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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 02 Jan 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Jan. 1 airpower summary: A-10 Thunderbolt II delivers AFPN 02 Jan 2008
• Coalition Troops in Iraq Kill and Capture Explosives-Planting Insurgents VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- The U.S. military in Iraq says coalition soldiers killed two insurgents and captured several others who were responsible for planting improvised explosive devices northeast of Baghdad.
• Three Suspects Killed, 33 Detained in Iraq Operations AFPS 02 Jan 2008 -- Coalition forces killed three terrorists and detained 33 suspects in operations targeting al Qaeda in central and northern Iraq this week.
• Suicide Bombing at Iraqi Militia Checkpoint Kills 10 VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- Iraqi police say a suicide bomber has killed at least 10 people and wounded about 20 others in the town of Baquba, northeast of Baghdad.
• Ironhorse Brigade Reflects on Progress in Iraq Army News 02 Jan 2008 -- When the "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division first arrived in Iraq nearly 15 months ago, the security situation was quite different from the one they now experience as they patrol the streets throughout their area of operations.
• Operation Patriot Strike Nets AQI Suspects Army News 02 Jan 2008 -- Going after al-Qaeda cell leaders in the Ubaydi farmland 20 miles south of Baghdad, U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a three-pronged assault on the area which netted dozens of detainees, Dec. 29.
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Schweitzer at the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. 02 Jan 2008 -- Presenter: Commander of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division Col. Martin Schweitzer
• Afghan Forces Free Village From Insurgent Control AFPS 02 Jan 2008 -- Afghan national security forces liberated the village of Yakhdan, in the Shahidi Hasas district of Afghanistan's Oruzgan province, from insurgent control Dec. 31, coalition
• Pakistani Troops Kill At Least 25 Militants Near Afghan Border VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- Pakistani officials say troops have killed at least 25 militants in fighting near the border with Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Kearsarge Strike Group, 22nd MEU (SOC) Return to Mediterranean Sea Navy NewsStand 02 Jan 2008 -- The Kearsarge Strike Group and 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Special Operations Capable (SOC) returned to the 6th Fleet area of operations New Year's Day after transiting the Suez Canal.
• DoD Announces Venue for Wearable Power Competition 02 Jan 2008 -- The Department of Defense announced today the inaugural $1.75 million Wearable Power Prize competition will be held at the Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center (MCAGCC), Twentynine Palms, Calif., Sept.22 until Oct. 4, 2008.
• New Engineers Drilling Wells in Djibouti Army News 02 Jan 2008 -- For the past year, the mission of the 1132nd Engineering Detachment Well Drilling Team has been to provide potable water to the people of Djibouti, but now their mission is to train their replacements to do the same.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 02 Jan 2008
• Press Briefing by Dana Perino The White House 02 Jan 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 02, 2008
• BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES $6 MILLION CONTRACT MODIFICATION TO PROVIDE TRANSPARENT ARMORED GUN SHIELD FOR THE U.S. MARINE CORPS BAE Systems 02 Jan 2008 -- BAE Systems has been awarded a contract modification valued at $6 million to deliver 360 Marine Corps Transparent Armored Gun Shield (MCTAGS) turret kits for HMMWV vehicles and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles to the U.S. Marine Corps.
• BAE SYSTEMS RECEIVES NEW $375.2 MILLION U.S. ARMY CONTRACT FOR BRADLEY VEHICLES LONG LEAD MATERIALS BAE Systems 02 Jan 2008 -- BAE Systems has been awarded a new $375.2 million contract for the procurement of long-lead materials in preparation for an anticipated contract to reset an additional 639 Bradley Combat System vehicles.
• Raytheon Wins $232 Million Army Precision-guided Projectile Development Contract Raytheon 02 Jan 2008 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN), teamed with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, has been selected by the U.S. Army to develop the XM 1111 Mid-Range Munition for the Future Combat Systems' Mounted Combat System.
• Raytheon Completes Testing of the US Navy's New Ship Control Segment for the MQ-8B Fire Scout Raytheon 02 Jan 2008 -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) recently completed initial testing of the Tactical Control System's (TCS) command and control capabilities for the U.S. Navy's MQ-8B Fire Scout unmanned helicopter.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AND THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT United Nations 02 Jan 2008
• SRI LANKA: Renewed fighting delays reconstruction in north and east IRIN 02 Jan 2008 -- Three years after the tsunami devastated Sri Lanka, the island's eastern and northern districts which were hardest hit, lag far behind southern areas in post-tsunami recovery.
• Sri Lanka Government Withdraws From Cease-Fire After Bomb Attack in Capital VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- The Sri Lankan government has decided to formally withdraw from a cease-fire agreement with Tamil Tiger rebels.
• Nepal Maoists ask king to vacate palace or leave country IRNA 02 Jan 2008 -- Mounting pressure on King Gyanendra to abdicate, the Maoists have asked the monarch to vacate his palace immediately or face stern action including banishment, a demand which the Nepali Congress of Prime Minister G P Koirala has refused to endorse.
• 4 Killed in Latest Bombing in Sri Lanka VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- At least four people have been killed and more than 20 wounded in a bombing by suspected Tamil rebels in the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo
• At Least 6 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Strike in Gaza VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- At least six Palestinian militants have been killed in the Gaza Strip by an Israeli air strike.

News Reports

• Analysis: For Bush, 2008 Makes or Breaks cfr.org 02 Jan 2008 -- The year 2007 brought significant course changes in Bush administration foreign policy, from North Korea to Iraq and Iran, and from Middle East peace diplomacy to climate change.
• US in Diplomatic Push to End Kenya Violence VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- The State Department says the United States is engaged in a wide-ranging diplomatic effort to try to end election-related political violence in Kenya
• U.S. and British Leaders Call for End to Kenyan Violence Washington File 02 Jan 2008 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband jointly cited the need for "a sustained call from Kenya's political leaders for the cessation of violence by their followers" and called for the country's leaders to engage "in a spirit of compromise that puts the democratic interests of Kenya first."
• Britain Calls for End to Kenya Violence VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- Britain has called on Kenya's political leaders to urge their followers to stop the violence that has claimed hundreds of lives in the aftermath of the disputed presidential poll
• Analysis: Pakistan's Frayed Politics cfr.org 02 Jan 2008 -- Following former prime minister Benazir Bhutto's assassination on December 27 and the ensuing violence and social unrest, Pakistan's parliamentary elections have been rescheduled (AFP) for February 18.
• Haass: Pakistan Faces 'Prolonged Difficult Future' cfr.org 02 Jan 2008
• Analysis: U.S.-Pakistan Policy After Bhutto cfr.org 02 Jan 20087 -- The assassination of Pakistan's former prime minister and iconic opposition leader, Benazir Bhutto, and the ensuing violence (NYT) there threatens the stability and the political future of the country
• Pakistan says UK, US, France offer help in Benazir's assassination probe IRNA 02 Jan 2008 -- Pakistan said on Wednesday that a number of countries including the United States, the United Kingdom and France have offered help in the probe.
• Pakistan Postpones National Elections RFE/RL 02 Jan 2008 -- The head of Pakistan's Election Commission today announced the postponement of parliamentary elections until February 18, following last week's assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
• Pakistan Accepts Help From Britain to Probe Bhutto Assassination VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says a team from Britain's Scotland Yard will assist in an investigation into the death of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
• Musharraf Calls Bhutto Assassination a 'Great Tragedy' VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf says a team from Britain's Scotland Yard will assist in an investigation into the death of opposition leader and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.
• Pakistan Elections Delayed Until February 18 VOA 02 Jan 2008 -- Officials in Pakistan say parliamentary elections will be delayed until next month.