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27 August 2003 Military News

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  • IRAQ / GI's KILLED VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- The U-S military says two American soldiers have been killed in Iraq in separate attacks in the Baghdad area. More humanitarian agencies say they are withdrawing non-Iraqi staff members from the country.
  • White House Report, August 27: Iraq, North Korea Washington File 27 Aug 2003 -- White House: U.S. Committed to "Successful End" in Iraq / WHITE HOUSE PLEASED MULTILATERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH NORTH KOREA HAVE BEGUN
  • IRAQ / GI's KILLED VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- The U-S military says two American soldiers have been killed in Iraq in separate attacks in the Baghdad area. More humanitarian agencies say they are withdrawing non-Iraqi staff members from the country.
  • Iraq: Two U.S. Soldiers Killed Near Baghdad RFE/RL 27 Aug 2003 -- The U.S. military said today that two of its soldiers were killed today in separate attacks in the Baghdad area.
  • ONE SOLDIER KILLED IN ATTACK CENTCOM 27 Aug 2003-- One 205th Military Intelligence Brigade soldier was killed in an attack on a military convoy in Baghdad at approximately 7:45 a.m. on Aug. 27.
  • ONE SOLDIER KILLED, THREE WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK CENTCOM 27 Aug 2003-- One 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment soldier was killed and three were wounded in an improvised explosive device attack in Al Fallujah at approximately 7:10 a.m. on Aug. 27.

  • ECOWAS: Re-integration of Liberian Rebels Into Society Deemed Crucial Washington File 27 Aug 2003 -- A ministerial delegation from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) told the Security Council August 27 that the deployment of U.N. peacekeepers on October 1 is vital to the peace process in Liberia.
  • U-N / LIBERIA VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- At the United Nations today (Wednesday), a representative of the Economic Community of West African States -- ECOWAS -- raised concern about the U-S effort to bring peace to Liberia.
  • Soldiers killed in separate bomb attacks AFPS 27 Aug 2003 -- Two U.S. soldiers were killed and five others were wounded today in separate bomb attacks in Iraq.
  • Top UN envoy tells Liberian rebels all hostilities must cease UN News Centre 27 Aug 2003 -- Following reports earlier this week of fresh fighting between government and rebel forces in Liberia, the top United Nations envoy for the country has told the rebel group Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) that all hostilities must cease.
  • Security Council, West African leaders pledge full backing for Liberian peace process UN News Centre 27 Aug 2003 -- The United Nations Security Council today reaffirmed its readiness to establish a follow-on UN stabilization force to support Liberia's welcome political transition, and joined West African leaders in a pledge to ensure the full implementation of a recent peace accord signed by the parties.
  • LIBERIA: Fighting could disrupt relief activities, agencies warn IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- The recent resumption of fighting between Liberian government forces and rebels in central Liberia is seriously disrupting efforts by relief agencies to extend their reach into the interior, aid workers warned on Wednesday.
  • LIBERIA: Klein says recovery will take four to five years IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- The United Nations Special Representative for Liberia, Jacques Klein, has predicted that it will take at least four years to put the war-torn country back on its feet.

  • Ukraine, Afghanistan discuss military-technical cooperation IRNA 27 Aug 2003 -- The Ukrainian and Afghan foreign ministers, Anatoly Zlenko and Abdullah Abdullah, held talks on Wednesday on prospects for military-technical cooperation between the two countries.
  • More than 400,000 Afghan refugees returned home so far this year IRNA 27 Aug 2003 -- More than 400,000 Afghan refugees have returned home so far this year, bringing the number of returnees to more than 2.32 million since organized repatriation began in March 2002, about half the estimated total of those in Pakistan and Iran, the two principal asylum countries, the UN refugee agency announced yesterday.
  • Ukraine ready to take part in trans-Afghan gas pipeline project IRNA 27 Aug 2003 -- Ukrainian companies are interested in taking part in post-war reconstruction projects in Afghanistan, including the restoration of energy networks, roads and bridges, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Anatoly Zlenko said after a meeting with his Afghan counterpart Abdullah Abdullah.
  • Afghan official says Taliban`s attacks intensify IRNA 27 Aug 2003 -- Afghanistan`s Deputy Interior Minister in Security Affairs General Helaleddin Helal, confirmed here on Wednesday that the attacks launched by the remnants of Taliban militants constantly intensified during the days of the past month.
  • PAKISTAN: "Waiting area" refugees subjected to negative policies, says MSF IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- Afghan refugees housed in "waiting area" camps set up just inside Pakistani territory along the border with Afghanistan for people who had fled to escape the US-led coalition's campaign against the Taliban in 2001, were subjected to a deliberate policy on the part of the Pakistani and Afghan authorities to limit assistance, a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) official said on Wednesday.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • V CORPS'S 1ST ARMORED DIVISION DEDICATES DINING FACILITY IN BAGHDAD TO LEGENDARY ENTERTAINER BOB HOPE V Corps Release 27 Aug 2003-- V Corps's Task Force 1st Armored Division dedicated its dining facility to legendary entertainer Bob Hope in a ceremony August 24 at Baghdad International Airport.
  • Hayler's Colors Lowered for Last Time Navy Newsstand 27 Aug 2003-- With crew members requesting one last trip to shore and the American flag lowering for the final time, USS Hayler (DD 997) was stricken from the active naval ship registry following a decommissioning ceremony Aug. 25 at Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth, Va.
  • Ingraham makes port visit to Kure 7th Fleet Release 27 Aug 2003-- The guided missile frigate USS Ingraham (FFG 61) arrived here Aug. 27 for a regularly scheduled port visit. The Everett, Wash.-based ship is on a routine deployment to the western Pacific.
  • Ship named for Bob Hope returns from Kuwait with 3rd ID combat gear Military Sealift Command 27 Aug 2003-- Despite Georgia's August heat and humidity, the crew of USNS Bob Hope, one of the Navy's newest and largest cargo ships, felt cooler on land than they had in recent weeks. The crew arrived in Savannah, Ga., from the Persian Gulf and was thankful that the temperature was under 120 degrees.
  • Americans officially end era at PSAB AFPN 27 Aug 2003-- U.S. officials transferred control of portions of Prince Sultan Air Base to Saudi officials at a ceremony Aug. 26. The ceremony also marked the inactivation of the 363rd Air Expeditionary Wing.
  • ACC releases F-15E engine accident report ACC Release 27 Aug 2003-- Air Force investigators determined incorrect installation of compressor blade locks in an F-15E engine's core module caused the engine damage that occurred during a test run at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., May 29.
  • ACC releases QF-4E accident report ACC Release 27 Aug 2003-- Air Combat Command investigators determined the failure of a telemetry system caused a loss of connectivity during an unmanned QF-4E flight May 22. The aircraft was intentionally destroyed over White Sands Missile Range, N.M., near Holloman AFB, by technicians remotely controlling the aircraft from a mobile ground station located within the range complex.
  • PACAF C-9 retirement details released PACAF News 27 Aug 2003-- As part of the U. S. Air Force's plan to retire 20 C-9A Nightingale aircraft from the inventory, Pacific Air Forces will remove four C-9A from Yokota Air Base, Japan by October 2003.

  • SFOR Concludes Operations in the Pale Area NATO SFOR 26 Aug 2003 -- SFOR operations in the Pale area that began early yesterday morning ended today at approximately 7 pm local time.

  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: Mutual Defence Pact launched IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- The Southern African Development Community's (SADC) has launched a Mutual Defence Pact to promote regional cooperation in politics, defence and security. The pact allows for enforcement action to be taken "only as a last resort, and with the authorisation of the UN Security Council".

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Other Conflicts

  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 27 Aug 2003

  • UNSC Resolution 1502 Calls for Protection of Aid Workers Washington File 27 Aug 2003 -- The U.N. Security Council August 26 unanimously adopted a resolution declaring attacks on humanitarian workers war crimes and urging nations to prosecute perpetrators of such attacks.
  • Negroponte Remarks to UNSC on Aid Workers Washington File 27 Aug 2003 -- Attacks on humanitarian aid workers must be seen as war crimes, U.S. Ambassador John Negroponte said August 26 after the passage by the U.N. Security Council of a resolution on the protection of workers in conflict situations.
  • U.N. Security Council Focuses on Protecting Aid Workers Washington File 27 Aug 2003 -- In an effort to help protect international aid workers from attacks, the U.N. Security Council August 26 unanimously adopted a resolution calling attacks against peacekeepers and humanitarian personnel "war crimes" and urging nations to ensure that such crimes not go unpunished.

  • DRC: EU-led force to bolster MONUC in Bunia handover IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- The UN Security Council on Tuesday authorised the EU-led multinational peace enforcement mission in Bunia, the main town of the troubled Ituri District in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), to provide assistance to the UN peacekeeping mission, known as MONUC, as the former withdraws and the latter is reinforced and deployed in and around Bunia.
  • DRC: Fataki civilians being held in "labour camps" IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- Some 100 civilians of the Hema people are reported to have been deported to "labour camps" organised by Lendu militias near Fataki, about 80 km north of Bunia, in the troubled Ituri District of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the Missionary Service News Agency (MISNA) reported on Tuesday.
  • DRC: Ituri militia leaders fear mutiny if they surrender IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- Leaders of armed factions in the troubled Ituri District of northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) want to disarm but say they cannot because they are afraid of their own men, a UN peacekeeping official told IRIN on Wednesday.

  • UGANDA / SUDAN VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- Uganda says fresh allegations that the Sudanese government is supporting a rebel movement operating in northern Uganda are unlikely to affect a military protocol between the two countries.
  • Daghestan: Car Bomb Kills Local Government Minister RFE/RL 27 Aug 2003 -- A government minister in Russia's southern republic of Daghestan was killed by a bomb explosion today.
  • INDIA BOMBINGS VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- India's commercial capital, Bombay, is back on its feet after two deadly blasts rocked the city on Monday, killing at least 50 people and injuring more than 150 others. Authorities are blaming Islamic militants for the attacks, but there are conflicting ideas about the motive for the blasts.
  • ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas has condemned Tuesday's Israeli helicopter missile strike that missed a Palestinian militant but killed one civilian and wounded more than 20 others in the Gaza Strip.
  • IVORY COAST/COUP VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo says alleged coup plotters arrested in France earlier this week were scheming to kill him. Mr. Gbagbo made a televised address to the country late Tuesday.
  • NEPAL REBELS / TALKS VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- Nepal's Maoist rebels say they are withdrawing from an eight-month truce and walking out of peace talks with the government.
  • SUDAN: Monitoring mission suspends patrols in western Nuba Mts IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- The international monitoring mission in the Nuba Mountains has suspended patrols and flight inspections in the western Julud area after the rebel Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) withdrew its monitors from the team.
  • SOMALIA: Peace talks must encompass human rights, says expert IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- A UN-appointed independent expert on human rights for Somalia has said the more attention given to human rights at the Somali peace talks in Kenya, the greater the scope for peace.
  • BURUNDI: South African forces to remain despite funding shortfalls IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- South African troops participating in the African peacekeeping mission will stay in Burundi despite funding shortfalls, the South African National Defence Force chief, Gen Siphiwe Nyanda, told IRIN on Wednesday at the end of a four-day inspection.
  • CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Bozize names team to lead national conference IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- Central African Republic leader Francois Bozize has appointed a new 11-member team to coordinate a national conference, due to begin in September, aimed at reconciling the nation after months of war.

News Reports

  • SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 27 Aug 2003 -- SACEUR discusses Iraq, Afghanistan, NRF in wide-ranging interview / German government proposes deploying troops to northern Afghanistan / SFOR continues to surround Karadzic's family homes / Traces of enriched uranium are reportedly found in Iran

  • Kazakhstan: Almaty Conference Aims To Open Up Landlocked States RFE/RL 27 Aug 2003 -- Representatives from some of the world's richest and poorest nations are gathering in Kazakhstan this week to try to agree on a plan for improving the access of landlocked developing countries to outside markets. Such an agreement is considered crucial to improve economic conditions for these struggling states, many of which are located in Central Asia and the Caucasus.
  • EU: Member States Step Up Cooperation On Borders, Immigration RFE/RL 27 Aug 2003 -- EU member states have in recent weeks stepped up efforts to coordinate cooperation on the bloc's external borders and fight illegal immigration. The EU's current presidency, Italy, has made combating illegal immigration one of its main priorities, and is this autumn pushing for accords which could eventually lead to the creation of EU-wide agencies in charge of border controls, visa and passport policy, and the repatriation of illegal immigrants.
  • C-A-R / ARREST VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- An international warrant has been issued for the arrest of the former president of Central African Republic, Ange-Felix Patasse. Mr. Patasse is wanted for murder and theft of more than 100 million dollars from the state treasury.
  • KENYA / POL VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- The death of Kenya's vice president Michael Wamalwa last week in London, could deepen old rivalries within the ruling coalition. The president of Kenya, Mwai Kibaki, will have to pick a new vice president with great political skill.
  • INDIA / STAMPEDE VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- In Western India, more than 35 people, mostly Hindu devotees, have been killed and scores injured in a stampede at a religious festival. Many of the victims were women.
  • HONG KONG SARS VOA 27 Aug 2003 -- An outbreak of upper respiratory infections among health workers in Hong Kong has raised questions about infection control measures in hospitals.
  • COTE D'IVOIRE: Government arrests 20 for plotting assassination of president IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- President Laurent Gbagbo said in a televised broadcast to the nation on Tuesday night that several people had been arrested in Cote d'Ivoire and France for planning to assassinate him and several of his aides.
  • RWANDA: Kagame wins 95 percent of the presidential vote IRIN 27 Aug 2003 -- Incumbent President Paul Kagame stormed to a landslide victory on Monday in Rwanda's first multiparty presidential poll with 95.05 percent of the votes, the National Electoral Commission announced.
  • GUINEA-BISSAU: Hopes for the future depend on clean elections - Continued IRIN 27 Aug 2003



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