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• MND-B Soldier dies of wounds following IED attack
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
• Citizens Turn Over Weapons Cache to Iraqi Soldiers AFPS 28 Dec 2008 -- Residents of Farhitiyah, Iraq, turned over the contents of a weapons cache to a detachment of Iraqi soldiers yesterday, U.S. military officials said.
• Car Bomb Kills 2, Wounds 4 in Iraq VOA 28 Dec 2008 -- Iraqi authorities say a car bomb exploded outside the central city of Fallujah Sunday, killing two civilians and wounding four more.
• Afghan, Allied Forces Destroy Weapons Cache; Taliban Lose 11 Members AFPS 28 Dec 2008 -- Afghan commandos and coalition forces teamed up to seize enemy weapons and supplies, while the Taliban lost 11 members during separate operations conducted in Afghanistan yesterday, military officials said.
• Suicide Attack Near Afghan School Kills 7, Wounds 36 VOA 28 Dec 2008 -- Afghan officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up near a primary school in the southeastern province of Khost Sunday, killing at least seven people and wounding 36.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Seabees Provide Medical Assistance in Romania Navy NewsStand 28 Dec 2008 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 worked renovated a medical clinic in the village of Sinoe, which opened its doors to the people on Dec. 11.
• MSS 3 Provides Force Protection for Tippecanoe Navy NewsStand 28 Dec 2008 -- Sailors from Mobile Security Squadron (MSS) 3 are providing force protection for Military Sealift Command (MSC) fleet replenishment oiler USNS Tippecanoe (T-AO 199) while the ship conducts operations in the Gulf of Aden.

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Other Conflicts

• Islamic Revolution Leader issued a statement Sunday on the horrendous tragedy of Gaza bloodbath in the hand of the Zionists The Office of the Supreme Leader, Sayyid Ali Khamenei 28 Dec 2008 -- Islamic Revolution Leader Ayatollah Sayyed Ali Khamenei issued a statement Sunday on the horrendous tragedy of Gaza bloodbath in the hand of the Zionists, strongly condemning the heinous complicity of the criminal Bush's regime with the Zionists, adding that the silence of some international bodies and some Arab states provided for the crimes.
• FM Livni briefs foreign diplomats in Sderot Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs 29 December 2008 -- On Sunday, 28 December, FM Tzipi Livni met in Sderot with foreign diplomats serving in Israel and briefed them on events in Gaza and the situation in southern Israel.
• Israel Launches Second Day of Air Strikes on Gaza VOA 28 Dec 2008 -- Israel is pressing on with an air campaign in the Gaza Strip that has killed more than 280 Palestinians, most of them militants.
• Arab World Reacts in Anger at Gaza Strike VOA 28 Dec 2008 -- Protesters throughout the Middle East held angry demonstrations Sunday, condemning not only Israel's deadly airstrikes in Gaza but also their own governments for not doing more to prevent the violence.
• Thousands Protest Israel's Gaza Offensive Across Middle East VOA 28 Dec 2008 -- Thousands of anti-Israel protesters have rallied across the Middle East to denounce Israel's offensive against the Hamas militant group in the Gaza Strip.
• Israel Defends Action In Gaza, Says No Plans To Reoccupy VOA 28 Dec 2008 -- Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni is defending the country's massive attack on Gaza, but says there are no plans to reoccupy the Hamas controlled territory.
• At Least 280 Palestinians Killed as Israeli Airstrikes on Gaza Continue VOA 28 Dec 2008 -- Israeli warplanes have struck Hamas militant targets in the Gaza Strip on the second day of an offensive that has killed at least 280 Palestinians.
• Russia's Lavrov urges end to Gaza violence, aid to enclave RIA Novosti 28 Dec 2008 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov urged an end to military actions in the Gaza Strip and the need to allow humanitarian aid into the enclave, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
• At least 4 Palestinians dead as Israel bombs Hamas HQ in Gaza RIA Novosti 28 Dec 2008 -- The Israeli Air Force has bombed a major command post of the radical militant group Hamas in Gaza, killing at least four Palestinians, a source in the Palestinian enclave said on Sunday.
• Israel pulls tanks, infantry close to Gaza - Israeli media RIA Novosti 28 Dec 2008 -- Israel is pulling tanks and infantry reinforcements close to Gaza in preparation for a possible attack on Hamas militants, Israel's Ynet web portal and the Israeli newspaper Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday.
• Security Council calls on Israel, Palestinians to end violence immediately UN News Centre 28 Dec 2008 -- The Security Council on Sunday called on Israel and the Palestinians to immediately end all violence, as Israeli airstrikes in response to rocket attacks by militants in Gaza reportedly killed 270 people and wounded more than 600 in the Strip.

News Reports

• Bangladesh's Caretaker Government Urges Record Turnout for Election VOA 28 Dec 2008 -- For most of its history since gaining independence 37 years ago, Bangladesh has been under authoritarian rule. The country is hoping nationwide parliamentary elections Monday will be the start of a return to democracy.
• 2008 In Review: Pakistan Under Pressure As War On Terror Focuses On South Asia RFE/RL 28 Dec 2008 -- The year 2008 saw a shift of focus in the war on terrorism -- with attention moving away from Iraq toward South Asia, and consensus developing among Western leaders that Pakistan must be at the center of the global counterterrorism strategy
• Car Bomb Kills at Least 30 in Pakistan VOA 28 Dec 2008 -- A suicide car bombing in northwestern Pakistan has killed at least 30 people and wounded many others. The attack took place in a region where Pakistani security forces are battling extremists linked to the Taliban and al-Qaida terror network.