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20 November 2003 Military News

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Current Operations

  • Transcript: Brig. Gen. Dempsey Briefs on 1st Armored Division Operations in Iraq 20 Nov 2003 -- "Today we have U.S. Brigadier General (promotable) Martin Dempsey. Most of you probably already know General Dempsey. He's the commander of the 1st Armored Division, which is in -- in which the area of operation and responsibility for the city of Baghdad falls. He has graciously agreed to be here today to provide some insight into recent offensive operations that have been conducted this week in and around Baghdad. So he'll be first providing some prepared comments. "
  • U.S. General Says Intelligence is Key to Baghdad Military Operations Washington File 20 Nov 2003 -- The commander of the U.S. First Armored Division in Iraq says that the primary enemy in Baghdad continues to be former regime loyalists and that ongoing fighting in the capital is focused on routing them out of specific neighborhoods.
  • 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION CONTINUES TO UNCOVER CACHES CENTCOM Release 20 Nov 2003-- 82nd Airborne Division, also know as Task Force "All American," conducted missions over the past 24-hours focused on defeating former regime loyalists, criminals, and terrorists and assisting to re-establish a safe and secure environment.
  • 82 AD CAPTURES SEVEN ANTI-COALITION CELL OPERATIVES CENTCOM Release 20 Nov 2003-- Soldiers from 1st Battalion 505th Parachute Infantry Regiment captured an anti-coalition cell leader and six others in a cordon and search yesterday in Fallujah.
  • Enemy Attacks Drop 70 Percent Since Iron Hammer's Start AFPS 20 Nov 2003 -- Enemy attacks against the coalition in and around Baghdad have dropped by 70 percent since Operation Iron Hammer began Nov. 12, the commander of the 1st Armored Division said today.
  • New Protection Ahead in Helmets, Body Armor AFPS 20 Nov 2003 -- New, reinforced helmets and body armor being fielded to the military today represent just the tip of the iceberg in terms of what's on the drawing board for protecting warfighters of the future.
  • Iraq: U.S. Forces Intensify Air Campaign Against Insurgents RFE/RL 20 Nov 2003 -- U.S. warplanes are dropping increasingly heavy bombs on suspected guerrilla targets in Iraq as anti-insurgency operations pick up strength. Recent sorties saw fighter jets striking near Kirkuk and Ba'qubah, a restive town north of Baghdad.
  • IRAQ / VIOLENCE VOA 20 Nov 2003 -- In Iraq, at least four people have been killed and several others wounded in an apparent suicide bombing at the offices of a leading Kurdish party in the northern city of Kirkuk. Correspondent Alisha Ryu in Baghdad reports the bombing is just one of several attacks carried out across Iraq in the past 24 hours.
  • Iraq: Blast Reported At Kurdish Party Office In Kirkuk RFE/RL 20 Nov 2003 -- There has been an explosion outside the offices of a leading Kurdish party in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk, injuring several people.

  • Rumsfeld Says U.S. Involvement in Afghanistan Still High Washington File 20 Nov 2003 -- There has been no reduction in U.S. engagement with Afghanistan, says Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld.
  • AFGHANISTAN/U-N OPERATIONS VOA 20 Nov 2003 -- The United Nations has brought mine clearance work in Afghanistan to an earlier-than-scheduled halt following the 12-hour abduction of a local worker. V-O-A's Michael Kitchen reports from neighboring Pakistan on the worsening security situation for relief agencies in Afghanistan.
  • RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Vol 2, Number 41 20 Nov 2003 -- UN SAYS TERROR, FACTIONAL FIGHTING, DRUGS THREATEN AFGHAN POLITICAL PROCESS / AFGHAN LEADER EXPECTS ATTACKS TO ESCALATE / UN SUSPENDS OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN'S SOUTH AND EAST... / ...AND DECIDES TO PULL FOREIGN STAFF FROM PARTS OF AFGHANISTAN / SOUTH KOREA EVACUATES ITS EMBASSY IN KABUL/ NINE KILLED IN CLASH WITH SUSPECTED NEO-TALIBAN IN ZABUL PROVINCE / FOUR AFGHANS KILLED IN KONAR PROVINCE / AFGHAN GOVERNOR CLAIMS U.S.-LED AIR STRIKES KILL SIX CIVILIANS / GOVERNMENT FORCES CLASH WITH CIVILIANS FOLLOWING CELEBRATORY SHOOTINGS / EXPLOSION KILLS CHILD IN JALALABAD / NATO PLANNING SMALL, MOBILE UNITS IN AFGHANISTAN / 600 GARDAYZ FIGHTERS DISARM / STUDENTS IN NORTH PROTEST DRAFT CONSTITUTION... / ...AS DO STUDENTS IN KABUL / EU WELCOMES AFGHAN CONSTITUTION, WORRIES OVER OPIUM-POPPY FARMS / DECREE ON VOTER REGISTRATION MADE PUBLIC / TRANSCRIPT OF THE DECREE / CALLS AGAINST MISUSE OF POWER AND FOR A 'BONN 2 CONFERENCE.' / FORMER TALIBAN ENVOY TO RUN IN PRESIDENTIAL ELECTIONS / KANDAHAR GOVERNOR DISCUSSES SECURITY, NARCOTICS, AND ELECTIONS / PLANS TO REMAKE GIANT BUDDHAS OPPOSED BY UNESCO / THIS WEEK IN AFGHANISTAN'S HISTORY
  • AFGHANISTAN: NEW CONSTITUTION FACES 'FEUDAL' REALITY US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign media Reaction November 20, 2003

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Iraq Won't Siphon U.S. Troops from Korea, Rumsfeld Says Washington File 20 Nov 2003 -- The United States has no plans to reduce the number of U.S. forces in South Korea to meet the demands in Iraq, says the U.S. Secretary of Defense.
  • From Zero to 150 in Two Seconds: V-2 Catapults Navy Newsstand 20 Nov 2003-- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) left the North Arabian Sea Nov. 15, where Enterprise Carrier Strike Group provided air support for ground troops in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
  • President Grants Extra Time Off for War on Terror Returnees AFPS 20 Nov 2003 -- Federal employees returning from Guard and Reserve duty in the terror war are receiving an extra five days' "uncharged" civilian leave.
  • Special Operations Command South Announces Move to Florida AFPS 20 Nov 2003 -- U.S. Special Operations Command announced plans Nov. 18 to relocate its headquarters that provides command and control for special operations in Central and South America to Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., by March 31, 2004.
  • Seventh Fleet ships participate in missile exercise 7th Fleet News 20 Nov 2003-- USS Chancellorsville (CG 62), USS Cowpens (CG 63) and USS O'Brien (DD 975) took part in a missile exercise off the coast of Okinawa coast on Nov. 5.
  • Germantown Marines hit the beach to join 13th MEU (SOC) Djibouti training Marine Corps News 20 Nov 2003-- Marines and Sailors of the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) aboard the USS Germantown conducted an amphibious offload today at Arta Plage to participate in a wide variety of training exercises during upcoming days.
  • U.S., AFP cross-train LAVs during live-fire Marine Corps News 20 Nov 2003-- Republic of the Philippines Marines and soldiers jump from a Light Armored Vehicle, run side by side in a formation, and engage targets in the distance. Live-fire training is nothing new to the Filipino servicemen. Traveling in Light Armored Vehicles is nothing new to them either. What is different for the Philippine warriors here Oct. 5...the ride.
  • Marines, AFP study flight training Marine Corps News 20 Nov 2003-- U.S. Marine helicopter pilots conducted flight procedure training with a class of Philippine airmen here Nov. 4.
  • 1/25 goes full throttle in Philippines Marine Corps News 20 Nov 2003-- Accomplishing a mission most often involves many moving parts working together and for the Joint Special Operations Task Force Philippines here, the Marine Security Element helps keep those parts moving in the right direction.

  • Terrorists Will Not Drive Wedge Between U.S.-Turkey AFPS 20 Nov 2003 -- Terrorist attacks in Istanbul will not drive a wedge between the United States and Turkey, but will draw them closer together, said Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz today.
  • Bush, Blair Pledge Solidarity in Wake of Terror Bombings in Turkey AFPS 20 Nov 2003 -- The leaders of the United States and Great Britain today pledged to stand fast in Iraq and continue their unified fight against world terrorism as yet another apparent terrorist bombing rocked Istanbul, Turkey.

  • State Department Briefing, November 20, 2003 Washington File 20 Nov 2003 -- Turkey, Israel/Palestinians, North Korea, Iran, Iraq, Georgia, Libya, Western Hemisphere, Afghanistan

Defense Industry

  • Boeing Joins X-43C Hypersonic Research Vehicle Team Boeing 20 Nov 2003 -- As part of its mission to open new frontiers in aerospace, The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has teamed with Allied Aerospace to develop the X-43C, an experimental aircraft designed to use innovative air-breathing engine technology to attain hypersonic speeds previously achieved only by rockets.

Other Conflicts

News Reports

  • SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 20 Nov 2003 -- NATO shows off new strike force in maiden maneuvers / NATO boss tells EU-U.S. heal rift over HQ / Military alliance of former Soviet republics calls for closer cooperation with NATO / NATO help in Iraq not expected but would be appreciated, U.S. defense secretary says / Chancellor Schroeder says EU differences will be solved at last minute / Interpol to take broader role in fighting terror
  • SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 20 Nov 2003 -- NRF's maiden exercise noted / Primed rocket found near Canadian base in Kabul / Aid workers call on NATO to widen Afghan security

  • 91.4 percent of Germans view Bush as threat to world peace: survey IRNA 20 Nov 2003 -- Some 91.4 percent of Germans regard American President George W. Bush as a threat to world peace while only 8.6 percent had a differing opinion about the US leader, said a survey, released Thursday by the private television network SAT 1.
  • BURMA/AMNESTY VOA 20 Nov 2003 -- The international human rights watchdog Amnesty International is planning a new visit to Burma next month as part of its ongoing campaign for the release of the country's political prisoners. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the visit closely follows a visit by the United Nations envoy for human rights.
  • GUINEA / OPPOSITION VOA 20 Nov 2003 -- Opposition parties in Guinea are threatening a wave of protests if the government refuses to postpone the December 21st presidential elections. As V-O-A's Nico Colombant reports from Abidjan, Guinean opposition leaders are boycotting the balloting because President Lansana Conte, who has been in office since 1984, is seeking another term.
  • GUINEA: Election campaign gets underway IRIN 20 Nov 2003 -- Campaigning for December's presidential election has officially got underway following a presidential decree broadcast on state radio on Wednesday night.
  • MOZAMBIQUE: Low turnout in local elections IRIN 20 Nov 2003 -- Mozambique's generally peaceful and problem-free local elections have been marked by low voter turnout, observers say.



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