Abbas's government dismantling militant groups
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - The top Palestinian security official said on Saturday his government was dismantling militant groups, including those connected to President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah faction.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank -- The Palestinian Cabinet resigned yesterday in order to clear the way for a new unity government, and President Mahmoud Abbas said he plans to send a delegation to the U N to try to revive a Mideast peace plan.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip - The Palestinian Authority said yesterday it will disband a small security unit tainted by accusations of abuse.
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Pro-Taleban militants in Pakistan's Waziristan region announce an end to their truce with the government.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian security forces  intend to disarm militant factions as part of a plan to prevent  attacks on Israelis, a senior Palestinian security official  said on Tuesday.
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Far-right paramilitary groups pulled out of a peace process with the Colombian government late Wednesday following a decision by President Alvaro Uribe's administration to transfer jailed militia leaders to a maximum security prison.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejigged his government on Friday at the end of a month-long state of emergency declared when Hamas Islamists seized control of the Gaza Strip.
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Palestinian security forces intend to disarm militant factions as part of a plan to prevent attacks on Israelis, a senior Palestinian security official said Tuesday.
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Hamas' path in consolidating control in the Gaza Strip:
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Hamas and Islamic Jihad on Wednesday dismissed PLO chairman Mahmoud Abbas&#39;s call for an end to armed attacks, saying such statements don&#39;t serve the interests of the Palestinians.
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Mahmoud Abbas, the acting Palestinian leader, called on his people to drop their weapons in the struggle for a state. His stance marks a clear change of strategy for peace with Israel after the death of Yasser Arafat last month.
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Palestinian militant groups Thursday expressed support for disarming independent militias operating in the Palestinian territories.
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The Palestinian Authority decides to disband a security unit accused of human rights abuses in Gaza.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Monday that his moderate Fatah party and the ruling Hamas party have agreed to form a coalition government &#151; a move the Palestinians hope will ease crippling international sanctions. Later, Palestinian TV reported that Abbas would dissolve the Hamas-led Cabinet within 48 hours.
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Israel announced on Friday it was  sharply reducing its military operations in the West Bank and  Gaza Strip in response to efforts by Palestinian President  Mahmoud Abbas to end attacks on Israelis.
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In a fresh attempt to consolidate his rule over the West Bank after the loss of the Gaza Strip, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has ordered all armed groups, including those linked to his own Fatah movement, to disarm immediately.
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RAMALLAH, West Bank  - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has issued decrees to bypass constitutional limits on his powers to establish an emergency government shutting out Islamist Hamas, aides said on Sunday.