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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 23 May 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Ham from the Pentagon 23 May 2006 -- Presenter: Deputy Director for Regional Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Brig. Gen. Carter F. Ham
• Fighting in Iraqi City of Ramadi Very Difficult, U.S. General Says Washington File 23 May 2006 -- Ramadi is the most fought-over city in Iraq today, according to a U.S. military spokesman.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 23 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• Insurgents Kill 23 Across Iraq VOA 23 May 2006 -- Iraqi police say insurgents have killed at least 23 people in a new wave of attacks across the country.
• Car Bombing, Shooting Kill Police and Civilians in Iraq VOA 23 May 2006 -- Iraqi police say a car bomb blast in Baghdad Tuesday killed five people, including several police commandos.
• Afghan Violence Reflects Afghan Troops' Progress, Taliban Frustration AFPS 21 May 2006 --The recent surge in violence in southern Afghanistan reflects the fact that Afghan security forces are extending their reach and that the Taliban, in desperation, are trying to stop them, a senior military official told Pentagon reporters today.
• Analysis: NATO Sizes Up The Task In Southern Afghanistan RFE/RL 23 May 2006 -- As NATO approaches full deployment of its "Stage 3" expansion of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) into southern Afghanistan, casualties among NATO troops -- most recently Canadians -- are increasing
• Taleban Guerrillas Kill 3 Police Officers in Southern Afghanistan VOA 23 May 2006 -- Afghan officials say Taleban guerillas have ambushed a police convoy in southern Afghanistan, killing three officers.

Other Conflicts

• COTE D IVOIRE: Combatants begin pullback in first step to disarmament IRIN 23 May 2006 -- The two sides in Cote d’Ivoire’s more than three-year war, rebel leaders and loyalist army chiefs, on Tuesday said a first phase of disarmament was under way, with some combatants returning to designated disarmament sites.
• MALI: Armed men seize three military bases in remote north IRIN 23 May 2006 -- Armed men seized three military bases in separate attacks on Tuesday in the remote northeast corner of Mali, and President Amadou Toumani Toure issued a plea to avoid reprisals against the country’s Tuaregs, who account for around six percent of Mali's almost 14 million people.
• SUDAN: Violence in Jonglei, Upper Nile forces MSF withdrawal IRIN 23 May 2006 -- Escalating violence in the states of Upper Nile and Jonglei in southern Sudan has forced the international humanitarian organisation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) to temporarily withdraw its international staff from a number of clinics, the charity said.
• Annan urges continued international support to solidify West African stability UN News Centre 23 May 2006 -- While there have been some positive developments in four West African countries that have recently been torn by conflict, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged a group of interested States working to bring peace and development to the troubled region to continue their active support at this crucial juncture.
• In call to Sudan’s President, Annan seeks cooperation on UN Darfur assessment UN News Centre 23 May 2006 -- As two United Nations envoys arrived in Khartoum for talks with Sudanese officials in a bid to gain access to Darfur for a UN team assessing conditions for a possible peacekeeping operation there, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today spoke with the country’s President seeking support for the deployment.
• UN official calls for caution in deciding future of UN Ethiopia-Eritrea mission UN News Centre 23 May 2006 -- With the United Nations Security Council considering whether or not to reduce the role of the peacekeeping United Nations Mission in Ethiopia and Eritrea (UNMEE) in calming border tensions between the two Horn of Africa countries, a senior UN official today urged prudence in charting a future course.
• House Approves Palestinian Sanctions Bill Opposed by Bush VOA 23 May 2006 -- By a 361 to 37 majority, the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday approved legislation calling for sanctions against the Palestinian Authority following the Hamas election victory earlier this year.
• Bush, Olmert Discuss Peace, Regional Security VOA 23 May 2006 -- The search for Middle East peace and the threat to regional security posed by Iran's nuclear intentions topped the agenda when President Bush met Tuesday with the new Israeli Prime Minister, Ehud Olmert.
• Indian, Pakistani Defense Secretaries Open Talks on Siachen Glacier VOA 23 May 2006 -- Nuclear rivals India and Pakistan have opened a new round of talks over the Siachen glacier in Kashmir, where thousands of troops are stationed on what is considered the world's highest battlefield.
• Palestinian PM Says Peace Will Prevail if Israel Retreats to 1967 Borders VOA 23 May 2006 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh says his Hamas-led government will implement a long-term cease-fire if Israel pulls back to its 1967 borders, a demand Israel has previously rejected.
• UN Secretary-General Accuses Sudan of Violating International Law VOA 23 May 2006 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says Sudanese government restrictions on aid to civilians in Darfur violate international humanitarian law.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Concerned About China's Military Buildup VOA 23 May 2006 -- A new report by the U.S. Defense Department says China is continuing to increase its military capabilities in ways that have already altered the regional military balance and is causing concern about China's future intentions.
• China Modernizing Strategic Forces, DoD Report States AFPS 23 May 2006 -- The U.S. welcomes the rise of a peaceful and prosperous China, but is taking note as the Asian nation systematically modernizes its military capabilities, a Defense Department report on Chinese military power released today states.
• US Denies Torture of Detainees at Guantanamo VOA 23 May 2006 -- The United States Tuesday rejected charges by Amnesty International of torture at the U.S. detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
• Robotic vehicle helps clear minefields AFPN 23 May 2006 -- Building roads and airfields in Afghanistan presents a unique challenge that stateside heavy equipment operators don’t encounter … minefields.
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 23 May 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 23 May 2006
• Ukraine starts preparations for NATO accession RIA Novosti 23 May 2006 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko Tuesday instructed the government to form a committee to coordinate preparations for the country's accession to NATO.
• Sukhoi eyeing up Latin American market - company head RIA Novosti 23 May 2006 -- The head of state-owned Sukhoi aircraft manufacturing holding said Tuesday his company was looking to secure new orders for the holding's military aircraft, including on the Latin American market.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 23, 2006

News Reports

• Analysis: Nigeria’s Democratic Victory cfr.org 23 May 2006 -- It may be too early to talk of a precedent in the decision of Nigeria's Senate to reject a move to allow the president to run for a third term
• Montenegro: Preliminary Count Shows Independence Referendum Passing RFE/RL 23 May 2006 -- Montenegro’s election commission says a complete preliminary tally of ballots from the country's May 21 referendum shows voters opting by a narrow majority for independence.
• Serbia's Tadic Accepts Montenegrin Independence Vote RFE/RL 23 May 2006 -- Serbian President Boris Tadic today said he accepted the result of the referendum in which Montenegro voted for independence.
• OSCE: De Gucht Discusses Montenegro Referendum, Frozen Conflicts RFE/RL 23 May 2006 -- The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's chairman-in-office, Belgian Foreign Minister Karel De Gucht, is in Prague for the OSCE's 14th Economic Forum on May 22-23
• Montenegro Leader Expects Move Toward EU, NATO RFE/RL 23 May 2006 -- Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic says Montenegro is ready to move toward membership in the European Union and NATO after citizens of the tiny territory voted to secede from Serbia and form a separate country.
• Ukraine says GUAM must focus on cooperation with EU, NATO RIA Novosti 23 May 2006 -- GUAM, a regional organization of four former Soviet republics, should focus on cooperation with the European Union and NATO, Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko said Tuesday.
• GUAM leaders adopt charter for group's new incarnation RIA Novosti 23 May 2006 -- Leaders of GUAM, a regional organization of four former Soviet republics, adopted Tuesday a charter changing the group's status and renaming it the GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development.