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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 11 May 2004 [PDF]
• ONE SOLDIER ASSIGNED TO FIRST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE KILLED
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 11 May 2004 -- Major General Martin Dempsey, Commander, 1st Armored Division
• IRAQ POLICE, COALITION FORCES CONDUCT RAIDS IN MOSUL CENTCOM Release 11 May 2004-- More than 50 Iraqi police officers conducted three simultaneous cordon-and-knock operations in southwest Mosul May 7 to attempt to capture three people wanted for attacking Iraqi police in the Tal Ar Ruman neighborhood a week earlier.
• FALLUJAH BRIGADE PROVIDES ROUTE SECURITY FOR MARINES CENTCOM Release 11 May 2004-- With the 1st Battalion of the Fallujah Brigade providing security all along their route, Marines from the I Marine Expeditionary Force traveled into downtown Fallujah May 10 to meet with city officials.
• SOLDIERS OF V CORPS' 1ST ARMORED DIVISION TRAIN FOR URBAN WARFARE IN 'GLASS HOUSE' V Corps Release 11 May 2004-- Navigating down hallways and securing rooms, the Soldiers of of V Corps' C Company, 1st Battalion, 36th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Division, yell out their positions to each other.
• Task Force Danger 1st Infantry Division Release 11 May 2004-- V Corps' 1st Infantry Division Combat Team and Task Force Danger continue to conduct operations to eliminate anti-Iraqi forces while conducting stability and support operations to set the conditions for Iraqi civil and military self-reliance. The following is a summary of progress over the past two weeks.
• IRAQ WRAP VOA 11 May 2004 -- Islamic militants say they have executed an American in Iraq in retaliation for the abuse of Iraqi prisoners by American soldiers. A website that in the past has carried statements and tapes from al-Qaida posted video of a man being beheaded, just hours after the U-S military said an American civilian had been found dead in Baghdad.
• Iraq: U.S. Forces Step Up Pressure Against Radical Shi'a Cleric RFE/RL 11 May 2004 -- The United States is stepping up military pressure on Muqtada al-Sadr, including destroying his headquarters in Baghdad. The moves against al-Sadr and his militia come as mainstream Shi'a religious leaders appear to be exasperated with the radical cleric and might be ready to isolate him politically.
• IRAQ / WRAP VOA 11 May 2004 -- Battles raged south of Baghdad overnight between coalition forces and loyalists of a wanted radical Shi'ite cleric. Meanwhile, a newly appointed Iraqi governor has proposed a deal to end the standoff between U-S forces and members of the Shi'ite militia.
• Three Killed In Bomb Attack In Northern Iraq RFE/RL 11 May 2004 -- Iraqi police say a bomb has exploded in a crowded market in the northern city of Kirkuk.
• U.S. Troops Kill 13 Iraqi Militiamen In Fighting RFE/RL 11 May 2004 -- A senior U.S. military official says U.S. troops killed 13 members of radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia in fighting overnight.

• 'America's Battalion' brightens Afghan childrens' day Marine Corps News 11 May 2004-- Hundreds of Afghan children, some barefoot, form a single-file line with anxious looks on their faces. Smiles break through the dirt caked to their faces.
• Marines, Afghan police team up Marine Corps News 11 May 2004-- The Marines of 2nd Battalion, 8th Marines, have found a new partner in the war on terror. The battalion has joined forces with the Surobi police in both security and civil affairs operations throughout the Surobi District.

• PAKISTAN/BORDER AREAS VOA 11 May 2004 -- In Pakistan, renegade tribesmen are refusing to provide the government details of suspected foreign militants believed to be hiding in a remote border region. Authorities insist they need the information to determine if the foreigners have links with al Qaida or any other terrorist organization.

• U.S. Reviews Alleged Abuse of Afghan Policeman by Coalition Forces Washington File 11 May 2004 -- .S. Ambassador Khalilzad pledges thorough military investigation
• Blast strikes another vehicle carrying electoral workers, UN mission in Afghanistan says UN News Centre 11 May 2004 -- A vehicle carrying four electoral workers in the northeastern part of Afghanistan has been hit by an explosive device, the second such attack in less than a week, the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) said today.
• AFGHANISTAN/U-S PRISONERS VOA 11 May 2004 -- The top U-S military commander in Afghanistan says the main U-S-run prison camp there made major changes last year, after two detainees died while in custody.

Other Conflicts

• ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS VOA 11 May 2004 -- Israel says it will not negotiate for the remains of six soldiers killed in Gaza Tuesday after the militant Islamic group Hamas paraded what it said were the body parts in its possession. The International Committee of the Red Cross has agreed to mediate between the two sides, after a day of heavy fighting in which at least eight Palestinians were also killed and 120 more wounded.
• NIGERIA VIOLENCE VOA 11 May 2004 -- The northern Nigerian state of Kano has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew after mob violence by Muslim youths against Christians left up to 10 people dead.
• U-N/KOSOVO VOA 11 May 2004 -- A senior U-N envoy says the recent wave of ethnic violence in Kosovo dealt a severe blow to the world body's five-year peacemaking effort there. The comments coincide with the release of a new U-N report that concludes Kosovo's Albanian majority took advantage of the violence to try to rid the region of minority groups.
• PUTIN / CHECHNYA VOA 11 May 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to Chechnya early Tuesday, two days after pro-Moscow Chechen President Akhmad Kadyrov was assassinated in Grozny. On his return to Moscow, he ordered the deployment of additional troops in the separatist region.
• ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS VOA 11 May 2004 -- Six Israeli soldiers and six Palestinians have been killed in a day of fierce fighting in Gaza City. Israeli troop reinforcements have been sent to the area to restore security and retrieve the body parts of the soldiers killed in a roadside bomb blast. Amid the fighting in Gaza, a senior Israeli official said there is no choice but to evacuate all Jewish settlers from the territory.
• NIGERIA / UNREST VOA 11 May 2004 -- Muslim youths have rioted in northern Nigeria after Islamic clerics launched an ultimatum for the government to defend Muslim communities in the violence wracked center of the country.
• SOMALIA: Fighting in Bulo Hawa displaces hundreds of families IRIN 11 May 2004 -- Inter-clan fighting in the town of Bulo Hawa, in the north of Gedo Region, southwestern Somalia, near the border with Kenya, has displaced several thousand people, according to a humanitarian source.
• ISRAEL/ PALESTINIANS VOA 11 May 2004 -- At least six Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians have been killed during fierce fighting in Gaza City. Israeli troops searching for weapons factories in Gaza came under fire from Palestinians, who also detonated a roadside bomb as an Israeli armored car went by.
• PHILIPPINES ELECTIONS VOA 11 May 2004 -- In the Philippines, vote counting from Monday's elections is moving predictably slowly, with only a fraction of the votes counted so far. However, unofficial polling shows President Gloria Arroyo leading her main rival, movie star Fernando Poe Junior.
• INDONESIA/WIRANTO VOA 11 May 2004 -- The controversial former head of Indonesia's armed forces, who has been charged in neighboring East Timor with crimes against humanity, has formally declared his intention to run in July's presidential elections - and has chosen a former human rights official as his running mate.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Army unveils new modified Chinook helicopter Army News Service 11 May 2004-- Army special operations forces received their first MH-47G Chinook helicopter during a rollout ceremony at aircraft manufacturer Boeing's compound in Ridley Park, May 6.
• Unmanned Vehicle Detachment Works to Recover Aircraft Under Water Navy Newsstand 11 May 2004-- Members from the San Diego-based Unmanned Vehicles Detachment (UMV) embarked aboard MV Kellie Chouest, a 310-foot-long civilian research and salvage vessel, April 25 to recover an F-14D Tomcat that had recently crashed in the waters off of San Diego.
• 24th MEU tests mobile command and control Marine Corps News 11 May 2004-- Members of Marine Expeditionary Unit Service Support Group 24 -- the combat service support element of the 24th MEU-- are testing a new command and control vehicle that is capable of coordinating logistics and Marines on the move.

• Smoking Soldiers Ignited Ukraine Ammo Disaster RFE/RL 11 May 2004 -- Ukraine's emergency situations minister today said two smoking soldiers set off the ammunition explosions that killed five people in southern Ukraine last week.

• State Department Noon Briefing, May 11 Washington File 11 May 2004 -- Iraq, Guantanamo detainees, G-8 Ministerial, Middle East, Syria, North Korea, Israel/Palestinians, Pakistan, Sudan
• White House Daily Briefing, May 11 Washington File 11 May 2004 -- President's schedule, Syria/Accountability Act, Iraq prisoner photos/investigation, Guantanamo/detainees, General Taguba/Congressional hearing, Cheney/reaction to prisoner abuse photos, No Child Left Behind Act

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 11 May 2004 -- Jordanian court convicts three Muslim militants of anti-American terror conspiracy / UN Council, Annan condemn bombing in Chechnya / Pro-Taliban Pakistan tribal leader denies sheltering foreign militants / EU's Patten warns Kosovo of losing much-needed investment / EU leaders lack vision, driven by media, Havel says
• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 11 May 2004 -- General Jones talks about Athens Games, Alliance's transformation / UN lists elements to shape transfer resolution / Greece, U.S., EU, NATO address Olympic security, border control

• EGYPT / ARAB LEAGUE VOA 11 May 2004 -- Arab League foreign ministers late Monday approved a document calling for political and social reform throughout the Arab world. But, as we hear from V-O-A's Greg LaMotte in Cairo while some political analysts say openly discussing issues such as greater human rights is a step in the right direction, others say the newly approved document won't accomplish much because the Arab League does not have the authority to require political and social reforms.