25 March 2006 Military News

IED Triggermen, Suspects Captured; Weapons Caches Found AFPS 25 Mar 2006 -- A combined U.S.-Iraqi patrol detained a terrorist near Kirkuk yesterday, and U.S. soldiers captured two improvised-explosive-device triggermen near Balad, Iraq, March 23, military officials in Iraq reported.

LIBERIA-NIGERIA: Obasanjo agrees to hand–over Taylor IRIN 25 Mar 2006 -- Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday said Liberia is “free to take” their former President Charles Taylor who is living in exile in Nigeria and is indicted for war crimes by a United Nations-backed court.
Abbas Warns Hamas About Policy VOA 25 Mar 2006 -- The Palestinian president has issued a stern warning to the new government headed by the Islamic militant group, Hamas, as it prepares to assume power next week.
70 Killed in Clashes in Somalia's Capital VOA 25 Mar 2006 -- Hospital officials in Somalia's capital say some 70 people have been killed in three days of ongoing fighting between local warlords and an Islamist militia.

India, France Joint Navy exercise to begin on Monday IRNA 25 Mar 2006 -- The eighth India-France Joint Navy exercise codenamed "Varuna-2006" is to start on March 27 off the west coast of Mumbai, capital city of Maharashtra.

UN envoy backs Lebanon’s approach to Palestinian militias UN News Centre 25 Mar 2006 -- A senior United Nations Lebanon holding talks in Beirut today with the country's officials hailed their integrated approach to the presence of Palestinian militias.