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Current Operations

• Bombing in Iraq Kills Security Contractors VOA 30 Apr 2006 -- British officials say a roadside bombing against a private security convoy in Iraq has killed three people and wounded two south of Baghdad.
• U.S., Iraqi Forces Kill, Capture Insurgents in Raids AFPS 30 Apr 2006 -- Iraqi and coalition forces conducted a series of coordinated raids near Taji and Yusifiyah, Iraq, yesterday, killing two and capturing seven wanted terrorists and detaining more than 50 other suspects.
• Successes Continue in Afghanistan Operations AFPS 30 Apr 2006 -- Coalition and Afghan forces have found many weapons caches, taken suspected insurgents into custody, and provided medical care to civilians in recent operations in Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Comfort Arrives in Halifax Navy NewsStand 30 Apr 2006 -- USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 29 after departing Baltimore harbor earlier this week for a combined joint medical exercise with Canadian Forces and the British Royal Navy.
• Oil Spill Containment Demonstration Supports Gulf Cooperation, Readiness Navy NewsStand 30 Apr 2006 -- Two U.S. Navy ships, along with Bahraini Coast Guard emergency management teams, participated in a proof-of-concept demonstration April 29 off the port of Mina Salman.
• Emory S. Land Completes 2006 Gulf of Guinea Deployment Navy NewsStand 30 Apr 2006 -- USS Emory S. Land (AS 39) completed its 2006 Gulf of Guinea deployment with a final port call in Dakar, Senegal, April 26-28.
• Reagan Carrier Strike Group Conducts PASSEX with French Navy Navy NewsStand 30 Apr 2006 -- USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76), flagship of Carrier Strike Group (CCSG) 7, along with USS Vicksburg (CG 69) and USS McCampbell (DDG 85), took part in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the French navy April 27.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Israel to Accelerate Construction of West Bank Barrier VOA 30 Apr 2006 -- Israel has decided to accelerate construction of its controversial West Bank separation barrier as Palestinian efforts to halt the project have failed.
• Darfur Rebels Hesitant on Peace Deal VOA 30 Apr 2006 -- Two-year peace talks to end the violence in Sudan's western Darfur region are expected to close Sunday, the deadline set by the U.N. and African Union
• Nepal's New PM Urges Maoists to Join Peace Process VOA 30 Apr 2006 -- Nepal's new prime minister has called on Maoist rebels to renounce violence and join talks to help bring peace to the troubled Himalayan kingdom

News Reports

• Egypt Announces Renewal of Emergency Laws VOA 30 Apr 2006 -- In the wake of last week's deadly bombings in the Sinai resort of Dahab, the Egyptian parliament voted to extend the country's state of emergency for two years
• Egypt's Parliament Extends State of Emergency VOA 30 Apr 2006 -- Egypt's parliament has extended the state of emergency in the country by two years at the request of Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif.