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Chronology: All time shown below are approximate Eastern Daylight Times.

Wednesday, January 9, 2002

NOTE: Reports from news sources involving movements or operations of United States military personnel NOT confirmed by named U.S. government officials will be labeled as such.

Maps Detailing Allied Attacks (CNN)
Map of Coalition Bases of Operation (CNN)
Detailed Afghanistan Maps and Information (About Geography)
Afghanistan and Area Weather Forecast (AccuWeather)
Most Wanted Terrorist List (FBI)
To Report Terrorist Activities to the FBI (FBI)
English translation of Osama bin Laden videotape (Defense Department - .pdf file)

Also Today: A former worker at the San Onofre nuclear plant in Southern California, was arrested after threatening plant workers and supervisors. In a search of the 43-year-old man's home, police found an arsenal of over 200 weapons, including assault rifles, tear gas grenades and thousands of rounds of ammunition. [Details from Reuters]

1:00 pm - The White House confirmed that a U.S. Marine KC-130 mid-air refueling plane had crashed in Pakistan. "I can confirm that there has been a plane crash in Pakistan involving a KC-130,'' stated White House spokesman Ari Fleischer. There were no further details on the crash, which Fleischer said was being investigated by the Pentagon. The KC-130 usually carries a crew of 6 to 8 personnel.

8:30 am - The recent lull in hostilities between Israel and Palestine was broken as Palestinian militants killed four Israeli soldiers. Hamas, a militant Islamic group claimed responsibility for the attack in southern Israel. Two of the militants were also killed, according to authorities. [See: Palestinian Gunmen Kill Four Israeli Soldiers (Reuters)]

8:00 am - In an attempt to stabilize the war-torn city, the interim-Afghan government ordered all armed men, not part of the security force, to leave Kabul. [See: Armed Men Ordered to Leave Ravaged Kabul (Reuters)]

7:00 am - CNN reported that U.S. investigators were finding an al Qaeda leader "most cooperative" during interrogation. Ibn Al-Shaykh al-Libi, a Libyan, was being held aboard the USS Bataan, along with eight other al Qaeda detainees and John Walker, the American captured fighting for the Taliban.

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