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• 15th MEU (SOC) combat corpsmen uphold proud legacy USMC News 23 Feb 2003 -- Ever since the birth of the Corps in 1775, Marines and Sailors have served side-by-side on naval vessels beginning their long and adventurous history.
• PHILIPPINES/U-S VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- The Philippine government says it will not allow U-S troops to take part in combat operations against Muslim separatists in the Southern Philippines. The Philippine defense secretary is preparing to leave for Washington to discuss military cooperation.
• U-S/IRAQ/TURKEY VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- Turkish officials say a deal that would allow U-S troops to use bases in their country is close, but not complete. They are speaking out in interviews on regional and American television.

Defense Industry

• Northrop Grumman's X-47A Pegasus First Flight Achieves Milestone in Autonomous Control Northrop Grumman 23 Feb 2003 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation's (NYSE:NOC) Integrated Systems sector achieved a significant milestone in autonomously controlled flight today with the successful first flight of its Pegasus experimental unmanned air vehicle (UAV). The flight took place at NAVAIR Weapons Division, China Lake, Calif.

Other Conflicts

• ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- Israeli troops today (Sunday) raided a Palestinian town in the Gaza Strip, killing at least one person. The raid is in response to continued rocket fire by Palestinian militants into Israel.
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- At least seven Palestinians and one Israeli soldier have been killed, as violence spread across the Gaza Strip.

• IVORY COAST VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- Political leaders in Ivory Coast are discussing possible rebel participation in the government under terms of a French-mediated peace accord. Meanwhile, a rebel leader has threatened to resume fighting, if the agreement is not fully implemented.
• SRILANKA/PRIME MINISTER VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- Sri Lanka's prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe says Tamil Tiger rebels should be allowed to join the state police, military and judiciary as part of a final political settlement to the island's ethnic conflict. The Sri Lankan leader says his government is determined to continue with the peace process, which began a year ago.

News Reports

• ZIMBABWE / ACTIVISTS VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- Human-rights activists are still upset about the presence of Zimbabwean leader Robert Mugabe at last week's 22nd France-Africa Summit in Paris. But some activists say they hope new international laws against torture will help bring President Mugabe to justice.
• N-A-M SCENE-SETTER VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- Dozens of heads-of-state and government from around the world have been arriving in Malaysia for Monday's opening of the summit of the Non-Aligned Movement. The issues of Iraq and North Korea appear likely to dominate the proceedings.
• ISRAEL POLITICS VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has reached an agreement to bring the right-wing National Religious Party into his government. The accord has increased Mr. Sharon's chances of building a majority coalition, but appears to have ended any possibility of an alliance with the moderate Labor Party.
• ZIMBABWE/POL VOA 23 Feb 2003 -- Zimbabwe's opposition Movement for Democratic Change says it will not drop its court challenge to last year's re-election of President Robert Mugabe. Nigeria suggested the opposition drop its objection as a step toward resuming talks with the ruling Zanu P-F party.