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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 27 Apr 2006 [PDF]
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• Weekly Press Briefing April 27, 2006 MNF-I 27 Apr 2006 -- IRAQ OPERATIONAL UPDATE BRIEFING BRIEFER: MAJOR GENERAL RICK LYNCH, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE IRAQ
• Insurgents Routed After Attacks on Iraqi Security Forces AFPS 27 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi security forces quickly responded to a series of attacks today in Baqubah in eastern Diyala province, leaving 21 enemy dead and capturing 43.
• Iraqi Vice President's Sister Slain; Blast Kills 3 Coalition Troops VOA 27 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi police say gunmen have killed a sister of the country's new Sunni Arab vice president, Tareq al-Hashemi.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 27 Apr 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• U.S. Ship Returns Polish Combat Cargo From Middle East AFPS 27 Apr 2006 -- The U.S. cargo ship MV Cape Decision stopped in Szczecin, Poland, last week and returned combat equipment used by Polish military forces in Iraq.
• U.S. Commander Meets With Afghan Governor; Weapon Caches Found AFPS 27 Apr 2006 -- A U.S. military commander met with an Afghan governor in northeastern Afghanistan April 23 to discuss coalition activities in the area, U.S. military officials said.
• UN envoy to Afghanistan says positive trends must spread to south UN News Centre 27 Apr 2006 -- The senior United Nations envoy to Afghanistan today reported economic growth in the war-ravaged nation, but emphasized that strengthened cooperation with Pakistan is key to stability in their volatile border region.
• Background Q&A: The Taliban Resurgence in Afghanistan cfr.org 27 Apr 2006 -- The Taliban, a Muslim fundamentalist group, took control of Afghanistan's government in 1996 and ruled until the 2001 U.S.-led invasion drove it from power.
• UN Official Says Pakistan Recognizes Need to Stop Taleban's Growth VOA 27 Apr 2006 -- The top U.N. representative in Afghanistan says that Pakistan recognizes the need to help keep the Taleban from regaining power
• Maritime Ops in Middle East Have Deterrent Effect AFPS 27 Apr 2006 -- Maritime operations in the Middle East are all about anti-terrorism activities, the deputy commander of coalition forces serving with Naval Forces Central Command said here.

Other Conflicts

• UN experts propose expanded arms embargo, possible no-fly zone in Darfur UN News Centre 27 Apr 2006 -- With both the Government and rebels in Sudan’s Darfur conflict violating United Nations resolutions, the Security Council should move swiftly to impose further sanctions, expand an arms embargo, and consider setting up a no-fly zone for government planes, according to the latest report from a panel of experts.
• Despite progress in Côte d'Ivoire, UN Council voices "grave concern" over delays UN News Centre 27 Apr 2006 -- After meeting today with the Prime Minister Charles Konan Banny of Côte d'Ivoire, the United Nations Security Council noted the progress achieved in the country's peace process under his watch, but expressed grave concern at what it called serious delays in the demobilization of combatants and preparations for upcoming elections.
• Nepal: Annan welcomes reinstatement of parliament, Maoist ceasefire UN News Centre 27 Apr 2006 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today welcomed a recent royal proclamation in strife-torn Nepal reinstating Parliament and said this move, along with a decision by the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) to declare a ceasefire, opens the door for a political solution to end the decade-old conflict in the Himalayan kingdom.
• Bush Freezes Assets in Connection with Darfur Conflict VOA 27 Apr 2006 -- President Bush has issued an executive order freezing the economic assets of people connected to the continuing armed conflict in Sudan's Darfur region.
• Nepal's Maoist Insurgents Declare Three-Month Cease-Fire VOA 27 Apr 2006 -- Nepal's Maoist insurgents have declared a unilateral three-month cease-fire.
• Sri Lanka Stops Air Strikes as Mediators Try to Save Truce VOA 27 Apr 2006 -- In Sri Lanka, the military has stopped air strikes that pounded Tamil rebel bases for the past two days as European peace monitors continued efforts to save the country's four-year truce
• RWANDA: Rebel leader released after three-week detention IRIN 27 Apr 2006 -- The leader of the Hutu rebel movement, the Forces democratiques pour la liberation du Rwanda (FDLR), Ignace Murwanashyaka, has been released from the immigration jail in the western German city of Mannheim, where he had been detained pending his deportation.
• SUDAN: Fears of new Govt offensive in South Darfur IRIN 27 Apr 2006 -- A recent spate of attacks in South Darfur State seems to constitute a new military offensive by the Sudanese government and puts the lives of tens of thousands of people at risk, regional analysts have warned.
• Militant group preparing May 9 attack eliminated in south Russia RIA Novosti 27 Apr 2006 -- A group of militants preparing an attack on May 9 - when Russia celebrates the end of World War II - has been eliminated in southern Russia, the country's domestic security service said Thursday.
• Nepal's Maoists Declare Ceasefire VOA 27 Apr 2006 -- Nepal's Maoist rebels have declared a three-month ceasefire after incoming Prime Minister G.P. Koirala assured them that elections will be held for a constituent assembly.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Commission Decides Detention Status For Detainee AFPS 27 Apr 2006 -- The presiding officer in the military commissions case of a suspected Algerian terrorist here yesterday denied a defense motion to move the detainee back to a medium-security facility from the maximum-security facility he was moved to a month ago.
• Commissions Hearing Delayed By Detainee's Refusal of Defense AFPS 27 Apr 2006 -- In his first military commission hearing here, an accused Saudi terrorist rejected his detailed military defense counsel today, saying he didn't want a defense at all and was happy to admit to his charges.
• Prosecution Supports Self-Representation in Gitmo Cases AFPS 27 Apr 2006 -- The chief prosecutor for military commissions here today reaffirmed that the prosecution believes detainees should have the right to self-representation.
• CNO Says Navy Primed for Expanding Missions, Old and New Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2006 -- Sailors are ready and willing to take advantage of the Navy’s expanding mission roles, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Mullen told an audience at a leadership breakfast sponsored by Government Executive Magazine April 24 at the National Press Club in Washington.
• George Washington Carrier Strike Group Commander Visits USS Stout Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2006 -- Commander, USS George Washington (CVN 73) Carrier Strike Group, Rear Adm. Joseph K. Kilkenny visited USS Stout (DDG 55) April 24 for a chance to speak with the crew and explain the importance of their mission during the "Partnership of the Americas" deployment.
• USS Bonhomme Richard Achieves Certification Sweep Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2006 -- By certifying for engineering operations during their April 20-21 ULTRA-E assessment, the Multipurpose Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) achieved an unprecedented sweep of the ULTRA-C and E unit-level training assessments.
• USS James E. Williams Crew Prepares For Maiden Voyage Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2006 -- The guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95) will deploy May 2 on its maiden voyage as part of the Global War on Terrorism Surface Strike Group (GWOT SSG) 06-2.
• BHR Saves Navy Money by Housing LCU for Repairs Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2006 -- The San Diego-based Multipurpose Amphibious Assault Ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) saved the Navy more than $40,000 April 13 by embarking a Utility Landing Craft (LCU) to repair a hole in the craft’s hull eight inches below the waterline.
• NMCB 4 Participates in Deployment Field Exercise Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2006 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4, homeported at Port Hueneme, Calif., broke from their Okinawa deployment routine to participate in exercise Kennel Cub, a battalion-level field training exercise, April 3.
• HSC-26 Progressing Post-Redesignation Navy NewsStand 27 Apr 2006 -- More than a year ago, Helicopter Combat Squadron (HC) 6 was re-designated to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 26 as part of the Navy’s efforts to combine the helicopter combat support and anti-submarine communities.
• Navy to Base First Four Littoral Combat Ships in San Diego 27 Apr 2006 -- The Navy announced today that the first four Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) will be homeported at Naval Station San Diego, Calif.
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Renuart at the Pentagon 28 Apr 2006 -- Presenter: Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, Joint Staff J-5, Lt. Gen. Victor Renuart
• Broad Coalition Needed to Defeat Terrorism, General Says AFPS 27 Apr 2006 -- A broad coalition of like-minded nations is essential to winning the war on terrorism, the Joint Staff's director for strategic plans and policy said here today.
• DoD Working to Improve Active, Reserve, Civilian Workforce AFPS 27 Apr 2006 -- The Defense Department is seeking ways to foster sweeping changes in its civilian, reserve and active forces, DoD's top personnel official said here April 25.
• Newly Awarded Contract Will Lead to Better Soldier Protection Army News Release 27 Apr 2006 -- The Army’s effort to develop better protection for their mounted Soldiers advanced today when BAE Systems signed a contract with the Raytheon Company to develop the Active Protection System (APS) for the Army’s Future Combat Systems (FCS) program.
• Loadmasters use new parachute jettison device AFPN 27 Apr 2006 -- An emergency parachute jettison device was used for the first time during a Joint Forcible Entry Exercise here April 25.
• Los Angeles AFB dedicates new Schriever Space Complex AFPN 27 Apr 2006 -- The Space and Missile Systems Center here officially dedicated its Schriever Space Complex April 24.
• NATO: Ministers Discuss Iran, Afghanistan, Expansion RFE/RL 27 Apr 2006 -- The foreign ministers of NATO's 26 member countries are set to meet today in the Bulgarian capital, with concerns over Iran's nuclear program expected to feature prominently during the two days of informal talks in Sofia.
• NATO in Ukraine, Georgia to reorient Russia military potentials RIA Novosti 27 Apr 2006 -- NATO enlargement and the accession of Ukraine and Georgia to the bloc is a sensitive issue for Russia, which will need to spend considerable sums to reorient its military capabilities, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday.
• State Department Briefing, April 27 Washington File 27 Apr 2006 -- Department, Sudan, Israel, China, North Korea, Belarus, Egypt, Iran, Iraq
• White House Briefing, April 27 Washington File 27 Apr 2006 -- President's schedule, Hungary/Bush phones prime minister, Gulf Coast, Department of Homeland Security/FEMA, China, energy

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for April 27, 2006
• Seized MiG-29 to remain in Hong Kong custody indefinitely RIA Novosti 27 Apr 2006 -- Customs officials in Hong Kong said Thursday that a Ukrainian Air Forces MiG fighter plane seized earlier this month would remain in the country until an investigation is completed.
• Estonia blocks illegal transport of fighter plane parts RIA Novosti 27 Apr 2006 -- Estonian security officers suspect five men arrested April 19 of attempting to export parts of Sukhoi Su-27 and Su-30 Flanker fighter planes from the country, local prosecutors said.

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