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• MARINE KILLED IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE
• Helo Crashes Near Baghdad; Officials Detail Recent Operations AFPS 01 Apr 2006 -- A Multinational Division Baghdad helicopter went down at about 5:30 p.m. today southwest of Baghdad, and military officials also reported the results of recent operations in Iraq.
• Amphibious Construction Battalion Seabees Return Home from Kuwait Navy NewsStand 01 Apr 2006 -- Sailors from Amphibious Construction Battalion (PHIBCB) 2 Kuwait Det. 1 returned to Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, March 31, after completing a six-and-a-half month deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.
• Attack Kills Bomber, Slightly Injures Afghan Soldier AFPS 01 Apr 2006 -- A suicide car bomber attacked a combined Afghan and coalition convoy in the Maiwand district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province around noon today, slightly injuring one Afghan soldier and flattening a truck tire, military officials reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Stryker Trophy System Destroys RPGs at First U.S. Live-Fire Tests Navy NewsStand 01 Apr 2006 -- The Trophy Active Protection System (APS) designed to protect vehicles from rocket or missile attacks was successfully demonstrated for the first time on U.S. soil at the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren Division March 30.
• United States, Azerbaijan Conduct Political Military Talks Washington File 01 Apr 2006 -- On March 29, U.S. and Azerbaijani officials conducted talks in Washington on a wide range of defense and security issues, according to a statement released by the Department of State March 31.

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Other Conflicts

• Hamas Seeks to Halt Internal Palestinian Unrest VOA 01 Apr 2006 -- The Islamic militant group Hamas is taking steps to halt a round of internal Palestinian unrest, just days after its new government was sworn in.
• Haniyeh Orders Gunmen Off Gaza Streets, Fatah Militiaman Resists VOA 01 Apr 2006 -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh has vowed to get gunmen off the streets, after clashes between Palestinian factions in Gaza left three dead Friday.
• UN Resolution Prepared on Taylor Transfer to Hague VOA 01 Apr 2006 -- Britain has circulated a draft resolution at the U.N. Security Council that authorizes the transfer of former Liberian President Charles Taylor to the Netherlands following his arrest on war crimes charges.
• Georgia Detains South Ossetian Officials RFE/RL 01 Apr 2006 -- Georgian authorities say they have detained a South Ossetian separatist official on suspicion of smuggling cigarettes.
• Transdnestr "5+2" talks off - Russian envoy RIA Novosti 01 Apr 2006 -- A Russian Foreign Ministry official said Saturday a meeting of conflict mediators on the Transdnestr settlement in the 5+2 format (Moldova, Transdnestr, Russia, Ukraine, the OSCE, the EU and the U.S.), scheduled for April 4-5, would not take place.

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