Defense Policy / Programs
- DoD News: Contracts for May 12, 2008
- ODNI and DoD Chief Information Officers Embrace Information Sharing Between Interagency Computer Networks 12 May 2008
- Services Meet/Exceed April 2008 Recruiting Goals AFPS 12 May 2008
- Prepositioning weapons at Balad to save $1.3 mn AFPN 12 May 2008
- General & Misconceptions About Army IRR AFPS 12 May 2008
- USS Momsen Trains With Kenyan Navy Navy NewsStand 12 May 2008
- CNO Visits UK, Builds Partnerships Navy NewsStand 12 May 2008
- DoD Recruiting and Retention Numbers for April 2008 12 May 2008
- Kearsarge Completes CMAV Navy NewsStand 12 May 2008
- JIEDDO Support Contract CACI 12 May 2008
- China & Russian Mi-171 production RIA Novosti 12 May 2008
- Marines, Sailors Prepare for Possible Ops in Burma AFPS 11 May 2008
- USS Ramage Conducts Towing Exercise Navy NewsStand 11 May 2008
- DoD News: Contracts for May 09, 2008
- New wings to secure A-10 longevity AFPN 09 May 2008
- Guardian Challenge competition kicks off with spirit AFPN 09 May 200
- CSG Commander & Interoperability, Partnerships AFPS 09 May 2008
- Gates Observes Army FCS Progress AFPS 09 May 2008ports.
- Stennis & CVW9 Return to Flight Ops Navy NewsStand 09 May 2008
- Transcript: Defense Department Background Briefing on Quadrennial Roles and Missions Review 08 May 2008
- Pakistan FM & Proposed US Defense Appointment VOA 09 May 2008 -- Pakistan's FM rejected the proposed appointment of the former US GTMO prison commander as the top defense liaison to Pakistan
- AATE Engine Demonstrator Contract Pratt & Whitney 09 May 2008
- Indian Navy & Chinese nuclear sub movements IRNA 09 May 2008
- India to acquire six more submarines IRNA 09 May 2008
Other Conflicts
- US Slams Hezbollah Influence in Lebanon VOA 12 May 2008 -- The Bush admin. is urging Iranian-backed militants to cease hostilities in Lebanon
- Lebanon's Army & Sectarian Violence VOA 12 May 2008 -- Lebanon's army says it will use force to stop the country's sectarian fighting.
- CHAD: Govt denies involvement in Khartoum attack IRIN 12 May 2008
- Chad Closes Border With Sudan VOA 12 May 2008
- Heavy Fighting Erupts Again in Northern Lebanon VOA 12 May 2008
- Analysts & Lebanon political, sectarian crisis IRIN 12 May 2008
- SOMALIA: Peace talks to begin in Djibouti IRIN 12 May 2008
- Egypt's Intelligence Chief & Gaza Truce VOA 12 May 2008 -- Egypt's intell chief held talks with Israeli leaders about a possible Gaza Strip truce
- Sudan Reimposes Curfew in Omdurman VOA 12 May 2008 -- Sudanese authorities arrested opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi
- Israel Considers Truce Offer From Hamas VOA 11 May 2008 -- A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy
- New Fighting Erupts in Lebanon VOA 11 May 2008 -- New clashes have broken out in Lebanon between Shi'ite gunmen and pro-govt fighters
- Sudan Breaks Ties With Chad Over Rebel Attack VOA 11 May 2008
- Lebanon: Opposition continues military takeover IRIN 11 May 2008
- Yemen: 100,000 people affected by rebellion in north IRIN 11 May 2008
- Kosovo, EU Issues As Serbia Heads Into Elections RFE/RL 10 May 2008
- US Accuses Syria, Iran in Lebanon Violence RFE/RL 10 May 2008
- US official arrives in Abkhazia RIA Novosti 10 May 2008
- Hezbollah to End Armed Presence in Beirut VOA 10 May 2008
- Abbas-Olmert Talks a ‘First’ in Mideast Diplomacy cfr.org 30 Apr 2008
- Fuller: Russia May be Seeking ‘Joint State’ of Abkhazia-Georgia cfr.org 25 Apr 2008
- Analysis: Tremors in the South Caucasus cfr.org 25 Apr 2008
Current Operations
- USAFCENT May 11 airpower summary AFPN 12 May 2008
- Iraq Ops Update AFPS 12 May 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces nabbed 20 terrorism suspects in operations in Baghdad and Mosul.
- Commander: al-Qaida ‘virtually destroyed’ in Kirkuk AFPS 12 May 2008 -- Violence in Iraq’s Kirkuk province has dropped by 70 percent, and coalition and Iraqi forces have “virtually destroyed” al-Qaida in Iraq in the region, the commander of the U.S. brigade combat team in the area said today.
- C-130 crew provides humanitarian aid to Burma AFPN 12 May 2008
- First of 3 Planned US Flights Brings Aid to Burma AFPS 12 May 2008
- Sporadic Clashes Reported in Sadr City VOA 12 May 2008
- Progress With Afghan Army, Police AFPS 12 May 2008
- USAFCENT May 10 airpower summary AFPN 11 May 2008
- Iraq Ops Update AFPS 11 May 2008 -- A U.S. Hellfire missile killed an insurgent near the site of a roadside-bomb attack in Baghdad
- Afghanistan Ops Update AFPS 11 May 2008 -- Several militants were killed and eight were detained during two separate coalition operations
- USAFCENT May 9 airpower summary AFPN 10 May 2008
- Afghanistan Mission & NATO, Int'l Support AFPS 09 May 2008
- US Military: Al-Qaida in Iraq Leader Not Captured VOA 09 May 2008
- Iraq Ops Update AFPS 09 May 2008 -- Coalition & Iraqi soldiers in Baghdad killed six enemy fighters, fended off an attack
- Brigade Leaves Iraq Region Secure, Revitalized AFPS 09 May 2008
Other News
- Ban Ki-moon & Burma's Response to Cyclone VOA 12 May 2008
- Pakistan Coalition Govt & Reinstatement of Judges VOA 12 May 2008
- Pro-Western Coalition Declares Victory In Serbian ElectionsRFE/RL 12 May 2008 -- Serbia's pro-European alliance secured a surprisingly strong win in the May 11 parliamentary vote
- UN humanitarian aid arrives in Myanmar RIA Novosti 12 May 2008
- Serbian Political Leaders & Forming New Govt VOA 12 May 2008
- Huge Earthquake Hits Central China VOA 12 May 2008
- Russia: PM Putin Names New Cabinet RFE/RL 12 May 2008
- Prime Minister Putin appoints new govt RIA Novosti 12 May 2008
- Pakistani Party Quitting Coalition Govt VOA 12 May 2008 -- Former PM Sharif says his party is withdrawing from the federal Cabinet because the two leading parties failed to reach agreement on deposed judges.
- US: Captured Files Closely Tie Venezuela to Colombian Rebels VOA 10 May 2008 -- U.S. intelligence officials say documents show that Venezuela has deeper ties with FARC rebels than previously thought.
- Iraqi Official: US Reconstruction Aid Still Needed VOA 11 May 2008
- Ceasefire in Baghdad's Sadr City Mostly Holding VOA 11 May 2008
- Myanmar government names relief "partners" IRIN 11 May 2008
- ICRC & Relief Supplies To Burmese Detainees VOA 11 May 2008
- Tadic Declares Victory in Serbia VOA 11 May 2008
- Serbs Voting In Divisive Parliamentary Elections RFE/RL 11 May 2008
- Iraqi government, al-Mahdi Army agree to a cease-fire IRNA 10 May 2008 -- Iraqi government and al-Mahdi Army agreed to a cease-fire.
- Iraqi Govt, Al-Sadr Movement Agree to Cease-Fire VOA 10 May 2008
- UNHCR & Cutbacks for Iraqi Refugees VOA 10 May 200
- Pakistan & Reinstating Fired Judges VOA 10 May 2008
- First UN Land Convoy Goes to Burma VOA 10 May 2008
- Burma Holds Constitutional Referendum VOA 10 May 2008
- Zimbabwe: Tsvangirai-Mugabe Runoff VOA 10 May 2008
- USAF units & Pacific disaster relief support AFPN 09 May 2008
- Burma Allows 1 US C-130 to Deliver Supplies AFPS 09 May 2008
- Burma Agrees to US Aid for Cyclone Victims VOA 09 May 2008
- UN to Resume Aid Flights to Myanmar VOA 09 May 2008 -- The World Food Program decided to send in 2 relief flights as planned on Saturday
- Top UN official & access to Myanmar UN News Centre 09 May 2008
- UN Suspends Aid to Burma VOA 09 May 2008 -- U.N. officials say they have suspended aid shipments to Burma
- Olmert & Corruption Probe VOA 09 May 2008 -- Israel's PM Olmert says he will resign if he is indicted in a corruption investigation
- Zimbabwe Detentions, Violence & Tensions VOA 09 May 2008
- Analysis: Myanmar in Crisis cfr.org 08 May 2008
- Analysis: Baghdad and Kurds Close the Gap cfr.org 30 Apr 2008
- U.S. is One of the ‘Central Pillars’ of Indian Foreign Policy cfr.org 29 Apr 2008
- Backgrounder: The Role of the ‘Sons of Iraq’ in Improving Security cfr.org 25 Apr 2008
- Friedman: Chinese Believe Tibetans, Other Ethnic Groups Should be Incorporated into One China cfr.org 23 Apr 2008
- Backgrounder: Nationalism in China cfr.org 23 Apr 2008
- Backgrounder: The Question of Tibet cfr.org 09 Apr 2008
