Shamsul Huda, who heads the election commission, insists that it will be ready.

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The inmate population includes political prisoners, and the prison is considered the last major government position in western Idlib, Al-Huda said.

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On April 28, US soldiers in Iraq discovered detonation wires across the street from the newly built Huda Girls' school in Tarmiya, north of Baghdad.

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Huda Jawad, director of the Muslim charity Forward Thinking, says she has doubts about levels of support from Muslims, given Tony Blair's foreign policy record while prime minister.

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The rebels' assault on the prison began Friday and they were in control of 60% of the facility, though fighting continued over two major buildings, said opposition activist Omar Abu Al-Huda.

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