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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 Apr 2006 [PDF]
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• 7 Car Bombs Hit Iraqi Capital VOA 24 Apr 2006 -- A series of car bombs and shootings in Baghdad killed at least 14 Iraqis Monday and wounded more than 80 others.
• CENTAF releases combined airpower summary report AFPN 24 Apr 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary report for April 22 through today.
• ISF, MND-B Soldiers provide security as leaders form government Army News 24 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi army and police forces partnered with Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers to secure the International Zone as the Iraqi Council of Representatives convened April 22 to elect the nation’s top government leaders.
• CAB Chinooks sustain the force Army News 24 Apr 2006 -- To Soldiers on the front lines in Iraq, the delivery of supplies is critical to sustaining a force spread over 17,000 square miles.
• 6 Killed, 40 Wounded In Baghdad Car Bombings VOA 24 Apr 2006 -- Three car bombs have exploded in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, killing at least six people and wounding about 40 others.
• Coalition Helps After Plane Crash; Marine Medics Treat Afghans AFPS 24 Apr 2006 -- Coalition forces sent medical personnel to provide emergency treatment to the victims of a plane crash in Afghanistan's Helmand province today, and Marines in Kunar province are giving villagers free medical treatment, military officials reported.
• Pakistan takes over multi-national Task Force-150 command IRNA 24 Apr 2006 -- The Pakistan Navy (PN) will take over command of the multi-national Task Force-150 of the Coalition Maritime Campaign Plan (CMCP) on Monday (today), the PN said
• Pakistani Admiral Takes Command of Regional Maritime Task Force AFPS 24 Apr 2006 -- Pakistan today became the first regional country to command a combined task force in the Middle East in the war on terror.
• Admiral Cites Complexity in Horn of Africa Mission AFPS 24 Apr 2006 -- The complexity of operations in the Horn of Africa boggles the mind.

Other Conflicts

• Nepal's King Agrees to Restore Parliament VOA 24 Apr 2006 -- In a major capitulation, Nepal's King Gyanendra has agreed to restore parliament - a key demand made by pro-democracy protesters, who had been demonstrating in the streets of the capital for nearly three weeks.
• Analysis: Chad: A Turn Toward the Bad cfr.org 24 Apr 2006 -- There are few places as inherently incapable of dealing with crises as Chad, a parched, landlocked Saharan republic whose neighbors include such pillars of stability as Niger, Libya, and Sudan
• CHAD: Displacement crisis looming in south east IRIN 24 Apr 2006 -- Hunger and militia attacks in the remote border areas of eastern Chad have driven more than 11,000 Chadians to seek international assistance and stretched resources meant for Sudanese refugees, according to aid agencies.
• Nepal: UN officials call on all sides to refrain from violence in demonstrations UN News Centre 24 Apr 2006 -- In their latest expression of concern over strife in Nepal, United Nations human rights officials today urged both the Government and opposition protesters to refrain from violence in demonstrations planned for tomorrow to impel King Gyanendra to restore suspended parliamentary rule and democratic rights.
• UN mission in Western Sahara should remain for 6 more months – Annan UN News Centre 24 Apr 2006 -- Citing the need for diplomatic efforts to break the impasse over Western Sahara Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called for a six-month extension of the United Nations mission (MINURSO) deployed in the disputed territory which is claimed by Morocco.
• UN Council warned of 'dangerous deterioration' in Israeli-Palestinian conflict UN News Centre 24 Apr 2006 -- With donors balking at funding the Hamas-led Palestinian Government, tension between that administration and President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah, increasing violence and lawlessness, and continued settlement expansion by Israel, the situation in the Middle East has reached a volatile juncture, a United Nations official said today.
• Palestinian President Warns Hamas-Led Government VOA 24 Apr 2006 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says he has the legal right to dismiss the newly-elected Hamas-led government
• Analysis: Hamas Fights Chaos, Cash Crunch cfr.org 24 Apr 2006 -- In a sign of the continuing strains beween President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party and ruling party Hamas, rival gunmen clashed at the Palestinian health ministry, leaving three wounded.
• SOMALIA: Seven killed, families displaced by renewed fighting in Mogadishu IRIN 24 Apr 2006 -- At least seven people were killed and scores wounded as rival armed groups fought on Sunday in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, displacing dozens of families.
• Hundreds of Ethnic Chinese Flee Troubled Solomon Islands VOA 24 Apr 2006 -- Hundreds of ethnic Chinese people have fled the Solomon Islands following the rioting there last week.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Monterey, George Washington Conduct Cross Training in Caribbean Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2006 -- USS Monterey (CG 61) and USS George Washington (CVN 73) Sailors received on-the-job training April 20-22 in an effort to improve the level of proficiency and teamwork between the two ships.
• Grandmasters Conduct Training Aboard Anzio Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2006 -- Pilots of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron (Light) (HSL) 46, the Grandmasters, Detachment 9, are flying a series of training missions aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Anzio (CG 68) as part of their participation in Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX), which runs through May 12.
• COMPTUEX Prepares Anzio for Deployment Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2006 -- USS Anzio (CG 68) went to sea April 12 for Composite Training Unit Exercise (COMPTUEX) to prepare for its upcoming deployment as part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) Carrier Strike Group (IKESTKGRU).
• MSD 23 Undergoes Field Training at NAB Little Creek Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2006 -- Sailors stationed with Mobile Security Detachment (MSD) 23 conducted a field exercise at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek April 19-21 to prepare them for deployments.
• Stout Hosts Dominican Republic Sailors During 'Partnership of the Americas' Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2006 -- USS Stout (DDG 55) hosted members of the Dominican Republic's navy and marines April 20-21 as part of “Partnership of the Americas.”
• Pakistani Admiral Becomes First Regional Commander of Maritime Task Force Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2006 -- Pakistani Rear Adm. Shahid Iqbal relieved Royal Netherlands Navy Commodore Hank Ort as commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 150 during a change of command ceremony aboard HNLMS De Zeven Provincien (F802) at the port of Mina Salman, Bahrain, April 24.
• Seabees Help Bring Water to Drought-stricken Ethiopia Navy NewsStand 24 Apr 2006 -- Members of the water well drilling unit of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 7 from Gulfport, Miss., are making a difference in the Ogaden region of Ethiopia by drilling wells that will produce clean drinking water for residents, as well as water for crops and livestock.
• Exercise delivers battlespace awareness AFPN 24 Apr 2006 -- The Combined Air and Space Operations Center, or CAOC, houses the systems that provide the U.S. and its allies with critical warfighting information.
• Air Force Audit Agency to work under new personnel system AFPN 24 Apr 2006 -- Nonbargaining unit employees of the Air Force Audit Agency here will become the first employees here to work under the long-awaited National Security Personnel System April 30.
• Combat balloon to improve communications AFPN 24 Apr 2006 -- Warfighters who depend on ground communications for mission success will soon have improved technology, thanks to a system currently under examination here at the 2006 Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment.
• Japan, US Clear Last Big Hurdle for Defense Realignment VOA 24 Apr 2006 -- The last major stumbling block has been cleared for the United States and Japan to initiate a realignment of American forces in Japan.
• Eight-nation CIS air defense exercises to start April 25 RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2006 -- A group of former Soviet republics will conduct air-defense exercises as part of an integrated air-defense system, a senior air force official said Monday.
• Russia for building up Kyrgyzstan airbase - Putin RIA Novosti 24 Apr 2006 -- Russia plans to reinforce its airbase in the Central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, President Vladimir Putin said Monday after talks with his Kyrgyz counterpart.
• State Department Briefing, April 24 Washington File 24 Apr 2006 -- Nepal, Venezuela, Azerbaijan, Iran, Sudan, Israel/Palestinians, Japan/North Korea, Chad

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 24, 2006

News Reports

• Iran: UN Draws Attention To Tehran's Role In Lebanon RFE/RL 24 Apr 2006 -- Iranian involvement in Lebanese affairs has been an issue since the early 1980s, and it came in for renewed attention last week
• Philippine Prosecutors Charge Former Senator, 6 Left-wing Lawmakers Plotting Coup VOA 24 Apr 2006 -- In the Philippines prosecutors have filed rebellion charges against dozens of people, including a former senator and six left-wing lawmakers, accusing them of plotting a coup in February to bring down the government.