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Current Operations

• Iraq: U.S. Troops Detain Four Suspects In Tikrit Raid RFE/RL 11 Oct 2003 -- .S. troops detained four men in raids early today in Tikrit, the hometown of ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. The U.S. military said those detained were suspected of involvement in attacks on U.S. forces in the area.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Wolfowitz Praises U.S.-Hungarian Partnership for Freedom AFPS 11 Oct 2003 -- Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz praised the U.S.-Hungarian military partnership during a statue dedication ceremony Oct. 11 honoring a Revolutionary War-era Hungarian patriot who had fought - and died - for America.

• INDIA / PHALCON VOA 11 Oct 2003 -- India has signed a deal to buy sophisticated airborne radar systems from Israel. Pakistan has objected to the move.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 11 Oct 2003 -- Israel is continuing its military operation in Gaza to uncover and destroy tunnels it says are being used to smuggle weapons from Egypt. The United Nations has condemned the killing of at least seven Palestinians by Israeli troops in the raid, which began on Friday.
• ISRAEL/SYRIA VOA 11 Oct 2003 -- Israel and Syria have exchanged warnings over Israel's air strike a week ago against what it said was a terrorist training camp near Syria's capital, Damascus.

• NEPAL REBELS VOA 11 Oct 2003 -- At least 35 rebels and three policemen have been killed in Nepal as violence resumed at the end of a temporary ceasefire declared by the Maoists.

News Reports

• OPEC/OIL VOA 11 Oct 2003 -- Fears of a harsh winter and low supplies are pushing oil prices up. Now, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, says it might cut production quotas, which could drive prices even higher.