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• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Nov. 26 airpower summary AFNS 27 Nov 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Secretary of the Navy visits troops in Fallujah USMC News 27 Nov 2008 -- Secretary of the Navy Donald C. Winter visited Marines and other service members operating in Fallujah, Iraq, during the Thanksgiving Day holiday
• 4 Killed in Car Bombing Near US Embassy in Kabul VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- A suicide car bomb attack near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul has killed at least 4 people and wounded 18 others.
• AFGHANISTAN: Food insecurity may cause deaths this winter - government IRIN 27 Nov 2008 -- More than 1.6 million under-five children and hundreds of thousands of vulnerable women are exposed to acute malnutrition and some could die this winter due to food insecurity and lack of medical care, the government has warned.
• Opium trade finances Taliban war machine, says UN drug tsar UN News Centre 27 Nov 2008 -- The opium industry is largely funding the Taliban's war budget and is a major source of revenue for criminal groups and terrorists in Afghanistan despite becoming less important to the country's overall economy, according to a United Nations report released in London today.
• Security Council urges Afghans to avoid recriminations, strengthen efforts UN News Centre 27 Nov 2008 -- A Security Council mission wrapped up a visit to Afghanistan today urging the country's leaders and its international partners to intensify their efforts in bringing stability and security to the war-torn country while expressing cautious optimism for its future.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Strategic Framework Agreement for a Relationship of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq 2008
• Agreement Between the United States of America and the Republic of Iraq On the Withdrawal of United States Forces from Iraq and the Organization of Their Activities during Their Temporary Presence in Iraq 2008
• Statement by the President on Agreements with Iraq The White House 27 Nov 2008
• Statement by Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker and General Ray Odierno MNF-I 27 Nov 2008
• Iraqi Parliament Passes U.S. Security Pact RFE/RL 27 Nov 2008 -- Iraq's parliament has approved a security pact with the United States that paves the way for a complete U.S. troops withdrawal within the next three years
• Iraqi Parliament Approves Military Pact With US VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- The Iraqi parliament has voted to approve a controversial military pact with the United States that will allow U.S. troops to remain in the country for three more years. The new pact will replace a U.N. mandate which expires on December 31. Edward Yeranian reports for VOA from Cairo.
• Marines take training to the range USMC News 27 Nov 2008 -- Marine security guards are responsible for the security of American Embassies all over the world and go through rigorous training to ensure they are up to the task
• USS Theodore Roosevelt Hosts General Petraeus on Thanksgiving Navy NewsStand 27 Nov 2008 -- USS Theodore Roosevelt (TR) (CVN 71) hosted Army Gen. David H. Petraeus, commander, U.S. Central Command, Nov. 27-28 to celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday with the crew.
• US army deserter requests political asylum in Germany IRNA 27 Nov 2008 -- An American soldier who deserted the US army 18 months ago to prevent a second deployment in Iraq has requested political asylum in Germany, the online site of the US military daily Stars and Stripes reported Thursday
• Essex Departs Hong Kong Navy NewsStand 27 Nov 2008 -- The forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) departed Hong Kong Nov. 26 following a scheduled four-day port visit.
• Georgia expects nod from NATO in December RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2008 -- NATO member countries should invite Tbilisi to join the alliance at their upcoming meeting in Brussels, the Georgian Euro-Atlantic integration minister said on Thursday.
• Russian strategic bombers fly over Alaska on routine patrol RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2008 -- A pair of Russian Tu-95 Bear strategic bombers carried out a routine patrol flight on Thursday over the Arctic Ocean off Alaska, an Air Force spokesman said.
• Ukraine denies military build up on Russian border RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2008 -- The Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Thursday it would strengthen its troop numbers along its borders with all foreign states, rather than with Russia alone.

Defense Industry

• POWER AND FRENCH CONNECTION FOR NIMROD MRA4 BAE Systems 27 Nov 2008 -- A major milestone has been achieved on the Nimrod MRA4 programme with the first production aircraft, PA04, being powered up for the first time.

Other Conflicts

• KENYA-SOMALIA: Thousands flee amid fears of fighting along border IRIN 27 Nov 2008 -- Thousands of people are fleeing parts of the north-east region of Mandera and neighbouring Somali border areas after Kenya beefed up its security presence to counter possible threats from Somali armed groups.
• Somali Power-Sharing Deal Lacks Support from Key Players VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- International diplomats and some Somali politicians say they are hopeful that a deal signed on Wednesday to share power between the country's transitional federal government and an Islamist-led opposition faction will pave the way toward ending nearly two years of violence in Somalia.
• Ethiopia to Withdraw Troops From Somalia by Year End VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- Ethiopia has announced its intention to withdraw its troops from neighboring Somalia by the end of this year.
• Tamil Tiger Chief Vows to Fight Sri Lankan Military VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- The leader of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger separatist rebels has vowed to continue fighting even as the Sri Lankan government threatens to capture the rebels' capital.
• DRC War Crimes Suspects Plead Not Guilty VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- Two Congolese militiamen accused of trying to wipe out a village in 2003 have pleaded not guilty before the International Criminal Court.

News Reports

• Backgrounder: Terror Groups in India cfr.org 27 Nov 2008
• Backgrounder: Counterterrorism in India cfr.org 27 Nov 2008
• Military Displace Police in Response to Mumbai Terror Attacks VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- In an unprecedented response to a domestic terrorist attack, Indian military forces have taken over the battle against gunmen who plunged Mumbai, a city of 18 million, into confusion.
• Commandos Free Some People From Mumbai Luxury Hotels VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- The Indian prime minister says the terror attacks in the country's financial capital, Mumbai, were carried out by militants based outside the country.
• Israel says 10 to 15 Israelis Held Hostage in Mumbai Attacks VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- Israeli officials say gunmen in Mumbai are holding 10 to 15 Israelis hostage, some at a Jewish center and the others at the Oberoi Hotel.
• Indian PM: Mumbai Attackers Based Outside Country VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says the perpetrators of coordinated attacks on the financial capital Mumbai were likely based outside the country.
• Commandos Launch Operations to Clear Luxury Hotels Seized by Gunmen in Mumbai VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- In India's financial hub of Mumbai, commandos and troops have mounted an operation to clear two luxury hotels seized by gunmen.
• 101 Dead in Mumbai Attacks; Police Try to Free Hostages VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- Indian army and paramilitary forces are conducting operations in two luxury hotels in the Indian financial capital Mumbai, to rescue hostages taken earlier by heavily armed gunmen.
• Operation to flush out terrorists holed up in Trident and Taj hotels in Mumbai continues IRNA 27 Nov 2008 -- The ongoing operation by the combined security forces to flush out terrorists holed up in Trident (Oberoi) and Taj hotels in Mumbai is continuing.
• Mumbai terror attacks leave over 100 killed, 300 injured IRNA 27 Nov 2008 -- More than 100 people were killed and 300 injured in one of the most violent and tragic terror attacks at seven places in Mumbai, business capital of India
• Militant Attacks In India Leave More Than 100 Dead RFE/RL 27 Nov 2008 -- India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has vowed to take "whatever measures are necessary" to punish those responsible for the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that have left more than 100 dead and 300 injured
• Terrorists who attacked Mumbai linked to al-Qaeda - source RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2008 -- The terrorist groups who attacked the Indian city of Mumbai are closely linked to al-Qaeda, a high-ranking Russian secret service source said Thursday.
• Police battle militants in Mumbai, hostages still held RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2008 -- Dozens of hostages are still being held at a luxury hotel and a Jewish center in Mumbai, following a series of coordinated terrorist attacks in India's financial capital that left over 100 people dead.
• Indian police move in to release hostages held in luxury hotel RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2008 -- Indian special forces have begun an operation to try and release hostages held in a luxury hotel, Oberoi, in India's financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), local TV reported on Thursday.
• Putin says Ukraine must pay gas bill before new contract signed RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2008 -- The Russian prime minister told his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Tymoshenko on Thursday that Kiev must pay off its natural gas debt to Russia before a 2009 supply contract can be signed.
• Ukraine's pro-presidential party head says PM 'conspiring' RIA Novosti 27 Nov 2008 -- The head of a Ukrainian pro-presidential party said on Thursday he suspected the premier of conspiracy to set up a rival coalition after she called on the country's president to revive the democratic alliance.
• Thai Government to Declare State of Emergency at Bangkok Airports VOA 27 Nov 2008 -- Thailand's Cabinet plans to declare a state of emergency around two Bangkok airports to end opposition blockades.