21.   The Palestinian self-rule government of Yasser Arafat has asked the United States not to extradite a leader of the militant Islamic group Hamas, a PLO official said Thursday.

22.   Turkey has asked Syria to extradite rebel leaders alleged to be living in Damascus.

23.   Turkey has demanded that Damascus end its support for the rebels and extradite their leaders.

24.   Israeli and US officials may drop plans to extradite HAMAS leader Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzouk from the United States to Israel, The New York Times reported Thursday.