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15 November 2004 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Nov 2004 [PDF]
  • DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
  • TRUCK ACCIDENT KILLS COSCOM SOLDIER
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualty
  • DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualty
  • DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

  • Transcript: Operational Update on Fallujah, Iraq 15 Nov 2004 -- Colonel Michael Regner, Operations Officer, I Marine Expeditionary Force (G-3, I MEF)
  • Fighting Continues In Al-Fallujah, Flares In Ba'qubah RFE/RL 15 Nov 2004 -- Fighting flared today between insurgents and U.S. and Iraqi forces in the city of Ba'qubah as coalition troops moved against remaining pockets of resistance in Al-Fallujah.
  • Iraq: U.S. Forces Continue 'Clearing Operations' In Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 15 Nov 2004 -- The U.S. military says it has occupied positions across most of Al-Fallujah after a one-week ground assault there. A senior U.S. field commander says it will be days before the last pockets of resistance have been eliminated so that coalition forces can claim total control of the city. But the assault is now in its final stages. Today, fresh U.S. strikes were called in against an insurgent tunnel network. U.S. Marines also continue house-to-house fighting in what they call "clearing operations."
  • IRAQ/FALLUJAH VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- U.S. commanders in Iraq say they have almost complete control of the city of Fallujah, after several days of fighting in which 38 U.S. troops, six Iraqi soldiers and an estimated 12-hundred insurgents have been killed. Pockets of resistance remain in Fallujah, and violence has spread to other areas of Iraq.
  • Al-Fallujah Fighting Persists RFE/RL 15 Nov 2004 -- The U.S. military continues to attack insurgent positions in Al-Fallujah with warplanes, artillery, and mortars.
  • Operation Al Fajr Update MNF-I/MNC-I 15 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi forces and Multi-National Force-Iraq have wrested most of Fallujah from insurgent control, but operations are not over.
  • Anti-Iraqi Forces Conduct Multiple Attacks in Baqubah MNF-I/MNC-I 15 Nov 2004 -- Anti-Iraqi Forces attacked 1st Infantry Division Soldiers with rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire near the Mufrek traffic circle and Mufrek Police Station in Baqubah at about 7:05 a.m. on Nov 15.
  • Mosul Stable, Stryker Battalion Rejoins Brigade MNF-I/MNC-I 15 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) continued operations in Mosul Nov. 14 as Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment returned from Fallujah after successfully completing their mission there.
  • Abizaid Visits Fallujah, Calls Battle "Decisive" AFPS 15 Nov 2004 -- The battle against insurgents and terrorists being waged by U.S. troops, Iraqi military units and coalition allies in Fallujah, Iraq, is "decisive," according to the commander of the U.S. Central Command.
  • Defense Department Report, November 15: Iraq Operational Update Washington File 15 Nov 2004 -- Air Force General Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, says the battle to rid Fallujah of insurgents has proceeded according to plan, but a commander closer to the scene said November 15 that some of the insurgents slipped out of the coalition's grasp and have moved elsewhere to fight anew.
  • Fallujah Secure as Mop-up Operations Continue, Marine Officer Says AFPS 15 Nov 2004 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces now control the city of Fallujah, Iraq, a senior American Marine officer said today.
  • Iraq Insurgents Face Relentless Pursuit With No Safe Haven AFPS 15 Nov 2004 -- With no other Iraqi city offering them the safe haven they found in Fallujah, insurgents face relentless pursuit by coalition forces, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the commander of Multinational Force Iraq said here today.

  • AFGHANISTAN/POPPY ERADICATION VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- The United States and the new government in Afghanistan are considering strategies to help curb the country's production of opium. Afghanistan is the world's largest producer of the poppy plant, from which opium is derived. Previous efforts to eradicate the crop have failed to reduce production levels. The U.S. military may be playing a larger role in narcotics interdiction.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • Rumsfeld Praises Powell, Expects No Major Policy Shifts AFPS 15 Nov 2004 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said today he has "thoroughly enjoyed" working with Secretary of State Colin Powell and "will miss not working closely with him" after Powell steps down from his post.
  • POWELL/RESIGNATION VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has announced his resignation. He is expected to step down sometime in January after his replacement has been named and approved by U.S. lawmakers.
  • POWELL RESIGNATION / REACT VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- Political leaders around the globe are reacting to the news of U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell's resignation.
  • Secretary of State Powell Resigns from Bush Cabinet Washington File 15 Nov 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell, saying "I think we've accomplished a great deal," announced his resignation from the Bush administration at a November 15 State Department briefing.

  • Nations Must Work Together "Smarter, Quicker" to Foil Terrorists, Rumsfeld Says AFPS 15 Nov 2004 -- Terrorists and other enemies of civil order are smart enough to identify and take advantage of gaps in established security systems -- so nations need to work cooperatively to "be smarter and quicker" to find new ways to foil them, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
  • Defense Ministerial to Focus on Inter-American Security AFPS 15 Nov 2004 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and 33 more defense ministers from throughout the Western Hemisphere are joining here today for the Defense Ministerial of the Americas conference, focused on strengthening the inter-American security system.
  • United States Firmly Committed to Conventional Arms Treaty Washington File 15 Nov 2004 -- A top U.S. arms control official says the United States is looking forward to the day when the Adaptation Agreement for the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe Treaty (CFE) enters into force.

  • State Department Noon Briefing, November 15 Washington File 15 Nov 2004 -- Iran, Powell's resignation announcement, human rights/U.S. foreign policy roll, Powell/agenda for remainder of term, State Department Budget, Senior Department Officials/more resignations expected, Israel/Palestinians, Macedonia
  • White House Daily Briefing, November 15 Washington File 15 Nov 2004 -- Announcement of RNC nominee, Cabinet resignations, Iran/nuclear material, abortion/Roe v. Wade, 527s, Taiwan elections, energy accomplishments, moderate voice to replace Secretary Powell, immigration plan, Gonzales nomination

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Other Conflicts

  • DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICES OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 15 Nov 2004

  • PRESS CONFERENCE BY SPECIAL COORDINATOR FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS United Nations 15 Nov 2004
  • PRESS BRIEFING ON SECURITY COUNCIL MISSION TO CENTRAL AFRICA United Nations 15 Nov 2004
  • UN/IVORY COAST VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- The U.N. Security Council has imposed an immediate arms embargo on Ivory Coast. The vote was unanimous.
  • FRANCE/IVORY COAST VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- As tensions continue to mount between France and Ivory Coast, French Defense Minister Michele Alliot-Marie says Paris has no intention of withdrawing its troops from the West African country.
  • UN/MIDDLE EAST VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- .N. Middle East envoy Terje Roed-Larsen has called this a hopeful moment in the search for peace in the region. Mr. Larsen told of renewed efforts to revive the stalled Road Map peace process.
  • US/MIDEAST VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell says he will pursue Mideast peace initiatives in the few weeks remaining before he leaves office. Mr. Powell met with Israel's foreign minister at the State Department only a few hours after announcing his resignation from the Bush administration.
  • COTE D IVOIRE: Preparations for war reported despite UN sanctions threat IRIN 15 Nov 2004 -- The threat of sanctions loomed over Cote d'Ivoire on Monday as the United Nations prepared to vote on an arms embargo and other penalties on the West African nation. On the ground, however, Ivorian rebel and government forces were reported to be preparing for war.
  • UGANDA: Gov't orders unilateral truce in the north IRIN 15 Nov 2004 -- The Ugandan government has announced a unilateral one-week cessation of the military offensive against the rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) in the northern region, in a move that could help end one of Africa's most brutal conflicts.
  • Middle East: Palestinians To Elect Successor To Arafat In January RFE/RL 15 Nov 2004 -- The Palestinian leadership has decided to hold a presidential election on January 9 to replace late leader Yasser Arafat, who died last week in Paris. Contenders are expected to submit their candidacies this month. The Palestinians fear any delay in electing a successor to the veteran leader may lead to chaos and anarchy. One of the likely candidates for presidency, Palestinian Liberation Organization Chairman Mahmoud Abbas, was involved in a shooting incident yesterday in which two people were killed.
  • ISRAEL / PALESTINIAN FUTURE VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom is to meet with Secretary of State Colin Powell in Washington to discuss prospects for renewing the Middle East peace process, following the death last week of Yasser Arafat. Palestinians say the international community and Israel will have to do their part if the peace process is to be put back on track.
  • UGANDA/SECURITY VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- The Ugandan government begins a weeklong partial truce with a rebel group operating in the north.
  • IVORY COAST VOA 15 Nov 2004 -- At an emergency summit, the African Union has condemned the violence in Ivory Coast over the past two weeks. The AU supports the United Nations resolution to impose sanctions and an arms embargo against Ivory Coast, in an effort to prevent further military action.

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