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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 09 Apr 2004 [PDF]
• COALITION UPDATE [CJTF-7 News Release] April 9, 2004
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
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• DoD Identifies Navy Casualties
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• Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 09 Apr 2004 -- Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Director for Coalition Operations, Dan Senor, Senior Advisor, Senior Advisor CPA
• Win Without War Proposes Emergency International Summit & Transfer of Management Authority to UN APRIL 9, 2004 - Win Without War called today for an end to the US led military occupation of Iraq and for the United States to seek an immediate transfer of authority to the United Nations to oversee the transition to Iraqi self-rule. The mainstream coalition of 42 national organizations called for the convening of an emergency session of the UN Security Council and an international summit on Iraq.
• IRAQ SITREP VOA 09 Apr 2004 -- One year after the fall of Saddam Hussein, U-S forces in Iraq spent Friday battling, not against Iraqi troops, but against Shiite and Sunni militias challenging the U-S-led occupation. Coalition forces are fighting to restore order in Iraqi towns where Shiite fighters are obeying a call by a rebel cleric to drive occupation forces out of the country.
• Coalition Overpowering Pockets of Resistance in Iraq AFPS 09 Apr 2004 -- Coalition forces today unilaterally suspended offensive operations in Fallujah, Iraq, at the request of the Iraqi Governing Council, officials in Baghdad reported.
• MAG-16 repositions forces to support Vigilant Resolve Marine Corps News 09 Apr 2004-- Marine Aircraft Group 16 recently moved elements of its Marine Light Attack Squadron 167 in support of Operation Vigilant Resolve, which began early this month.
• IRAQ SITREP VOA 09 Apr 2004 -- U-S forces in Iraq say they are making progress in the fight to put down a Shiite revolt, but have suspended combat against Sunni rebels in the town of Fallujah west of Baghdad. At the same time, gunmen demanding an end to the military occupation of Iraq continue to hold a handful of foreigners hostage.
• Fighting Continues For Iraqi Cities RFE/RL 09 Apr 2004 -- U.S.-led troops today continued fighting insurgents in both Shi'ite and Sunni parts of Iraq, on a day marking the one-year anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to coalition forces.
• U.S. Forces Suspend Offensive In Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 09 Apr 2004 -- The U.S. military has suspended an offensive against insurgents in the Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah to allow for talks aimed at resolving six days of fighting that has killed up to 300 Iraqis.
• IRAQ / ANNIVERSARY VOA 09 Apr 2004 -- With fierce battles being waged by insurgents in numerous Iraqi cities, the first anniversary of the fall of Baghdad to coalition forces is passing almost unnoticed.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Committee Hears DoD's Plans for Intelligence Transformation AFPS 09 Apr 2004 -- DoD officials testified before the Senate Armed Services Strategic Subcommittee April 7 on plans to transform intelligence programs within the department.
• U.S. Seeks New Ideas on Reducing Land Mine Threats Washington File 09 Apr 2004 -- The Department of State's Bureau of Political-Military Affairs is issuing its first-ever open Request for Applications for grants to advance humanitarian mine action.
• U.S. DEPLOYS B-52S IN GUAM TO COPE WITH NORTH KOREAN SITUATION: MOFA CNA 09 Apr 2004 -- A U.S. decision to deploy six B-52 bombers on Guam is mainly aimed at coping with the North Korean situation, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Michael Ying-mao Kau said Friday.
• VP-26 Aids in Rescue Near Malta Navy Newsstand 09 Apr 2004-- Members of Patrol Squadron (VP) 26 currently deployed to Naval Air Station (NAS) Sigonella aided in the search and rescue of about 40 people in the Mediterranean April 9.
• CNO Paints Picture of Future Navy Navy Newsstand 09 Apr 2004-- Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark described how the Navy will look two decades from now during his address to the Navy League of the United States Sea-Air-Space Exposition here April 8.
• CNO Supports Ratification of Law of the Sea Treaty Navy Newsstand 09 Apr 2004-- Citing additional guarantees for Sailors operating on the tip of spear, Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Adm. Vern Clark said he supports ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea during an April 8 Senate Armed Services Committee hearing.
• USS Cushing Earns "Bloodhound" Award Navy Newsstand 09 Apr 2004-- USS Cushing (DD 985) out-performed ships in its class to earn the "Bloodhound" Award for excellence in anti-submarine warfare (ASW) in March.
• Crommelin Hosts Friends and Family Cruise Navy Newsstand 09 Apr 2004-- USS Crommelin (FFG 37) hosted a cruise to Maui April 2-5 for family members, the Navy League and teachers from Holomua Elementary School, providing educational demonstrations performed by the crew.
• ESGEX 2004 makes history Marine Corps News 09 Apr 2004-- If you look up at the superstructure of USS Belleau Wood (LHA 3), you will catch a glimpse of history. History aboard the Belleau Wood flys as a red flag with a single silver star. That flag is an indication of the first Marine Corps officer in charge of a Naval flotilla.

• Pakistan pilots test Thunder aircraft IRNA 09 Apr 2004 -- Pakistan Air Force pilots on Friday tested the JF-17 Thunder aircraft.

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Other Conflicts

• U-S-SUDAN-DARFUR VOA 09 Apr 2004 -- The United States is welcoming the cease-fire agreement in the Darfur region in western Sudan and urging the parties to the conflict there to implement the truce immediately. A U-S aid team is being sent to the area to assess humanitarian needs.
• Moscow Says EU's Chechnya Move Helps Terrorism RFE/RL 09 Apr 2004 -- A senior Russian official today said the European Union is encouraging terrorism by asking the United Nations to condemn human rights abuses in Chechnya.
• CHAD-SUDAN: Government and rebels agree 45-day ceasefire IRIN 09 Apr 2004 -- The Sudanese government and two rebel movements in the country's western Darfur region have agreed to a 45-day ceasefire to allow humanitarian assistance to reach several hundred thousand people affected by the fighting.
• SUDAN/DARFUR VOA 09 Apr 2004 -- United Nations officials said Friday they hope a cease-fire agreed by the Sudanese government and rebel groups operating in western Sudan will enable aid workers to reach people hit hard by the fighting there.
• SRI LANKA / REBELS VOA 09 Apr 2004 -- Fighting has broken out between rival factions of Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels, with at least nine deaths reported. It is the first battle in the country since a truce two years ago brought a long-running civil war to a halt.
• Uzbek Authorities Claim Al-Qaeda Link To Attacks RFE/RL 09 Apr 2004 -- Uzbekistan's prosecutor-general today announced charges against 45 people so far in connection with deadly attacks last week and claimed he has evidence of a link between the Al-Qaeda terrorist network and the violence.

News Reports

• U-S-Algerian Election VOA 09 Apr 2004 -- The United States said Friday it had no evidence to question the credibility of Thursday's Algerian election, won by an overwhelming margin by incumbent President Abdelaziz Bouteflika.
• ALGERIA / ELECTIONS VOA 09 Apr 2004 -- Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has swept the country's presidential election, capturing nearly 84 percent of the vote, according to results announced by the interior minister today (Friday). The president's landslide victory is a surprise, and supporters of his main rival accused the president of cheating.