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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 13 Sep 2004 [PDF]
• Dod Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

• Iraq: U.S. Forces Continue Attacks On Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 13 Sep 2004 -- U.S. forces continued attacks on the restive Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah today. Reports indicate at least 15 people were killed in fresh strikes. The attacks follow violence yesterday that killed some 100 people across Iraq. Coalition troops, insurgents, Iraqi civilians, and even a journalist from Al-Arabiya were among the casualties. The car bombings, gun battles and air strikes raise questions about the readiness of Iraq to hold elections just a few months from now. But Iraq's prime minister says the elections will be held, even if hundreds of thousands are unable to vote due to poor security.
• ATTACK ON POLISH PATROL OF THE 1ST BATTLE GROUP CENTCOM 13 Sep 2004 -- Today at about 4.30 p.m. the Polish Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) team along with the security escort from the 1st Battle Group Multi-National Division Central South came under attack from anti-Iraqi forces using rocket propelled grenades (RPG) and small arms.
• AIR OPERATIONS IN FALLUJAH CENTCOM 13 Sep 2004 -- Multi-National Force - Iraq conducted a successful precision strike on a confirmed Abu Musab Al Zarqawi terrorist meeting site in Fallujah at 6:07 a.m. today.
• Terrorists attacked ING and MNF joined patrol MNF-I/MNC-I 13 Sep 2004 -- Today, at 10:00 a.m. LT joined patrol consisting of Iraqi National Guard (ING) and Multi-national Forces (MNF) soldiers from MND CS 1st Brigade Combat Team was attacked by vehicle-born improvised explosive device and improvised explosive device on the road to Al Mashru (30 km north-east of Al Hillah City).
• Mortar attack on Camp Zulu MNF-I/MNC-I 13 Sep 2004 -- On September 12, 2004, during the night, insurgents attacked Camp Zulu in Wasit Province with mortars.
• Anti-Iraqi Forces attack Multi-National Division Central -South patrol, Camp Zulu MNF-I/MNC-I 13 Sep 2004 -- A 2nd Brigade Combat Team patrol encountered an improvised explosive device while on patrol Sept. 12.
• U.S. Strikes Kill 15 In Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 13 Sep 2004 -- U.S. aircraft and artillery struck targets in the central Iraqi city of Al-Fallujah today, killing at least 15 people.
• Civil engineers build 'Airmen-Soldiers' legacy AFPN 13 Sep 2004 -- Throughout Iraq, Airmen are working side-by-side with Soldiers performing what have been traditionally considered Army jobs. Among those blazing a trail for this new culture of "Airmen-Soldiers" are the 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron Airmen.
• Record-breaking numbers ensure 'boots on the ground' AFPN 13 Sep 2004 -- Airmen assigned to the 386th Air Expeditionary Wing had a record-breaking month supporting operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom.
• Navy Cargo Handlers Return Sept. 11 Navy NewsStand 13 Sep 2004 -- Three Navy C-40 aircraft carrying more than 200 members of the Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Force (NAVELSF) ALPHA returned home through the AMC Terminal in Norfolk, Va., Sept. 11, marking the end of an eight-month deployment to Iraq and Kuwait.
• Motor-T grunt shines in new section USMC News 13 Sep 2004 -- When a convoy of Marines from Battalion Landing Team 1st Battalion, 2nd Marines, was attacked recently in the town of Musayyib, there was one Marine who stood out during the firefight.
• Sweathogs return to Air Station USMC News 13 Sep 2004 -- The last group of Marines from Marine Wing Support Squadron 273 returned to Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort Sept. 3 and 4 after a six-month deployment to Iraq.

• Afghanistan Makes Progress on Many Fronts Washington File 13 Sep 2004 -- Following is a fact sheet from the U.S. embassy in Afghanistan September 12 detailing the progress accomplished in Afghanistan during the past month on a variety of fronts
• Unrest Quickly Quashed; Insurgents Killed, Detained AFPS 13 Sep 2004 -- Recent unrest in Herat was confined to a small area of the city and was quickly brought under control, according to Combined Forces Command Afghanistan officials.
• Afghanistan: UN mission relocates some staff from west to Kabul after attacks UN News Centre 13 Sep 2004 -- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) has decided to relocate 38 of its staff from the troubled western city of Herat to the capital Kabul for several days following yesterday's violent ransacking of the regional offices of UN agencies and non-government organizations (NGOs) there.
• Afghanistan: Violence May Signal Final Phase In Effort Against Ismail Khan RFE/RL 13 Sep 2004 -- Experts on Afghanistan see yesterday's violence in the western city of Herat as the final phase of a long struggle between the central government and deposed Herat Province Governor Mohammad Ismail Khan.
• AFGHANISTAN POLITICS/UNREST VOA 13 Sep 2004 -- Afghanistan's western city of Herat is slowly returning to normal, a day after angry protesters burned several international aid compounds and clashed with security forces, leaving at least seven people dead.
• UPDATE ON HERAT CENTCOM 13 Sep 2004 -- The Afghan National Police and Afghan National Army have localized the unrest caused by five groups of protesters (around 500 people) in Herat to a two-kilometer area.
• FURTHER UPDATE ON HERAT CENTCOM 13 Sep 2004 -- There were no direct-fire incidents between coalition forces and anyone else in Herat as a result of the coalition's dealing with protesters.
• Calm Reported In Herat, 22 Killed In Zabul RFE/RL 13 Sep 2004 -- Calm returned to the western Afghan city of Herat today following days of bloody clashes sparked by the dismissal of the local governor, Ismail Khan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Chief of staff outlines plans for fewer combat aircraft AFPN 13 Sep 2004 -- The Air Force will have fewer fighters and strike aircraft, but the lethality of those that remain will increase, the service's top general said Sept. 13 at the 2004 Air Force Association's Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here.
• USS Portsmouth Deactivates from Service Navy NewsStand 13 Sep 2004 -- The active service of the Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Portsmouth (SSN 707) came to an end during an inactivation ceremony Sept. 10, at Pier 3, on Norfolk Naval Station.
• Enterprise Becomes First Carrier at Double Decker Pier Navy NewsStand 13 Sep 2004 -- USS Enterprise (CVN 65) completed a successful maneuver Sept. 2, becoming the first aircraft carrier to tie up to a new style of double-decker pier at Naval Station Norfolk's Pier 6.
• Armitage Thanks Norway for Contributions in Afghanistan, Iraq Washington File 13 Sep 2004 -- Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage told journalists in Norway September 13 that the United States is determined to stay in Iraq "to the end to see it through to a successful conclusion."

• Statement by the NATO Spokesman NATO 13 Sep 2004 -- SACEUR has decided today to cancel the exercise Co-operative Best Effort 2004, which was scheduled to begin today in Azerbaijan.
• US / NATO / AZERBAIJAN VOA 13 Sep 2004 -- The United States criticized Azerbaijan Monday for excluding Armenia from NATO partnership exercises planned this week in Baku. The Azerbajani action prompted NATO to cancel the maneuvers.

• AFRICA/SECURITY VOA 13 Sep 2004 -- The African Union plans to have several thousand eastern African troops on stand-by to carry out peacekeeping operations. The force is part of a larger effort for the pan-African organization to provide security on the continent.

• White House Daily Briefing, September 13 Washington File 13 Sep 2004 -- North Korea, Iraq

Defense Industry

• Royal Saudi Naval Force Trials Success For Aster Naval Defence System EADS 13 Sep 2004 -- The firing, conducted by Saudi operators at the Mediterranean Test Centre - the Centre d’Essais de la Méditerranée (located in Hyères, near Toulon on the south coast of France) - marks the conclusion of Al Riyadh crew training. All test objectives were met with the target being acquired, tracked and then destroyed by direct impact following deployment of the SAAM system’s ASTER 15 missile.
• General Dynamics Chosen for $9 Billion Air Force Information Technology Contract General Dynamics 13 Sep 2004 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded a General Dynamics Network Systems-led team a contract to provide information technology, networking and voice, video and data communications products and services in support of the Air Force's global information requirements. The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract has a three-year base period and two, one-year options; the program has a maximum potential value of $9 billion. General Dynamics Network Systems is a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD).
• General Dynamics Awarded $30 Million Contract to Integrate Air Warrior Block 3 Systems General Dynamics 13 Sep 2004 -- General Dynamics C4 Systems, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to develop and integrate the Air Warrior Block 3 system, which consists of state-of-the-art electronics and advanced, mission-specific protective clothing for Army helicopter aircrew members. The General Dynamics “soldier-as-a-system” solution includes an integrated aviator helmet system, upgraded microclimate cooling unit and enhanced voice/data communication capability.
• Northrop Grumman Wins U.S. Air Force Network Centric Solutions Contract Northrop Grumman 13 Sep 2004 -- The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) and seven additional contractors a five-year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract to provide information technology products and services for the Air Force's Network Centric Solutions (NETCENTS) program. The overall ceiling of this ID/IQ contract is $9 billion.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 13 Sep 2004
• PRESS CONFERENCE BY OUTGOING GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 13 Sep 2004
• GREAT LAKES: End of preliminary meeting to restore peace IRIN 13 Sep 2004 -- The first preliminary meeting for a new international effort to bring peace, stability and development to the Great Lakes region ended on Friday in Burundi's capital, Bujumbura.
• SUDAN: AU calls on US to provide more support for Darfur IRIN 13 Sep 2004 -- The African Union (AU) urged the United States to provide greater support in Sudan after US Secretary of State Colin Powell described the ongoing violence in the western region of Darfur as "genocide". Sam Ibok, director of the AU's Peace and Security Council, also urged the US to detail the evidence it had to make such claims.
• SUDAN: Tens of thousands of new IDPs in South Darfur IRIN 13 Sep 2004 -- Tens of thousands of newly displaced people (IDPs) fleeing renewed violence in the Sudanese state of South Darfur have arrived at the Gereida camp, 100 km south of the town of Nyala, the international aid agency Oxfam Canada said.
• EU/SUDAN VOA 13 Sep 2004 -- Foreign ministers of the European Union have called for the United Nations to immediately probe whether atrocities in the Darfur region of Sudan are genocide. Arab militias are accused of massive human rights abuses against African villagers in Darfur, and the conflict is drawing increasing international attention.
• CONGO/REBELS VOA 13 Sep 2004 -- In the Democratic Republic of Congo, a militia leader loyal to the government says that he has captured the headquarters of rebels operating in eastern Congo. There has been no independent confirmation of the claims, but they come as government forces advance, and the rebels appear to have left their base and headed north.
• ISRAEL DEMONSTRATION VOA 13 Sep 2004 -- Tens of thousands of Israeli settlers and their supporters demonstrated in Jerusalem, Sunday night, to protest Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan to withdraw all Jewish settlements from the Gaza Strip and a few from the West Bank.

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