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Abbas appoints Gaza strongman as top security adviser
 Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Sunday named Gaza strongman Mohammed Dahlan as his national security adviser, presidential aides said. The appointment puts Dahlan, a top official in AbbasÂ’ Fatah party, in a sensitive position as Palestinian leaders try to reform their myriad and competing security services. As Gaza security chief in the 1990s, Dahlan led a crackdown on Hamas militants. The Islamic militant group, which is now in a unity government with Fatah, still has rocky relations with Dahlan. Posted by: Fred 2007-03-19 |
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