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• MND-B SOLDIER KILLED IN IED ATTACK
• Ten Terrorists Captured in Iraq AFPS 29 Apr 2006 -- Coalition forces captured 10 terrorist suspects in Iraq over the past two days, U.S. military officials reported.
• U.S. Soldier Injured in Afghanistan; Weapons Caches Found, Destroyed AFPS 29 Apr 2006 -- A U.S. soldier was injured after his helicopter experienced a hard landing yesterday in Zabul province, Afghanistan, U.S. military officials reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• GW Completes TSTA II, III Navy NewsStand 29 Apr 2006 -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) successfully completed the second and third phases of its Tailored Ship’s Training Availability (TSTA), April 13.
• Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet Visits Sasebo Navy NewsStand 29 Apr 2006 -- Vice Adm. Jonathan W. Greenert, commander, U.S. 7th Fleet, held several all-hands calls with Sailors of Commander, Task Force (CTF) 76 in Sasebo, Japan, April 28.
• Oriskany to be Largest Ship ‘Reefed’ Navy NewsStand 29 Apr 2006 -- The decommissioned aircraft carrier ex-Oriskany (CV/CVA 34) will become the largest ship intentionally sunk as an artificial reef in mid-May.
• USS Cleveland Tests Anti-Torpedo Technology Navy NewsStand 29 Apr 2006 -- USS Cleveland (LPD 7) served as a test platform for a new torpedo detection system off the coast of Vancouver, Canada, April 8-13.
• Shoup Sailors Excel At VBSS Mission Navy NewsStand 29 Apr 2006 -- The USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group (ALCSG), conducting missions in the Western Pacific in April, completed drills designed to keep the high seas safe.
• U.K. Military Gains Insight into Naval Combat Support Navy NewsStand 29 Apr 2006 -- More than 170 staff members and students from the U.K. Joint Services Command and Staff College (JSCSC) attended a briefing to learn about the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Va., April 27.
• U.S. Repatriates Ten Somalis Navy NewsStand 29 Apr 2006 -- The U.S. government has decided to repatriate 10 of 12 Somalis who fired upon two U.S. Navy vessels in an incident that occurred March 18. The U.S. Government worked with the International Committee of the Red Cross to make arrangements for the April 29 repatriation.

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Other Conflicts

• Sri Lanka gov't, LTTE agree to hold peace talks IRNA 29 Apr 2006 -- The Sri Lankan government and rebels of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam agreed to meet each other for peace talks in Geneva, but no date has been decided yet.
• Sri Lankan envoy to India justifies strikes on LTTE bases IRNA 29 Apr 2006 -- Justifying the armed forces' strike on bases of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on April 26 and 27, High Commissioner of Sri Lanka in India C J Jayasinghe said the attack was a follow-up of the LTTE's attack on the army's headquarters in which 10 people were killed and 26 other personnel were injured besides the army chief.
• Nepal Maoists Release 8 of 11 Kidnapped Soldiers VOA 29 Apr 2006 -- Maoist rebels in Nepal have released eight of 11 soldiers who they kidnapped Thursday despite declaring a three-month ceasefire.
• Nepal's PM Proposes Elections for Assembly to Write New Constitution VOA 29 Apr 2006 -- Nepal's prime minister has promised to call elections for an assembly to draw up a new constitution for the Himalayan nation.
• Despite Cease-Fire, Nepal Maoists Kidnap 11 Soldiers VOA 29 Apr 2006 -- Maoist rebels in Nepal have abducted 11 unarmed soldiers, just hours after declaring a three-month cease-fire.
• Israel: Palestinians Smuggling Improved Rockets into Gaza VOA 29 Apr 2006 -- Israel says it is facing a new strategic threat from the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip
• Chechen PM disbands anti-terror center, security service RIA Novosti 29 Apr 2006 -- The Chechen prime minister said Saturday he had disbanded an anti-terrorism center and the "Kadyrov security service."