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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 31 Jan 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

• 100th British Service Member Dies in Iraq War VOA 31 Jan 2006 -- Britain's Defense Ministry says a British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Iraq, becoming the 100th British service member to die in the war.
• CENTAF releases daily airpower summary AFPN 31 Jan 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• Iraqis Take Control South of Mosul; Operations Net Weapons, Suspects AFPS 31 Jan 2006 -- An Iraqi unit has taken control of an operational area, and Iraqi and coalition forces have seized more weapons and detained terrorism suspects, military officials in Baghdad reported.
• C-130 airlift reduces ground convoy operations AFPN 31 Jan 2006 -- Sitting high on his stool in the back of a C-130 Hercules, Senior Airman Jon Hall, a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, scans the ground for airborne threats on an airlift sortie over Iraq.
• Bradley crew survives IED blast Army News 31 Jan 2006 -- Using the right protective gear and exercising good patrolling discipline meant the difference between life or death for a Bradley crew returning from a night mission Jan. 25.

• United States Pledges $1.1 Billion More for Afghan Reconstruction Washington File 31 Jan 2006 -- The United States has pledged $1.1 billion in additional aid to support reconstruction in Afghanistan as it enters a new phase of its development under a democratically elected government.
• Ten years more to eradicate poppy cultivation, says Karzai IRNA 31 Jan 2006 -- The eradication of Afghanistan's poppy fields would be a much longer process than first thought, according to Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
• Officials Stress Long-Term Commitments As Afghans Open 'New Chapter' RFE/RL 31 Jan 2006 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair and U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have told participants in a two-day London conference devoted to the future of Afghanistan that their administrations are committed to that country's long-term health.
• US Pledges Another $1 Billion for Afghanistan VOA 31 Jan 2006 -- An international conference on Afghanistan has opened in London with the United States pledging another $1 billion in assistance for the war-ravaged country next year.

Other Conflicts

• Middle East: Hamas Refuses Pressure To Recognize Israel, Disarm RFE/RL 31 Jan 2006 -- The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it rejects international pressure to recognize Israel and disarm if it becomes part of the next Palestinian government.
• Quartet Warns of Aid Cuts Without Doctrine Changes by Hamas VOA 31 Jan 2006 -- The international diplomatic Quartet on the Middle East late Monday pressed the Palestinian Islamic movement Hamas to renounce violence, recognize Israel's right to exist and accept its road map to a settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
• Israeli Troops Kill West Bank Militants, Prepare to Evict Settlers VOA 31 Jan 2006 -- Israeli troops have killed two Islamic Jihad militants in a clash near the West Bank town of Jenin.

• Security Council renews mandate of expert group on DR of Congo arms embargo UN News Centre 31 Jan 2006 -- Expressing its determination to enforce the weapons ban it has imposed on the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the United Nations Security Council today asked Secretary-General Kofi Annan to appoint a successor expert panel to monitor illicit arms imports, as well as travel bans and assets freezes on all violators.
• Security Council extends UN Mission in Georgia through March UN News Centre 31 Jan 2006 -- The Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Georgia until 31 March, and emphasized it would keep a close watch on events in the troubled country.
• Security Council extends UN Interim Force in Lebanon through July UN News Centre 31 Jan 2006 -- Gravely concerned at the persistence of tension and violence along the withdrawal line between Israel and Lebanon, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations peacekeeping force operating in the area (UNIFIL) through July.
• BURUNDI-RWANDA: Tension increases in ongoing land dispute IRIN 31 Jan 2006 -- A land dispute that resulted from a river changing its course due to heavy rains some 50 years ago continues to vex neighbouring agricultural communities along the Burundi-Rwanda border.
• Five Suspected Militants Captured In Chechnya RFE/RL 31 Jan 2006 -- Five suspected militants have reportedly been captured in Russia's restive southern republic of Chechnya.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: President Delivers State of the Union Address 31 Jan 2006
• Bush: U.S. Leadership, Resolve Critical to Terror Fight, Security AFPS 31 Jan 2006 -- In this time of testing, the United States can't find security by abandoning its commitments, retreating within its borders and allowing its enemies to have free reign, President Bush said tonight during his annual State of the Union address.

• Rapid prototyping speeds up design assessment AFPN 31 Jan 2006 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory has developed a new rapid way to test wind tunnel designs.
• F-35 simulator demonstrates fighter of tomorrow AFPN 31 Jan 2006 -- While the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is still in development, Airmen are getting a “sneak peek” at the future of air superiority thanks to a unique simulator.
• New Boat Offers Military Smoother Ride, Versatility AFPS 31 Jan 2006 -- Speed and flexibility make a new military high-speed vessel especially valuable for shallow-water operations, a Defense Department official said.
• Soldiers join Marines in asymmetrical war game Army News 31 Jan 2006 -- Army engineers, trainers and communicators participated in the Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Warrior exercise last week in Maryland involving counterinsurgency and irregular operations.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 31, 2006
• India's Defence Expo 2006 opens IRNA 31 Jan 2006 -- Indian Defence Minister Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the 4th International Land & Naval Systems Exhibition (DefExpo India-2006) here today.

News Reports

• Swiss Impose Sanctions On Uzbekistan RFE/RL 31 Jan 2006 -- Switzerland today imposed an arms embargo and travel sanctions on Uzbekistan in response to alleged human rights violations during the suppression of an uprising in Andijon in May.
• Lebanon: UN official reports broad support for tribunal with international character UN News Centre 31 Jan 2006 -- A senior United Nations official today reported to the Security Council that there is wide backing in Lebanon for the establishment of a tribunal of an international character to try those charged with the killing of former Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and others.

• Karen Ethnic Group Calls for Dialogue With Burma's Government VOA 31 Jan 2006 -- Leaders of Burma's Karen ethnic group have called for dialogue with the military government, but accuse the regime of stage-managing constitutional talks that have just been adjourned
• Burma's Military Government Adjourns Constitution Convention VOA 31 Jan 2006 -- Burma's military government has adjourned a constitutional convention that the government says is aimed at bringing democracy to the country after decades of military rule.