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24 November 2004 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 Nov 2004 [PDF]
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualty
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualty

  • U.S. Troops Faced Tough Combat Challenge in Fallujah AFPS 24 Nov 2004 -- American Marines and soldiers who fought in Fallujah faced the toughest warfare possible and did magnificently, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Nov. 23.
  • Iraqi National Guard Battalion Takes on Security Mission for Eastern Baghdad Neighborhoods MNF-I/MNC-I 24 Nov 2004 -- In a Nov. 17 ceremony held at Forward Operating Base Rustamiyah (formerly Camp Cuervo), the 305th Iraqi National Guard Battalion took responsibility for security operations conducted in a portion of Eastern Baghdad known as 'Zone 30.'
  • Combined forces "Stop the Rockets!" MNF-I/MNC-I 24 Nov 2004 -- "Stop the rockets!" that's what Lt. Col. Jay Allen said as 1st Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, kicked off Operation Rock Bottom, a three-day multi-national force operation starting Nov. 19 and ending Nov. 21, to clear its area of insurgents.
  • IRAQ / WRAP VOA 24 Nov 2004 -- American, British and Iraqi troops are continuing their effort to root out insurgents south of Baghdad, in an operation aimed at clearing the way for elections to be held in January. VOA's Greg LaMotte is in Baghdad and reports Iraqi officials say dozens of insurgents have been captured in an area known as the "Triangle of Death."
  • Fighting Continues In Iraq RFE/RL 24 Nov 2004 -- U.S., Iraqi, and British soldiers today continued hunting down insurgents in Iraq while militants killed several people.
  • 1st ID Soldiers Detain 12 Including Wanted AIF Member MNF-I/MNC-I 24 Nov 2004 -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment detained 12 individuals in a raid conducted near Balad at about 6:36 p.m on November 23.
  • Commander Outlines Black Jack Mission in Fallujah MNF-I/MNC-I 24 Nov 2004 -- Even with the majority of combat operations over and victory declared, elements of 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division in Fallujah remain persistent in dealing with the aftermath.
  • ING Soldier, Civilian Killed and One Soldier Wounded in Shooting Near Kirkuk MNF-I/MNC-I 24 Nov 2004 -- One Iraqi National Guard soldier and one civilian were killed and a second soldier was wounded when anti-Iraqi forces attacked them in Kirkuk on November 23 at about 8:00 p.m. The soldiers had stopped to help the civilian with his car, when gunmen drove by and shot them.
  • FiST team packs a punch USMC News 24 Nov 2004 -- As Marines pushed into the city of Fallujah to cripple and remove the insurgency within, fire support teams softened the resistance with indirect fires.
  • 1/8 Engineer leads the way USMC News 24 Nov 2004 -- The role of a combat engineer is to assist the infantry by breaching any doors or obstacles in the way. One combat engineer found himself in the streets of Fallujah, blasting in doors to clear the way for his infantry counterparts.
  • Marines demonstrate the strength of esprit de corps USMC News 24 Nov 2004 -- During urban operations in Fallujah, a senior enlisted Marine commented on the acts of his company saying that no matter how much technology or manpower is on the battlefield, the Corps will always be able to take care of business because of strength and determination, inherent with all Marines.

  • MQ-1 PREDATOR CRASHES IN SOUTHWEST ASIA CENTCOM 24 Nov 2004 -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator Remotely Piloted Aircraft crashed at 10:20 GMT today at an undisclosed military installation in the U.S. CENTRAL Command area of responsibility.

  • U-S/BOSNIA PEACEKEEPING VOA 24 Nov 2004 -- After nearly a decade, the United States is ending its peacekeeping mission in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where the European Union will take over the role from NATO next month. But at the Pentagon, a much smaller contingent of American troops will remain on patrol in the Balkans to continue the hunt for two fugitive war crimes suspects wanted for trial.

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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 24 Nov 2004

  • UN/SUDAN HUMAN RIGHTS VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- A United Nations General Assembly commitee has rejected a resolution that would have condemned human rights violations in Sudan. The action drew a sharp rebuke from the United States and the European Union, and a spirited defense from African nations.
  • CONGO / RWANDA VOA 24 Nov 2004 -- The UN says Rwanda is threatening to attack Hutu rebels based in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. Meanwhile, Kigali says the rebels are advancing toward Rwanda's border. There have not yet been any clashes, but there is concern that fighting could soon erupt in the region.
  • LIBERIA: Disarmament finally ends nearly a month behind schedule IRIN 24 Nov 2004 -- The United Nations has finally wound up its disarmament programme in Liberia, almost a month after the original deadline for former combatants to hand in their weapons, UN and government officials said on Wednesday.
  • UN mission warns Rwanda on its threat to strike rebels in DR of Congo UN News Centre 24 Nov 2004 -- The United Nations today called on Rwanda to respect international law following its threat to strike against rebels based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), warning that the UN mission's mandate in the DRC includes preventing the peace process from being derailed by spoilers from within or without.
  • Syria willing to negotiate with Israel, UN envoy says UN News Centre 24 Nov 2004 -- Syria is willing to negotiate a peace deal with Israel without conditions, the United Nations envoy for the Middle East said today.
  • UN envoy urges Sudan's Government to hold back after rebel attack in Darfur UN News Centre 24 Nov 2004 -- The top United Nations envoy for Sudan today called on the Government to exercise restraint, refraining from air raids and ordering the Janjaweed militia to avoid any action that would lead to further escalation after rebels attacked a town in the western Darfur region in clear violation of recently signed security accords.
  • UN humanitarian staff begin returning to Côte d'Ivoire following recent violence UN News Centre 24 Nov 2004 -- United Nations humanitarian staff are returning to Côte d'Ivoire after being withdrawn earlier this month when a Government attack on rebels in the north in violation of a ceasefire accord led to a resurgence of violence and anti-French rioting and ethnic clashes in the West African country.
  • United States Calls For End to Violence in Darfur Washington File 24 Nov 2004 -- State Department deputy spokesman Adam Ereli issued a statement November 24 condemning the new round of violence on both sides in Darfur in violation of the recent security protocols agreed to by all parties in Abuja, Nigeria.
  • SUDAN/DARFUR VOA 24 Nov 2004 -- Staff members of the U.N. refugee agency have resumed their work in the southern part of Sudan's troubled Darfur region, after resolving a dispute with the Sudanese government. The workers left the area earlier this month, complaining that local officials were not allowing them to do their work.
  • BURUNDI: Speed up peace process, Security Council urges IRIN 23 Nov 2004 -- Members of the UN Security Council visiting Africa's Great Lakes region asked the government of Burundi on Tuesday to speed up the country's peace process and complete the political transitional period by 2005.
  • SUDAN: Escalating violence in Darfur condemned IRIN 23 Nov 2004 -- The UN has condemned escalating violence in the Darfur region of western Sudan, saying it threatened ongoing relief activities, violated recently signed ceasefire accords between the government and rebels, and placed tens of thousands of civilians at risk.
  • DRC: More UN troops deployed IRIN 23 Nov 2004 -- Fresh batches of UN peacekeepers have started arriving in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as part of some 6,000 international soldiers on a mission to strengthen the world body's military presence in the war-affected country, UN and national military officials announced on Tuesday.
  • MIDEAST DIPLOMACY VOA 24 Nov 2004 -- International efforts to revive the Middle East peace process have grown following the death of Yasser Arafat and the rise of moderate Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas as his most likely successor in elections on January 9th. VOA's Larry James reports from Jerusalem that efforts to re-invigorate the peace process have included visits to the region this week by senior American, Russian and British diplomats.

News Reports

  • Ukraine: What Legal Recourses Are Open To The Opposition? RFE/RL 24 Nov 2004 -- One of Ukraine's top magistrates yesterday has advised opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko to file a legal appeal against the 21 November disputed election results with the Supreme Court. The magistrate said the current political standoff could only be resolved through the judiciary. Analysts say indeed the courts might be the opposition's only recourse for overturning the results.
  • Ukraine: Yushchenko Supporters Say They Want Freedom To Live A Decent Life RFE/RL 24 Nov 2004 -- Supporters of opposition presidential candidate Viktor Yushchenko say they want to see Yushchenko triumph, but their concerns run deeper than politics. People say they cannot make ends meet and see no end to what they say is a miserable life. They accuse the present ruling elite -- and government-backed candidate Viktor Yanukovych -- of corruption and avoiding reforms.
  • Ukraine: Neighbors Watch Election Protests With Keen Interest RFE/RL 24 Nov 2004 -- The images from Kyiv of tens of thousands of flag-waving demonstrators, ready to defend democracy and stand up to a government they feel no longer represents them, brings to mind the revolutions that swept Eastern Europe in 1989. They also recall last year's Rose Revolution in Georgia that swept the regime of Eduard Shevardnadze from power. What kind of impact are events in Ukraine likely to have on countries such as Belarus, Azerbaijan, or the Central Asian states -- where pro-democracy movements have also long existed, but remain repressed by authoritarian governments?
  • Ukraine: EU Says Ukrainian Election 'Fraud' Must Be Rectified RFE/RL 24 Nov 2004 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief Javier Solana today repeated the bloc's assessment earlier this week that last weekend's presidential elections in Ukraine was "fraudulent." He told the European Parliament's foreign affairs committee that Ukrainian authorities must take measures to rectify the abuse that have allowed the country's Central Election Commission (TsVK) to declare Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner. Solana, as well as a number of deputies in the parliament, acknowledged that the EU view is contested by Russia.
  • Ukraine: Rivals For Ukraine's Presidency Seek Peaceful Solutions -- But No Quick End To Crisis Is Likely RFE/RL 24 Nov 2004 -- The dispute in the Ukraine over the 21 November presidential runoff results shows no sign of diminishing. Instead, as protestors brave increasingly inclement weather, the positions of both sides -- of government candidate Viktor Yanukovych and opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko -- appear be hardening.
  • U.S. Refuses To Accept Ukrainian Election Result RFE/RL 24 Nov 2004 -- U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell has rejected the official results of Ukraine's runoff presidential election, in which Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych -- backed by the Kremlin as well as incumbent President Leonid Kuchma -- was formally declared the winner over opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko.
  • In Relation to the Conclusion of the Second Round of Presidential Elections in Ukraine MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION - 2479-23-11-2004 - According to Ukrainian Central Election Commission data, Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych won. The the elections, even though they passed in an acute struggle, are valid. The elections were held in accordance with the laws of Ukraine. espite the irregularities that took place, the elections are democratic, free, transparent and, of course, legitimate. In this connection it arouses bewilderment and extreme concern, the reaction to the voting results from the radical opposition forces of Ukraine, their public demands not to recognize and to annul them.
  • Transcript: Briefing by Secretary of State Colin L. Powell US Department of State 24 Nov 2004 -- "A dozen years ago, Ukrainians chose freedom and independence, setting their country on a path of democracy and prosperity. The United States has been a consistent partner with Ukraine in this journey. Similarly, today the United States stands with the people of Ukraine and their effort to ensure their democratic choice. "
  • Commission Declares Yanukovych The Winner RFE/RL 24 Nov 2004 -- Ukraine's Central Election Commission has declared Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner of the presidential election runoff.
  • EU/UKRAINE VOA 24 Nov 2004 -- The European Union says Ukraine should refrain from announcing the final results of Sunday's contested presidential election pending a review of the vote, which international observers say was not free and fair. The European Union is increasingly worried about instability on its eastern border.
  • Talks To Be Held On Ukrainian Political Crisis RFE/RL 24 Nov 2004 -- Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has called for urgent talks to end the country's political impasse.

  • SAF/THATCHER VOA 24 Nov 2004 -- A court in South Africa has ruled that Mark Thatcher must answer questions from Equatorial Guinea about an alleged coup plot that he is accused of funding.
  • BURMA/PRISONERS VOA 24 Nov 2004 -- Burma's military government appears to have stopped releasing thousands of prisoners it pledged to free less than a week ago. Relatives of hundreds of political prisoners say there have been no new releases since Saturday.



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