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• U.S., Iraqi Forces Seize Rocket-Delivery System in Baghdad Raid AFPS 26 Dec 2008 -- American and Iraqi security forces found and seized a rocket-rail system during a combined operation conducted in Baghdad’s Rashid district Dec. 25.
• Vanguard Bde transfers authority to 172nd Infantry Bde MNF-I 26 Dec 2008 -- The 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, transferred authority to the 172nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Kalsu Dec. 18
• Coalition Forces Kill 11 Taliban During Firefight AFPS 26 Dec 2008 -- Coalition forces in Afghanistan killed 11 Taliban militants and detained two suspects during a firefight with members of a major roadside-bomb emplacing network in Kandahar province yesterday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Production may be to blame for failed Bulava test - General Staff RIA Novosti 25 Dec 2008 -- The chief of the Russian General Staff said Thursday that production flaws could be to blame for Tuesday's unsuccessful test launch of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile.
• Russia hopes Obama administration will listen in START talks RIA Novosti 25 Dec 2008 -- Russia hopes the new U.S. administration will be more ready to listen to Russia's position regarding a replacement for a strategic weapons treaty, a deputy Russian foreign minister said Thursday.
• Ukraine president orders Sevastopol base conversion after 2017 RIA Novosti 26 Dec 2008 -- Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko gave on Friday a special governmental working group two months to prepare proposals for the civilian use of the Sevastopol naval base after 2017.
• Russia delivers two Su-30 fighters to Indonesia under contract RIA Novosti 26 Dec 2008 -- Russia's Sukhoi holding, the manufacturer of the famed family of Su fighter planes, said on Friday it had delivered two Su-30MK2 Flanker multi-role fighters to Indonesia.

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Other Conflicts

• Pakistan Moves Thousands of Troops Toward Border with India VOA 26 Dec 2008 -- Pakistan said it has canceled leave of its troops because of border tensions with neighboring India over Mumbai's deadly attacks.
• Pakistan limits offensive against militants as tension with India increases: sources IRNA 26 Dec 2008 -- Pakistan has limited its air operation against the militants in the country's tribal regions in view of tension with India, defence sources and residents in the insurgency-hit areas said on Friday
• Armed forces, leaves cancelled: sources IRNA 26 Dec 2008 -- Pakistani armed forces' leaves have been cancelled and security has been put on high alert at the border areas in a wake of continuous attack threats by India, sources said on Friday
• Pakistan deploys more troops along Indian border - paper RIA Novosti 26 Dec 2008 -- Unidentified gunmen shot dead a senior government officer and three others in attack in Pakistan's northern areas on Friday, police said
• Pakistan Moves Troops Toward Indian Border VOA 26 Dec 2008 -- Pakistan said it has canceled leave of its troops because of border tensions with neighboring India over Mumbai's deadly attacks
• Ugandan rebels said to massacre civilians in eastern DR Congo, UN rushes in troops UN News Centre 26 Dec 2008 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today rushed a company of Government army troops to the north-east of the vast country, following reliable reports that elements of the Ugandan rebel Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) had massacred at least 15 villagers.
• Some supplies allowed into Gaza as Israel opens crossings, UN reports UN News Centre 26 Dec 2008 -- More than 105 truckloads of food and medical supplies were allowed to enter Gaza today after Israel opened border crossings that had been closed for over a week, the Office of the United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process (UNSCO) reported.
• Israel Sends Food into Gaza While Threatening Invasion VOA 26 Dec 2008 -- Israel is sending food into the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip while threatening an invasion. But Hamas is not backing down.
• SOMALIA: Somaliland records drop in landmine accidents IRIN 26 Dec 2008 -- The self-declared republic of Somaliland recorded a sharp drop in landmine-related accidents in 2008 compared with 2007, a mine clearance organisation official has said.
• EU concerned over deployment of Georgian armored vehicles RIA Novosti 26 Dec 2008 -- The European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) said on Friday it was concerned over the deployment by Georgia of Cobra armored vehicles in areas close to the South Ossetian and Abkhazian borders

News Reports

• Chinese ships leave for anti-piracy mission off Somalia RIA Novosti 26 Dec 2008 -- A Chinese naval task force left a military base in the southern city of Sanya on Friday to take part in international efforts to combat Somali pirates in the Gulf of Aden.
• China Launches Anti-Piracy Mission VOA 26 Dec 2008 -- Three Chinese warships were on their way to the Gulf of Aden Friday to join international efforts to fight Somali pirate attacks.
• 2008 In Review: War, Peace, And Football Diplomacy In The South Caucasus RFE/RL 26 Dec 2008 -- The gloves came off in Georgia. An olive branch came out in Armenia. And the prospect of a peace settlement beckoned in Nagorno-Karabakh
• Independent probe into Bhutto assassination may be set up soon, Ban says UN News Centre 26 Dec 2008 -- United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he hoped an independent Commission of Inquiry into the circumstance of the killing of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated one year ago, could be established soon.
• Bangladesh Mobilizes Security Forces Ahead of Critical Election VOA 26 Dec 2008 -- Bangladesh is putting hundreds of thousands of uniformed personnel and civilian monitors onto the streets in hopes of securing a fair and peaceful election Monday.
• Tens of Thousands of Guineans Attend Conte Funeral VOA 26 Dec 2008 -- Thousands of Guineans turned out Friday to pay their respects to former President Lansana Conte, whose death this week sparked a military coup.
• Tsunami Victims Recovering 4 Years After Disaster VOA 26 Dec 2008 -- Four years after the devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies reports tremendous progress has been made in rebuilding the structures that were destroyed and in rehabilitating shattered communities.
• Zimbabwe Police Defy High Court Order VOA 26 Dec 2008 -- Lawyers representing detained pro-democracy activists and officials of the Movement for Democratic Change say police have refused to release any of those who the Harare High Court ordered freed on Christmas Eve.
• Russian President Medvedev signs package of anti-corruption laws RIA Novosti 25 Dec 2008 -- Russia's president said Thursday he had signed a package of anti-corruption laws.