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16 January 2006 Military News |
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Current Operations
- DoD Identifies Army Casualties
- U.S. Helicopter Crashes In Iraq RFE/RL 16 Jan 2006 -- The U.S. military says one of its helicopters crashed north of Baghdad on 16 January.
- Apache Crash Kills Two; Operations Net Suspects, Weapons AFPS 16 Jan 2006 -- Two Task Force Ironhorse soldiers were killed today when their AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed, and various operations in Iraq netted terrorism suspects and weapons, military officials in Baghdad reported today.
- U.S. Medics Treat Bomb Victims in Afghanistan AFPS 16 Jan 2006 -- Eleven people wounded during a Jan. 14 bombing attacks in Khowst, Afghanistan, were treated by U.S. medical personnel at Forward Operating Base Salerno, military officials in the Afghan capital of Kabul reported today.
- Suicide Attacks Spread Across Southern Afghanistan VOA 16 Jan 2006 -- A suspected suicide bomb blast Monday evening killed at least 20 people and injured more than 30 others in an Afghan border town.
- Bombing Kills 20, Wounds 20 More In Afghanistan RFE/RL 16 Jan 2006 -- Officials say a suicide bomber on a motorbike has killed 20 people and wounded at least 20 others in an Afghan border town.
- RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Volume 5, Number 1 16 January 2006 -- NEW PARLIAMENT GOES ON THE OFFENSIVE / QANUNI BROKERS HIS WAY TO PARLIAMENT SPEAKER / GOVERNMENT CALLS FOR CLEARING SECURITY BARRIERS IN KABUL / EU REPRESENTATIVE URGES COMPREHENSIVE ACTION AGAINST DRUGS / FIRST WAR-CRIMES TRIAL IN 25 YEARS BEGINS
Other Conflicts
- NIGERIA: Shell evacuates oil platforms after fresh attacks IRIN 16 Jan 2006 -- Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has pulled workers from four oil platforms in Nigeria’s volatile Niger Delta after armed militants launched the third attack in a week on its facilities.
- SUDAN: UN envoy calls for stronger action on Darfur IRIN 16 Jan 2006 -- A much bigger peacekeeping force and targeted sanctions are needed to end the ongoing violence in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, Jan Pronk, special representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Sudan, told the Security Council.
- COTE D IVOIRE: Protests over peace plan bring Abidjan to standstill IRIN 16 Jan 2006 -- Activity ground to a standstill on Monday in Cote d’Ivoire’s main city, Abidjan, after pro-government youths took to the streets in protest against a decision by international mediators to declare the parliament’s mandate over.
- LIBERIA: Africa’s first female president vows to deliver a better future IRIN 16 Jan 2006 -- Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf placed her hand on the bible and took the oath of office as Liberia’s and Africa’s first female president on Monday, promising peace and restoration for the war-torn nation.
- SOMALIA: Year in Review 2005: Still waiting for change IRIN 16 Jan 2006 -- Politically and socially, little changed in 2005 for Somalia, a nation of approximately 7 million.
- SOMALIA: Year in brief 2005 – A chronology of key events IRIN 16 Jan 2006
- Five Russian Forces Killed In Chechnya RFE/RL 16 Jan 2006 -- Four Russian soldiers and a Chechen police officer from the pro-Russian force have been killed in Chechnya.
- Protesters gather outside UN mission in Côte d’Ivoire UN News Centre 16 Jan 2006 -- Demonstrators gathered outside the headquarters of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Côte d’Ivoire (UNOCI) today to protest a recommendation by a UN-mandated International Working Group monitoring the post-civil
- Reacting to worsening security in Sri Lanka, Annan urges respect for ceasefire UN News Centre 16 Jan 2006 -- Responding to the deteriorating security situation in Sri Lanka, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the country’s Government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to support the ceasefire and resume talks.
- Eritrean ban on UN flights forces lengthy medical evacuation over land UN News Centre 16 Jan 2006 -- For the eighth time since Eritrea’s ban on United Nations helicopter overflights took effect last October, the country’s authorities have failed to respond to a request for the emergency medical evacuation of a UN peacekeeper serving in the region, officials with the world body said today.
- Supporters of Ivory Coast President Protest Recommend Suspension of Parliament VOA 16 Jan 2006 -- Angry supporters of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo have taken to the streets in Abidjan to protest the recommendation by international mediators to dissolve parliament
- Nepalese Maoist Rebels Threaten More Attacks VOA 16 Jan 2006 -- Nepal's Maoist rebels Monday warned of more attacks in cities in the run-up to municipal elections in early February
- Sri Lankan Violence Intensifies Ahead of Peace Mediator's Arrival VOA 16 Jan 2006 -- Violence in Sri Lanka is intensifying in advance of the arrival of a European peace negotiator
Defense Policy / Programs
- Old French Aircraft Carrier Sails into Trouble VOA 16 Jan 2006 -- A decommissioned French warship has set off an international controversy. Environmentalists says it is too contaminated to be dismantled at its final destination, a scrap yard in India.
- Indonesian President Chooses Air Force Chief as New Military Head VOA 16 Jan 2006 -- The president of Indonesia has chosen the current air force chief as the new head of the armed forces
Defense Industry
News Reports
- Lebanon: Security Council backs Annan’s actions on Hariri assassination probe UN News Centre 16 Jan 2006 -- Members of the United Nations Security Council have voiced their support for recent actions taken by Secretary-General Kofi Annan to advance the investigation into the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, who was killed last February in a blast that also took the lives of 22 others.
- Israel's Kadima Party Names Ehud Olmert Chief VOA 16 Jan 2006 -- Israel's new centrist Kadima Party officially picked acting Prime Minister Ehud Olmert as party chairman on Monday.
- TURKMENISTAN: Year in Brief 2005 - A Chronology of key events IRIN 16 Jan 2006
