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Subscriptions must be prepaid. The Michigan Daily is a member of The Associated Press and The U.S. soldiers controi the villages of Korengal Val- ly by a binocular in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province yesterday. U.S. troops still hunt al-Qa1d iAfghanistan Five years after 9/11 attack, American forces believe about 100 insurgents are hiding in mountains KORANGAL VALLEY, Afghanistan (AP) - At night, the mountains glow from artillery strikes. By day, gunbattles echo down the valley. Five years after the Sept. 11 attack, Americans are battling al- Qaida militants in this remote area where the U.S. military says the group hatched the terror plot. Only about 100 hard-core Afghan, Arab and Pak- istani insurgents operate in the Korangal Valley, but this is where the U.S. last year suffered its worst combat loss in Afghanistan and where the military believes at least second-tier al-Qaida leaders still hide and plan attacks. Many of the U.S. soldiers here see their offensive as a chance to avenge the assault on America, and to calm a hot bed of the Afghan insurgency. "From all the areas we have been through, this one is the most active," said Capt. Michael Schmidt of the 10th Mountain Division from Fort Drum, N.Y. "There are a lot of bad guys in this valley," the 30- year-old Marylander added, his M-16 assault rifle resting in the carved out hole of a bunker overlook- ing a village where U.S. troops think they killed at least two insurgents yesterday. At the end of August, the U.S. Army launched Operation Big Northern Wind seeking to wipe out militants in Kunar province's Korangal Valley and expand the control of the Afghan government - part of a drive by 20,000 coalition soldiers to secure the volatile frontier with Pakistan. The drive comes amid Afghanistan's worst vio- lence since U.S.-led forces ousted the Taliban regime at the end of 2001 for giving haven to Osama bin Laden and al-Qaida training bases. r ' WASHINGTON Bush to mark 9/11 with memorial visits President Bush embarked yesterday on nearly 24 hours of somber observances at the three sites where terrorists wrought death and destruction and transformed his presidency. He intended to offer few words during appearances at ground zero in New York where the World Trade Centers fell, in the Pennsylvania field where one of the hijacked planes hurtled to the ground and at the Pentagon crash site. But Ameri- cans will hear more from him during a prime-time address tonight from the Oval Office. Even before Bush left the capital, surrogates from Vice President Dick Cheney on down spent the Sept. 11 anniversary's eve vigorously defending the administra- tion's record on improving the national defense over the past five years. RAMALLAH, West Bank Blair coaxes Israeli, Palestinian leaders to meet Prodded by Britain's visiting leader, the Israeli prime minister and Palestinian president said yesterday they are ready to resume contacts without conditions - a small step that many people hope could lead to resuming peace talks. British Prime Minister Tony Blair also tried to draw Hamas into peace efforts, but the militant Islamic group that controls the Palestinian government rejected his condition that it first renounce violence and recognize Israel. Despite Hamas' tough stance, the readiness of Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to meet was the first sign of movement in peacemaking in months. "For the past months, the situation has gone backwards and not forwards," Blair said at a news conference. But now, he added, "there is window of oppor- tunity, even if it does seem very bleak." Standing alongside the British leader, Abbas said he was prepared to sit down with Olmert. VIENNA, Austria Iran considers suspending enrichment Iran is ready to consider complying - at least temporarily - with a U.N. Security Council demand that it freeze uranium enrichment, which can be used in developing atomic weapons, diplomats told The Associated Press yesterday. Such a concession would be a major departure by Tehran as it faces possible U.N. sanctions for its nuclear defiance and would be a huge step toward defusing a confrontation over the program it says is only aimed at generating electricity. - The compromise was mentioned by senior Iranian nuclear negotiator Ali Lari- jani during two-day talks that ended yesterday with European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana, the diplomats said. HAMILTON, Bermuda Florence grows into hurricane, nears Bermuda Florence intensified into the second hurricane of the Atlantic season yester- day as it neared Bermuda, where residents stocked up on provisions and formed long lines at gas stations in the lashing rain. Florence was expected to pass "very near" the tiny British territory today, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami. But it was too early to tell whether it will make a direct hit. Preparations to protect life and property "should be rushed to completion,"the hurricane center said. Shopkeepers and homeowners boarded up windows and doors, with one closed flower shop bearing the sign: "We've gone away to chase away Flor- ence. Back Tuesday." - Compiledfrom Daily wire reports CORRECTIONS Please report any error in the Daily to corrections@michigandaily.com. I I 1 9 WIN A FREE COURSE! Stop by our office at the corner of South University and Forest and register to win a free course of your 1 choice. "iceto. 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