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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Apr 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
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• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• DETAINEE DIES AT CAMP BUCCA CENTCOM 19 Apr 2005 -- A 51-year-old male security detainee at Camp Bucca died of what appears to be natural causes at approximately 9 a.m., April 19.
• AUSTRALIAN TAKES COMMAND OF MARITIME SECURITY OPERATIONS IN NORTH ARABIAN GULF CENTCOM 19 Apr 2005 -- The coalition task force responsible for maritime security operations (MSO) in the Northern Arabian Gulf has a new commander.
• Eleven individuals detained for suspicion of weapons trafficking MNF-I/MNC-I 19 Apr 2005 -- Task Force Liberty Soldiers, acting on a tip from an Iraqi citizen, detained 11 individuals at about 10:40 p.m. April 18, in a raid south of Ad Dujayl in Salah Ad Din Province.
• Task Force Liberty Soldiers wound, detain attacker MNF-I/MNC-I 19 Apr 2005 -- Task Force Liberty Soldiers wounded and detained a terrorist attacker in Baqubah at about 7:50 a.m. on April 19.
• Multi-National Force-Iraq investigates altercation MNF-I/MNC-I 19 Apr 2005 -- An altercation occurred this morning at Checkpoint # 2 in the International Zone as the Transitional National Assembly was gathering.
• Iraq Car Bomb Attack Kills 4, Injures 30 VOA News 19 Apr 2005 -- Iraqi officials say a suicide car bomber has struck an army recruitment center in Baghdad, killing at least four people and wounding more than 30 others. Al-Qaida-linked insurgents claimed responsibility.
• Senior Iraqi Official Slain In Baghdad RFE/RL 19 Apr 2005 -- The Iraqi Interior Ministry says a senior official was killed at his Baghdad home yesterday.

• Eight Suspected Taleban Killed in Afghan Firefight VOA News 19 Apr 2005 -- Officials in Afghanistan say U.S. and Afghan troops have killed eight suspected Taleban fighters and captured 16 others in a firefight in a mountain area south of the capital.
• Afghan Soldiers Battle Suspected Taliban Rebels RFE/RL 19 Apr 2005 -- Afghan soldiers have reportedly battled suspected Taliban rebels in what the AP news agency is calling some of the heaviest fighting in Afghanistan in months.
• Afghan President Vows To Eliminate Corruption RFE/RL 19 Apr 2005 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says the government will sweep provincial officials out of office if complaints against them over corruption prove true.
• RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Vol 4, Number 13 19 Apr 2005 -- KABUL WANTS TO RESTORE 'HISTORIC SYMBOL OF DEMOCRACY' FOR NEW PARLIAMENT / NEO-TALIBAN REMAIN ACTIVE / AFGHAN POLICE ARREST THREE FOR ATTEMPTED KIDNAPPING / AFGHAN OPIUM FARMERS VOW TO PROTECT CROPS, WHILE KABUL VOWS TO CONTINUE COUTNERNARCOTICS EFFORTS / AFGHAN OPPOSITION GROUP QUESTIONS ELECTORAL PROCESS / AFGHAN REFUGEES IN IRAN, PAKISTAN EXCLUDED FROM PARLIAMENTARY VOTE / AFGHAN PRESIDENT CALLS FOR LONG-TERM SECURITY PARTNERSHIP WITH U.S. / U.S. MILITARY ANNOUNCES BRIDGE TO LINK AFGHANISTAN, TAJIKISTAN / ADB TO GIVE $50 MILLION POWER PACKAGE TO AFGHANISTAN / AFGHANISTAN TO IMPOSE INCOME TAX / RANKING AFGHAN OFFICIALS SENTENCED FOR CORRUPTION / AFGHANISTAN ISSUES NEW COINS / THIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN'S HISTORY

Other Conflicts

• Security Council Bans Arms Sales to Democratic Republic of Congo Washington File 19 Apr 2005 -- The Security Council April 18 unanimously voted to ban arms sales "to any recipient in the territory of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)" with the exception of the government's army and police.
• No Improvement in Darfur Security, U.N. Report Says Washington File 19 Apr 2005 -- The security situation in the Darfur region of Sudan did not improve in March and was marked by increased attacks against international personnel, according to a U.N. report released April 18.
• UN taking part in talks between Government, opposition forces in Côte d'Ivoire UN News Centre 19 Apr 2005 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d'Ivoire is taking part in talks, scheduled to start today in the country's east, on withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline between Government forces and opposition troops in the West African nation.
• DRC: UN extends arms embargo IRIN 19 Apr 2005 -- The UN Security Council extended an embargo on arms and military financing in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Monday, to include a travel ban on violators and the freezing of their assets.
• NIGERIA: Government cracks down on Biafra secessionist movement IRIN 19 Apr 2005 -- Fifty-three people who participated in an unusual soccer tournament last year in Nigeria's main city, Lagos, are now fighting for dear life.
• COTE D IVOIRE: Hundreds displaced by inter-ethnic violence in confidence zone IRIN 19 Apr 2005 -- An exchange of insults between two children of different ethnic groups mushroomed two days later into full-scale fighting between neighbours in this large village in the no-man's land between government and rebel lines in Cote d'Ivoire.
• DRC: Army deploys two more battalions to Ituri IRIN 19 Apr 2005 -- Two more battalions of the Congolese Armed Forces have arrived in Bunia, the main town in the northeastern district of Ituri, ahead of their deployment to formerly militia-occupied territories of Mahagi and Aru, an army liaison officer told IRIN on Tuesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Detainee Transfer Announced 19 Apr 2005 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it transferred 17 detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Afghanistan for release and one detainee to Turkey for release. This transfer increases the number of detainees who have departed Guantanamo to 232.
• Mullen Sees 3 Main Challenges Facing U.S. Navy AFPS 19 Apr 2005 -- Adm. Michael Mullen told the Senate Armed Services Committee that if he is confirmed as the next chief of naval operations, he will fight for the sailors who are doing so much for freedom around the world.
• Defense Nominee Says US Monitors China Closely VOA News 19 Apr 2005 -- The man nominated to be the new Deputy Defense Secretary says the United States must be prepared to meet any challenge from China, but he hopes U.S.-China relations will develop so that there is never any such confrontation.
• Airmen guard diverse flying mission AFPN 19 Apr 2005 -- With fighter, tanker, cargo, transport, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft at the largest wing in the area, the flightline at a forward-deployed location is nothing short of active.
• Comm squadron makes mission possible AFPN 19 Apr 2005 -- Miles of wires weaving information through walls and underground pathways connect each facility together to form a network so Airmen can make a phone call or log onto a computer and accomplish their mission here.
• Contingency response team prepares airfield for Italians AFPN 19 Apr 2005 -- In fewer than 45 days, tanker airlift control element Airmen will achieve what some may deem impossible. -- The Naval Historical Center (NHC) received the official report in April from a September 2004 survey, which shed light on the loss of the submarine USS O-9, which mysteriously sank June 20, 1941, with the loss of all 33 Sailors.
• Two Helicopter Wings Merge Into HSCWINGPAC Navy NewsStand 19 Apr 2005 -- Helicopter Sea Combat Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet (HSCWP) was established April 15 in a ceremony at Naval Air Station North Island.
• Carrier Ex-America Departs Philadelphia Navy NewsStand 19 Apr 2005 -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier, ex-America (CV 66) departed the Navy’s Inactive Fleet Facility April 19 for its final and vital mission as a live-fire test and evaluation, and weapons effect platform for the next generation aircraft carrier.
• Storms lash 22nd MEU during first at-sea training exercise USMC News 19 Apr 2005 -- A dark cloud hung over the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit as the unit completed its first shipboard exercise off the North Carolina coast in preparation for its upcoming deployment.

• Ukraine Accuses Russia Of Black Sea Treaty Violations RFE/RL 19 Apr 2005 -- Ukraine has accused Russia of violating a treaty governing the Russian navy's use of a Black Sea port.

• White House Daily Briefing, April 19 Washington File 19 Apr 2005 -- President's schedule, energy legislation, 10th anniversary of Oklahoma City bombing, China/currency regime, Bolton/nomination
• State Department Briefing, April 19 Washington File 19 Apr 2005 -- Release of Terrorism Statistics/Patterns of Global Terrorism Report, Release of Country Reports of Terrorism/National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC)/Public Understanding of Issue, Reports on Delay of Vote on Bolton Nomination, Selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Pope Benedict XVI, European Union; Lebanon/Syria; Kuwait; Iran; Israel/Palestinians; Kosovo/Greece

Defense Industry

News Reports

• Bush Wants Syria to Continue Withdrawal from Lebanon VOA News 19 Apr 2005 -- President Bush says Syria must finish withdrawing soldiers and security services from Lebanon before Lebanese elections scheduled for next month.
• Angolan Optimistic About Containing Marburg Virus Outbreak Washington File 19 Apr 2005 -- An outbreak of the killer Marburg virus beyond northern Angola is being successfully controlled thanks to a combination of frontline assistance by international health agencies and "social mobilization," says Angola's top health official.