02 January 2006 Military News

DoD Identifies Army Casualty
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Marines Unearth Weapons Caches; Tipsters Lead Troops to More Caches AFPS 02 Jan 2006 -- Over the past week, U.S. Marines discovered more than 10 tons of munitions hidden in Iraq's Euphrates River Valley.
Iraqi Police Recruits Killed in Suicide Car Bombing VOA 02 Jan 2006 -- Iraqi authorities say a suicide car bomber has killed at least seven police recruits and wounded 13 others.
Afghan Border Police Open New Airport Facility AFPS 02 Jan 2006 -- The Afghan National Police recently opened a new facility for its protection battalion at the Kabul International Airport.

SUDAN: Civilian deaths almost double in Darfur, Annan says IRIN 02 Jan 2006 -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan warned on Thursday that the security situation in Darfur continued to deteriorate, leading to nearly a doubling of confirmed civilian deaths.
NEPAL: Maoist rebels call off cease-fire IRIN 02 Jan 2006 -- Nepal’s Maoist rebels have decided not to continue their unilateral cease-fire which expired on Monday after four months.
COTE D IVOIRE: New attacks on military camps in Abidjan IRIN 02 Jan 2006 -- Attacks on two military camps in Abidjan left at least 10 people dead on Monday, just days after the formation of a new unity government in Cote d'Ivoire had given fresh hope of a peaceful end to the three-year crisis dividing the nation.
EU Prepares to Monitor January 25 Palestinian Vote VOA 02 Jan 2006 -- European Union observers are preparing to monitor Palestinian parliamentary elections in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, despite recent kidnappings of foreigners.
Nigerian Troops Kill 12 Suspected Oil Thieves VOA 02 Jan 2006 -- Nigerian authorities say troops killed 12 men who were stealing oil from a crude oil pipeline in the southern state of Delta.
Colombian FARC Rebels Rule Out Prisoner Swap Under Uribe VOA 02 Jan 2006 -- Colombia's largest Marxist rebel group has ruled out a prisoner exchange with the government as long as Alvaro Uribe is president.

KYRGYZSTAN-UZBEKISTAN: No progress on Andijan refugee four IRIN 02 Jan 2006 -- The plight of four men held in Kyrgyzstan facing possible extradition to Uzbekistan, despite being granted refugee status by the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in October, continued to raise concern on Monday.