July 1999 Military News

AFGHAN FIGHTING Voice of America 30 July 1999 -- Fighting in Afghanistan has continued for the third day as Taleban forces try to oust the last remaining opposition force in the country.
Text: Amb. Burleigh Addresses UN Security Council on Angola USIA 29 July 1999 -- The United States believes "effective implementation of the sanctions against UNITA is an indispensable ingredient for the end to this war" in Angola, says Ambassador Peter Burleigh, charge d'affaires at the United States Mission to the United Nations in New York.
Security Council Looking to Tighten UNITA Sanctions USIA By Judy Aita 29 July 1999 -- The UN Security Council is pushing forward with its efforts to choke off the supply of arms and money to the Angolan rebel movement UNITA and thus "reduce its capacity to make war," says Canadian Ambassador Robert Fowler.
CHAIRMAN OF SECURITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED TO MONITOR SANCTIONS AGAINST UNITA BRIEFS COUNCIL 29 July 1999 Press Release SC/6705 -- The goal was to reduce UNITA leader Jonas Savimbi's diamond revenues, which amounted to an estimated $3 billion to $4 billion since the early 1990s. The sanctions were aimed at diminishing UNITA's capacity to wage war by diminishing those revenues and by increasing the cost of arms procurement.
EAST TIMOR-PLEBISCITE PREPARATIONS Voice of America 29 July 1999 -- The date for East Timor's referendum on independence has been postponed again and is now set for August 30th.
NIGERIA ETHNIC VIOLENCE Voice of America 29 July 1999 -- Ethnic relations in Nigeria have suffered several setbacks this year, as rival ethnic groups around the country have clashed over a diverse set of issues, from land ownership to religion.
LANKAN STRIFE Voice of America 29 July 1999 -- Tamil United Liberation Front politician Neelan Tiruchelvam was killed when a suicide bomber leapt on his car as he approached his home in Colombo.
U-N - ANGOLA SANCTIONS Voice of America 29 July 1999 -- Members of the United Nations Security Council called for a strengthening of sanctions against Angola's UNITA rebel group.
AFGHAN FIGHTING Voice of America 29 July 1999 -- In Afghanistan, fighting is continuing near Kabul between Taleban and opposition forces. Reports differ as to the number of people killed.
INDONESIA-EAST TIMOR Voice of America 28 July 1999 -- U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan has called for another delay in the referendum on the future of East Timor.
NIGERIA VIOLENCE Voice of America 28 July 1999 -- : Nigerian newspaper reports say more than 100 people were killed in ethnic violence in eastern Nigeria this week. However police sources in the area say no such clashes have occurred.
U-N - AFGHANISTAN FIGHTING Voice of America 28 July 1999 -- The United Nations Security Council today called for an immediate end to outside support for military factions in Afghanistan.
EAST TIMOR - UNHCR Voice of America 27 July 1999 -- The Indonesian government has asked the United Nations Refugee Agency - U-N-H-C-R -- to look after tens of thousands of displaced people in Timor.
SUDAN FAMINE Voice of America 27 July 1999 -- U-N aid agencies are warning that tens of thousands of people in southern Sudan may die of famine if the Sudanese government doesn't lift its ban on flights across the Upper Nile.
TURKEY - KURDS Voice of America 27 July 1999 -- Turkey's top military official has denied reports that Turkish air-force jets bombed a Kurdish rebel base in Iran.
CONGO FIGHTING Voice of America 27 July 1999 -- Rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are reporting fresh fighting in the north of the country.
U-N - ANNAN - ANGOLA Voice of America 27 July 1999 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has been looking for ways to revive the Angolan peace process following a year of deteriorating security and humanitarian conditions in Angola.
AFGHAN FIGHTING Voice of America 27 July 1999 -- Fighting has increased since last week's United Nations-sponsored peace talks between the Taleban and the opposition ended without any progress towards establishing peace
STATEMENT BY THE PRESIDENT July 27, 1999 -- I welcome the announcement by the Organization of African Unity (OAU) that Ethiopia and Eritrea have accepted the OAU Framework Agreement and the Modalities for its implementation, and agreed to steps proposed by the OAU to facilitate implementation of the Agreement.
U.S. Senate to Consider Bill to Push Peace Process in Sudan By Jim Fisher-Thompson USIA 27 July 1999 -- A bill aimed at ending the 16-year civil war in Sudan and reforming the delivery of humanitarian aid was introduced in the Senate July 27 by Senator Bill Frist, a heart surgeon who has done voluntary medical work in the embattled nation.
Text: Amb. Burleigh on Promoting Peace and Security in Africa USIA 26 July 1999 -- The international community must "look at its response to the Kosovo crisis, take inspiration from what has been proved possible, and then work together to ensure that the same positive results are achieved in Africa."
SAF CONGO Voice of America 26 July 1999 -- Congo-Kinshasa President Laurent Kabila is in Pretoria for talks with South African President, Thabo Mbeki about the peace process in Congo-Kinshasa's civil war.
CHIAPAS EXECUTIONS Voice of America 24 July 1999 -- A UNITED NATIONS INVESTIGATOR IN MEXICO HAS CALLED FOR ACTION TO PREVENT MORE SUMMARY EXECUTIONS IN THE SOUTHERN PART OFTHE COUNTRY.
AFGHANISTAN / TALEBAN / U-S Voice of America 24 July 1999 -- AFGHANISTAN'S TALEBAN MOVEMENT HAS EXPRESSED ITS READINESS TO HOLD TALKS WITH THE UNITED STATES TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES THAT HAVE STRAINED THE TALEBAN'S TIES WITH WASHINGTON.
SUDAN TALKS Voice of America 23 July 1999 -- PEACE TALKS TO END THE CIVIL WAR IN SUDAN ENDED FRIDAY IN NAIROBI WITHOUT ACHIEVING A CEASEFIRE AGREEMENT FOR FAMINE-HIT AREAS OF SOUTHERN SUDAN.
AFGHAN FOOD Voice of America 23 July 1999 -- THE UNITED NATIONS SAYS AFGHANISTAN IS FACING ITS WORST RECORDED FOOD SHORTAGES, LARGELY DUE TO THE LOWEST RAINFALL IN 40 YEARS.
STRUGGLING TO SAVE THE NORTHERN IRELAND PEACE ACCORD Voice of America 22 July 1999 -- BRITISH AND IRISH OFFICIALS -- ALONG WITH A FORMER U-S SENATOR -- ARE STRUGGLING TO SAVE THE NORTHERN IRELAND PEACE ACCORD FROM FAILURE.
CONGO KINSHASA AID Voice of America 22 July 1999 -- HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN CONGO-KINSHASA ARE CAUGHT IN A CATASTROPHIC SITUATION BECAUSE OF WAR AND AN EVER-WORSENING ECONOMY.
AFGHAN / U-N Voice of America 22 July 1999 -- FOR THE PAST YEAR, NEARLY THE ENTIRE NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN REGION HAS BEEN CONTROLLED BY THE TALEBAN. ALTHOUGH SMALL CLASHES BETWEEN THE TALEBAN AND THE OPPOSITION NORTHERN ALLIANCE HAVE TAKEN PLACE, THE AREA HAS BEEN LARGELY PEACEFUL
Anthony Lake Travels to Ethiopia and Eritrea By Jane Morse USIA 21 July 1999 -- Former U.S. National Security Advisor Anthony Lake is leading an interagency team to Ethiopia and Eritrea to discuss with officials there the ongoing conflict between those two countries.
SPAIN - BASQUE Voice of America 21 July 1999 -- SPAIN HAS RELEASED 22 FORMER LEADERS OF HERRI BATASUNA -- THE POLITICAL WING OF THE BASQUE SEPARATIST GUERRILLA MOVEMENT, KNOWN AS "ETA" [PRON: 'EH-TUH].
ANGOLA ASSISTANCE Voice of America 21 July 1999 -- ANGOLA IS STARTING A PROGRAM TO HELP THOUSANDS OF INTERNALLY DISPLACED PEOPLE BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT IN FOOD PRODUCTION.
INDONESIA / EAST TIMOR Voice of America 20 July 1999 -- EAST-TIMORESE INDEPENDENCE LEADER JOSE RAMOS HORTA IS TELLING PRO-INDONESIA GROUPS THERE WILL BE NO RETRIBUTION AGAINST THEM IF THE INDEPENDENCE FACTION WINS THE REFERENDUM.
NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 20 July 1999 -- UNIONIST AND REPUBLICAN POLITICIANS IN THE BRITISH PROVINCE CONTINUE TO BLAME EACH OTHER FOR THE DEADLOCK.
CONGO FIGHTING Voice of America 20 July 1999 -- GOVERNMENT TROOPS HAVE REPORTEDLY RECAPTURED A KEY TOWN AND RAILROAD STATION SOUTHWEST OF THE CAPITAL. THE TOWN HAD BEEN HELD BY REBEL MILITIAMEN LOYAL TO THE FORMER PRIME MINISTER.
CONGO BRAZZAVILLE REFUGEES Voice of America 20 July 1999 -- THERE HAS BEEN A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF REFUGEES FLEEING CONGO-BRAZZAVILLE FOR NEIGHBORING GABON.
COLOMBIA / SAN VICENTE Voice of America 20 July 1999 -- COLOMBIAN REBELS ENDED AN EIGHT-MONTH OCCUPATION OF A REMOTE TOWN 250 KILOMETERS SOUTH OF BOGOTA.
AFGHAN PEACE TALKS Voice of America 20 July 1999 -- U-N SPONSORED PEACE TALKS BETWEEN AFGHANISTAN'S WARRING FACTIONS HAVE ENDED IN UZBEKISTAN WITHOUT A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH.
Central African Republic Asks UN for Help With Congo Refugees USIA By Judy Aita 20 July 1999 -- The Central African Republic is asking the United Nations for help in dealing with an influx of Congolese soldiers and refugees as it struggles to build its own democratic institutions, a UN special envoy said July 20.
NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 20 July 1999 -- BRITAIN'S PRIME MINISTER, TONY BLAIR, MET (TUESDAY) WITH HIS IRISH COUNTERPART IN ANOTHER EFFORT TO BREAK THE IMPASSE IN NORTHERN IRELAND'S PEACE PROCESS.
US Department of State Daily Press Briefing 19 July 1999 -- COLOMBIA Suspension of talks between the Government of Colombia and the FARC. FARC continues to launch unprovoked attacks against innocent civilians. US calls on the FARC leaders to make god on its oft stated commitment to peace by engaging in peace negotiations. US holds FARC responsible for killing and kidnapping of US citizens. US may provide assistance to Colombian military in expanding its counter-narcotics role.
ACEH-EAST TIMOR Voice of America 17 July 1999 -- GUERRILLA SEPARATISTS ARE SUSPECTED OF KILLING THREE GOVERNMENT SOLDIERS AND INJURING 10 OTHERS IN A GUN BATTLE EARLY MONDAY.
SUDAN TALKS Voice of America 17 July 1999 -- SUDAN'S MAIN REBEL GROUP SAYS IT IS EXTENDING A CEASE-FIRE IN SOUTHERN SUDAN, FOR HUMANITARIAN REASONS.
NIGERIA / VIOLENCE Voice of America 17 July 1999 -- AT LEAST 60 PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA DURING A CLASH BETWEEN RIVAL ETHNIC GROUPS NEAR THE COUNTRY'S COMMERCIAL CAPITAL, LAGOS.
U-S/COLOMBIA Voice of America 17 July 1999 -- THE UNITED STATES HAS BLAMED COLOMBIAN REBELS FOR THE SUSPENSION OF PLANNED PEACE TALKS WITH THE GOVERNMENT OF COLOMBIA.
CHECHNYA / BORDER CLASHES Voice of America 17 July 1999 -- TENSE RELATIONS BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE BREAKAWAY REPUBLIC OF CHECHNYA ARE WORSENING WITH INCREASING REPORTS OF VIOLENT BORDER SKIRMISHES.
NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 16 July 1999 -- A DAY AFTER NORTHERN IRELAND'S PEACE PROCESS SUFFERED A SERIOUS SETBACK, THE HEAD OF THE PROVINCE'S LARGEST PROTESTANT PARTY SAYS THE SITUATION IS NOT AS BAD AS IT SEEMS.
THE FARC Voice of America 16 July 1999 -- SIMPLY PUT, THE FARC RUNS SAN VICENTE. THE TOWN LIES IN A ZONE THE ARMY ABANDONED, LAST YEAR, TO SATISFY A REBEL PRE-CONDITION FOR STARTING THE PEACE PROCESS.
U-N -- TIMOR TALKS BEGIN Voice of America 15 July 1999 -- A NEW ROUND OF TALKS ON EAST TIMOR'S FUTURE BEGAN TODAY, (THURSDAY), INVOLVING SENIOR OFFICIALS FROM INDONESIA, PORTUGAL AND THE UNITED NATIONS.
SOMALIA / ETHIOPIA Voice of America 15 July 1999 -- AS MANY AS FIVE-THOUSAND ETHIOPIAN TROOPS ARE SAID TO HAVE CROSSED INTO SOUTHERN SOMALIA AND ARE HEADING EAST TOWARD AREAS CONTROLLED BY A SOMALI CLAN LEADER.
NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 15 July 1999 -- NORTHERN IRELAND'S PEACE PROCESS IS IN SHAMBLES AFTER "ULSTER UNIONISTS" REFUSED TO NOMINATE MINISTERS FOR AN ALL-PARTY GOVERNMENT.
CONGO REBEL / GAINS Voice of America 15 July 1999 -- REBELS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO ARE CLAIMING THE CAPTURE OF ANOTHER TOWN IN THE NORTH OF THE COUNTRY.
Transcript: State's Rice, NSC's Smith at July 15 Briefing USIA 15 July 1999 -- U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Susan Rice told a press conference at the State Department July 15 that she detected progress on efforts to end the conflict in Congo-Kinshasa during the recent meeting of the Organization of African Unity (OAU), which she attended.
Text: State Department on Arms and Conflict in Africa USIA 14 July 1999 -- A State Department document on "Arms and Conflict in Africa" released this month (July) concludes that "arms transfers and trafficking will continue to add volatility to politically unstable areas of sub-Saharan Africa for the foreseeable future."
EAST TIMOR / UNITED NATIONS Voice of America 14 July 1999 -- UNITED NATIONS OFFICIALS IN THE DISPUTED TERRITORY OF EAST TIMOR SAY INDONESIAN POLICE HAVE STOPPED A GROUP OF PRO-INDONESIA MILITIA FROM BREAKING INTO A U-N OFFICE.
U-N / TIMOR TALKS Voice of America 14 July 1999 -- THE UNITED NATIONS HAS SCHEDULED A NEW ROUND OF TALKS AIMED AT IMPROVING SECURITY CONDITIONS IN EAST TIMOR.
GUERRILLA LEADER CAPTURED Voice of America 14 July 1999 -- PERUVIAN PRESIDENT ALBERTO FUJIMORI HAS ANNOUNCED THE CAPTURE OF MAOIST SHINING PATH GUERRILLA LEADER, CALLED "FELICIANO," IN THE ANDEAN MOUNTAINS.
PERU / SHINING PATH Voice of America 14 July 1999 -- PERUVIAN SECURITY FORCES HAVE CAPTURED THE LEADER OF THE LEFTIST SHINING PATH GUERRILLAS IN AN OPERATION IN THE CENTRAL PART OF THE COUNTRY.
MEXICO SECURITY Voice of America 14 July 1999 -- THE WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM HAS CLASSIFIED MEXICO AS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS NATIONS AMONG THE WORLD'S 59 LARGEST ECONOMIES.
NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 14 July 1999 -- BRITAIN'S GOVERNMENT IS OFFERING TO AMEND A BILL TRANSFERRING HOME RULE FROM LONDON TO BELFAST. THE AMENDMENTS INCLUDE A SPECIFIC TIMETABLE FOR PARAMILITARY DISARMAMENT, WHICH HAS BLOCKED FORMATION OF NORTHERN IRELAND'S ALL-PARTY EXECUTIVE BODY.
CONGO FIGHTING Voice of America 14 July 1999 -- ZIMBABWE'S DEFENSE MINISTRY SAYS SOUTHERN AFRICAN FORCES SUPPORTING THE GOVERNMENT IN CONGO-KINSHASA HAVE COME UNDER FIRE THREE TIMES SINCE THE SIGNING OF A CEASE-FIRE IN LUSAKA ON SATURDAY.
COLOMBIA PEACE Voice of America 14 July 1999 -- COLOMBIAN OFFICIALS SAY PEACE TALKS WITH LEFTIST GUERRILLAS WILL GO FORWARD AS PLANNED NEXT WEEK, DESPITE RECENT REBEL ATTACKS THAT HAVE LEFT HUNDRED OF COMBATANTS DEAD.
BRAZIL/AMAZON SECURITY Voice of America 14 July 1999 -- BRAZIL IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY CONCERNED OVER REPORTED INCURSIONS BY LEFTIST GUERRILLAS FROM OTHER NATIONS INTO ITS AMAZON TERRITORY, AS WELL AS BY RISING EVIDENCE THAT THESE REBELS MAY BE WORKING WITH DRUG TRAFFICKERS IN THE REGION.
INDONESIA / EAST TIMOR Voice of America 13 July 1999 -- EAST TIMORESE INDEPENDENCE LEADER JOSE RAMOS-HORTA SAID HE WAS CONFIDENT MS. MEGAWATI WOULD RESOLVE THE TWO-DECADES OF CONFLICT IN THE RESTIVE EAST-TIMOR PROVINCE IF SHE IS ELECTED PRESIDENT.
NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 13 July 1999 -- BRITAIN'S PARLIAMENT TUESDAY DEBATED LEGISLATION THAT SETS THE TIMETABLE FOR THE TRANSFER OF HOME RULE POWERS TO NORTHERN IRELAND AND THE START OF THE DISARMAMENT OF REPUBLICAN PARAMILITARIES THERE.
AFGHAN FIGHTING Voice of America 13 July 1999 -- AFGHANISTAN'S OPPOSITION "NORTHERN ALLIANCE" SAYS IT HAS SHOT DOWN A TALEBAN HELICOPTER AND REPULSED AN ATTACK IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN.
EAST TIMOR SECURITY Voice of America 12 July 1999 -- INDONESIAN CABINET OFFICIALS VISITED EAST TIMOR TO SEE FIRSTHAND THE SECURITY SITUATION BEFORE THE U-N SUPERVISED AUTONOMY REFERENDUM PLANNED FOR AUGUST. THE OFFICIALS SAY THERE IS NO REASON WHY THE AUTONOMY REFERENDUM CANNOT BE HELD ON TIME.
U-N / CONGO REBELS Voice of America 12 July 1999 -- THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL IS (MONDAY) CALLING ON RWANDA AND UGANDA TO STEP UP PRESSURE ON REBEL MOVEMENTS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO TO SIGN A CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT.
COLOMBIA/GUERRILLAS Voice of America 12 July 1999 -- THE COLOMBIAN ARMY CLAIMS IT HAS THWARTED A WEEKEND OFFENSIVE BY LEFTIST GUERRILLAS IN ITS ENTIRETY. AS PROOF THE ARMY TOOK THE LOCAL AND FOREIGN PRESS TO SEE THE CORPSES OF DEAD GUERRILLAS.
COLOMBIA FIGHTING Voice of America 12 July 1999 -- COLOMBIAN REBELS ARE CLAIMING THEY HAVE KILLED 68 GOVERNMENT ARMY SOLDIERS AND LOST 32 OF THEIR OWN TROOPS IN A WEEKEND OFFENSIVE.
EGYPT-SUDAN OPPOSITION Voice of America 11 July 1999 -- SUDANESE OPPOSITION LEADERS ARE GATHERED IN CAIRO FOR TWO-DAYS OF MEETINGS WITH EGYPTIAN OFFICIALS WHO ARE TRYING TO MEDIATE AN END TO ONE OF AFRICA'S LONGEST CONFLICTS.
COLOMBIA / OFFENSIVE Voice of America 10 July 1999 -- GUERRILLAS IN COLOMBIA HAVE LAUNCHED A MAJOR OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE BOGOTA GOVERNMENT, WHICH HAS RESPONDED BY IMPOSING A CURFEW OVER EIGHT OF COLOMBIA'S 32 STATES.
CONGO TALKS / REACT Voice of America 09 July 1999 -- A DRAFT PEACE ACCORD FOR CONGO-KINSHASA WILL BE SIGNED IN SATURDAY IN LUSAKA. HOSTILITIES BETWEEN REBELS AND GOVERNMENT ARE TO CEASE WITHIN 24 HOURS OF THE SIGNING.
SIERRA LEONE / ACCORD Voice of America 07 July 1999 -- THE PRESIDENT OF SIERRA LEONE AND THE LEADER OF THE REBELLION SEEKING TO OVERTHROW HIM HAVE SIGNED A PEACE AGREEMENT.
CONGO REBEL SWEEP Voice of America 07 July 1999 -- REBELS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO HAVE REPORTEDLY KILLED 60 MILITIAMEN AND SOLDIERS LOYAL TO CONGO-KINSHASA PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA DURING A MILITARY SWEEP BY REBELS IN THE EAST OF THE COUNTRY.
U-N / EAST TIMOR SECURITY Voice of America 06 July 1999 -- U-N OFFICIALS SAY THEY PLAN TO FURTHER POSTPONE THE AUGUST VOTE ON EAST TIMOR'S FUTURE IF SECURITY CONDITIONS THERE DO NOT IMPROVE SOON.
UGANDA / CONGO Voice of America 06 July 1999 -- UGANDA IS EXPRESSING DEEP RESERVATIONS ABOUT A PROPOSAL TO DEPLOY U-N PEACEKEEPERS TO ENFORCE A CEASEFIRE IN CONGO-KINSHASA'S CIVIL WAR.
INDONESIA / EAST TIMOR UPDATE Voice of America 05 July 1999 -- THE HEAD OF INDONESIA'S ARMED FORCES HAS RENEWED A PLEDGE THAT THE MILITARY WILL REMAIN NEUTRAL IN THE DISPUTED TERRITORY OF EAST TIMOR.
NORTHERN IRELAND UPDATE Voice of America 05 July 1999 -- THE I-R-A'S POLITICAL WING, SINN FEIN, WARNS IT WILL NOT ACCEPT PLANS TO EXCLUDE IT FROM GOVERNMENT IF THE DISARMAMENT PLAN FALTERS.
CONGO REBEL GAINS Voice of America 05 July 1999 -- A LEADER OF ONE THE REBEL FACTIONS FIGHTING IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO SAYS HIS TROOPS HAVE CAPTURED THE HOMETOWN OF THE LATE DICTATOR MOBUTU SESE SEKO.
ALGERIA VIOLENCE Voice of America 05 July 1999 -- OFFICIALS IN ALGERIA HAVE STARTED TO RELEASE IMPRISONED ISLAMIC MILITANTS AS PART OF AN OFFICIAL AMNESTY POLICY. THE MOVE MAY HELP ALGERIA'S NEW GOVERNMENT END THE NATION'S SEVEN-YEAR CIVIL WAR.
EAST TIMOR / INDONESIA Voice of America 04 July 1999 -- THE INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER HAS REPEATED A PLEDGE THE GOVERNMENT WILL WORK WITH THE UNITED NATIONS IN THE DISPUTED TERRITORY, EAST TIMOR -- DESPITE RECENT INCIDENTS OF HARASSMENT OF UNITED NATIONS PERSONNEL BY PRO-INDONESIA MILITIA GROUPS.
ALGERIA/MILITANTS Voice of America 04 July 1999 -- ALGERIAN PRESIDENT ABDELAZIZ BOUTEFLIKA GRANTED AMNESTY SUNDAY TO THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS IMPLICATED IN TERRORIST ACTIVITIES. THE AMNESTY MAY MARK THE NEW ALGERIAN GOVERNMENT'S FIRST SIGNIFICANT STEP TOWARD REACHING A POSSIBLE SETTLEMENT WITH SOME ISLAMIST REBEL GROUPS.
CONGO REBELS Voice of America 03 July 1999 -- ONE OF THE MAIN REBEL LEADERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO HAS ACCUSED THE CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC OF BACKING THE GOVERNMENT OF CONGO-KINSHASA PRESIDENT LAURENT KABILA.
CONGO AGREEMENT Voice of America 03 July 1999 -- AFRICAN COUNTRIES INVOLVED IN TALKS TO BRING AN END TO THE CONFLICT IN CONGO-KINSHASA ARE EXPECTED TO ENDORSE A PEACE AGREEMENT HAMMERED OUT FRIDAY NIGHT IN LUSAKA, ZAMBIA, BY THE WARRING PARTIES.
RAMOS / HORTA / EAST TIMOR Voice of America 02 July 1999 -- EAST TIMORESE INDEPENDENCE LEADER JOSE RAMOS-HORTA ANNOUNCED THAT INDEPENDENCE SUPPORTERS WOULD SHARE POWER WITH THEIR RIVAL PRO-INDONESIA FACTION -- IF THEY WIN INDEPENDENCE FOR THE TROUBLED TERRITORY.
TURKEY / OCALAN Voice of America 02 July 1999 -- THERE IS MOUNTING DEBATE IN TURKEY ABOUT WHETHER TO CARRY OUT THE DEATH SENTENCE HANDED TO KURDISH REBEL CHIEF ABDULLAH OCALAN FOR COMMITTING TREASON.
NORTHERN IRELAND Voice of America 02 July 1999 -- NEGOTIATORS IN NORTHERN IRELAND HAVE NOT MANAGED TO BREAK THE IMPASSE OVER DISARMAMENT OF REPUBLICAN PARAMILITARIES.
AFGHAN / U-N Voice of America 02 July 1999 -- THE UNITED NATIONS SAYS UZBEKISTAN HAS AGREED TO ALLOW THE WORLD BODY TO ESTABLISH A BASE FOR THE DELIVERY OF HUMANITARIAN AID INTO NEIGHBORING AFGHANISTAN.
OCALAN TRIAL / WHAT NEXT? Voice of America 01 July 1999 -- KURDISH REBEL LEADER ABDULLAH OCALAN WAS CONVICTED THIS PAST WEEK OF TREASON AND SENTENCED TO DEATH BY A SPECIAL SECURITY COURT IN TURKEY. MANY IN TURKEY ARE WONDERING WHETHER THE DEATH PENALTY WILL BE CARRIED OUT.
NORTHERN IRELAND UPDATE Voice of America 01 July 1999 -- IN NORTHERN IRELAND, CATHOLIC AND PROTESTANT NEGOTIATORS ARE TRYING TO END AN IMPASSE OVER DEMILITARIZING THE IRISH REPUBLICAN ARMY PARA-MILITARIES, WHICH IS BLOCKING FORMATION OF A POWER-SHARING EXECUTIVE.
CONGO TALKS Voice of America 01 July 1999 -- TALKS AIMED AT ENDING THE 11-MONTH OLD CONFLICT IN CONGO-KINSHASA BROKE DOWN TUESDAY OVER DETAILS OF A DRAFT CEASE-FIRE AGREEMENT. THE LATEST SETBACK IS EMERGING FROM WITHIN THE REBEL GROUPS THEMSELVES.
REFURBISHED AMTRACK MAKES DEBUT AT AAS BATTALION Marine Corps News 07/17/99 -- The first of 680 refurbished amtraks, which will be distributed throughout the Marine Corps, was presented to Assault Amphibian School Battalion Friday at Camp Del Mar. The Assault Amphibious Vehicle P7-A1 is a modified version of the AAV7 family of vehicles.
Trouble in the North Caucasus by General Anatoliy S. Kulikov, Former Russian Interior Minister, Military Review July-August 1999