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

Friday, January 18, 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.

Justice Dept. Seeks 5 Suspected al Qaeda Members [Photos]
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)

Also Today: The Red Cross announced it would be questioning each al Qaeda and Taliban detainee being held at Guantanamo Bay to ensure they were being treated humanely. [Details from Reuters]

• Accused shoe-bomber Richard Reid pleaded not guilty on charges that he attempted to bring down a passenger get carrying 197 people by detonating gel explosives hidden in his shoes. [Details from Reuters]

6:15 am - Israeli F-16 jets launched a missile attack against the main Palestinian security compound in the West Bank town of Tulkarm, destroying the building. The attack appeared to be in retaliation for yesterday's deadly raid on an Israeli banquet hall by a Palestinian terrorist of the  Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. Six people were killed and 33 more wounded in that attack. [See: Israeli Planes Hit Palestinian HQ in West Bank (Reuters)] 

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