16 April 2006 Military News

Iraqi Army Takes Control of More Battlespace in Ceremony AFPS 16 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi soldiers assumed control of part of Iraq's Salah al Din Province from the U.S. Army's 1-8 Combined Arms Battalion in a transfer of authority ceremony yesterday at an Iraqi Army outpost near here.
Seven Terrorists Killed in Two Iraq Engagements AFPS 16 Apr 2006 -- Coalition forces in Iraq killed seven terrorists today, five in a safe-house raid in Yusifiya and two who were planting a roadside bomb in Kirkuk province, military officials reported.
Officials Tally Weapons Seized in Operation Cowpens AFPS 16 Apr 2006 -- Operation Cowpens concluded maneuvers here April 14 after nearly a month of discovering caches and hampering insurgent efforts in the area.
20 Dead In Attacks Across Iraq RFE/RL 16 Apr 2006 -- Three separate attacks targeting civilians in Iraq have killed at least 20 people and wounded dozens, including shoppers at a busy market south of the capital.

Afghan Clashes Leave Suspected Militants, Civilians Dead RFE/RL 16 Apr 2006 -- Officials say police posts were attacked in southern Afghanistan overnight, sparking fighting that left 14 suspected Taliban militants dead.
Afghanistan: Islamabad Anxious As Kabul Gets Chummy With New Delhi RFE/RL 16 Apr 2006 -- While Afghan President Hamid Karzai tries to maintain balance in his country's relations with India and Pakistan, Islamabad might be feeling squeezed and do its best to undermine the renewed Afghan-Indian partnership -- at great cost to Afghanistan.
Coalition Responds to Civilian Casualties in Afghanistan AFPS 16 Apr 2006 -- Coalition forces rushed three wounded civilians to emergency medical treatment and are working with Afghan officials to return the remains of the other civilians to their families after combat with insurgents in the Korangal Valley in Afghanistan's Kunar province last night resulted in civilian casualties.
Possible Afghanistan Friendly Fire Incident Prompts Probe AFPS 16 Apr 2006 -- The commander of the coalition's Combined Joint Task Force 76 has ordered an investigation of a possible "friendly fire" incident April 14 during heavy fighting in the Zhari district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, military officials reported.

UN Warns Sudanese Refugees in Chad Have Nowhere to Go VOA 16 Apr 2006 -- The UN refugee agency warns some 200,000 Sudanese refugees who fled to Chad from Darfur would have nowhere to go were they to be expelled from the country.
Peace broker announces new date for Sri Lanka peace talks IRNA 16 Apr 2006 -- Peace talks between the Sri Lankan government and Tamil rebels which had earlier been scheduled to held on April 19 has been reset for April 24 in Geneva, Norway's peace broker announced Friday.

Ex-Head Of Joint Chiefs Rejects Call For Rumsfeld Exit RFE/RL 16 Apr 2006 -- A former chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, retired General Richard Myers, has responded to a recent call for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's resignation by saying the effort is "inappropriate" for retired military leaders.

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