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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Nov 2008 [PDF]
• Nov. 27 airpower summary AFNS 28 Nov 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Soldiers Capture Four Suspected Criminals in Baghdad Raids AFPS 28 Nov 2008 -- U.S. soldiers detained four suspected criminals yesterday during Thanksgiving Day operations in southern Baghdad’s Rashid district, military officials said.
• Coalition, Afghan Vehicles Collide in Kabul Highway Accident AFPS 28 Nov 2008 -- A coalition-forces vehicle and a van carrying Afghan civilians were involved in a traffic accident on Highway 1 in the capital city of Kabul today, military officials said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Bush Hails Passage of New U.S.-Iraq Security Pact AFPS 28 Nov 2008 -- President George W. Bush and other senior U.S. officials hailed the new U.S.-Iraq security pact that was approved by Iraqi lawmakers in Baghdad yesterday.
• Continuing Promise 2008 Mission Complete; Kearsarge Heads Home Navy NewsStand 28 Nov 2008 -- USS Kearsarge (LHD 3), along with various embarked units, departed Georgetown, Guyana Nov. 22 to begin transit back to its homeport in Norfolk, Va., concluding four-months at sea in support of the Caribbean phase of Continuing Promise (CP) 2008.
• Russia, U.S. unlikely to agree on missile shield in Dec. - Lavrov RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2008 -- The Russian foreign minister said on Friday that Moscow and Washington were unlikely to reach a final agreement on a planned U.S. missile shield for central Europe during talks in December.
• Russia hopes for open dialogue with NATO RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2008 -- Russia wants to resume full and open dialogue with NATO, which was broken off after the Russia-Georgia war, the foreign minister said on Friday.
• Russia hails U.S. 'common sense' over Georgia, Ukraine NATO bids RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2008 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed satisfaction on Friday with a U.S. decision not to push for Georgia and Ukraine's fast-track membership of NATO.
• Russia test launches ICBM from White Sea, hits Kamchatka target RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2008 -- The Dmitry Donskoi Typhoon-class strategic nuclear-powered submarine has carried out another test launch of a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile, a Defense Ministry source said on Friday.
• Russia to conduct 13 ballistic missile launches in 2009 RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2008 -- Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) are planning to conduct at least 13 launches of ballistic missiles next year, the SMF commander said on Friday.
• MAURITANIA: Military launches anti-terrorist units amid donor cutbacks IRIN 28 Nov 2008 -- Mauritanian army leaders are cautioning donors that have cut military aid after a 6 August coup that the country’s military cannot fight suspected terrorists alone, and that northern communities may pay the price for lack of preparedness.

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for November 15, 2008
• First Astrium/DCNS partnership in naval telecommunications DCNS 28 Nov 2008 -- The French defence procurement agency (DGA) has chosen Astrium Services and DCNS to design, develop and build the Telcomarsat naval telecommunications system. Fifty-four French Navy ships will be equipped with Telcomarsat terminals offering military telecommunications via commercial satellites.
• Thales to conduct warship reactivation programme for Lithuanian minehunters Thales 28 Nov 2008 -- Thales UK's naval business has been awarded the prime contractorship in a new warship reactivation programme following an agreement between the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the Lithuanian Government.

Other Conflicts

• PHILIPPINES: Women suffer most in Mindanao conflict IRIN 28 Nov 2008 -- Women on the southern island of Mindanao are bearing the brunt of the separatist violence now in its fourth month.
• CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Living in fear after rebel attack IRIN 28 Nov 2008 -- The residents of this town near the Sudanese border are on edge, fearful that rebel fighters will repeat a recent assault that caused three-quarters of the population to flee in panic.
• Troops Deployed to Stop Fighting in Central Nigeria VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- Government troops have been called in to deal with spreading religious violence in the central Nigerian Plateau state.
• UN Special Envoy Arrives in Democratic Republic of Congo VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- The United Nations Special Envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo, Olusegun Obasanjo, has arrived in Kinshasa seeking to end the renewed fighting in the east.
• Somalia's Transitional Government Fears Withdrawal of Ethiopian Troops VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- Officials in Somalia's transitional federal government are expressing deep concern about the future of the government after its chief military backer and political ally, Ethiopia, announced its intention to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the end of the year.

News Reports

• Pakistan condemns terrorist activities: Gilani IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani has said Pakistan is a victim of terrorism and shares India's sorrow over loss of life in the Mumbai attacks
• Security Council condemns ‘reprehensible’ terrorist attacks in Mumbai UN News Centre 28 Nov 2008 -- The United Nations Security Council has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks in Mumbai that started on 26 November, which included the taking of hostages and caused numerous deaths and injuries in India’s financial capital.
• Zardari blames 'non-state actors' for Mumbai attack IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- President Asif Ali Zardari telephoned India's prime minister on Friday to condemn attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai that killed at least 130 people and suggested 'non-state actors' were respon
• No Pakistan involvement in Mumbai attacks: Mukhtar IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- Defence minister on Thursday said his country had played no role in terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 125 people and injured hundreds more
• Pakistan offers help to India in probing attacks IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- Defence minister on Thursday said his country had played no role in terrorist attacks in Mumbai that killed more than 125 people and injured hundreds more
• Zardari phones Sonia ask for tough measures to end terrorism IRNA 28 Nov 2008 -- Condemning the terrorist acts in Mumbai in the strongest possible terms, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Pakistan is ready to cooperate with India in launching a probe into the acts terrorism in Mumbai
• Indian Forces Battle To Regain Control In Mumbai RFE/RL 28 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan on Thursday strongly condemned attacks in Mumbai in which more than 100 people were killed, and called for strict measures to purge the region of militants, state media reported
• Indian troops storm Jewish center in Mumbai RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2008 -- Indian troops on Friday evening stormed a Jewish center in Mumbai which was under siege for almost two days since the city was hit by a series of terrorist attacks, local officials said.
• Indian commandos have hotel 'under control' after 40-hour siege RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2008 -- Indian special forces have wrested control of a hotel in central Mumbai from terrorists who had held scores of guests hostage for around 40 hours, city officials said on Friday.
• Anti-terrorist operation draws to close in traumatized Mumbai RIA Novosti 28 Nov 2008 -- A senior Indian army general said on Friday that an anti-terrorist operation in the country's commercial capital of Mumbai, hit by a wave of terrorist attacks on Wednesday evening, was coming to an end.
• Pakistan's Gilani to Send Spy Agency Chief to Mumbai VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani says Indian leaders must not blame his country for this week's deadly terror attacks in Mumbai.
• Mumbai Terror Attack Escalates Tensions Between India, Pakistan VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- A diplomatic row between India and Pakistan has erupted over alleged Pakistani involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks.
• Sporadic Gunfire, Bomb Blasts as Mumbai Siege Continues VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- Clashes between Indian security forces and the remaining terrorists that launched a multi pronged assault on Mumbai continued into the night as authorities slowly regained control of the city
• Indian Security Officials: Battle Continues at Taj Hotel VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- More than 48 hours after terrorists first laid siege to India's financial capital, Mumbai, security forces say they have gained control over all but one of the targeted sites.
• US Says 2 Americans Killed in Mumbai Attacks, But Toll Could be Higher VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- The State Department says two Americans have been confirmed killed and two others wounded in the Mumbai terrorist attacks and that additional U.S. citizens were still at risk in the Indian financial hub.
• Afghan Officials Back Allegations of Regional Links to Mumbai Attackers VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has spoken with India's Prime Minister to express his sympathy for victims of the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.
• ZIMBABWE: Soldiers riot over cash shortage IRIN 28 Nov 2008 -- Uniformed Zimbabwean soldiers raided one of the capital's money-changing haunts after becoming frustrated with queuing to withdraw cash at a Harare bank, according to an IRIN correspondent who witnessed the event.
• Roundtable: Is EU Choosing Stability Over Democracy In The South Caucasus? RFE/RL 28 Nov 2008 -- It's been a rocky year in the South Caucasus. Questionable elections in both Armenia and Azerbaijan ended with bloodshed in one and a dynasty digging in deeper in the other
• Tentative Agreement Pushes Zimbabwe One Step Forward to Inclusive Government VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- Negotiators from ZANU-PF and both Movement for Democratic Change party factions Thursday signed a 46-page constitutional amendment to enable formation of a unity government.
• Thai PM Says Negotiations Will End Crisis VOA 28 Nov 2008 -- Thailand's prime minister Somchai Wongsawat says security forces will use peaceful means to end the crisis after thousands of protesters occupied two major airports.