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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 May 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• ROADSIDE BOMB KILLS 3 MND-B SOLDIERS
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Major General Turner from Iraq 05 May 2006 -- Presenter: Major General Thomas Turner, II
• Seized Video Outtakes Show Another Side of Zarqawi Washington File 05 May 2006 -- Coalition forces have captured a trove of terrorist documents, including some unflattering outtakes from a recent Internet propaganda video filmed by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian-born leader of al-Qaida in Iraq.
• Northern Iraqi Units Engaged in the Fight, General Says AFPS 05 May 2006 -- All the Iraqi security forces in northern Iraq are engaged in the fight against terrorism and are making progress toward leading operations early next year, the U.S. general in charge of operations in the area said today.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 05 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• School Burning Condemned; IEDS, Weapons Cache Found AFPS 05 May 2006 -- The commander of Combined Joint Task Force 76 here condemned today a terrorist attack on a children's school in Laghman province.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Detainee Release Announced 05 May 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it has released five detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to Albania.
• Comfort Departs Halifax Navy NewsStand 05 May 2006 -- USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) departed Halifax, Nova Scotia, May 4 after spending five days in port participating in a successful international medical training exercise.
• New Sea/Shore Rotation Policy Announced Navy NewsStand 05 May 2006 -- For the first time in more than four years, the Navy’s sea/shore rotation policy is being updated to better match the Navy’s billet base at sea and on shore.
• Underwood Sailors Helps Refurbish Schoolhouse in Honduras Navy NewsStand 05 May 2006 -- USS Underwood (FFG 36) Sailors, along with sailors from the Honduran navy, helped refurbish a local elementary schoolhouse in Puerto Castilla, Honduras, May 3 during a scheduled community relations project.
• Bonhomme Richard Certifies Well Deck Operations Navy NewsStand 05 May 2006 -- The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) was certified for well deck operations April 26, following two days of ship-to-shore maneuvers off the coast of Southern California.
• Technology Helps BRAC 2005 Environmental Efforts, Official Says AFPS 05 May 2006 --The Internet, new technology and other tools not available in previous Base Realignment and Closure rounds are helping the Defense Department meet its environmental responsibilities in the current round of closures, a top DoD official said here yesterday.
• Press Briefing by Scott McClellan The White House 05 May 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 05 May 2006
• First echelon of Russian troops to leave Georgia May 15 RIA Novosti 05 May 2006 -- The first echelon of Russian servicemen stationed in Georgia will be formed by May 13-14 and leave on May 15 under a bilateral pullout agreement, an army general said Friday.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 5, 2006
• F-35 GROUND-VIBRATION TESTING FINISHED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE; INITIAL PRODUCTION CONTRACT AWARDED Lockheed Martin 05 May 2006 -- Ground-vibration testing for the first Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 Joint Strike Fighter finished early on April 30, continuing a string of testing milestones completed ahead of schedule.
• New armoured infantry fighting vehicle presented to the public Rheinmetall Defence 05 May 2006 -- The public got its first look at the German Army's new PUMA infantry fighting vehicle during the Army's fifty-year anniversary celebrations in Munster. In the presence of several hundred guests including politicians, the military, industry, and the media, the initial prototype gave a strong impression of its importance for current and future military missions.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 05 May 2006
• Situation at Darfur Peace Talks in Abuja "Still Evolving" Washington File 05 May 2006 -- The situation at the Darfur peace talks now under way in Abuja, Nigeria, is "still evolving," but the United States hopes that this will be a "good and hopeful day" for the people of Sudan and Darfur, says U.S. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
• Government, 1 Darfur Rebel Group Agree to Abuja Peace Deal VOA 05 May 2006 -- The Sudan government and the largest of the three main rebel groups have agreed in principle to sign an African Union-negotiated peace deal to end the conflict in Darfur
• Annan Urges All Parties to Accept Darfur Accord VOA 05 May 2006 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says he hopes every party involved in Sudan's Darfur conflict will agree to a peace treaty designed to end three years of bloodshed that has killed at least 180,000 people and forced more than two million to flee their homes
• SUDAN: Peace deal collapse would be catastrophic for Darfur IRIN 05 May 2006 -- As world leaders pressured parties involved in the Darfur conflict to sign on to a peace deal, analysts and experts warned of disastrous consequences should negotiations break down.
• NIGERIA-SUDAN: Rebels still split on Darfur peace IRIN 05 May 2006 -- Bowing to international pressure, the largest of Darfur's three rebel groups on Friday agreed "with reservations" to sign on to a peace deal with Sudan, but two smaller groups are yet to get on board.
• Darfur Rebel Group to Sign Peace Deal VOA 05 May 2006 -- The largest of the rebel factions in Sudan's Darfur region has agreed to sign a peace plan with Khartoum.
• Maoists ready for dialogue with Nepal's new govt IRNA 05 May 2006 -- A day after the G P Koirala administration declared a ceasefire with the rebels and decided to remove the terrorist tag from them, Maoists in Nepal said they were ready to hold peace talks with the government to end the decade-old insurgency in the Himalayan Kingdom.
• Nepal govt wishes to release Maoists if they agree to dialogue IRNA 05 May 2006 -- A day after the declaration of ceasefire with the rebels, the Nepal's new government Thursday said it was willing to release Maoist leaders from jail if the rebels agree to dialogue.
• DR Congo: UN peacekeepers meet with traditional chiefs in volatile east UN News Centre 05 May 2006 -- The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) has launched a series of meetings with traditional chiefs to strengthen its relationship with communities in the militia-ridden Ituri District, where security remains precarious and humanitarian access has been severely reduced in recent weeks.
• Israeli, Palestinian Leaders Discuss Peace Moves VOA 05 May 2006 -- Israeli and Palestinian leaders have discussed peace moves in a telephone call.
• Sri Lankan Navy Sinks Tamil Tiger Boat VOA 05 May 2006 -- The Sri Lankan Navy says it has sunk a boat belonging to the rebel Tamil Tiger group after the rebels opened fire
• UGANDA: Gov't launches emergency plan for the north IRIN 05 May 2006 -- The Ugandan government has launched an emergency plan for intervention in war-affected northern Uganda, emphasising security, humanitarian assistance, peace-building and reconciliation.

News Reports

• Bosnian FM talks up integration, pushes Mladic, Karadzic arrests RIA Novosti 05 May 2006 -- A key objective facing Bosnia and Herzegovina in its bid to integrate into Europe is eradicating support for former leaders Ratko Mladic and Radovan Karadzic, the country's foreign minister said Friday.