21 December 2008 Military News

PRESS CONFERENCE: Operational Update: U.S. Maj. Gen. Perkins, Iraqi Maj. Gen. Atta, Dec. 21, 2008 MNF-I 21 Dec 2008 -- Maj. Gen. Qassim Atta, Fardh al-Qanoon spokesman, and Maj. Gen. David Perkins, Multi-National Force - Iraq.
Dec. 20 airpower summary: C-17s support heavy airlift missions AFNS 21 Dec 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 20, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Dec. 19 airpower summary: A-10s protect coalition convoys AFNS 21 Dec 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 19, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Coalition Forces Kill Terrorist, Detain 25 in Iraq Operations AFPS 21 Dec 2008 -- Coalition forces continued to degrade al-Qaida in Iraq networks yesterday and today, killing one terrorist and detaining 25 other suspects during operations throughout the country, military officials reported.
US Forces to Replace British Forces in Southern Iraq VOA 21 Dec 2008 -- The opt U.S. general in Iraq says American troops will move into southern Iraq early next year to replace departing British forces.

Taliban militants kill two US 'spies' in Pakistan: officials IRNA 21 Dec 2008 -- Taliban militants have killed two Afghan men in Pakistan's troubled tribal belt, accusing them of spying for US forces operating across the border, officials said Sunday
Mullen Views Life on Sharp End of Spear in Afghanistan AFPS 21 Dec 2008 -- The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff got a close look at conditions on the ground in western Afghanistan today during visits with a provincial reconstruction team and the 3rd Battalion, 8th Marines.

NEPAL: Rebuilding infrastructure after years of neglect IRIN 21 Dec 2008 -- A decade of fighting between the Maoists and government forces, and several years of drought or excessive rains and landslides have left parts of Nepal with little infrastructure and food insecure.
Palestinian Militants, Israeli Forces Exchange Fire in Gaza VOA 21 Dec 2008 -- Israeli-Palestinian violence is escalating in and around the Gaza Strip after the end of a truce.
UN Calls For Investigation Into Nepal Disappearances VOA 21 Dec 2008 -- The United Nations is calling on the Nepalese government to investigate the disappearance of 170 people that occurred during the insurgency in Nepal between December 2001 and January 2003.

Cheney, Biden Spar as Inauguration Day Draws Near VOA 21 Dec 2008 -- U.S. President George Bush and President-elect Barack Obama have vowed to make their White House transition as smooth and cordial as possible.
Robert Mugabe Vows to Take Over More Companies VOA 21 Dec 2008 -- President Robert Mugabe has said Zimbabwe must take over all foreign-owned companies and that even if an inclusive government is formed he will never allow any land seized from whites to be returned to them.
US Says Zimbabwe Unity Deal Not Possible With Mugabe VOA 21 Dec 2008 -- The United States says it can no longer support a proposed Zimbabwean power-sharing deal that would leave Robert Mugabe as president.
Palestinian Leader Abbas Visits Chechnya RFE/RL 21 Dec 2008 -- Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas has arrived in Russia's troubled republic of Chechnya on the first leg of a three-day visit to Russia
Police Raid, Close Offices Of Iran's Nobel Peace Laureate RFE/RL 21 Dec 2008 -- Iranian security forces have raided and closed the Tehran office of the human rights center run by 2003 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi

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