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Ten Russian warships have docked at Syrian port DEBKAfile Exclusive Report September 18, 2008, 11:08 PM (GMT+02:00) Russian Navy in action Israeli military and naval commanders were taken by surprise by Rear Adm. Andrei Baranov's disclosure that 10 Russian warships are already anchored at the Syrian port of Tartus,DEBKAfile’s military sources report.  More...

After her narrow win, Livni’s ability to form government in doubt DEBKAfile Exclusive Report September 18, 2008, 10:46 PM (GMT+02:00) From TV landslide to real wafer-thin victory Foreign minister Tzipi Livni declared herself victor of the Kadima party’s first leadership primary before dawn Thursday, Sept. 18, although her win was challenged by transport Shaul Mofaz, one percent behind her (43 to his 42 percent). All night, he demanded a partial recount in view of election irregularities, claiming there was no more than one vote dividing them – not 431. Early Thursday, Mofaz finally called Livni to congratulate her. Real results differed dramatically from the three TV exit polls which wrongly awarded Livni a landslide victory of up to 10 percent wide of the mark. Throughout the campaign the foreign minister was a media favorite and inaccurately described as unchallenged successor to Ehud Olmert both as party chair and prime minister.  More... US closes Yemen embassy after al Qaeda attack kills sixteen DEBKAfile Special Report September 18, 2008, 12:52 PM (GMT+02:00) US embassy in Yemeni capital Sanaa Eight Yemeni soldiers, six assailants and 2 civilians were killed in an al Qaeda suicide car bombing, RPG rocket and shooting attack on the US embassy in Sanaa, Wednesday, Sept. 17. No embassy staff members were harmed in the five explosions reported by a US official. The rockets started a blaze in parts of the heavily fortified building. DEBKAfile’s counter-terror sources disclose that Yemeni president Abdullah Salah, recently began working with al Qaeda to win their help for quelling plots by army dissidents to overthrow his regime and for beating back an Iran-backed Shiite rebellion.  More...