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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 Apr 2004 [PDF]
• Two Helicopter Crewmembers Killed in Attack [CJTF-7 News Release] April 12, 2004
• 1st Infantry Division Soldier Killed, Four Wounded [CJTF-7 News Release] April 12, 2004
• Three Marines Die in Al Anbar Province [CJTF-7 News Release] April 12, 2004
• Task Force First Armored Division Soldier Dies [CJTF-7 News Release] April 12, 2004
• Task Force Danger Soldiers, ICDC Killed [CJTF-7 News Release] April 12, 2004
• 1st Infantry Division Soldier Killed [CJTF-7 News Release] April 12, 2004
• DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
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• DoD Identifes Marine Casualties

• Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 12 Apr 2004 -- Presenter: Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Director, Coalition Operations; and Daniel Senor, Senior Adviser, CPA
• Transcript: Operational Update Briefing 12 Apr 2004 -- Special briefing via teleconference between Baghdad, Iraq and the Pentagon. Presenter: General John Abizaid, Commander, U.S. Central Command. Also participating was Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez, Commander, CJTC-7, and Mr. Bryan Whitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
• Abizaid Says Coalition Not Targeting Iraqi Civilians Washington File 12 Apr 2004 -- U.S. Army General John Abizaid says American military forces are not intentionally targeting Iraqi civilians as some Arab media reports have alleged.
• Task Force Danger Press Release V Corps Release 12 Apr 2004-- V Corps' 1st Infantry Division and Task Force Danger continue to conduct operations to kill or capture anti-coalition forces and simultaneously conduct stability and support operations in order to set the conditions for Iraqi civil and military self-reliance. The following items are a wrap-up of this week's significant progress towards that goal.
• Cease-Fire Holds In Al-Fallujah, Three More U.S. Soldiers Killed RFE/RL 12 Apr 2004 -- An informal cease-fire between Sunni Muslim insurgents and U.S. Marines held overnight in the besieged city of Al-Fallujah west of Iraq's capital Baghdad.
• USS George Washington's Hornets Support Vigilant Resolve Navy Newsstand 12 Apr 2004-- F/A-18 Hornets from Carrier Air Wing Seven (CVW-7), flying from the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Arabian Gulf, participated in Operation Vigilant Resolve last week.
• IRAQ WRAP VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- More civilians in Iraq have been reported missing or captured by gunmen in what has become a rash of abductions of foreigners from nations taking part in the U-S led occupation. At the same time, the U-S military is still trying to put down a Shiite led rebellion in southern Iraq.
• IRAQ / HOSTAGES VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- Iraqi insurgents in recent days have seized or briefly detained more than 30 hostages from 12 different countries.
• 2 Soldiers, 7 Contractors Missing in Iraq AFPS 12 Apr 2004 -- Two American soldiers and seven U.S. contractors are missing following an attack on a convoy in Iraq, the top two U.S. generals in the region said today from Baghdad.
• Negotiations Continue As Marines Take Fire Around Fallujah AFPS 12 Apr 2004 -- Coalition Provisional Authority and Iraqi officials are continuing negotiations with insurgents in Fallujah and southern Iraq, CPA officials said in Baghdad today.
• U.S. Forces Poised In Al-Fallujah As Delegates Continue To Broker Talks RFE/RL 12 Apr 2004 -- U.S. Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt said today that 70 U.S.-led coalition troops and about 700 Iraqi insurgents have been killed in fighting across Iraq since the start of the month, but that he has no "authoritative figure" on the number of Iraqi civilian deaths.
• IRAQ/CEASE-FIRE VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- Negotiations continued in Iraq Monday aimed at shoring up a cease-fire that began Sunday in the violence-ridden city of Fallujah. However, there has been sporadic gunfire in and around the city.
• 1ST MARINE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE UPDATE CENTCOM Release 12 Apr 2004-- Marines reinforced positions yesterday by adding to the cordon encircling the city. Marines are also maintaining their defensive positions in accordance with a unilateral suspension of offensive operations.
• Marines take the fight to the streets Marine Corps News 12 Apr 2004-- Marines battling enemy forces in Iraq pushed into the city after several days of violent and deadly clashes.

• AFGHANISTAN: Kabul sends troops and police to troubled north IRIN 12 Apr 2004 -- Following fighting in the northern province of Faryab late last week, officials at the Afghan ministry of interior told IRIN on Monday the situation was calm and that people had gone back to work.
• COMBINED FORCES AFGHANISTAN UPDATE CENTCOM Release 12 Apr 2004-- In coordination with the Islamic Transitional Government of Afghanistan, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan continues to train the Afghan National Army, provide civil affairs support, and disrupt, deny, and destroy terrorist and anti-ITGA forces in order to establish a stable and secure Afghanistan.

• Pak Army setting up air base in Wana IRNA 12 Apr 2004 -- The Pakistan Army is establishing a military air base in South Waziristan`s Wana area as part of operations to take on Al-Qaeda and Taliban elements.
• Afghan refugees to shift before action in Pak tribal belt IRNA 12 Apr 2004 -- Pakistan plans to shift some 40 thousand Afghan refugees from North Waziristan Agency to Tank district in Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP), as reports said another military operation is in the offing.

• International community must seek common approach in Haiti, Fréchette says UN News Centre 12 Apr 2004 -- With the United Nations preparing for a peacekeeping mission in Haiti, an integrated and common approach must be the hallmark of the international community's involvement in the Caribbean country, Deputy Secretary-General Louise Fréchette said today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DoD Seeks Technology For Anti-Terrorism Fight AFPS 12 Apr 2004 -- The Defense Department is seeking out technology suitable for use in combating terrorism, a senior DoD official said here April 8.
• DoD Ready to Assist in Event of Homeland Attack AFPS 12 Apr 2004 -- The Defense Department stands ready to assist authorities at the federal, state and local levels in the event of another terrorist attack on the homeland, a senior DoD official said here April 8.
• New Command to Integrate Navy's ASW Mission Navy Newsstand 12 Apr 2004-- The establishment of the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW) Command marks the beginning of a new era in ASW readiness. Based in San Diego, Fleet ASW Command was officially established during an April 8 ceremony at the Fleet Anti-Submarine Warfare Training Center. Rear Adm. John J. Waickwicz was installed as its first commanding officer.

• Field Mobile Exercise to Be Staged in S. Korea CNA 12 Apr 2004 -- The south Korean army announced that it would start a field mobile exercise between Kimpho and the Han River from 9 p.m. on April 9, according to the south Korean KBS.

• State Department Noon Briefing, April 12, 2004 Washington File 12 Apr 2004 -- Cyprus/Greece/Turkey, Iraq, Sudan, Israel/Palestinians, China/Taiwan, Australia, Powell's weekend phone calls

Defense Industry

• BAE SYSTEMS - Raytheon Team Wins Naval Undersea Warfare Center Services Contract BAE Systems 12 Apr 2004 -- BAE Systems today announced that Team Keyport Services, a joint venture between BAE Systems and Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems (IDS), has been awarded a $54.7 million contract for professional, engineering, and business management services in support of the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC), Keyport, Wash. The total cumulative value of the contract could reach approximately $301.7 million if all four one-year options are exercised. The contract was awarded by the Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget Sound in Bremerton, Wash.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 12 Apr 2004
• U-N / SUDAN APPEAL VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- The United Nations has quintupled the amount of its humanitarian aid appeal for Sudan. As many as a million people have been forced to flee their homes in three war-ravaged regions of western Sudan.
• U-S / SUDAN PEACE VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- The United States expressed frustration Monday over the continuing impasse in the north-south Sudanese peace talks in Kenya. The State Department warned of possible U-S sanctions if a deal is not concluded soon.
• BUSH / MUBARAK VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- President Bush and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak met Monday at Mr. Bush's ranch near Crawford, Texas, where they discussed Iraq and the Middle East in general. Both leaders are backing a proposal by Israel to close settlements in the Gaza strip, as long as it is part of an overall move for peace in the Middle East.
• U-S / CYPRUS VOTE VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- The United States warned Greek and Turkish Cypriot voters Monday of "serious" and "irreversible" consequences if they reject the U-N reunification plan in referendums April 24th. The State Department said Cypriots should not expect a renewal of peace efforts for a long time if the compromise plan is voted down.
• SUDAN/U-N MISSION VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- The United Nations says a high-level delegation is scheduled to visit the war-torn region of Darfur in western Sudan later this month to further assess what the world body calls the world's greatest humanitarian and human-rights catastrophe.
• LIBERIA: UN confirms disarmament will restart on 15 April IRIN 12 Apr 2004 -- The United Nations has confirmed that the delayed disarmament programme in Liberia will restart on Thursday after a four-month delay.
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- Israeli troops have shot and killed three Palestinian gunmen they say were trying to launch an attack against a Jewish settlement Monday in the Gaza Strip. The attack came as residents celebrated the last day of the Jewish Passover.
• SRI LANKA REBELS VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- Military officials in Sri Lanka say fighting between two rival Tamil rebel factions appears to have come to an end, after thousands of troops from the renegade eastern division have given up and gone home. The unprecedented rift in the guerrilla group has raised concerns about the country's two year-old cease-fire.
• THAILAND/MALAYSIa VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- Malaysia has pledged full support to Thailand to help end an upsurge of violence in the Thai south. The leaders of the two countries met Monday to discuss ways to deal with the escalating problem.
• DRC / RWANDA VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- Following Rwanda's 10th anniversary of its genocide of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus, a top Hutu rebel commander has surrendered after 10 years in hiding, mostly, in the dense hilly forests of eastern Congo.
• BUSH/SHARON VOA 12 Apr 2004 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon is to visit Washington this week, where he hopes to win the backing of President George Bush for his plan to pull out of Gaza and parts of the West Bank. Observers say the outcome of the White House talks will influence Mr. Sharon's chances of winning a referendum of his Likud Party later this month.

News Reports

• Boeing-Built Communications Satellite Ready for Liftoff Boeing 12 Apr 2004 -- A Boeing [NYSE:BA] -built communications satellite that will serve the Asia-Pacific market is scheduled to launch on Thursday, April 15, from Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida.