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• Shootout in Iraqi Prison Leaves at Least 8 Dead VOA 28 Dec 2005 -- Iraqi authorities say at least eight Iraqi prison guards and detainees have been killed in a shootout at a high-security jail in Baghdad.
• National Guard (In Federal Status) and Reserve Mobilized December 28, 2005 - This week, the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps announced a decrease in the number of reservists on active duty in support of the partial mobilization. The Coast Guard number remained unchanged. The net collective result is 447 fewer reservists mobilized than last week.
• CENTAF releases daily airpower summary report AFPN 28 Dec 2005 -- Coalition aircraft flew 36 close-air-support missions Dec. 27 for Operation Iraqi Freedom. They included support to coalition troops, infrastructure protection, reconstruction activities and operations to deter and disrupt terrorist activities.
• Bagram A-10s take fight to enemy AFPN 28 Dec 2005 -- A-10 Thunderbolt IIs continue taking the fight to the enemy by providing close air support to U.S. and coalition forces participating in Operation Enduring Freedom.
• U.S., Iraqi Forces Thwart Prison Escape, Seize Weapons AFPS 28 Dec 2005 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces thwarted a prison escape today and destroyed five weapons caches and seized money and passports yesterday, U.S. military officials in Baghdad reported.
• USS Pearl Harbor VBSS Team Builds Bridges in the Persian Gulf Navy NewsStand 28 Dec 2005 -- The amphibious dock landing ship USS Pearl Harbor (LSD 52) conducted maritime security operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf Nov. 20 - Dec. 26.
• Iraqi, Afghan Elections Signal Most Significant Progress in 2005 AFPS 28 Dec 2005 -- Free and fair elections in Iraq and Afghanistan represent the U.S. military's most significant accomplishment in 2005, the top U.S. enlisted servicemember said.

• U.S. SERVICE MEMBER DIES IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT December 28, 2005 Release Number: 05-12-35C BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - One U.S. service member was killed and another four injured in a vehicle roll-over accident near Kandahar today. Enemy activity was not a factor in the accident.
• ONE U.S. SERVICE MEMBER AND ONE LOCAL NATIONAL KILLLED December 28, 2005 Kunar Province, Afghanistan -- One U.S. service member and one local national were killed when a Coalition vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan's Kunar Province.

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• Hurricane hunters close out record season AFPN 28 Dec 2005 -- The "Hurricane Hunters" of Air Force Reserve Command's 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew their last mission of the record 2005 Atlantic Hurricane Season in December.
• Wynne: more integrated operations in Air Force's future AFPN 28 Dec 2005 -- The secretary of the Air Force said the service is headed toward more integrated operations.
• Guard Prepares to Respond to Oklahoma, Texas Wildfires AFPS 28 Dec 2005 -- National Guard helicopter crews are on standby if needed to assist local and county firefighters in Oklahoma and Texas, preparing to help douse dozens of wildfires burning throughout the region, Guard officials in both states told the American Forces Press Service today.

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Other Conflicts

• SUDAN: Truce violations, violence continue in Darfur, UNMIS says IRIN 28 Dec 2005 -- The security situation in the strife-torn western Sudanese region remains volatile as government and rebel forces continue to violate a ceasefire deal amid incidents of banditry, looting and possibly rape, the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said on Tuesday.
• Rebels Kill 28 Colombian Soldiers VOA 28 Dec 2005 -- Rebel forces in Colombia killed 28 soldiers Tuesday in the deadliest assault on government troops in years. The attack happened near the town of Vista Hermosa, south of the capital city of Bogota, near an area controlled by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC.
• Chadians Concerned Over Growing Tensions With Sudan VOA 28 Dec 2005 -- Chad's president has petitioned the African Union to condemn, what he called, Sudan's attempts to destabilize his country. Talk of an impending war with Sudan has raised fears among residents of the Chadian capital, Ndjamena.
• Ugandan Army Confident of Victory over LRA Within One Year VOA 28 Dec 2005 -- The Ugandan military is in a buoyant mood right now, believing it has the upper hand in the war against the rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army.  Military officials are even predicting the war might end within a year. 
• Obasanjo Resolute to Defend Lives and Property in Niger Delta VOA 28 Dec 2005 -- As 2005 draws to a close, the major stories in Nigeria include the continuing violence in the oil-rich Niger Delta and the debate over whether President Olusegun Obasanjo should be allowed to seek a third term.

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