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Current Operations

• 10th Mountain Soldiers In Iraq Nab Killers, Find Weapons AFPS 05 Mar 2006 -- Soldiers with the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division nabbed terrorists and confiscated weapons during an operation in Baghdad Feb. 26.
• Iraq's Government, Military Developing Very Well, General Says Washington File 06 Mar 2006 -- Iraq's government and security forces are developing very well, General Peter Pace, chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, said in talk show appearances on NBC's Meet the Press with Tim Russert and Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace March 5.
• Pakistan halts Waziristan military operation - minister IRNA 05 Mar 2006 -- Pakistani troops have halted operation in North Waziristan tribal region against the pro-Taliban agents, killing 24 of them, Interior Minister Aftab Ahmed Khan Sherpao said Sunday.
• Pakistani Soldiers Kill Dozens of Pro-Taleban Militants VOA 05 Mar 2006 -- Pakistani officials say security forces have killed dozens of pro-Taleban militants near the Afghan border
• Musharraf Accuses Some Afghans of Conspiring Against Pakistan VOA 05 Mar 2006 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf is lashing out at elements in Afghanistan's government he says are trying to lay all the blame on his country for failing to capture wanted al-Qaida terrorist leader Osama bin Laden.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Lincoln Strike Group Underway Navy NewsStand 05 Mar 2006 -- USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) left its homeport of Naval Station Everett, Wash., Feb. 27 under gray skies and cool temperatures for a routine deployment to the Western Pacific (West-Pac).
• Army to Conduct Criminal Probe of Tillman's Death AFPS 05 Mar 2006 -- The Defense Department has asked the U.S. Army to launch a criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of Cpl. Pat Tillman, who was killed in the spring of 2004 during a combat operation in Afghanistan.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Israel Plans to Withdraw From Some West Bank Settlements VOA 05 Mar 2006 -- Israel is planning additional withdrawals from the West Bank, following the pullout from the Gaza Strip six months ago.

News Reports