09 April 2005 Military News

DoD Identifies Army Casualties
Afghan Official Reported Killed By Taliban Abductors RFE/RL 09 Apr 2005 -- Taliban militants are claiming to have killed a senior Afghan provincial official who was apparently abducted several days ago.
18 Bodies Recovered from Afghanistan Crash Site AFPS 09 Apr 2005 -- Recovery crews have removed the bodies of all 18 victims from the wreckage of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter that crashed in Afghanistan April 6, Combined Forces Command Afghanistan officials reported today.

50 Maoists killed as protests rocked Nepal IRNA 09 Apr 2005 -- At least 50 Maoists were killed as Nepalese security forces repulsed a major rebel attack on Thursday on army headquarters in Rukum district, 550 km west of Kathmandu.
Top leaders urge UN to appoint Spl. Rapporteur in Nepal IRNA 09 Apr 2005 -- Nepal's top political leaders have appealed to the United Nations to immediately appoint a Special Rapporteur for independent, impartial and credible monitoring of what they claimed "gross" human rights violation in the kingdom following the royal takeover.
Key Militia Leader Arrested in Congo VOA 09 Apr 2005 -- United Nations peacekeepers and government soldiers in Congo have arrested a key militia leader accused of human rights abuses in the northwestern Ituri region.
Tamil Rebels Say Captured Sri Lankan Soldier Trespassed into Their Area VOA 09 Apr 2005 -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels say they have captured a government soldier who they say trespassed into an insurgent-controlled area.
Nepal's Army Claims At Least 96 Rebel Deaths VOA 09 Apr 2005 -- Nepalese army officials say at least 96 Maoist rebels and three soldiers were killed in a major clash earlier this week.
Israeli-Palestinian Tensions Rise Amid Violence, Planned Protest VOA 09 Apr 2005 -- Three Palestinian teenagers have been killed by Israeli troops, threatening a fragile cease-fire. The incident comes amid rising tensions at a hotly disputed holy place in Jerusalem that is sacred to both Muslims and Jews.

JFK Rolls Out Red Carpet for South American Submariners Navy NewsStand 09 Apr 2005 -- The crew aboard USS John F. Kennedy (JFK) (CV 67) laid out the welcome mat and extended a warm "bienvenido" to a group of Sailors from both the Peruvian and Colombian navies April 7.

BURMA/PRISON SENTENCES VOA 09 Apr 2005 -- Dozens of associates of ousted moderate Burmese Prime Minister Khin Nyunt have been given long prison sentences. This comes as the United Nations is pressing the military government for a timetable on democratic reforms. The situation in Burma will figure prominently at Sunday's meeting of Southeast Asian ministers.