30 November 2008 Military News

Nov. 29 airpower summary AFNS 30 Nov 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 29, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
U.S., Iraqi Forces Seize Suspects, Weapons in Baghdad Raids AFPS 30 Nov 2008 -- U.S. soldiers detained three suspected criminals and seized an explosive projectile, while a joint U.S.-Iraqi police operation found a weapons cache containing automatic rifles during operations conducted across Baghdad yesterday, military officials said.
Bosnians mark end of mission MNF-I 30 Nov 2008 -- In a ceremony at Hope Chapel on Victory Base Complex Nov. 29, a contingent of military forces from Bosnia-Herzegovina was honored by their Coalition partners for their service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom

Coalition, Afghan Troops Kill 17 Terrorists, Capture 10 Suspects AFPS 30 Nov 2008 -- Afghan and coalition forces killed 17 armed militants and detained 10 suspects yesterday during operations targeting the Haqqani and Hizb-e-Islami Gulbuddin terrorist networks in Paktia and Kabul provinces, military officials said.
Suicide Bomber Kills 3 in Afghan Capital VOA 30 Nov 2008 -- A suicide bomber targeted a German embassy vehicle in the Afghan capital, Kabul, but killed three Afghan civilians and wounded six others instead.

Obama To Unveil National Security Team VOA 30 Nov 2008 -- President-elect Barack Obama is expected to use a planned news conference on early Monday to announce his choices for the top diplomatic and security jobs in his administration.

OPT: Consolidated appeal for 2009 focuses on food IRIN 30 Nov 2008 -- Food aid accounts for over two thirds of the 2009 US$462 million requested by UN agencies and NGOs to fund humanitarian aid programmes in the occupied Palestinian Territories (oPt).
Congolese Rebel Leader Threatens War if No Talks VOA 30 Nov 2008 -- The main rebel leader in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo says there will be war unless Congo's government holds new talks with him.

International tribunal for Lebanon killings set to begin work next March, says Ban UN News Centre 30 Nov 2008 -- The international tribunal being set up to try those responsible for political killings in Lebanon, particularly the 2005 attack that killed former Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri, is on track to begin its work on 1 March 2009, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Sunday, following a meeting with Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.

The Politics Of Falling Oil Prices RFE/RL 30 Nov 2008 -- The ghosts of 1986 are haunting the Kremlin. That was the year when a precipitous drop in oil prices, from around $30 per barrel in late 1985 to just over $10 by mid-1986, crippled the Soviet economy and helped expedite the breakup of the USSR just five years later

India's Home Minister resigns in wake of Mumbai terror strikes IRNA 30 Nov 2008 -- India's Home Minister Shivraj Patil, under tremendous pressure over a spate of terrorist attacks in the country since last year, resigned on Sunday in the wake of the Mumbai terror strikes
Senior Resignations Follow Mumbai Attacks RFE/RL 30 Nov 2008 -- Indian Home Affairs Minister Shivraj Patil and national security adviser MK Narayanan have resigned in the wake of the deadly terror attacks in Mumbai that killed or injured hundreds of people
Bush Offers Support For Mumbai Investigation VOA 30 Nov 2008 -- U.S. President George Bush is pledging full support for the investigation into the terrorist attack in Mumbai that killed roughly 175 people in India's financial capital.

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