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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Jan 2005 [PDF]
• 1ST ID SOLDIER KILLED
• SOLDIER KILLED, 3 WOUNDED IN ATTACK
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
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• Daily MNF-I Operations Summary for January 13, 2005 MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Multi-National Force - Iraq forces discovered and cleared 11 improvised explosive devices and seven weapons caches.
• 1st ID Soldiers Discover Weapons Cache During Search Near Bayji MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers discovered a weapons cache during a search near Bayji on Jan. 13 at about 11:24 a.m.
• Cache Discovered in Joint Operations Around Baqubah MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers discovered a significant weapons cache during operations conducted around Baqubah on January 13.
• Three Detained in Joint Raid Near Kirkuk MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Three individuals were detained during a joint raid near Kirkuk on January 13 at about 4:49 p.m.
• Wanted Individual Detained by Iraqi Police MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Task Force Danger Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Light), conducted a raid to capture an anti-Iraqi force member wanted for assassination attempts on Iraqi security forces.
• Five Detained Following Attack near Baqubah MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- First Infantry Division Soldiers detained five individuals, including two of their attackers, during a search of six homes near Baqubah at about 10:45 p.m. on January 13.
• Three Detained Following IED Attack MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Three anti-Iraqi force suspects were detained near the site of an IED attack on a 1st Infantry Division patrol near Muqdadiyah at about 11:27 p.m. on January 13.
• 201st Iraqi Army Discovers Rocket Aimed at Tikrit MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Soldiers from the 201st Iraqi Army on patrol north of the city of Tikrit located a rocket-launching position in Kadasia on Jan. 11 containing three S-5K 57 mm Soviet-made rockets.
• Security Forces in Kan'an Prepare for Upcoming Elections MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Charlie Company, Task Force 82nd Engineer continues to work with the Iraqi Security forces to ensure that the Iraqi elections proceed as planned.
• Insurgents Injure Innocent civilians with Roadside Bomb MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Anti-Iraqi forces injured two innocent civilians in an attempt to disrupt a security patrol in Mosul yesterday.
• Operation Powder River rounds up 25 suspects near Ad Duluiyah MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment detained 25 individuals in simultaneous raids near Ad Duluiyah on Jan. 14 at about 3:00 a.m.
• Two detained in raid near Hawija MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Task Force Danger Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment detained two suspected anti-Iraqi forces insurgents during raids near Hawija on Jan. 14 at about 1:14 a.m.
• Iraqi Army Finds Large Weapons Cache, Detain Two MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Iraqi Regular Army confiscated weapons, ammunition and bomb equipment and detained two individuals during operations in northern Iraq on Jan. 13.
• Insurgents use Mosque as Battle Grounds MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Multi-National Forces came under attack by anti-Iraqi insurgents firing from a mosque in northern Iraq on Jan. 14.
• Vehicle Accident Kills 6 Iraqi civilians, Injures 8 Others MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Two patrols from the 1st Infantry Division operating near Muqdadiyah were completing their mission when a M1A1 Abrams Main Battle Tank collided head-on with a mini bus carrying Iraqi civilians about 6 a.m. on Jan. 14.
• IED Attack Damages Oil Pipeline MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Anti-Iraqi forces damaged a section of oil pipeline when an improvised explosive device detonated near Bayji just about 12:01 a.m. on Jan. 14.
• Iraqi, U.S. forces Detain Suspected Insurgents, Seize Weapons Caches MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Iraqi Security Forces detained two insurgents and discovered a weapons cache in Fallujah Jan 14. The cache consisted of two PKC machine guns, one RPG launcher and one anti-tank rocket.
• Mosque Search Done with Care MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Elements of 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, assigned to the 2nd Brigade, 10th Mountain Division "Commandos", part of Task Force Baghdad, in conjunction with Iraqi National Guard conducted a search of the Al Khashab Mosque, Jan. 12.
• Six raids net 13 insurgent suspects MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- Soldiers from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team "Commandos", 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), including the 303rd Iraqi National Guard soldiers, conducted six operations in the early morning hours of Jan. 14 in western Baghdad against targeted anti-Iraqi terrorists.
• Iraqi Man Helps Thwart IED Attack South of Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- A local Iraqi man helped Marines and Iraqi National Guardsmen (ING) foil an insurgent attack south of Baghdad on Jan. 14.
• Soldiers Discover Roadside Bomb South f Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 14 Jan 2005 -- U.S. soldiers patrolling south of Baghdad discovered an improvised explosive device (IED) along Highway 1, Jan. 14.
• Benning promises family support as infantry, engineer Soldiers deploy Army News 14 Jan 2005 -- About 4,000 members of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, received a guarantee along with their formal send-off Jan. 7 at Fort Benning's Doughboy Stadium.

• Transcript: DoD Briefing on Operation Unified Assistance, the Post-Tsunami Relief Effort 14 Jan 2005 -- Rear Adm. Victor Guillory, deputy commander of Naval Forces, Combined Support Force 536 and Tom Fry, Disaster Assistance Response Team, USAID
• U.S. Military Tsunami Relief Mission in Asia Has Not Yet Peaked Washington File 14 Jan 2005 -- Rear Admiral Victor Guillory says there are signs that the humanitarian relief operation in Southeast Asia is shifting from pushing huge amounts of water, food and medicine into the region to one that represents a more "surgical delivery" of items based upon updated assessments conducted locally.
• US / TSUNAMI VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- A senior official of the U.S. aid agency who is helping coordinate relief efforts in the tsunami region says his organization has begun to spend some money on economic recovery efforts, even as relief organizations continue to work on the basic issues of food, water and shelter for the survivors.
• THAILAND/U.S. MILITARY OPS VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- To help the Indian Ocean nations hit by the December 26th tsunami, the Pentagon has mobilized its largest military operation in Asia since the Vietnam War. Much of the military relief effort is headquartered at a Thai air base the U.S. Air Force used during that war.
• U.S. 5th Fleet Ship, Aircraft Deploy for Tsunami Relief Navy NewsStand 14 Jan 2005 -- MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters assigned to the "Blackhawks" of Helicopter Mine-Countermeasures Squadron (HM) 15 departed Bahrain Jan. 10 aboard USS Essex (LHD 2) to support disaster relief operations in the Tsunami-damaged areas of Asia.
• USS Essex Receives Deployment Order for Operation Unified Assistance Navy NewsStand 14 Jan 2005 -- After spending four months in the Persian Gulf, the amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) received orders Jan. 10 to move to the Indonesia area to assist in humanitarian efforts. The Deployment Order tasks Essex with providing support and aid to the victims of the Dec. 26 tsunami as part of Operation Unified Assistance.
• U.S. military to send aid to the Maldives USMC News 14 Jan 2005 -- About 100 Marines and sailors specializing in water production and engineering, along with two U.S. Maritime Prepositioning Force ships, will travel to the Republic of Maldives to assist with much- needed relief in the wake of the Dec. 26 tsunami.
• U.S. military medical team to aid tsunami victims in Jaffna USMC News 14 Jan 2005 -- A team of 25 U.S. Navy medical personnel will assist the hospital staff of the Point Pedro Teaching Hospital in Jaffna beginning Monday by providing medical care to patients at the hospital, as well as to those in the approximately 15 area camps where about 9,000 displaced tsunami victims currently live.
• Bonhomme Richard, 15th MEU Delivers 98,000 Pounds of Assistance to Tsunami Victims Navy NewsStand 14 Jan 2005 -- Flying numerous sorties into the tsunami stricken island of Sumatra Jan. 13, the multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (BHR) (LHD 6) and 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) delivered more than 98,000 pounds of disaster relief aid to hard hit areas throughout the island.

Other Conflicts

• SUDAN PEACE AGREEMENT: PACT SPURS 'CAUTIOUS' OPTIMISM US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 14 Jan 2005
• ERITREA: UNMEE reports attack by unknown men on village IRIN 14 Jan 2005 -- The UN peacekeeping mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) said on Thursday that an Eritrean village had come under attack from armed men.
• ISRAEL/ PALESTINIAN ATTACK VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- Palestinian militants killed six Israelis and seriously injured five others in an attack on a key border crossing in central Gaza late Thursday night. The assault is seen as a direct challenge to the newly elected Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas.
• INDONESIA/ACEH PEACE OFFER VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- Indonesia's vice president says his government will move beyond ceasefire talks with separatist rebels in Aceh province and work toward a permanent solution to the dispute. The vice-president made the remark during a visit to the tsunami-hit area.
• IVORY COAST VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- The Ivory Coast national unity Prime Minister Seydou Diarra has asked for President Laurent Gbagbo to declare the end of hostilities with northern rebels, amid stalled peacemaking efforts.
• Middle East: Militants Defy Abbas With Gaza Attack RFE/RL 14 Jan 2005 -- Palestinian militants have killed six Israelis in an attack at a main crossing into the Gaza Strip. It's the first major attack since the 9 January election of new Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas, who has called for a halt to violence.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Vinson Departs Bremerton for Exercise, Deployment Navy NewsStand 14 Jan 2005 -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) departed its homeport of nearly a decade Jan. 13 to participate in a Joint Task Force Exercise (JTFEX), the ship's final step before leaving on its scheduled six-month deployment.
• Contracting makes it happen AFPN 14 Jan 2005 -- From beans to bullets, cradle to grave, one agency at a forward-deployed location makes it all happen. Whether it is bottled water to get Airmen through the heat of summer or vital supplies to keep the aircraft flying, the 386th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron is there to make sure the mission gets done.
• Individual Ready Reserve training continues, improves Army News 14 Jan 2005 -- More than 1,100 Reservists have transitioned back to active duty as a part of an Individual Ready Reserve callup that started in August 2004.
• Marine Corps makes more room for reservists USMC News 14 Jan 2005 -- The Marine Corps is adding three new Individual Mobilization Augmentee detachments in the Pacific which will be operational by this summer.

• Central and South Asian Security Conference Concludes AFPS 14 Jan 2005 -- Government officials from Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan ended three days of meetings Jan. 13 at the George C. Marshall Center for European Security Studies at Garmisch, Germany.

• Russian Defense Minister: Some NATO Activities A Threat RFE/RL 14 Jan 2005 -- Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said during a speech in the United States that some of NATO's activities can represent a threat to his country's security.

• White House Daily Briefing, January 14 Washington File 14 Jan 2005 -- Personnel, war on terrorism, Iraq, North Korea, U.S. inauguration/cost, President's schedule
• State Department Briefing, January 14 Washington File 14 Jan 2005 -- North Korea, Iraq, U.S. Inauguration/reported threat letter received, Serbia-Montenegro, Iran, Asian tsunami/update, Venezuela

Defense Industry

News Reports

• UNICEF / TSUNAMI RELIEF VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- The director of the United Nations' Children's Fund, Carol Bellamy, says child survivors are beginning to return to school in the nations hit by the December 26th tsunami. The UNICEF chief says reopening schools are a sign of recovery in the hit hard Indian Ocean region.
• ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- The Israeli government has cut all ties with the new Palestinian president-elect until he curbs attacks against Israel. The move comes a day after an attack by Palestinian militants on a Gaza border crossing.
• US / TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- Spurred on by last month's tsunami across the Indian Ocean, the United States is expanding its own tsunami warning system to protect all of its own coastlines. The plan would go beyond the existing tsunami detection system now being used to warn of giant waves in the Pacific Ocean.
• US / TSUNAMI VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- A senior official of the U.S. aid agency who is helping coordinate relief efforts in the tsunami region says his organization has begun to spend some money on economic recovery efforts, even as relief organizations continue to work on the basic issues of food, water and shelter for the survivors.
• Tsunami Aid Effort Continues As Relief Agencies Get Funds AFPS 14 Jan 2005 -- About $92 million of the $350 million pledged by the United States to aid victims of the Dec. 26 earthquake-tsunami has been provided to international relief organizations, a U.S. Agency for International Development official reported today from Thailand.
• Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka: Earthquake and Tsunami OCHA Situation Report No. 18 UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs 14 Jan 2005
• Transcript: Press Briefing on tsunami relief effort by unicef executive director UNICEF 14 Jan 2005
• Nearly 3 weeks after tsunami, relief effort going 'reasonably well' - UN officials UN News Centre 14 Jan 2005 -- Nearly three weeks after a massive tsunami devastated a dozen Indian Ocean countries, top United Nations officials today said relief operations were going reasonably well, called reports of child exploitation exaggerated, and hammered home the urgent need for an early warning system to save thousands of lives in the future.
• Fears about Post-Tsunami Disease Abating, U.N. Says Washington File 14 Jan 2005 -- The worst fears about disease raging through already victimized and weakened populations of Indian Ocean nations are dissipating with the delivery of fresh water supplies to the battered region.
• U.S. Announces Accelerated Plan for Tsunami Warning System Washington File 14 Jan 2005 -- The Bush administration announced a plan January 14 to expand U.S. tsunami detection and warning capabilities in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans as part of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS), the international effort to develop a comprehensive, sustained and integrated Earth observation system.

• BURUNDI / FAMINE VOA 14 Jan 2005 -- The government in Burundi has approved a so-called national solidarity tax on salaries to help victims of famine in the country's northeast.