Index: FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html
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--- FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 1985)
+++ FCKeditor/trunk/_whatsnew.html	(revision 1996)
@@ -89,4 +89,6 @@
 		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/2184">#2184</a>] Fixed several validation 
 			errors in the File Browser.</li>
+		<li>[<a target="_blank" href="http://dev.fckeditor.net/ticket/1383">#1383</a>] Fixed an IE issue where 
+ 			pressing backspace may merge a hyperlink on the previous line with the text on the current line.</li> 
 	</ul>
 	<h3>
Index: FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/classes/fckenterkey.js
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--- FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/classes/fckenterkey.js	(revision 1985)
+++ FCKeditor/trunk/editor/_source/classes/fckenterkey.js	(revision 1996)
@@ -169,4 +169,26 @@
 	}
 
+	// On IE, it is better for us handle the deletion if the caret is preceeded
+	// by a <br> (#1383).
+	if ( FCKBrowserInfo.IsIE )
+	{
+		var previousElement = FCKDomTools.GetPreviousSourceElement( oRange.StartNode, true ) ;
+
+		if ( previousElement && previousElement.nodeName.toLowerCase() == 'br' )
+		{
+			// Create a range that starts after the <br> and ends at the
+			// current range position.
+			var testRange = oRange.Clone() ;
+			testRange.SetStart( previousElement, 4 ) ;
+
+			// If that range is empty, we can proceed cleaning that <br> manually.
+			if ( testRange.CheckIsEmpty() )
+			{
+				previousElement.parentNode.removeChild( previousElement ) ;
+				return true ;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	var oStartBlock = oRange.StartBlock ;
 	var oEndBlock = oRange.EndBlock ;