigade) and other elements of Army of Czech Republic (43.VMPr,31.BRCB,102.PPrP etc) which will be deployed in A-Stan(Logar, Uruzgan) next year.

This series of exercise specializes in combat in hard conditions and possible events that could occur during next years deployment, like suicide attack, attack on patrol or base, MOT, CIMIC, first aid, driving course for special vehicles (Dingo2,IVECO) and cooperation of various units.

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Iraqi soldier stands guard near the site where a suicide bomber blew himself up at the entrance of a Shiite mosque in Musayyib, south of Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Nov. 28, 2008, killing at least 12 people, Iraqi officials said.

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An Iraqi soldier stands guard outside the Shiite Muslim mosque following a suicide bombing inside in the town of Musaib, 80 kilometres (50 miles) south of Baghdad on November 28 2008.

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A Pakistani soldier fires his Rocket Propelled Grenade toward militant positions on top of a house at the Sabagai village in the Bajur tribal region on the border with Afganistan, Pakistan, Friday, Nov. 28, 2008. Pakistan is battling surging attacks by al-Qaida and Taliban militants. Most of them are based in the rugged and lawless tribal region across from Afghanistan, where U.S. and NATO forces are fighting an increasingly tenacious Islamist insurgency. Al-Qaida leaders Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri are believed to be hiding somewhere along the border.

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Sri Lankan army soldier stands next to ethnic Tamil members of the local government carrying placards during a protest in Batticaloa November 28, 2008. Local government members demanded central government and police more security.

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An Indian paramilitary soldier lies on ground as he aims at Taj Mahal Hotel where suspected militants are holed up during an assault in Mumbai, India, Friday, Nov. 28, 2008. Explosions and gunfire continued intermittently at the Taj Mahal hotel Friday afternoon,two days after a chain of militant attacks across India's financial center left people dead and the city in panic.

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PAJU, SOUTH KOREA - NOVEMBER 28: A South Korean soldier stands guard outside the inter-Korea transit office on November 28, 2008 in Paju, South Korea. Kaesong Industrial Estate, developed by South Korean fund and in operation since 2004, will be closed temporarily as North Korea announced the closure all overland passages on December 1.

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French soldier takes the picture of damaged taxi near the site of an explosion near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday,Nov 27, 2008. A suicide car bomber targeting an American convoy exploded about 200 yards outside the U.S. Embassy in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least four people just as American civilians were entering the compound for a Thanksgiving Day race

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U.S. Army soldiers from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment are seen reflected in a rearview mirror as an Iraqi policeman practices how to search a car in Baqouba, 35 miles (60 kilometers) northeast of Baghdad, Iraq on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008.

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Israeli soldiers guard a Palestinian man after clashes between Palestinians and Jewish settlers near a disputed house in the West Bank city of Hebron November 29, 2008. Jewish settlers and Palestinians hurled stones at each other in the West Bank city of Hebron on Saturday before Israeli soldiers separated the two sides, the army and Palestinian witnesses said.

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Army officers carry the body of India's former Prime Minister V. P. Singh for cremation on the banks of Ganges in the northern Indian city of Allahabad November 29, 2008. Singh, remembered for his controversial policy of reserving a larger share of jobs for the country's disadvantaged castes, died on Thursday after a long battle with cancer

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A New Forces soldiers patrol in the town of Seguela November 29, 2008. Divisions among Ivory Coast's former northern rebels are undermining coherence in a movement that controls half the country as landmark polls appear to slip ever further out of reach.

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A soldier drains rainwater from his boot after crossing a flooded road in Poonaryn, northern Sri Lanka, an area the military recently recaptured during their military offensive against the Tamil Tiger rebels November 28, 2008. Picture taken November 28, 2008.

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An Iraqi soldier body searches a man at a checkpoint at one of two entrances leading into the al-Amin neighborhood of Baghdad on November 30, 2008. Iraqi forces surrounded this working-class neighbourhood of Baghdad today, searching cars and houses for militants behind a rocket attack that killed two UN contractors in the fortified 'Green Zone', officials said.

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Paramilitary troops stand guard on a street in Karachi November 30, 2008. Thirteen people have been killed and about 50 wounded in clashes between members of rival ethnic groups in the Pakistani city of Karachi and police have been ordered to shoot trouble-makers on sight.

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An Afghan policeman keeps watch next to a German embassy vehicle hit on a suicide attack in Kabul November 30, 2008. A suicide bomber hit a German embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital on Sunday, killing two local civilians, police said.

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Indian Policemen detain a Kashmiri protester during anti election protests in Tragham some 109 Kilometers (68 miles) north of Srinagar, India,Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008. Large crowds turned up to vote in some towns while protesters clashed with police in others as third phase of state elections in India's part of Kashmir opened Sunday amid boycott calls by Muslim separatists.

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MUMBAI (BOMBAY), INDIA - NOVEMBER 30: Police officers leave the entrance of the J J Hospital on November 30, 2008 in Mumbai (Bombay), India. Following multiple coordinated terrorist attacks that began on November 26 and targeted a railway station, two hotels, a Jewish centre, a hospital and cafe, over 195 people have died, including 22 foreigners, and around 295 people injured. In the counter-terrorist operations carried out by the elite NSG (National Security Guards), two Commandos lost their lives and eight were injured.

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Thai police man a checkpoint near the Suvarnabhumi airport compound Sunday Nov. 30, 2008 in Bangkok Thailand. Anti-government protesters who have closed down Bangkok's airports broke through a police cordon meant to shut them off from supplies, raising fears Saturday of widening confrontations in the standoff that has strangled the country's economy

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Policemen man a checkpoint near the Suvarnabhumi airport compound early Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand

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Anti-riot walk in formation outside the closed Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Bangkok on November 30, 2008. Explosions early on November 30, at sites occupied by anti-government protesters injured at least 51 people, further raising tensions as police struggle to end a paralysing blockade of Bangkok's airports.

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Riot police argue with a group of protesters during clashes between leftist demonstrators and police in Ankara November 29, 2008. Thousands of Turkish workers clashed with police in Ankara on Saturday at a demonstration held by the country's two biggest unions to protest rising prices and a possible new International Monetary Fund deal. The workers chanted slogans against the government and the IMF, which is holding negotiations with Turkey on a loan to stem the impact of the global financial crisis on the country.

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England's cricket player Owais Shah is ecorted by armed police officers after arriving at Heathrow airport from India, in west London November 29, 2008. England had opted to return home from India after militant attacks in Mumbai killed nearly 200 people but promised to return for two cricket tests next month.

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An army officer measured the chest of a recruit during a recruitment drive at Khasa village, near the northern Indian city of Amritsar. At least two youths were killed and 20 others injured on Monday in a stampede during the drive, the police said.
Photo: Munish Sharma/Reuters

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Pakistan paramilitary troops rescued a boy from a troubled area of Karachi, the country's largest city. Thirty-two people were killed and dozens wounded in two days of clashes blamed on activists from rival political parties, the police said.
Photo: Shakil Adil/Associated Press

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Romanian marines were excited when a woman walked by before the National Day military parade in Bucharest. Romanians celebrated 90 years since the unification of Transylvania, Walachia and Moldova into one state in 1918.
Photo: Vadim Ghirda/Associated Press

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Handout picture released by Santa Catarina state's press office showing a Brazilian army soldier as inside a helicopter as they overfly the Itajay valley, southern Brazil, on December 1, 2008. Flooding and landslides triggered by heavy rain pounding southern Brazil for nearly two months have killed at least 84 people and forced more than 54,000 to flee. Brazilian government will give an aid of 1,8 billions reals (785 million dollars) to the victims of the floods.

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A South Korean soldier stands guard in their military camp in Arbil, 310 km (190 miles) north of Baghdad, December 1, 2008. South Korean soldiers officially ended their four-year military mission in Iraq on Monday, and plan to bring back all of their remaining troops before Christmas, a U.S. military official said.

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An Iraqi soldier mans a checkpoint at one of two entrances leading into the al-Amin neighborhood of Baghdad on November 30, 2008. Iraqi forces surrounded this working-class neighbourhood of Baghdad today, searching cars and houses for militants behind a rocket attack that killed two UN contractors in the fortified 'Green Zone', officials said.

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Government soldiers assembled in front of the Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) during a simultaneous inspections of troops inside a military headquarter in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig city, metro Manila November 28, 2008. The Philippines assembled hundreds of soldiers and dozens of armoured vehicles in five key military bases in the capital on Friday, assessing preparedness of troops against attacks and protest similar to Mumbai and Bangkok.

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Government soldiers take a break beside a Howitzer before the start of a simultaneous inspection of troops inside a military headquarter in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig city, metro Manila November 28, 2008.

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Colombia's President Alvaro Uribe (R) walks with his Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at the Casa de Huespedes in Cartagena November 24, 2008. President Arroyo is in Colombia for one-day official visit.

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Members of the Venezuelan Navy participate of the joint naval maneuvers with Russia, called "VenRus 2008" on December 2, 2008 in Venezuelan waters. Venezuelan and Russian warships began joint naval operations Monday in the Caribbean Sea, close to US waters, the Venezuelan army indicated.

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Members of the Venezuelan Navy observe a Russian KA-27 helicopter during joint naval maneuvers, called "VenRus 2008" on December 2, 2008

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Members of the Russian Navy participate of the joint naval maneuvers called "VenRus 2008" on December 2, 2008 in Venezuelan waters.

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Russian ship Admiral Chebanenko participates of the joint naval maneuvers called "VenRus 2008" on December 2, 2008 in Venezuelan waters.

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A Venezuelan Navy helicopter lands on the Russian ship Peter the Great during joint naval maneuvers called "VenRus 2008" on December 2, 2008 in Venezuelan waters.

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Venezuelan Bolivarian Army Russian-made Sukhoi-30 aircraft flies over the Russian nuclear-powered cruiser Pyotr Veliky or "Peter the Great" as they conduct a joint naval exercises in the Caribbean sea December 2, 2008. A fleet of Russian warships are conducting a joint naval exercises with Venezuela.

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Members of the Russian & Venezuelan Navies participate of the joint naval maneuvers called "VenRus 2008" on December 2, 2008 in Venezuelan waters. Venezuelan and Russian warships began joint naval operations Monday in the Caribbean Sea, close to US waters, the Venezuelan army indicated.

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VALPARAISO, CHILE (Dec. 1, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead is rendered honors aboard the Naval ship Type-23 FF07 Lynch during a visit with the Chilean Navy in Valparaiso, Chile. Roughead is in Chile attending the Exponaval 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

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VALPARAISO, CHILE (Dec. 1, 2008) Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Gary Roughead tours the Cougar helicopter on the flight deck aboard the Naval ship Type-23 FF07 Lynch while visiting with the Chilean Navy in Valparaiso, Chile. Roughead is in Chile attending the Exponaval 2008. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Tiffini M. Jones/Released)

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Senegalese soldiers exit an Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Osprey during mission rehearsals as part of Exercise Flintlock Nov. 16 in Bamako, Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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A Malian soldier takes a defensive position while an Air Force Special Operations Command CV-22 Osprey departs a landing zone as part of a drill for Exercise Flintlock in Bamako, Mali. (U.S. Air Force photo)

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Pakistani (left) and Indian border guards faced each other during a ceremony at the border near Lahore, Pakistan. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi amid escalating tensions between India and Pakistan following last week's Mumbai terrorist attacks. Ms. Rice said that Pakistan has a "special responsibility" to cooperate with the investigation into the deadly Mumbai attacks.
Photo: K.M.Chaudary/Associated Press

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Soldiers from Sri Lanka's United Nations peacekeeping force marched during a ceremony at Panagoda Army camp in Sri Lanka. A crew of 748 officers and soldiers completed their training and are scheduled to be deployed in Haiti to join a peacekeeping mission this month.
Photo: Gemunu Amarasinghe/Associated Press

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Mexican Army soldiers hold two suspects, arrested during an operation against drug smuggling and kidnapping gangs, after being presented to the press in Tijuana, Mexico, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. The Mexican Army ran an operation on a safe house on Tuesday after an anonymous call where they arrested four suspects and rescued two men.

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Israeli soldiers direct tanks near Kibbutz Kissufim, just outside the Gaza Strip, December 2, 2008. An Israeli air strike killed two Palestinians on Tuesday in the southern Gaza Strip, where mortar bombs were fired at Israel earlier, witnesses and hospital officials said. The Israeli army confirmed the air strike in the town of Rafah, which wounded two people, and said militants had launched six mortar bombs across the border.

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Colombian Army cadets prepare to parade during a military ceremony in Bogota, Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)

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Basque police officer controls the perimeter near to the place with the body of Basque businessman, Ignacio Uria Mendizabal, 72, not seen, killed in the small basque town of Azpeitia, nothern Spain, Wednesday Dec. 3, 2008 in a shooting blamed on Basque armed group ETA, police said. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

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