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• PRESS CONFERENCE: Operational Update: Rear Adm. Smith, Rear Adm. Dussault, Feb. 24, 2008 MNF-I 24 Feb 2008 -- Rear Admiral Gregory Smith, Director of Communications, Deputy Spokesman Multi-National Force - Iraq; Rear Admiral Kathleen Dussault, Commander, Joint Contracting Command - Iraq/Afghanistan
• Troops in Iraq Kill Four, Capture Dozens, Seize Weapons AFPS 24 Feb 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed four suspected terrorists, detained 56 others and destroyed weapons in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
• Suicide Bomber Kills 40 Shi'ite Pilgrims South of Baghdad VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- Iraqi police say a suicide bomber has killed at least 40 people and wounded 60 others in an attack on pilgrims heading to one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest gatherings.
• Taliban Calls for Peace Talks With New Pakistan Government VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- Pakistan's Taliban militants say they are willing to talk with the parties expected to form the country's new government, but only if military operations against militants and terrorists end in the tribal regions.
• Forces Kill Insurgents, Destroy Enemy Infrastructure, Weapons in Afghanistan AFPS 24 Feb 2008 -- Afghan and coalition forces have killed enemy combatants and destroyed insurgents' infrastructure and weapons in Afghanistan in recent days, military officials said.
• Nature of Conflict in Afghanistan Changing, Gates Says AFPS 24 Feb 2008 -- The Taliban in Afghanistan will resort to more terror killings because they have been unsuccessful against NATO and U.S. troops in direct combat, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Transcript: Media Roundtable With Secretary of Defense Robert Gates from Australia 24 Feb 2008 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates
• B-2 Crashes at Andersen AFB AFPN 24 Feb 2008 -- An Air Force B-2 bomber crashed on Andersen AFB Saturday morning local Guam time.
• Lake Erie Crew Describes Satellite Shot AFPS 24 Feb 2008 -- The crewmembers of the USS Lake Erie were calm as they fired the latest shot heard round the world

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Other Conflicts

• Turkey Ops in Iraq No Threat to Stability, Gates Says AFPS 24 Feb 2008 -- The recent push of Turkish tanks and troops across the border into northern Iraqi Kurdistan does not pose a threat to security gains in Iraq, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today at a roundtable with members of U.S and Australian media.
• IRAQ: Turkish offensive displaces villagers, damages bridges IRIN 24 Feb 2008 -- An ongoing Turkish military offensive into Iraq targeting Turkish-Kurdish separatist rebels has forced at least 12 Kurdish families to flee their homes and has destroyed four bridges, the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said on 24 February.
• Calls For Restraint Mount Over Turkish Operation In Northern Iraq RFE/RL 24 Feb 2008 -- Baghdad says a Turkish military operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq this week was not an attack on the country's sovereignty -- but international concern is nevertheless high over Ankara's move.
• Iraqi Kurdistan Blames Baghdad, Washington for Turkish Incursion VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- The government of Iraq's Kurdistan region has blamed Baghdad and Washington for failing to stop Turkish military actions in northern Iraq
• Turkey Continues Northern Iraq Incursion VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- The Turkish military says 33 Kurdish rebels and eight soldiers were killed during an operation Sunday in northern Iraq
• Russia slams as cynical U.S. position on Kosovo RIA Novosti 24 Feb 2008 -- Russia's Foreign Ministry on Sunday slammed as cynical the U.S. position on Kosovo, which unilaterally declared its independence from Serbia.
• Western Darfur: following attacks, UN officials voice concern for civilians' safety UN News Centre 24 Feb 2008 -- The head of the United Nations-African Union (AU) hybrid peacekeeping force, known as UNAMID, and the world body's Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan today said that they are "gravely concerned" for the safety of thousands of civilians in the Jebel Muun area of Western Darfur, which was reportedly the scene of aerial bombings.
• UN Reports New Bombings in Darfur VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- The United Nations is reporting new airstrikes in West Darfur, as China's special envoy on the Darfur issue begins a visit to Sudan.
• Israeli Mayor Calls for Truce Talks With Hamas VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- An Israeli mayor on the front lines of the conflict with the Palestinians is calling for a truce with Islamic militants. But reaction was cool in both the Gaza Strip and Jerusalem
• Cyprus President-Elect and Turkish Cypriot Leader Agree to Meet VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- Demetris Christofias, who has won the presidential election in Cyprus, and the leader of Turkish Cypriots, Mehmet Ali Talat, have agreed to meet for talks on reunification of the island

News Reports

• Cuba's Leadership Change Sparks Debate in US VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- The leadership change in Cuba has sparked a debate in the United States as to whether there should be greater engagement and dialogue between the two estranged nations
• Raul Castro Chosen to Lead Cuba VOA 24 Feb 2008 -- Cuba's parliament has named Defense Minister Raul Castro as president, ending nearly 50 years of rule by his brother Fidel Castro, but leaving the island nation on a communist path.