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• Hunt for insurgents continues south of Baghdad CENTCOM 25 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi, U.S. and British forces rounded up 81 suspected insurgents near Yusufiyah Nov. 25, continuing a three-day-old offensive aimed at restoring security and stability to northern Babil province.
• Soldiers, Iraqi Police nab Suspect in Raid MNF-I/MNC-I 25 Nov 2004 -- An Iraqi citizen provided information that helped Task Force Danger Soldiers and Iraqi Police capture one individual during a raid near Khanaqin at 2:40 p.m., Nov. 24.
• Significant Weapons Cache Discovered at Mosque MNF-I/MNC-I 25 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces supported by Marines of the 1st Marine Division of the I Marine Expeditionary Force discovered the largest weapons cache to date in the city of Fallujah. It was found in and around the Sa'ad Abi Bin Waqas Mosque in the Hey Al Shorta District here yesterday.
• Coalition, Iraqi Troops Raid Suspected Rebels' Homes RFE/RL 25 Nov 2004 -- Hundreds of British troops raided the houses of suspected insurgents today in the latest phase of a U.S.-led operation to crack down on guerrilla strongholds south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad.

Defense Policy / Programs

• NATO AND Russian ships conduct Joint Training NATO AJFC Naples 25 Nov 2004 -- NATO and Russian Federation (RF) ships will assemble today in the port of Taranto, Italy to prepare to conduct bilateral sea training tomorrow in the Ionian Sea.

Defense Industry

• Major success in the United States: TDA to supply weapon system for US Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Fire Support System EADS 25 Nov 2004 -- As partner in an international consortium TDA Armaments SAS, a subsidiary of EADS and Thales, has won an important contract on the US market. The consortium led by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS) has been selected by the US Marine Corps to develop and produce the future Expeditionary Fire Support System (EFSS).

Other Conflicts

• CONGO/RWANDA VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- The presidents of Congo and Rwanda could meet soon to calm renewed tensions between the neighboring countries, according to presidential aides. However, despite calls for calm from across the world, Rwanda repeated its threat to send troops into Eastern Congo to hunt down Hutu rebels.
• DRC-RWANDA: Kigali threatens to attack Hutu rebels in Congo IRIN 25 Nov 2004 -- Rwanda has informed the UN that it might send its army across the border to attack Hutu rebels it says have become a direct threat its national security.
• DRC-RWANDA: Security Council calls on Rwanda to refrain from attack IRIN 25 Nov 2004 -- The UN Security Council warned Rwanda on Wednesday to refrain from carrying out its threat to strike at rebel bases in neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, saying the UN Mission in the Congo (MONUC) had the mandate to prevent the derailment of the fragile peace process, UN News reported.
• ETHIOPIA: Prime minister seeks to end row with Eritrea IRIN 25 Nov 2004 -- Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi has announced a five-point plan to try and end the stalemate with Eritrea, saying his country would accept "in principle", the April 2002 ruling of the independent boundary commission that was intended to end hostilities between the two neighbours.
• ETHIOPIA-ERITREA/BORDER VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- After more than a year, the Ethiopian government has indicated it would accept "in principle" a ruling by an independent commission on the exact location of the countries' shared border.
• IVORY COAST / TALKS VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says peace in divided Ivory Coast cannot be accomplished militarily. His comment late Wednesday came as foreign ministers at a meeting of French-speaking nations in Burkina Faso condemned the Ivorian military for resuming hostilities earlier this month.
• SUDAN / FIGHTING VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- A rebel group in Sudan's western Darfur region says the government is responsible for an upsurge in fighting there in violation of a ceasefire. But U.S. and U.N. officials say the rebels started the latest violence with an attack that killed more than 20 policemen.
• RWANDA/DRC VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- A U.N. spokesman says he is shocked that Rwanda is threatening to attack Rwandan rebel bases in the Democratic Republic of Congo one week after a summit in which regional leaders agreed to work together for peace.

News Reports

• UKRAINE POL VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- Ukraine's political opposition is pressing its case to see their candidate, Viktor Yushchenko, declared the rightful winner of the recent presidential elections on several fronts. The more obvious case is being made in the streets, but there are also efforts to introduce a national strike and to take their objections to the courts.
• UKRAINE RESULT REACT VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- Tens of thousands of opposition demonstrators in Ukraine are vowing to keep up their street protests until opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko is recognized as the new president of Ukraine. The official announcement from Ukraines Central Electoral Commission (Wednesday) declaring Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych the winner has done little to stem their zeal.
• RUSSIA / PUTIN POLICY VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- The dispute over Ukraine' election has been a kind of tug-of-war between Russia and the West, with Moscow's open backing of Prime Minister Yanukovych seen as a way to assert political influence over a key neighbor. The crisis shows the divide between East and West remains long after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
• Yushchenko Pledges To Protest Until He Gains Victory RFE/RL 25 Nov 2004 -- Ukrainian opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko today pledged to press on with mass protests in Kyiv until he secures victory in the presidential election, which he says was stolen from him.
• Ukraine: Voices Of Yanukovych Supporters Drowned Out Amid Kyiv Protests RFE/RL 25 Nov 2004 -- World attention has focused this week on the thousands of supporters of Ukrainian opposition candidate Viktor Yushchenko. For four straight days, they have braved freezing temperatures to protest the 21 November presidential polls, which pro-Russian Prime Minister Viktor Yanukovych officially won despite strong criticism from the West that the poll was fraudulent. But what about Yanukovych's supporters? Though not nearly as visibly numerous as his rival's backers, Yanukovych voters have also made their voices heard despite being virtually shut out by the Western media.

• ASEAN / BURMA VOA 25 Nov 2004 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN, (today) opened its pre-summit meeting in Laos with free trade and regional security high on the agenda. But the issue of political reform in Burma has re-emerged as a major topic of discussion.