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• TASK FORCE OLYMPIA SOLDIER KILLED IN CAR BOMB ATTACK
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• IRAQIS, U.S. FORCES FORM DYNAMIC CORDON AROUND FALLUJAH CENTCOM 16 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi special forces and elements of the I Marine Expeditionary Force formed a dynamic cordon around the city, on the morning of Oct. 15, by establishing vehicle control points to disrupt freedom of movement by fleeing anti-Iraqi forces.
• Two Captured In Cordon and Search MNF-I/MNC-I 16 Oct 2004 -- Two individuals were captured in a cordon and search operation in Sulayman Bak at about 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 15.
• Actionable Intelligence Prevents VBIED Attack MNF-I/MNC-I 16 Oct 2004 -- Based on actionable intelligence received from an Iraqi informant and developed by the Forward Operating Base Speicher Force Protection Cell, Task Force 1-18 Scouts conducted a raid in Al Sequor to kill or capture a suspected vehicle-borne improvised explosive device maker.
• Iraqi Security Forces, Task Force 1-18 conduct 'Mandarin Squeeze' MNF-I/MNC-I 16 Oct 2004 -- The Tikrit Iraqi National Police and Emergency Service Unit, 201st Iraqi National Guard, and Task Force 1-18 conducted Operation Mandarin Squeeze on Oct. 14.
• IRAQ /CHURCH ATTACKS VOA 16 Oct 2004 -- In an apparent coordinated attack, five churches in Baghdad were bombed Saturday morning. There were no reports of injuries, but some of the churches were damaged extensively. The attack occurred just as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan began.
• Iraq Car Bomb Kills 3 U.S. Troops RFE/RL 16 Oct 2004 -- The U.S. military said today a suicide car bomber killed three U.S. troops and an Iraqi civilian in an attack near Iraq's border with Syria.

• AFGHANISTAN/VIOLENCE VOA 16 Oct 2004 -- In Afghanistan, at least seven people, including two U.S. soldiers, have died in separate incidents. The attacks come as the vote count in Afghanistan's historic presidential election is under way.
• Vote Count Resumes In Afghan Presidential Poll RFE/RL 16 Oct 2004 -- Vote counting resumed today in Afghanistan's presidential election after a one-day break to mark Friday's start of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
• Rockets Hit Afghan Capital RFE/RL 16 Oct 2004 -- Officials and witnesses say three rockets hit residences in the Afghan capital of Kabul tonight, injuring one woman.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russia, Tajikistan Agree On Military Base, Debt RFE/RL 16 Oct 2004 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, on a visit to Takijistan, today signed a series of bilateral deals, including one establishing a permanent military base in the Central Asian country.
• Georgia Says Russia Sending Troops To Abkhazia RFE/RL 16 Oct 2004 -- Georgia today accused Russia of smuggling troops into Abkhazia, warning that the move may further destabilize the situation in the separatist Black Sea province.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• WHO/SUDAN/DARFUR VOA 16 Oct 2004 -- The World Health Organization says at least 70 thousand people in Sudan's western Darfur Province have died from poor conditions in camps for internally displaced people since March. This exceeds earlier estimates.
• CONGO/KABILA VOA 16 Oct 2004 -- Congo's government has announced that forces loyal to Kinshasa have ousted gunmen that seized a southern mining town earlier this week, killing 30 rebels. The reports of a fresh rebellion had raised concerns in the capital as President Joseph Kabila embarked on a symbolic tour of the former rebel held east of the country.
• SUDAN/PEACE TALKS VOA 16 Oct 2004 -- Talks between the Sudanese government and the country's main rebel group in the south have adjourned for the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, and are expected to re-convene in about a month's time.

News Reports

• BELARUS / REFERENDUM VOA 16 Oct 2004 -- The authoritarian leader of the former Soviet republic of Belarus is seeking to extend his rule in a controversial referendum that would amend the country's constitution, and allow him to run for a third term.