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23 November 2004 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 23 Nov 2004 [PDF]
  • DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualty

  • Transcript: Defense Department Operational Update Briefing 23 Nov 2004 -- Secretary Of Defense Donald Rumsfeld; and General Richard Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
  • IRAQI FORCES AND TASK FORCE DANGER SOLDIERS DETAIN 38 IN A RAID NEAR KIRKUK CENTCOM 23 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi ESU forces and Task Force Danger Soldiers from 2nd Brigade, 25th Infantry Division detained 38 individuals in a raid conducted near Kirkuk on November 23 at about 2:00 a.m.
  • MARINE UNIT CONTINUES OFFENSIVE OPERATIONS IN JABELLA CENTCOM 23 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces, backed by elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, increased operations today in the south-central Iraqi town of Jabella. Operations, which started earlier this morning, continued the campaign in the northern Babil province aimed at rooting out anti-Iraqi forces.
  • MNF Continue Crack Down on Anti-Coalition Forces USMC News 23 Nov 2004 -- Marines from Company C, 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, provided an outer cordon on Nov. 21 in this small town, while more than 30 members of the Iraqi Specialized Special Forces searched a school and a mosque nearby.
  • ISF, MNF Launch Major Offensive South Of Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 23 Nov 2004 -- The Iraqi SWAT team, backed by elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, swept through the south-central Iraqi town of Jabella today, kicking off a fresh campaign in northern Babil province aimed at rooting out anti-Iraqi forces still reeling from their decisive defeat in Fallujah.
  • Bravo Co. pushes through Fallujah during 'Operation Al Fajr' USMC News 23 Nov 2004 -- The Marines of Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Marine Regiment, Battalion Landing Team, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, pushed through the terrorist-infested city of Fallujah during two weeks of firefights, weapons seizures and detainments.

  • Afghanistan: Three UN Hostages Freed RFE/RL 23 Nov 2004 -- Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan for nearly a month were freed early today. The hostages included a woman from Northern Ireland named Annetta Flanigan, an ethnic Albanian woman from Kosovo named Shqipe Hebibi, and Filipino diplomat Angelito Nayan.
  • Three UN Hostages Freed In Afghanistan RFE/RL 23 Nov 2004 -- Three foreign UN workers held hostage in Afghanistan have been freed almost four weeks after they were abducted in the capital Kabul.
  • AFGHANISTAN / OPIUM STATE VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- Afghanistan's government is gearing up to tackle one of the most difficult problems it faces: the narcotics trade. The United Nations says the country is now growing more opium poppies than at any time in its history. As VOA's Michael Kitchen reports from Islamabad, questions remain on how best to tackle the issue.

  • Task Force Eagle leaving Bosnia Army News 23 Nov 2004 -- Just like the 14 rotations before them, the Cyclone Soldiers of the 38th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Indiana National Guard, are packing up and preparing to go home. However, this Stabilization Force rotation will end differently than previous rotations.

Defense Policy / Programs

Defense Industry

  • Boeing Installs MESA Antenna on Second Wedgetail Aircraft Boeing 23 Nov 2004 -- Boeing has installed a Multi-role Electronically Scanned Array antenna on a second 737-700 for Australia 's Project Wedgetail, an airborne early warning and control program. The Northrop Grumman-built MESA antenna, at 35.5 feet long and weighing more than three tons, is the critical sensor aboard the aircraft. It's designed to provide optimal performance in range, tracking, and accuracy. While modifications on the second Wedgetail 737continue, the first Wedgetail aircraft is undergoing an airworthiness flight test program. Australia has ordered six 737 AEW&C aircraft.
  • Raytheon Awarded $16.6 Million from U.S. Navy for F/A-18 Radar Repairs Raytheon 23 Nov 2004 -- Raytheon Technical Services Company LLC (RTSC), a subsidiary of Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), has been awarded delivery orders totaling $16.6 million by the U.S. Navy for the repair of weapons replaceable assemblies and shop replaceable assemblies associated with the F/A-18 AN/APG-65 radar.
  • Sikorsky Signs Contracts to Replace Canada's Sea King Sikorsky 23 Nov 2004 -- Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. today announced it has signed contracts worth C$5-billion with the Government of Canada to provide and maintain 28 Sikorsky H-92 maritime helicopters. The new H-92s will replace Sea King aircraft currently in service with the Canadian Forces and deliveries are scheduled to begin in late 2008.

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 23 Nov 2004

  • UNGA / DANFORTH VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- Washington's ambassador to the United Nations has sharply criticized the world body for failing to condemn human rights violations in Sudan.
  • US / SUDAN-DARFUR VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- U.S. officials are blaming Darfur rebels for this week's renewed violence in the troubled region of western Sudan. The Sudanese government says more than 30 of its policemen have been killed in Darfur clashes since Monday.
  • UN envoy for Sudan voices deep concern at rebel violation of security accord in Darfur UN News Centre 23 Nov 2004 -- The top United Nations envoy for Sudan today voiced deep concern at the escalating violence in the Darfur region over the last two days, calling a rebel attack a clear violation of recently signed accords with the Government which places tens of thousands of civilians at risk.
  • SUDAN/DARFUR VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- A British charity says it is eager for its staff to return to a town in Sudan's western Darfur region as soon as the area is safe, following a recent evacuation because of fighting.
  • SUDAN: Aid workers take flight from Darfur town as fighting erupts IRIN 22 Nov 2004 -- The humanitarian agency Save the Children said on Monday that its staff had been forced to flee the town of Tawilla in the troubled Darfur region of western Sudan when fighting broke out between government forces and rebels, despite an existing ceasefire agreement.

  • IVORY COAST VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- Ivory Coast's ambassador to the United Nations is calling for an independent inquiry into the violence that has again erupted in his country.
  • COTE D IVOIRE: French peacekeepers start to pull back from key sites in Abidjan IRIN 23 Nov 2004 -- French peacekeepers, who beefed up their presence in Cote d'Ivoire's main city Abidjan following unrest earlier this month, have started to pull back from key sites, including the city's airport, a French military spokesman said on Tuesday.
  • IVORY COAST / REFUGEES VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- The U.N. refugee agency says that more than 10-thousand Ivorians have fled into neighboring Liberia, causing a new strain in the country that is trying to recover from more than 14 years of civil war.

  • U.N. Seeks to Extend Stabilization Mission in Haiti to May 2006 Washington File 23 Nov 2004 -- The United Nations has announced it seeks to extend its stabilization mission in Haiti for another 18 months: to May 31, 2006.
  • UN / WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- The chief prosecutor of the U.N. Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia has accused Serbia of blocking the prosecution of suspected war criminals. The prosecutor charged that powerful networks in two other countries are also protecting war crimes suspects.
  • Security Council's Central Africa peace mission arrives in Burundi UN News Centre 23 Nov 2004 -- The United Nations Security Council's Central Africa mission arrived in Burundi today on the third stage of its efforts to bolster the peace process in the region's war-wracked countries.
  • UGANDA: Ceasefire period expires, but army says it is still holding fire IRIN 22 Nov 2004 -- Northern Uganda had high hopes by Tuesday for progress on peace talks to end 18 years of war in the region, but a seven-day ceasefire announced by the government a week ago had expired on Monday, with the army saying that the rebels had done little to show a willingness to talk.
  • PALESTINIANS / ELECTIONS VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- Interim Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas is a candidate in upcoming elections to succeed Yasser Arafat. The nomination followed a visit by Secretary of State Colin Powell, who promised American support for the elections and received Israeli assurances to help facilitate the process by loosening travel restrictions in the Palestinian territories.

News Reports

  • BUSH / UKRAINE VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- The Bush administration is urging the Ukrainian government not to certify the results of Sunday's disputed presidential election, saying concerns about fraud need to be resolved. The comments came as thousands of opposition supporters in Ukraine continue to protest the outcome of the election.
  • US / UKRAINE ELECTION VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- The United States reiterated its call Tuesday for a complete investigation of the disputed presidential election in Ukraine. In the meantime, U.S. officials are calling on Ukrainian authorities not to use force against demonstrators protesting preliminary results.
  • UKRAINE / VICTORY VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- Ukraine's opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko says he won the presidency in last Sunday's election and has called for the international community to recognize him. About 200-thousand opposition supporters continue to rally in the center of Ukraine's capital, Kiev.
  • Protesters To March On Ukrainian Parliament RFE/RL 23 Nov 2004 -- Ukrainian opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko today called on supporters gathered in Kyiv's central square to march on parliament to protest official results from the runoff election.
  • Ukraine: EU Criticizes Elections RFE/RL 23 Nov 2004 -- The Dutch foreign minister has said the EU considers the results of the second round of the presidential elections in Ukraine "fraudulent." Bernard Bot, speaking for the current EU presidency, said the bloc does not accept Viktor Yanukovych as the winner. Various groups within the EU have already threatened Ukraine with "repercussions."

  • MAURITANIA / TRIAL VOA 23 Nov 2004 -- Judges in the mostly desert northwestern African state of Mauritania are pursuing the trial of more than 180 suspected coup plotters, despite a walkout by all defense lawyers.



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