29 October 2006 Military News

CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 29 AFPN 29 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 29.
U.S. Forces Reportedly Kill 17 Insurgents In Iraq RFE/RL 29 Oct 2006 -- U.S. forces in Iraq say they have thwarted two ambushes, shot dead 17 insurgents, and detained three suspected militants during an operation.

70 Insurgents Said Killed In Afghan Battle RFE/RL 29 Oct 2006 -- NATO and Afghan troops battled a large group of insurgents who attacked a military base in southern Afghanistan on October 28, killing 70 of them.
NATO Troops Kill 70 Insurgents in Afghanistan VOA 29 Oct 2006 -- NATO officials say Afghan and alliance troops have killed about 70 insurgents after a large group of militants attacked a military base in southern Afghanistan.
Taliban say `no' to peace talks with Karzai IRNA 29 Oct 2006 -- Fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Omar has rejected the latest offer of peace talks by Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a rebel spokesman said on Saturday.
Tribal jirga calls Osama and Mulla Omar "heroes" IRNA 29 Oct 2006 -- A meeting of pro-Taliban tribal militants and elders on Saturday called Osama bin Laden and Mulla Omar "heroes of the Muslim world" and vowed joint efforts to fight the enemies of peace in Bajaur Agency.

Egypt Moves 5,000 Police to Gaza Border as Israel Protests Arms Smuggling VOA 29 Oct 2006 -- Egypt has deployed thousands of police on the volatile border with the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip
Sudan Denies Carrying Out Air Attacks in Chad VOA 29 Oct 2006 -- Sudan on Sunday denied accusations that the Sudanese Air Force bombed towns in eastern Chad this week
Rains, Violence Disrupt DRC Polls VOA 29 Oct 2006 -- Security forces have had to intervene in several parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after voting for presidential and provincial elections was broken up by rioting

Crisis Talks Continue in Bangladesh VOA 29 Oct 2006 -- Bangladeshi President Iajuddin Ahmed has begun a second day of talks with government and opposition figures to try to resolve a stalemate over who should head the country's interim administration.
Second-Round Vote Counting Begins in DRC VOA 29 Oct 2006 -- Vote-counting has started in the Democratic Republic of Congo, following a second-round presidential election to end a transition period, and years of war and misrule

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