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• IRAQIS PREVENT IED ATTACK IN 82ND AIRBORNE DIVISION'S AREA OF OPERATION CENTCOM Release 23 Nov 2003-- Iraqi civilians warned personnel from the Iraqi Railroad of an improvised explosive device placed on the tracks near Iskandariyah early this morning. The Iraqis flagged down the train to show them exactly where it was located.
• TASK FORCE "ALL-AMERICAN" OPERATIONS CONTINUE TO MAKE IRAQ SAFER CENTCOM Release 23 Nov 2003-- The 82nd Airborne Division, also known as Task Force "All American," conducted missions over the past 24 hours aimed at rebuilding Iraq and defeating former regime loyalists, criminals, and terrorists in order to help establish a free and independent nation.
• SAM Hits Cargo Jet, 3 Dead as Ops Continue in Iraq AFPS 23 Nov 2003 -- Baghdad International Airport was closed to all civilian traffic after a DHL cargo aircraft was hit by surface-to-air missiles Nov. 22, coalition officials said during a press conference today in Baghdad, Iraq.
• Coalition Military Offensive Registers Important Gains in Iraq Washington File 23 Nov 2003 -- Despite casualties from rocket attacks and improvised explosives that draw media headlines, U.S. and coalition forces have succeeded in capturing or killing large numbers of regime loyalists, terrorists, and outright criminals in recent military operations, according to the U.S. Central Command (Centcom).
• IRAQ / VIOLENCE VOA 23 Nov 2003 -- Three U-S soldiers were killed in Iraq in two separate incidents, as anti-coalition insurgents continue to target troops and Iraqis working for the coalition.
• KABUL PROTEST VOA 23 Nov 2003 -- A rare, violent protest by former Afghanistan defense ministry employees has left one demonstrator dead and at least four injured in the capital Kabul.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Bataan Serves as Temporary Osprey Nest Navy Newsstand 23 Nov 2003-- The Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft completed its latest series of sea trials Nov. 23, using the amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) as a testing platform.

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Other Conflicts

• PAKISTAN INDIA KASHMIR VOA 23 Nov 2003 -- Pakistan is declaring a unilateral cease-fire with India in the disputed mountain territory of Kashmir. The action is a response to a series of peace-moves, which India offered in October.

• MIDEAST-PEACE TALKS VOA 23 Nov 2003 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has appointed a team of top cabinet ministers to re-start peace talks with the Palestinians. At the same time he said he is considering taking unilateral steps to try to end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
• ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS VOA 23 Nov 2003 -- Palestinian President Yasser Arafat's Fatah faction has claimed responsibility for the killing of two Israeli security guards patrolling the construction of a security barrier. The shootings occurred despite calls by the Palestinian leadership for a new cease-fire with Israel.

• BURUNDI/AID VOA 23 Nov 2003 -- Despite an ongoing peace process, the U-N Humanitarian Coordinator in Burundi tells V-O-A the situation remains desperate for most of the country's seven-million inhabitants. The U-N official says more than 70-million dollars in international assistance is required to provide basic survival needs throughout the coming year.

News Reports

• Georgia: President Shevardnadze Resigns RFE/RL 23 Nov 2003 -- Georgian President Eduard Shevardnadze today announced his resignation after weeks of opposition protests demanding that he step down over disputed parliamentary elections earlier this month.