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Al-Qaida Figure Backs Iraqi Insurgents Top al-Qaida Figure Ayman Al-Zawahri Urges Support for Iraqi Insurgents in Video The Associated Press (snipped) CAIRO, Egypt - No. 2 al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri praised insurgents in Iraq, particularly Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and called on all Muslims to support them in a video posted Thursday on the Internet. The video was dated with an Islamic month corresponding to November 2005 and al-Zawahri mentions an Oct. 23 earthquake that hit Pakistan and Afghanistan. But it appeared to be the first time the 28-minute video has been made public. It was not clear why the video...

CAMP FALLUJAH, Iraq (May 9, 2005) -- They are not often seen, but they’re definitely heard. In the late hours of the night or in the early morning, the thundering blasts shake the ground, which can be felt across the camp here and causes many service members to ask, “Was that incoming or outgoing?” In most cases it’s outgoing, and the artillery Marines of A Battery, 1st Battalion, 10th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, are the ones making all the noise. “We provide support for any and everybody that calls for us,” said Gunnery Sgt. Michael Jones, Alpha Battery gunnery sergeant,...