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    Iraqi Sajida Mubarak al-Rishawi, 35, who accompanied her husband on a suicide mission in Amman and failed to detonate her explosive belt, displays her belt during a televised confession on Nov. 13. Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Moasher told a press conference that Rishawi's brother, Samer, had been a key aide to Zarqawi and was killed earlier this year in the restive western Iraqi town of Fallujah.

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    Fighting Terror Tops Jordan Premier Agenda

    Jordan’s new prime minister denied that this month’s triple hotel bombings in Amman were the reason for a major reshuffling of the kingdom’s government, according to remarks published Saturday.

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    Iraqi Sajida Mubarak al-Rishawi, 35, who accompanied her husband on a suicide mission in Amman and failed to detonate her explosive belt, displays her belt during a televised confession on Nov. 13. Deputy Prime Minister Marwan Moasher told a press conference that Rishawi's brother, Samer, had been a key aide to Zarqawi and was killed earlier this year in the restive western Iraqi town of Fallujah.

    Amman Long Viewed As Prime Terror Target

    Jordan’s capital has long been a prime target for al-Qaida terror strikes, both because it serves as a gateway to Iraq for U.S. workers and because terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi holds strong hatred for his homeland’s rulers.

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    Attacks in Jordan at a Glance

    A look at attacks in Jordan in recent years: -- Aug. 19, 2005: Attackers fire at least three rockets from the hills above the Jordanian port city of Aqaba, with one narrowly missing a U.S.

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    Recent Terror Attacks by Al-Qaida

    Recent major attacks attributed to the al-Qaida terror network: -- Oct. 7, 2004 and July 23, 2005: Attacks on three Sinai resorts in Egypt killed a total of 97 people.

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    Al-Qaida’s most-wanted

    Name, nationality and status of some major Al-Qaida figures: OSAMA BIN LADEN, Saudi, supreme leader: At large, on FBI Most Wanted Terrorists list.

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