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12 May 2006 Military News |
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 May 2006 [PDF]
- DoD Identifies Army Casualties
- Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Fry from Iraq 12 May 2006 -- Presenter: Deputy Commander of Multinational Force Iraq and Senior British Representative in Iraq, Lt. Gen. Sir Robert Fry, The Royal Marines
- Coalition, Iraqi Forces Kill Terrorists; Weapons Discovered AFPS 12 May 2006 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed three insurgents in two separate incidents, and the Iraqi National Police discovered a large weapons cache in Baghdad between May 10 and yesterday.
- CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 12 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
- Analysis: Could Afghan And Iraqi Insurgencies Muster Operational Ties? RFE/RL 12 May 2006 -- Speculation of ties between insurgents in Afghanistan and Iraq has resurfaced in the face of continuing attacks on military and other targets in Afghanistan
- AFGHANISTAN: More weapons surrendered IRIN 12 May 2006 -- Former militia commanders in Afghanistan's eastern province of Nangarhar have voluntarily surrendered a number of weapons to the Disbandment of Illegal Armed Groups (DIAG) programme, officials from the UN-backed initiative said on Thursday in the Afghan capital, Kabul.
Other Conflicts
- Following unrest, UN mission in Timor-Leste extended one month past expiration UN News Centre 12 May 2006 -- Following fatal mob violence late last month in Timor-Leste, the Security Council today extended the mandate of the United Nations office there (UNOTIL) one month past its 20 May expiration as the world organization considers how to further reinforce the stability of the nascent country.
- Sri Lanka: Annan calls on Government, Tamil rebels to return to peace talks after clashes UN News Centre 12 May 2006 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called on the Sri Lankan Government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to “change course and bring the country back on a path to peace” following a continuing upsurge of violence on the Indian Ocean island.
- UN peacekeeping mission voices hope Eritrea will release 11 arrested local staff UN News Centre 12 May 2006 -- The peacekeeping United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) is awaiting a response from the Eritrean authorities to its letters asking why they had arrested 11 local staff members over the past week, an UNMEE spokeswoman said, voicing hope that those detained will be released.
- DR of Congo: militia group comes forward to enter disarmament process UN News Centre 12 May 2006 -- A group of around 250 members of a renegade militia in the troubled Katanga Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have come forward to enter the country’s disarmament and reintegration process, the United Nations mission in the country (MONUC) said today.
- Nepal's New Government Detains Three Former Cabinet Members VOA 12 May 2006 -- Nepal's interim government has detained for questioning three cabinet ministers who served in the royalist government of King Gyanendra.
- DRC: Mayi-Mayi warlord surrenders in Katanga IRIN 12 May 2006 -- Mayi-Mayi warlord Kyungu Mutanga, alias Gédéon, surrendered to UN peacekeepers on Friday in Mitwaba, a town in southeastern province of Katanga in Democratic Republic of Congo.
- BURUNDI: Peace talks facilitator ends visits IRIN 12 May 2006 -- The newly appointed facilitator of planned peace talks between the Burundian government and the country's remaining rebel group, Charles Nqakula, who is the South African minister for safety and security, ended a familiarisation visit to Burundi on Friday.
- SOMALIA: Illegal arms continue to fuel factional fighting IRIN 12 May 2006 -- As the death toll in the factional fighting in Mogadishu mounts, lethal weapons continue to flood into Somalia, despite a 15-year arms embargo imposed by the United Nations
- KYRGYZSTAN-TAJIKISTAN: Armed group attacks border guards, kill at least five people IRIN 12 May 2006 -- An unidentified armed group attacked a Tajik check-point and a customs post in Kyrgyzstan early on Friday morning, shooting dead four soldiers and one civilian, representatives from both countries said.
- Several Dead In Raid On Kyrgyz-Tajik Border RFE/RL 12 May 2006 -- Kyrgyz and Tajik security forces clashed with gunmen who attacked border posts on both sides of their frontier today, killing five people
- Tamil Rebels Threaten to Attack Sri Lankan Navy Ships VOA 12 May 2006 -- Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels have warned that they will attack any navy ships that approach coastal areas under their control, and that international cease-fire monitors who travel with the navy do so at their own peril.
Defense Policy / Programs
- House Votes to Allow Military to Assist in Border Security AFPS 12 May 2006 -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted yesterday to allow military forces to be used in border-security operations under certain circumstances.
- Russia doubles contingent at airbase in Kyrgyzstan - commander RIA Novosti 12 May 2006 -- Russia has more than doubled personnel numbers at its airbase in Kyrgyzstan, but will move the additional personnel in when housing construction is finished, the head of the Air Force said Friday.
Defense Industry
News Reports
- At least 3 Killed, 30 Injured in Series of Addis Ababa Bombings VOA 12 May 2006 -- The Ethiopian government has appealed for calm following at least four explosions in the capital Friday that killed at least three people and injured dozens.
- Indonesia Drops Graft Case Against Former President Suharto VOA 12 May 2006 -- Indonesia's attorney general has dropped a graft case against ailing former President Suharto, who is suspected of amassing billions of dollars during his 32-year rule.
