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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 25 Aug 2008 [PDF]
• Coalition Forces Detain Nine Suspects in Iraq AFPS 25 Aug 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq detained nine suspected terrorists, including five wanted men, during operations around the country targeting al-Qaida leaders yesterday and today, military officials reported.
• Coalition Forces Capture Two Key al-Qaida Leaders in Baghdad AFPS 25 Aug 2008 -- Coalition forces captured two suspected senior al-Qaida in Iraq leaders here during recent operations, military officials reported.
• 'Warloards' help city of Rawah grow USMC News 25 Aug 2008 -- After nearly three years of Marine Corps units operating out of the Rawah Iraqi Police Station, the "Warlords" of Company F, Task Force 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, Regimental Combat Team 5 have officially demilitarized the building and returned it to the city Aug. 12.
• Aid to Georgia surpasses million-pound mark AFPN 25 Aug 2008 -- The U.S. military has delivered more than 1 million pounds of humanitarian relief supplies to Georgia.
• Russia Defies Calls for Withdrawal; U.S. Continues Georgia Relief AFPS 25 Aug 2008 -- Russia continues to defy international calls for the country to pull its forces out of Georgia, and humanitarian operations continue, a Pentagon official said here today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Maliki: Iraq, US Agree to No Foreign Troops After 2011 VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says the United States has agreed in negotiations to withdraw all its troops from Iraq by 2011.
• Coast Guard Learns What It Takes to Operate in Arctic AFPS 25 Aug 2008 -- The Coast Guard is testing and compiling initial lessons learned from its ongoing Arctic operations, a senior officer said last week.
• Military Health System Prepares More Online Mental Health Tools AFPS 25 Aug 2008 -- The Military Health System is planning a late-September update to its behavioral health Web site, AfterDeployment.org.
• Senior Executive Service Appointments 25 Aug 2008 -- Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates announced the following Department of Defense Senior Executive Service appointments
• MARSOC and 160th SOAR take to the skies USMC News 25 Aug 2008
• U.S. Navy, Small Business Partner to Deliver New Capabilities Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2008 -- Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) field activity, signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Fredericksburg, Va.-based Sim Ventions Inc. at NSWC Dahlgren, Va., Aug. 14.
• Sea-Shore Flow Provides Better Sea, Shore Duty Timing to the Fleet Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2008 -- NAVADMIN 234/08 Aug. 23 which explains that as part of new sea-shore flow (SSF) enlisted career paths, Sailors' sea tour lengths will now be determined by sea tours completed, such as first sea tour or first shore sea tour, instead of by pay grade.
• U.S. Navy, Small Business Partner to Deliver New Capabilities Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2008 -- Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Dahlgren, a Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) field activity, signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Fredericksburg, Va.-based Sim Ventions Inc. at NSWC Dahlgren, Va., Aug. 14.
• Sea-Shore Flow Provides Better Sea, Shore Duty Timing to the Fleet Navy NewsStand 25 Aug 2008 -- NAVADMIN 234/08 Aug. 23 which explains that as part of new sea-shore flow (SSF) enlisted career paths, Sailors' sea tour lengths will now be determined by sea tours completed, such as first sea tour or first shore sea tour, instead of by pay grade.
• Missile Defense Elements Participate in Air Force Test MDA 25 Aug 2008 -- Lieutenant General Henry "Trey" Obering, Missile Defense Agency (MDA) director, announced today the successful completion of an exercise involving Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) elements while participating in a routine operational test of a U.S. Air Force strategic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. as a "target of opportunity," conducted on August 13, 2008
• U.S. Official Says NATO Benefits From Missile Agreement AFPS 25 Aug 2008 -- The agreement between the United States and Poland on ballistic missile defense is important for the relationship between the two countries and for the NATO alliance, a senior State Department official said today.
• Iran Announces Production of New Submarine VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- Iran has launched production of a mid-size submarine it says will be able to fire missiles and torpedoes.
• Medvedev says Russia ready to cut ties with NATO RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2008 -- President Dmitry Medvedev warned on Monday that Russia could sever all ties with NATO amid a standoff over Russia's response to Georgia's offensive in breakaway South Ossetia.
• Russian military concerned by larger NATO presence in Black Sea RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2008 -- Russia has to be concerned that NATO is continuing to get a stronger foothold in the Black Sea, the deputy chief of General Staff said Monday.
• Latvia pulls out of joint military exercise with Russia RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2008 -- The Latvian government has decided not to send troops to take part in a regional military exercise in Russia's Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad, the government press service said Monday.
• Press Briefing by Tony Fratto The White House 25 Aug 2008

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for August 25, 2008
• U.S. Army Awards General Dynamics $32 Million for Logistics Support Services General Dynamics 25 Aug 2008 -- General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of General Dynamics (NYSE: GD), has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army to provide information technology (IT) engineering and professional services within the 1st Theater Sustainment Command's (1st TSC) area of responsibility
• Lockheed Martin Completes Acquisition of Tenix Group's Interest in Australia-Based RLM Holdings Lockheed Martin 25 Aug 2008 -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] announced today that it has completed its acquisition of Tenix Group's interest in RLM Holdings Pty Ltd, a radar, systems engineering and integration and logistics management business headquartered in Adelaide, Australia
• $357 Million U.S. Army Contract Extends HELLFIRE II Missile Production Lockheed Martin 25 Aug 2008 -- Lockheed Martin, under HELLFIRE Services Limited Liability Company (HSLLC), will produce additional combat-proven HELLFIRE® II precision-strike, laser-guided air-to-ground missiles for U.S. and international armed forces under a $357 million contract with the U.S. Army
• Northrop Grumman to Supply Integrated Navigation Systems for Royal Australian Navy's New Amphibious Ships Northrop Grumman 25 Aug 2008 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has been awarded a contract by Tenix Pty Limited, of Melbourne, Australia, to supply integrated navigation systems for two new large amphibious assault ships to be built for the Royal Australian Navy.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 25 Aug 2008
• President Bush Concerned by Situation in Georgia The White House 25 Aug 2008
• Georgia Criticizes Russian Parliament Support for Separatists VOA 25 Aug 2008 --Georgia has dismissed the Russian parliament's vote calling for recognition of the independence of two breakaway Georgian regions
• Bush Sending VP Cheney to Georgia to Underscore US Support VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- President Bush is sending Vice President Dick Cheney to Georgia and other countries in the region to underscore U.S. support in the wake of Russia's intervention in Georgia
• EU President Rules Out Sanctions Against Russia VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- Current EU president France has ruled out sanctions against Russia as European Union leaders consider ways to pressure Moscow to fully comply with a ceasefire agreement
• Russian Lawmakers Call For Recognition Of Georgia's Breakaway Regions RFE/RL 25 Aug 2008 -- Lawmakers in the State Duma, Russia's lower house of parliament, have unanimously adopted a resolution calling on President Dmitry Medvedev to recognize the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
• 'Forty Years After Prague, It's Georgia's Turn' RFE/RL 25 Aug 2008 -- Forty years ago, eight Russian human rights activists went to Red Square in Moscow to protest the Soviet military intervention in Czechoslovakia.
• Russia parliament asks president to recognize S.Ossetia, Abkhazia RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2008 -- Russia's parliament Monday called on President Dmitry Medvedev to recognize and establish formal ties with Georgia's breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia.
• Russia puts damage to S.Ossetia from Georgian attack at $1 bln RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2008 -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Georgia's attack on the breakaway republic of South Ossetia inflicted material damages of more than $1 billion.
• Russia's Duma to back sovereignty for Abkhazia, S.Ossetia RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2008 -- The State Duma is expected to back a request to recognize the independence of Georgia's breakaway republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia at a session of the country's lower house of parliament on Monday.
• Russian Lawmakers Urge Recognition of Breakaway Georgian Regions VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- The Russian parliament has voted unanimously to recommend the government recognize the independence of the breakaway Georgian republics of South Ossetian and Abkhazia
• Kosovo And South Ossetia More Different Than Similar RFE/RL 25 Aug 2008 -- The Russian government has long highlighted the similarities between Kosovo and South Ossetia
• Secretary-General praises Asian forum for resolving disputes peacefully UN News Centre 25 Aug 2008 -- The Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building in Asia (CICA), which brings the region's nations together to discuss wide-ranging issues, has a key role to play in addressing threats to peace and development, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
• UN alarm at reports that Sudanese police attack displaced camp in South Darfur UN News Centre 25 Aug 2008 -- The United Nations has voiced grave concern over reports that Sudanese police vehicles today surrounded a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in South Darfur and that civilians were killed during subsequent attacks inside the camp.
• Rice Arrives in Israel in Bid to Prod Middle East Peace Effort VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza has arrived in Israel to try to help Israelis and Palestinians come closer to an agreement on Palestinian statehood
• Rebels Say Sudanese Forces Kill 27 at Darfur Camp VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- The United Nations is sending a team to investigate reports of clashes with Sudanese security forces in a displaced persons camp in the country's western Darfur region
• Somalia's President, Prime Minister to End Dispute VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- Following more than a week of Ethiopia-mediated talks, Somalia's feuding president and prime minister have reportedly agreed to end their political dispute, which had jeopardized the stability of the country's transitional government
• Israel releases 198 Palestinian prisoners to boost peace talks RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2008 -- Israel handed over 198 Palestinian prisoners on Monday as a goodwill gesture to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, and to give an impetus to peace talks ahead of a visit by the U.S. secretary of state.
• Russian parliament approves sending peacekeepers to Chad RIA Novosti 25 Aug 2008 -- The upper house of the Russian parliament has agreed to the use of Russian peacekeepers in Chad, a deputy foreign minister said on Monday.
• Israel Releases Nearly 200 Palestinian Prisoners VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- Israeli officials say they have begun releasing nearly 200 Palestinian prisoners, just hours before a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.
• Philippines Soldiers Capture 15 Rebel Strongholds VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- The Philippine military says it has captured 15 Muslim rebel strongholds and killed more than 100 guerrillas on the southern island of Mindanao in the last four days.
• PHILIPPINES: UN appeals for peace as fighting escalates in south IRIN 25 Aug 2008 -- UN agencies have appealed for peace in the southern Philippines, where fighting between government forces and Muslim separatist rebels has escalated over the past two weeks and the number displaced is now over 270,000.
• SOMALIA: Thousands displaced as insurgents take control of Kismayo IRIN 25 Aug 2008 -- Islamic insurgents took total control of Somalia's southern port city of Kismayo, 500km south of the capital Mogadishu, after three days of intense fighting that displaced thousands of families and claimed the lives of at least 100 people.

News Reports

• Pakistan's Sharif party quits ruling coalition IRNA 25 Aug 2008 -- Pakistan's former prime minister Nawaz Sharif Monday announced his Muslim League-N party is quitting the ruling coalition, putting the alliance at risk ahead of elections for the country's Presidency.
• Pakistan's Sharif fields former chief justice for Presidency IRNA 25 Aug 2008 -- Pakistan former prime minister Nawaz Sharif on Monday fielded a former chief justice of the Supreme Court to run for the office of the country's President.
• Former Premier Sharif Quits Pakistan's Ruling Coalition RFE/RL 25 Aug 2008 -- Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has pulled his party out of Pakistan's governing coalition.
• Pakistan Bans Taliban After Twin Suicide Bombings RFE/RL 25 Aug 2008 -- Pakistan says it has banned a key Taliban group after the militants claimed responsibility for a twin suicide bombing last week that killed at least 64 people.
• Iran's Supreme Leader Endorses Ahmadinejad for Second Term VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- Iranian state media say the country's supreme leader has urged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to plan for a second four-year term in office.
• Opposition MDC Speaker Elected in Zimbabwe Parliament VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- The chairman of the majority faction of the Movement for Democratic Change, Lovemore Moyo, has been elected speaker of Zimbabwe's parliament, the first concrete indication of the changes brought by elections in March
• Zimbabweans Fear Arrests of Opposition Parliamentarians at Swearing In VOA 25 Aug 2008 -- The Clerk of Zimbabwe's parliament is expected to swear in elected parliamentarians today (Monday) ahead of the election of parliament speaker for the first time since the controversial March 29 presidential elections