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• Coalition Force Soldiers attacked by small arms fire in Diyala Province
• Operational Update: Rear Adm. Smith, MNF-I, Feb. 17, 2008 MNF-I 17 Feb 2008 -- Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, director of MNF-I's Communication Division, provides an operational update, Feb. 17
• Feb. 16 airpower summary: F-16s protect coalition forces AFPN 17 Feb 2008
• Coalition Troops in Iraq Kill Two Insurgents, Capture 24 AFPS 17 Feb 2008 -- Coalition forces killed two terrorists and captured 24 suspects today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks operating in central and northern Iraq, military officials said.
• Coalition Troops in Afghanistan Detain Four Insurgents AFPS 17 Feb 2008 -- Four suspected insurgents were detained yesterday by coalition troops in Afghanistan during an operation to disrupt Taliban leadership networks in Zabul province, military officials said.
• AFGHANISTAN: Mass deportation from Iran may cause crisis, official warns IRIN 17 Feb 2008 -- The Afghan government has once again called upon the Iranian government to suspend its deportation of thousands of Afghans living in Iran illegally until after winter to avoid a humanitarian crisis.
• At least 80 killed by blast in south Afghanistan RIA Novosti 17 Feb 2008 -- At least 80 people have been killed and many injured by an explosion in the Kandahar province in south Afghanistan, national media reported on Sunday.
• Suicide Bomber Kills 80 in Afghanistan VOA 17 Feb 2008 -- A suicide-bomb attack in Afghanistan's southern city Kandahar has killed at least 80 people and wounded scores more, according to security officials

Defense Policy / Programs

• Clinic Provides One-Stop Shop for Wounded Warrior Care AFPS 17 Feb 2008 -- Outpatient care for the Army's wounded warriors is an "entirely new system" that is better now at taking care of soldiers than it was a year ago, the service secretary said here Feb. 15.
• Press Briefing by Ambassador Mark Dybul, Global AIDS Coordinator and Press Secretary Dana Perino The White House 17 Feb 2008

Defense Industry

• Israel Aerospace Industries and TATA Will Establish a Joint Venture Company to Develop, Manufacture and Support Defense Products Israel Aerospace Industries 17 Feb 2008 -- Mr. Itzhak Nissan, President and CEO Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd (IAI) and Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman Tata Sons today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a Joint Venture Company in India. The new Company will be set up by Tata Advanced Systems and IAI, and will develop, manufacture and support a wide range of defense and aerospace products, including Missiles, UAVs, Radars, Electronic Warfare (EW) systems and Home Land Security (HLS) systems.

Other Conflicts

• East: In Post-Soviet Breakaway Regions, Eyes Look Longingly To Kosovo RFE/RL 17 Feb 2008 -- The ink has hardly dried on Kosovo's independence declaration.
• Security Council holds emergency talks on Kosovo UN News Centre 17 Feb 2008 -- At the request of the Russian Federation, the United Nations Security Council today held an emergency closed-door session to discuss Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia, with a formal meeting slated for Monday.
• Kosovo Declares Independence VOA 17 Feb 2008 -- Celebrations are being held in Kosovo after the parliament declared independence from Serbia
• Kosovo Declares Independence From Serbia RFE/RL 17 Feb 2008 -- Kosovo has become the world's newest state, as it declared independence from Serbia in an extraordinary parliamentary session.
• Kosovo declares independence RIA Novosti 17 Feb 2008 -- Kosovo declared independence on Sunday after an emergency session of parliament, with Prime Minister Hashim Thaci saying the new state would be "proud, independent and free."
• Wrap - Kosovo declares independence, protests from Serbia, Russia RIA Novosti 17 Feb 2008 -- Belgrade and Moscow reacted angrily to Kosovo's Western-backed unilateral declaration of independence on Sunday as the region remained braced for clashes between Serbs and ethnic Albanians.
• Tension builds as Kosovo celebrates looming independence RIA Novosti 17 Feb 2008 -- Thousand of residents of Pristina, the capital of Serbia's breakaway province of Kosovo, have taken to the streets to celebrate the impending declaration of independence by the Albanian-dominated region.
• President Bush Says US Will Work to Prevent Violence Surrounding Kosovo's Decision VOA 17 Feb 2008 -- President Bush says he will work with allies to ensure there is no violence surrounding Kosovo's expected declaration of independence from Serbia
• Top UN humanitarian official decries rocket attacks against Israel UN News Centre 17 Feb 2008 -- The United Nations humanitarian chief today voiced his concern at the impact of indiscriminate rocket attacks against Israel during a visit to the town of Sderot, an area severely affected by bombardments from the Gaza Strip.
• YEMEN: Government to consider new law for asylum seekers IRIN 17 Feb 2008 -- A technical committee of Yemen's Ministry of Human Rights recently finished drafting a 17-article parliamentary bill which, if ratified by parliament, aims to clarify the country's asylum law and give the government more control over asylum seekers and refugees in the country.
• Israeli Forces Battle Militants in Southern Gaza; 4 Palestinians Killed VOA 17 Feb 2008 -- Israeli troops raided the Gaza Strip Sunday, triggering a battle with Palestinian militants that killed three gunmen and one civilian.
• Olmert Says Electricity, Fuel Cuts to Gaza Will Continue VOA 17 Feb 2008 -- Israel says it plans to continue crippling sanctions on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, despite international opposition

News Reports

• Crucial Elections in Pakistan on Monday VOA 17 Feb 2008 -- Voters in Pakistan will go to the polls Monday in one of the most crucial elections in the nation's history