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| Jan.15 |
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Venezuela helicopter attack: Pilot Oscar Pérez in bloody siege  Two police officers and severa 'terrorists' have been killed in an operation to capture a pilot accused of leading an armed rebellion last y...
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| Oct.28 |
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Mogadishu: Deadly attacks rock capital. Somalia
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| Aug.6 |
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Syria rebels 'break government siege' of Aleppo  Map of Aleppo Syria Rebel factions in Syria say they have broken a weeks-long government siege of Aleppo, amid scenes of rejoicing in the crucial northern city
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| Mar.6 |
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Three men shot during Sydney factory siege
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| Feb.16 |
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Syria crisis: Siege victims await aid convoys
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| Jan.27 |
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Oregon leader Bundy tells remaining protesters to go home
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| Jan.10 |
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Madaya: UN aid convoy to leave for besieged town. Syria
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| Nov.10 |
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Syrian Army 'breaks IS siege of Kuwairis airbase' |
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| Aug.8 |
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Mali hotel siege: Twelve killed in Sevare |
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| Apr.15 |
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Ramadi could fall as ISIS militants lay siege |
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| Feb.21 |
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Sydney siege: Security hotline had 18 calls before attack |
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| Feb.11 |
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Taiwan jail siege ends in suicides |
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| Jan.28 |
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Inquest hears of Sydney siege deaths The start of an inquest into the Sydney cafe siege has heard that hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by fragments from a police bullet or bul...
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| Dec.22 |
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Sydney bids farewell to siege dead |
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| Dec.18 |
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Kurds 'break IS mountain siege'. Northern Iraq
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| Dec.16 |
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Sydney café siege probe 'well advanced' |
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| Dec.15 |
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Abbott pays tribute to siege dead Sydney: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has paid tribute to the two hostages who died in the Sydney café siege
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| Feb.10 |
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 Evacuations resume in Syria's Homs Some 300 Syrians have fled Homs after talks aimed at extending a three-day truce in the Old City, which has been under siege for 18 months
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| Feb.7 |
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Beslan school siege: 10 years after. North Caucasus
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| Jan.18 |
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Russian forces kill seven in Dagestan siege |
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| Nov.4 |
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Mall attack: Four accused of having role in bloody siege. Kenya
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| Sep.27 |
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Militants 'rented Kenyan mall shop' |
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| Sep.24 |
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Kenya mourns mall attack victims |
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Kenya's President Kenyatta says siege over |
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| Sep.23 |
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Kenya forces 'clearing' Nairobi mall Map of Nairobi Kenya Kenyan security forces say they are attempting to clear the Westgate shopping complex in Nairobi in order to bring to an end the three-day siege
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| Sep.17 |
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Austria police find body after siege
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| Sep.16 |
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Philippine helicopters fire rockets at Muslim rebels Map of Zamboanga Mindanao Philippines| Southern Philippines: Military helicopters on Monday fired rockets at Muslim rebels who were holed up in areas of a major city on the southern island of Mindanao | |
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| Jul.27 |
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Seven killed in Florida hostage siege Map of Hialeah USA| Miami: A gunman holding hostages in a building near Miami killed six people before being shot dead by police, officials say | |
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| Jun.5 |
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US condemns Syrian siege of Qusair. Washington
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| May.11 |
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 Gunmen 'lift Libyan ministry siege' Map of Tripoli Libya| Gunmen demanding the expulsion of Gaddafi-era officials from Libya's new government appear to have lifted their siege of two ministries in Tripoli | |
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| Feb.12 |
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Body found after US cabin siege Map of Big Bear USA| Southern California: A body has been found in a burnt mountain cabin where a man believed to be a ex-policeman accused of 3 murders had mounted a stand against police | |
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| Jan.20 |
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Hostage death toll 'rises to 48'. Algeria
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| Jan.19 |
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Algeria siege ends in bloodshed Map of Amenas Algeria Algerian troops have ended a siege at a gas facility in the Sahara desert killing 11 Islamist militants after they killed seven hostages
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| Jan.18 |
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Hostage nations' Algeria concern
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| Jun.22 |
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Troops end Taliban hotel siege. Kabul
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| Mar.21 |
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Blasts at site of Toulouse siege. Southern France
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| Mar.1 |
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Red Cross to enter Homs district. Syria
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| Feb.29 |
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Syria troops 'advancing in Homs' Map of Homs Syria Syrian government troops are advancing on opposition strongholds in the city of Homs, reports say, as diplomats discuss renewed UN action
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| Sep.10 |
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Army recaptures provincial capital Abyan Map of Abyan Yemen  Yemen: Thousands of Yemeni troops freed a brigade that had been under a 3-month siege by militants and insurgents with close ties to al Qaeda | |
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| Aug.4 |
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Deaths pile up in Hama siege. Syria
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| Jun.13 |
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Rebels report advances in Libya's west Map of Al-Rayyana Libya| After a siege of nearly two months, rebels have freed the city of Al-Rayyana. Nine rebels were killed, and 35 were wounded | |
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| Apr.16 |
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Gaddafi attack intensifies in Misrata. Libya
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| Apr.6 |
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  French forces rescue Japan ambassador Map of Abidjan Ivory Coast  Ivory Coast: French forces snatch the Japanese ambassador to safety, near where incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo remains under siege | |
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| Nov.11 |
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Kurdish leader welcomes Iraqi Christians| Northern Iraq: Christians under siege by Islamic militants are welcome in the country's north, a Kurdish leader said, after a string of attacks that have killed dozens | |
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| Aug.23 |
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 Bloody end to hostage siege Manila: Rolando Mendoza, a former police officer upset at having lost his job, took hostage a busload of tourists from Hong Kong and killed eight of them
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| Jul.6 |
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Protesters lay siege to U.N. compound. Sri Lanka
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| Apr.7 |
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India quietly buries Mumbai gunmen
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| Feb.13 |
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Taliban stronghold under siege Map of Marjah Afghanistan Helmand: The major Operation Moshtarak to rout militants from a notorious southern Afghan stronghold claimed its first NATO casualties
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| Apr.20 |
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Troops end airliner hostage siege  Jamaica: Troops captured an armed man who had barged onto a Canadian airliner, robbed passengers and held six crew members hostage | |
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| Apr.17 |
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Radical cleric backs bloodshed Map of Islamabad Pakistan| Pakistan: Maulana Abdul Aziz imprisoned for his role in a deadly mosque siege has vowed to continue his campaign to impose hardline Islamic law | |
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| Apr.12 |
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14 die in rebel siege Map of Orissa India| India: About 100 Maoists had attacked a bauxite mine. Four Maoists and 10 federal security officers died in an hours-long shootout in eastern India | |
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| Nov.29 |
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Focus on abandoned boat as siege ends. Mumbai
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| Nov.28 |
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PM vows peaceful siege end  Thailand: Somchai Wongsawat has promised to use peaceful means to end the blockades that have paralysed Bangkok's airports for days | |
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| Nov.27 |
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 Forces fight through siege hotels Mumbai: Commandos are fighting to clear the last gunmen from 2 luxury hotels, more than a day after a series of attacks across the city
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| Sep.12 |
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'State of siege' declared Map of Pando Bolivia  Bolivia: Bolivian authorities declared a state of siege to begin at midnight in the eastern department of Pando, which has been the site of recent unrest | |
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| Mar.29 |
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Hope for end to cave siege  Russia: Fresh talks are under way to persuade 28 doomsday cult members to end a 5-month cave siege after 7 sect women came to the surface | |
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| Jan.28 |
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School siege ends peacefully| West Pakistan: Hours after a stand-off with police started, hostage-takers released a group of students seized at a school | |
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| Dec.25 |
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Mosque siege ends| Kashmir: A 48-hour hostage standoff ended with the death of three militants and the rescue of the two hostages | |
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| Nov.29 |
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Manila hotel siege: Rebels surrender |
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| Sep.20 |
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Al Qaeda declares war on Musharraf |
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| Sep.3 |
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Terror leader possibly dead after siege| Northern Lebanon: Shaker al-Abssi, the leader of an Islamist militant group may be among the 39 insurgents killed as Lebanese forces overtook a refugee camp | |
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| Jul.11 |
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Red Mosque 'cleared' of militants |
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| Jul.10 |
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Red Mosque rebel cleric killed in crossfire Pakistan: Cleric Abdul Rashid Ghazi, the leader at the center of the week-long siege in Islamabad, has been killed
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| Jul.6 |
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Fighting erupted at Red Mosque. Pakistan
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| Nov.3 |
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Israel strikes after siege| Gaza: Israeli forces have killed at least 17 people after a crowd of women went to the aid of gunmen | |
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| Sep.27 |
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School siege ends in bloodshed |
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| Aug.29 |
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Annan urges Israel to end siege |
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| Mar.15 |
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Israel on high alert after siege |
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| Dec.26 |
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'No mistakes' says Beslan report |
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| Sep.3 |
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Russia marks end of Beslan siege |
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| Sep.2 |
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 Putin meets angry Beslan mothers| Moscow: Russian President has met a delegation of survivors and relatives of the victims of the school siege | |
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| Aug.31 |
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Beslan mourns a year after siege |
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| May.17 |
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 Beslan school siege trial opens| North Caucasus: Nur-Pashi Kulayev, the sole known survivor from the militant group that seized a school last year, went on trial | |
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| Dec.15 |
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Bus Hijack Siege Ends, Gunmen Surrender. Greece
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| Sep.16 |
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Rebel Basayev claims Beslan siege Chechnya: Chechen warlord has claimed responsibility for the school siege, in which at least 320 hostages, many of them children, died
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| Sep.8 |
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New details emerge on siege rebels |
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| Sep.6 |
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 Putin under pressure over siege Moscow: Families in Beslan are facing a 3rd day burying their dead as the government comes under growing pressure
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| Sep.5 |
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Russia parades siege suspect
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| Sep.4 |
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Siege toll tops 350. North Caucasus
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| Sep.3 |
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Putin: Siege force not planned North Caucasus: Russian President arrived in an unexpected visit to the siege town and shut crisis region borders
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| Sep.2 |
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 Siege goes into third day| North Caucasus: Hundreds of people, among them children, have spent a 2nd night as hostages of an armed gang | |
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School siege: '26 freed'. North Caucasus
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| Sep.1 |
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'Breakdown' in siege negotiations. Russia
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| Sep.15 |
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Deadly blast ends office siege |
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| Jan.16 |
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Theatre siege trial opens |
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| Nov.4 |
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Theatre siege captured on video| Moscow: Dramatic video pictures have been released showing the moment when Chechen gunmen stormed a theatre | |
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| Nov.1 |
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Warlord admits Moscow theatre raid |
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| Oct.28 |
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US identifies deadly siege gas |
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| Oct.27 |
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Siege gas mystery unresolved |
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Gas killed all 115 hostages in raid Moscow: Hostages died of health problems stemming from the gas used to end the siege, Moscow's chief doctor said
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| Oct.26 |
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140 die in theatre siege climax Moscow: The death toll at the end to the 3-day siege has risen to 90 captives and 50 hostage-takers. 750 hostages were rescued
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| Sep.23 |
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U.S. condems Israel over Ramallah seige| Washington: The U.S. introduced a draft resolution to the Security Council, condemning Israel for its siege and demolition of Arafat's compound | |
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 Palestinian official meets Arafat| West Bank: Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erakat sat down with Israeli security officials to end the siege and later briefed Arafat | |
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| Sep.22 |
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Aide says Arafat siege 'dreadful' |
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| Sep.21 |
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Siege at Kashmir police camp Map of Srinagar India| At least one policeman and one suspected Islamic militant have been killed in a police housing colony in Srinagar | |
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Israel presses siege of Arafat office |
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| Jul.29 |
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Police lay siege at university Map of Dhaka Bangladesh| Bangladesh: Students at Dhaka University called a half-day strike to protest at alleged police brutality on the campus | |
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| Jun.24 |
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Arafat denounces Israeli siege |
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| May.10 |
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Bethlehem rejoices at Israeli withdrawal |
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Israel pulls out of Bethlehem. West Bank
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Bethlehem militants fly into exile |
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| May.9 |
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 Bethlehem church siege ends West Bank: 39 Palestinian militants have left the Church of the Nativity. Cyprus to give temporary sanctuary to 13 of them
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Bethlehem siege deal unravels |
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| May.8 |
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End to Bethlehem siege 'in sight' |
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| May.7 |
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Snags delay end to church siege| West Bank: No country is willing to accept 13 of the Palestinian militants holed up inside | |
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| May.6 |
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Deal reached on Bethlehem siege |
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| May.5 |
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Deal on Bethlehem siege in sight| West Bank: Negotiations have been continuing between Israel and the Palestinians to finalise a draft agreement to end the standoff | |
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| May.4 |
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No let-up in Bethlehem siege| West Bank: Israeli soldiers are continuing to surround the Church of the Nativity, despite intense diplomatic efforts | |
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British, American to resolve Church siege |
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| Apr.29 |
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Moves to end Arafat siege |
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| Apr.28 |
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 Arafat accepted plan to lift siege West Bank: Israeli forces to let him travel once men wanted are moved to a Palestinian prison to be held by US and British guards
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| Apr.23 |
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Talks aim to end Bethlehem siege| West Bank: The Israeli army has resumed talks with Palestinians aimed at ending the 3-week siege of the Church of the Nativity | |
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| Apr.3 |
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Bethlehem church under siege Map of Bethlehem Israel| West Bank: 100 armed Palestinian police have taken refuge in the Church of the Nativity. Israeli tanks are surrounding the church | |
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| Mar.6 |
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Al-Qaeda stronghold under siege| Eastern Afghanistan: US-led forces conducting a major offensive in the mountains of eastern Afghanistan have killed hundreds of al-Qaeda fighters | |
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| Jan.28 |
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6 al-Qaeda killed at hospital siege| Kandahar: Blasts rock Kandahar. US special forces and Afghan soldiers launched the assault | |
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| Jan.27 |
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US raids siege hospital |
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| Dec.19 |
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State of siege declared |
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| Jul.31 |
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Gunfire at Russia hostage siege| Gunman claiming to have a bomb and had demanded 6 more sub-machine guns and a helicopter | |
before year 2000
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| Apr. 19, 1993 |
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Waco siege ends, leaving 86 people dead Map of Mount Carmel Center Waco TX Texas| Texas: A siege of a compound belonging to the religious group Branch Davidians by American federal and Texas state law enforcement and US military | |
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| Jan. 28, 1871 |
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 Paris surrendered to German Army| The Siege of Paris led to French defeat in the Franco-Prussian War and the establishment of the German Empire as well as the Paris Commune | |
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| May. 20, 1631 |
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Magdeburg sacked Map of Magdeburg Germany| Eastern Germany: The siege, the subsequent plundering, and the massacre of the inhabitants of the largely Protestant city by the forces of the Holy Roman Empire | |
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| Apr. 29, 1429 |
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Jeanne of Arc inspires victory at Orleans Map of Orleans France  France: Joan of Arc's appearance at Orléans coincided with a sudden change in the pattern of the siege
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