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• Failed attack on Abu Ghraib prison leaves 1 insurgent dead, 7 captured MNF-I/MNC-I 12 Sep 2004 -- A coordinated attack Sunday on the Abu Ghraib prison complex included an early-morning mortar attack, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and small-arms fire, resulting in the death of one insurgent and the capture of seven others believed to be involved in the attack.
• IRAQ/FIGHTING VOA 12 Sep 2004 -- Fighting has erupted across Baghdad, starting with several pre-dawn blasts in the Green Zone, the protected area where offices belonging to the Iraqi interim government, coalition forces and foreign embassies are located. At least 35 Iraqis are reported dead in a day-long series of attacks.
• 1ST BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM TRANSFERS AUTHORITY CENTCOM 12 Sep 2004 -- The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division transferred authority to the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division in a Sept. 11 ceremony here.
• IRAQ/FIGHTING VOA 12 Sep 2004 -- Fighting has erupted across Baghdad, starting with several pre-dawn blasts in the Green Zone, the protected area where offices belonging to the Iraqi interim government, coalition forces and foreign embassies are located. At least 22 Iraqis are reported dead in a day-long series of attacks.
• JOINT OPERATIONS TO RETURN SECURITY TO IRAQI SECURITY FORCES CONTINUE IN TAL AFAR CENTCOM 12 Sep 2004 -- Joint operations continue in Tal Afar today to remove the foreign fighters who have forced the citizens of Tal Afar from their city.
• BRADLEY FIGHTING VEHICLE DESTROYED IN ATTACK CENTCOM 12 Sep 2004 -- A Multi-National Force Bradley Fighting Vehicle was destroyed during an attack this morning at approximately 6:50 on Hayfa Street near the International Zone in Baghdad.
• Heavy Fighting Rages in Baghdad RFE/RL 12 Sep 2004 -- The clashes broke out on Haifa Street in central Baghdad as the U.S. military pressed on with new offensives aimed at retaking control of insurgent-held areas.
• Three Polish Troops Killed in Iraq RFE/RL 12 Sep 2004 -- Poland's military says attackers killed three Polish troops near the Iraqi town of Hillah today.

• Supporters Of Former Afghan Governor Sack UN Offices RFE/RL 12 Sep 2004 -- Troops from the Afghan National Army were deployed across much of Herat on Sunday in an attempt to quell tensions over the sacking of provincial Governor Ismail Khan.
• HERAT INCIDENT CENTCOM 12 Sep 2004 -- At about 8 p.m. Saturday in Herat a coalition vehicle broke down stranding two U.S. soldiers. A crowd throwing rocks approached the U.S. soldiers.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Rebuilding Infrastructure Key to Success in Terror War AFPS 12 Sep 2004 -- It will take more than bullets to win the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan; it will take new schools, power plants and infrastructure, a U.S. general said here Sept. 11.
• Powell Says Iran Nuclear Issue May Be Headed for U.N. Soon Washington File 12 Sep 2004 -- Iran's nuclear ambitions will have to be dealt with by the United Nations unless that country keeps its commitments and moves swiftly to satisfy the concerns of the international community, Secretary of State Colin Powell says. / Secretary also discusses homeland security, terrorism, Iraq

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Other Conflicts

• BUSH - RUSSIA TERROR VOA 12 Sep 2004 -- On the weekend America remembered the victims of the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history, President Bush also paid his respects to the hundreds of lives lost earlier this month at a school in southern Russia.
• INDIA - NEPAL PEACE VOA 12 Sep 2004 -- India's foreign secretary says his country's military support to help Nepal quell its Maoist rebellion does not mean military action is the only answer to the crisis. He is urging the Maoists to stop their violence and engage in politics.
• BUSH/SUDAN VOA 12 Sep 2004 -- President Bush's national security advisor says an expanded African Union presence is key to easing the suffering in Sudan's western Darfur region. Condoleezza Rice says the United States is willing to help.

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