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Wednesday, January 29, 2003 THE BATTALII U.S. fights off Afghan rebel By Mark Kennedy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Attacks on U.S.-led forces continue BAGRAM, Afghanistan — Hundreds of U.S. troops pressed toward rebel fighters in rugged mountain caves Tuesday, while warplanes bombed dug-in enemy positions in the fiercest battle in Afghanistan in nearly a year. At least 18 rebels were killed in the assault. The U.S. military believes the fighters are loyal to renegade warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, a pow erful Pashtun strongman who has vowed to link his forces with remnants of al-Qaida and the ousted Taliban regime. About 80 rebels were believed to be remaining in the southeastern cave network, under attack from 350 troops, including soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division, U.S. Special Forces and allied Afghan militia. “It’s the largest concentration of enemy forces since Operation Anaconda,” military spokesman Col. Roger King said, referring to a very fierce eight-day battle in March against Taliban and al- Qaida holdouts in a different area Tuesday’s fighting near Spinboldak is the latest in a series of attac on U.S.-led coalition troops in Afghanistan. TURKMENISTAN UZBEK. ▲ Cities with tercl training camps [ ^ Recent attack,] coalition forces I IRAN Bagram jjf Kabul •Kunar AFGHANISTAN Paktika ! - -V Kandahar, I Spinboldak^ Mamf PAKISTAN <310Q^rii 0 100 km Terror training camps havealdj reappeared alon j the border| from Maruf to Kunar and in parts of northwest Pakistan SOURCES. Associated Press; ESRI of southeastern Afghanistan, about 250 miles northeast of the fighting. While King said evidence pointed to Hekmatyar’s military arm, the Hezb-e-Islami move ment, he gave no further details, which a former high-ranking Taliban member questioned. Obeidullah, who goes by only one name, told The Associated Press that the fight ing was being led by two ex- Taliban — Hafiz Abdul Rahim. the regime’s former chief of! border security, and Siraju former district chief of Shir in western Afghanistan. The fighting, which Monday, had ended by Tut evening, and coalition were searching the caves »!r the rebel forces had been hie said Lt. Col. Dave Lapar| Pentagon spokesman. The battle marked an tant shift in the challenges(k the U.S.-led coalition. Sharon’s Likud Party wins election By Dan Perry THE ASSOCIATED PRESS . JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, who has taken a hard line against the Palestinian uprising, won a crushing victory in Israel’s election Tuesday, and TV projections showed his Likud and other hawkish parties easi ly winning most seats in parliament. The prospect of progress on the Palestinian front now appears to depend on whether Sharon can form a coalition that will include the opposi tion Labor party, which campaigned on a pledge to restart peace negotiations with the Palestinians. Amram Mitzna, who led Labor to its worst defeat in history, ruled out joining a Sharon-led government. Even without Labor, Sharon is expected to face difficulties in forming a stable government from the myriad political and religious factions, espe cially amid the turmoil of the Palestinian uprising. Despite unrelenting violence with the Palestinians and a crippling economic crisis, Likud won 36 seats in the 120-member parlia ment — up from 19 seats in the outgoing Knesset, according to Israel TV’s exit poll. The bloc of rightist and religious parties that support Sharon’s tough stance against the Palestinians won 70 seats overall, the TV said. Perhaps the big winner was Yosef “Tomi: Lapid. a pugnacious journalist-turned who heads the Shinui Party, which has vchetK ly opposed joining any coalition with reliw parties. Shinui was projected to emerge as: third largest with 15 seats. The Yugoslavia Lapid. 71, called on Mitzna and Sharon lojo him in a “secular unity government” ex# religious parties. Once-dominant Labor, which called ftf speedy pullout from most of the West Baniai Gaza, won only 18 seats, compared to2i outgoing parliament, the TV said — a reStiffl of Israelis’ anger at the failure of a peace efforts with the Palestinians w7hcV party led. The projections were greeted with dismay Palestinians. Cabinet Minister Saeb Erekat \ they show “Israelis are preparing themselves more violence and escalation, not for a pe process. The vote was Israel’s fourth national election seven years, and only 68.5 percent of the 4.7 lion-strong electorate cast ballots. The camp failed to ignite excitement, both because Sharon victory was considered inevitable and becau i : Israelis have despaired of a quick fix to the blood and debilitating conflict. 1600 Texas Ave. S College Station JURs 3505G Longmire Dr College Station 1219 N. Texas Ave., Bryan Come help us celebrate our 30 th anniversary on January 30, 2003 Offers good only Thursday, Jan. 30, 2003 We will offer a “special selection” of liquor, beer, wine, and cigars at a 30% discount! Featuring: Bacardi Light Rum 80 $ 16. 44 1.75 L Coors Light Long Necks $ 10. 49 ■ w • l2oz., 20pk. Jim Beam 80 $Q 37 750ml Cuervo Gold Tequila 80 1 $ I2. 31 750ml Enjoy in moderation! ej exas A&M pitc Aggies The Texa Oklahom; Norman, C team with A&M se Aggies' al passing \ between points aw scorer in t MSC Press 7:30 8c I0:( in the T Only wit wristt B C C Salsa ?! G 9f Spec