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21 April 2005 Military News


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  • CHAD-SUDAN: Governor urges UN to help local Chadians as well as Darfur refugees IRIN 21 Apr 2005 -- The governor of Chad's eastern Ouaddai region urged the United Nations on Thursday to channel more aid to the local Chadian population.
  • RWANDA: Refugees could be joining rebels, minister says IRIN 21 Apr 2005 -- Rwandans who have been fleeing to Burundi and Uganda since the beginning of April could have been recruited into rebel groups, a government minister told IRIN on Thursday.
  • SUDAN: Peacekeepers to arrive in the south within a month IRIN 21 Apr 2005 -- The UN announced on Wednesday that it would have peacekeeping troops on the ground in south Sudan within a month, to monitor the implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) which ended 21 years of civil war in the south.
  • ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: UN investigates clashes on border IRIN 21 Apr 2005 -- UN peacekeepers are investigating two recent armed clashes on the Ethiopia-Eritrea border that left up to four dead, a UN official said on Thursday.
  • Bomb blast in Nepal kills 3 policemen IRNA 21 Apr 2005 -- Three policemen and a civilian were killed on Wednesday in Nepal in a bomb blast blamed on Maoist militants, reports Asian Age, leading New Delhi based newspaper.
  • Withdrawal of heavy weapons begins in Côte d'Ivoire, UN mission says UN News Centre 21 Apr 2005 -- Côte d'Ivoire Government troops and the fighters from the West African country's major rebel force started their four-day withdrawal of heavy weaponry from the frontline today and it has been proceeding without a major hitch, the United Nations peacekeeping mission said.
  • Israel and Palestinians must do more to sustain peace hopes, Security Council told UN News Centre 21 Apr 2005 -- The Palestinians must do more to reorganize their security forces to prevent violence and Israel must halt all settlement activity if recent hopes for resolving the Middle East conflict are to be sustained, the top United Nations political officer told the Security Council today.
  • Aid workers unable to reach 25,000 displaced in DR of Congo camp, UN says UN News Centre 21 Apr 2005 -- With aid workers unable to reach about 25,000 displaced people in a camp in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during a cholera outbreak, the situation is likely to worsen not only for the infected, but also for those who need basic supplies of food and water, the United Nations emergency coordination office said today.
  • Improved political climate has not ended Western Sahara stalemate - UN report UN News Centre 21 Apr 2005 -- The overall improved political climate in Western Sahara has not ended the stalemate between the parties on the core issue of how the people of the territory can exercise their right of self-determination, Secretary-General Kofi Annan says in a new report recommending a six-month extension of the United Nations mission there to maintain stability.
  • Chechnya: Who Will Strike First Following Maskhadov's Death? RFE/RL 21 Apr 2005 -- The reprisals that some anticipated would follow the killing on 8 March of Chechen leader and resistance forces commander Aslan Maskhadov have not taken place -- yet. A 20 April commentary posted by the website ari.ru attributed the comparative lull in hostilities in recent weeks to the statutory 40-day mourning period prescribed by Islam, which ended on 17 April.

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  • US Military Court Convicts Sergeant of Murdering 2 Officers in Kuwait VOA News 21 Apr 2005 -- A U.S. military court has convicted an Army sergeant of murdering two of his comrades and wounding 14 others in a grenade and rifle attack two years ago in Kuwait.
  • DoD a Leader in Environmental Stewardship, Officials Say AFPS 21 Apr 2005 -- The Department of Defense is not only meeting the challenges of environmental stewardship but continues to be a leader in every aspect of environmental management, officials said recently.
  • New Army Program for High-Demand Linguists Producing Results AFPS 21 Apr 2005 -- A new Army military occupational specialty, 09L, is the latest weapon in the nation's arsenal in the global war on terror -- and it's working, Army officials said April 20.
  • CWC 729 test fires M198 Howitzers USMC News 21 Apr 2005 -- "Stand by . fire!" Shouts like this could be heard breaking the early morning silence of Marine Air Ground Task Force Training Command Twentynine Palms, Calif. right before the deafening blast of an M198 155mm Howitzer Wednesday.
  • Air Force officials postpone technology conference AFPN 21 Apr 2005 -- The 2005 Air Force Information Technology Conference scheduled for Aug. 28 to Sept. 1 in Montgomery, Ala., has been postponed until after January 2006.
  • Airmen maintain national defense in weapons storage area AFPN 21 Apr 2005 -- Separated from the rest of the base by miles of fence topped with razor wire and high-tech surveillance equipment, certain Airmen here see few people during the duty day other than their military counterparts. For that, their daily efforts go largely unnoticed.
  • Guard, Reserve leaders testify on Capitol Hill AFPN 21 Apr 2005 -- The directors of the Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve testified April 20 on readiness and management support before the Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee.
  • Eisenhower Welcomes Hawkeyes "2000" Navy NewsStand 21 Apr 2005 -- The “Screwtops” of Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 123 landed on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) (CVN 69) April 17 with new modifications as the ship commenced another round of carrier qualifications.
  • Reserve Squadron Supports Ike Navy NewsStand 21 Apr 2005 -- The Emerald Knights of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (HS) 75, from Jacksonville, Fla., landed their SH-60F Seawhawks aboard USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Ike) (CVN 69) April 17, to support Ike during her third underway period since leaving the shipyard after completing a scheduled four-year, mid-life overhaul.
  • Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 33 Deploys in Support of OIF Navy NewsStand 21 Apr 2005 -- Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron (NCWRON) 33 from Naval Coastal Warfare Group (NCWGRU) 1 deployed to Kuwait April 14 to relieve NCWRON 25 of NCWGRU 2, which is scheduled to return to Norfolk later this month.

  • Sharon Expresses Concerns about Russia's Missile Sales to Syria VOA News 21 Apr 2005 -- Israeli Prim

  • Enhancing NATO-Ukraine Cooperation Short-term Actions NATO 21 Apr 2005 -- NATO Allies and Ukraine have agreed to launch the initiatives outlined below to enhance their cooperation in support of Ukraine's reform priorities.

  • NATO Boosts Ties with Russia, Ukraine VOA News 21 Apr 2005 -- NATO has struck deals to increase its cooperation with Russia and Ukraine as the military alliance deepens its roots in what was once enemy territory of the old Soviet bloc. e Minister Ariel Sharon has expressed concern that Russian anti-aircraft missiles being sold to Syria could fall into the hands of terrorist groups.

  • Russia, NATO Sign Military Cooperation Agreement RFE/RL 21 Apr 2005 -- NATO and Russia today signed a milestone "Status of Forces Agreement" that will make it easier for the two sides to organize the transit of troops through each other's territory.

  • White House Daily Briefing, April 21 Washington File 21 Apr 2005 -- Social Security, energy bill, Bolton nomination, Ecuador, border patrol, economy, Bush trip to Tennessee, Crown Prince Abdullah visit, Iraq/violence, Israel/Palestinians, Secretary Rice comments on Belarus, Japan/China
  • State Department Briefing, April 21 Washington File 21 Apr 2005 -- Iraq, France, Bolton/nomination, Department/Assistant Secretary for International Organization Affairs, Sudan, United Nations, Ecuador, China/Taiwan, Russia, Lebanon, Israel/Palestinians

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