Operations
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News Reports

Current Operations

• Improvised explosive device kills MND-B Soldier (Baghdad)
• Jan. 5 airpower summary: B1-B conducts precision strikes AFPN 06 Jan 2008
• Forces Kill Three Terrorists, Capture 12 Suspects AFPS 06 Jan 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed three terrorists, captured 12 suspected insurgents and discovered multiple weapons caches in operations over the past four days in Iraq.
• Suicide Attack Kills 11 During Iraqi Army Day Celebrations VOA 06 Jan 2008 -- Iraqi police say a suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering of Iraqi soldiers and civilians celebrating Army Day in central Baghdad Sunday, killing at least 11 people and wounding 17 others.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Emergency airdrop rescues stranded ship AFPN 06 Jan 2008 -- Teamwork, flexibility and airpower were used to deliver critical repair parts to a stranded British fishing vessel, the Argos Georgia, and its 25-person crew Jan. 4.
• Georgia Votes in Favor of NATO VOA 06 Jan 2008 -- Georgia's snap presidential election on Saturday included a non-binding referendum on whether the country should join NATO

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• Israel Orders Military Escalation Against Gaza Militants VOA 06 Jan 2008 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will step up its military action against Gaza militants after a Palestinian rocket struck deep inside Israel last week.
• Israel to Welcome President Bush With 'Open Arms' VOA 06 Jan 2008 -- Israel is gearing up for the visit of U.S. President George Bush this week
• Mideast Peace, Iran Are Topics on Bush Trip VOA 06 Jan 2008 -- President Bush says he will discuss Iran as well as the Middle East peace process during his trip to the region this week.

News Reports

• Saakashvili facing runoff as he slips below 50% in Georgia election RIA Novosti 06 Jan 2008 -- The number of ballots cast for Mikheil Saakashvili has slipped below 50% to 49.07% with data available from 974 polling stations out of 3,512, Georgia's Central Election Commission said Sunday.
• Georgia could be in for second round of presidential election RIA Novosti 06 Jan 2008 -- The number of ballots cast for Mikheil Saakashvili has fallen below 50% to 48.55% with data available from 819 polling stations out of 3,512, Georgia's Central Election Commission said Sunday.
• Georgia Opposition Calls For Rally To Protest Vote RFE/RL 06 Jan 2008 -- Opposition activists in Georgia are gathering in the center of the capital, Tbilisi, to protest what they say are falsified results from Saturday's presidential election.
• A Victory For Voters As Georgians 'Take Matters Into Their Own Hands' RFE/RL 06 Jan 2008 -- Georgia-watchers are breathing a tentative sigh of relief as early presidential elections earned a preliminary seal of approval from Western observers, who pronounced the snap ballot a "valid" reflection of public will.
• Arab League Approves Plan to End Lebanese Political Crisis VOA 06 Jan 2008 -- The secretary general of the Arab League says he is heading for Beirut this week for talks on a new plan to end the Lebanese political crisis
• British detectives meet Pakistan police in Benazir's murder probe IRNA 06 Jan 2008 -- British investigators on Sunday continued their probe into the assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was killed last month in Rawalpindi.