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• Iraqi, U.S. Forces Kick Off Operation River Blitz CENTCOM 20 Feb 2005 -- Iraqi and U.S. forces increased security operations in and around Ramadi and throughout the Al Anbar Province Feb. 20.
• Iraqi Casualties Mount; Marines Start Operation River Blitz AFPS 20 Feb 2005 -- Almost 100 Iraqis are dead following two days of terrorism in the country, officials said.
• U.S. Forces Clamp Down On Restive Iraqi Province RFE/RL 20 Feb 2005 -- The U.S. military has stepped up security measures in and around the restive Iraqi province of Anbar, west of Baghdad.
• US, Iraqi Forces Launch Operation West of Baghdad VOA News 20 Feb 2005 -- The U.S. military says it has begun a major security operation in Iraq's western al-Anbar province.

• Former Taliban Tout Talks With Afghan Government RFE/RL 20 Feb 2005 -- Four former Taliban officials, led by the ousted regime's former UN envoy, said today that they had successful reconciliation talks with the internationally backed Afghan government.
• Coalition Leader Says Tide Turning in Afghanistan AFPS 20 Feb 2005 -- The tide is turning against anti- coalition fighters in Afghanistan, a senior British general serving there said.
• Abizaid Discusses Progress in Afghanistan AFPS 20 Feb 2005 -- U.S. and coalition forces have made significant progress against the al Qaeda terrorist group and remnants of the former Taliban regime in Afghanistan, but the coalition must remain vigilant because the threat has not been completely eliminated, the U.S. general in charge of forces in the region said.

Other Conflicts

• Lebanon to Cooperate With UN Probe of Hariri Killing VOA News 20 Feb 2005 -- The Lebanese government says it will cooperate with a U.N. investigation into the killing of former prime minister Rafik Hariri.
• Bangladesh Troops to Join UN Force in Sudan VOA News 20 Feb 2005 -- Bangladesh says it has agreed to send 1,600 troops to join a U.N. peacekeeping force in Sudan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• 15th MEU squadron trades flight deck for flight line USMC News 20 Feb 2005 -- After conducting a massive humanitarian assistance operation and being at sea for more than two months, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable)'s aviation combat element finally got to "spread their wings" over land in preparation for potential future combat operations.

• White House Briefing, February 20 Washington File 20 Feb 2005 -- White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan briefed the press February 20 aboard Air Force One en route to Brussels, Belgium.

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• TSUNAMI / BUSH-CLINTON VOA 20 Feb 2005 -- Former U.S. Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton toured Indonesia's Aceh region Sunday to see firsthand the destruction caused by the December 26th earthquake and tsunami that struck a dozen Indian Ocean countries. The aim of their visit is to keep donor interest alive during the rebuilding phase.

• TURKISH CYPRIOT ELECTIONS VOA 20 Feb 2005 -- The governing party in Turkish dominated Northern Cyprus has claimed victory in parliamentary elections Sunday. According to unofficial results the Republican Turkish Party that favors re-uniting Cyprus received around 45 percent of the vote.