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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 07 Jan 2009 [PDF]
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• U.S., Iraqi Forces Capture Criminals, Seize Weapons Caches AFPS 07 Jan 2009 -- U.S. soldiers and Iraqi forces detained two suspected criminals and seized several weapons caches in Iraq.
• U.S.-Iraq Agreement Opens Door to Long-term Partnership, Hadley Says AFPS 07 Jan 2009 -- National Sec Advisor Hadley: As the United States has opportunity to successfully conclude American effort.
• Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Militants, Disrupt Bomb Networks AFPS 07 Jan 2009 -- Coalition forces and Afghan commandos killed 38 militants and seized multiple weapons caches.
• US troops carry out search operation in Pakistan's tribal region IRNA 07 Jan 2009 -- Two US choppers, carrying American troops, reportedly intruded into the Pakistani tribal territory of North Waziristan Agency.
• Pakistan, Afghanistan to sign bilateral cooperation agreement IRNA 07 Jan 2009 -- Pakistan and Afghanistan will sign a Joint Declaration during visit to Kabul by Pakistan President Zardari.
• Afghan, Pakistan Pledge New Antiterror Ties RFE/RL 07 Jan 2009 -- In an unprecedented show of solidarity, the presidents of Afghanistan and Pakistan have pledged joint efforts in combating terrorism, which they declared a menace to regional peace and stability.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Africa Command to airlift peacekeeper equipment to Darfur AFNS 07 Jan 2009 -- US Africa Command officials laying plans to airlift heavy equipment to Sudan to support peacekeepers.
• Force protection Airmen learn to use another tool AFNS 07 Jan 2009 -- Force protection augmentees with the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here have added an intermediate item to their tool belt.
• Unit Learns Skills to Fight Different Enemy AFPS 07 Jan 2009 -- Standing before a mess of concrete, metal and wood, a squad of Marines hastily planned the attack, their target waiting somewhere deep in the debris.
• Sailor killed in fire on board Russian warship off Turkey RIA Novosti 07 Jan 2009 -- A sailor was killed in a fire on board the Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier anchored off Turkey late on Tuesday.
• Daily Press Briefing US Dept. of State 07 Jan 2009
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Dana Perino The White House 07 Jan 2009

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for January 07, 2009
• MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA AND BAE SYSTEMS JOINT VENTURE APPROVED BAE Systems 07 Jan 2009 -- Following approval from the Government of India’s Foreign Investment Promotions Board, Mahindra & Mahindra and BAE Systems will set up a Joint Venture (JV) in India focused on land systems for the Indian market.
• Boeing Receives JDAM and SDB Production Contracts Boeing 07 Jan 2009 -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has received two contracts totaling $217.1 million from the U.S. Department of Defense for continued production of Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) tail kits and Small Diameter Bombs (SDB).
• Fairchild Controls to supply environmental control systems for avionics upgrades on U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers EADS 07 Jan 2009 -- Fairchild Controls has been selected to develop an airborne cooling system for Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) ALQ-122 electronics suite installed on U.S. Air Force B-52 strategic bombers.
• Oshkosh Defense Awarded $176 Million Contract for Logistics Vehicle System Replacements and Add-on Armor Kits Oshkosh 07 Jan 2009 -- Oshkosh Defense, a division of Oshkosh Corporation (NYSE:OSK), has been awarded a delivery order to an existing contract with Marine Corps Systems Command for more than 425 next-generation Logistics Vehicle System Replacements (LVSR) and more than 170 add-on armor kits. The contract order, valued at $176 million, will transition the LVSR Cargo variants from low-rate initial production into full-rate production and also calls for more than 270 weapon-mount kits.
• Pratt & Whitney-Powered Navy Unmanned Combat Air System Unveiled Pratt & Whitney 07 Jan 2009 -- Pratt & Whitney, along with Northrop Grumman, unveiled the first X-47B air vehicle for the U.S. Navy’s Unmanned Combat Air System Carrier Demonstration (UCAS-D) program. The X-47B is powered by a Pratt & Whitney F100-PW-220U engine. Pratt & Whitney is a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE:UTX) company.
• Boeing Increases Capability of On-Orbit US Navy Satellite Boeing 07 Jan 2009 -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] has successfully reconfigured an on-orbit U.S. Navy satellite, adding 30 percent more communications capability.
• Lockheed Martin-Developed Systems, Capabilities Led Ballistic Missile Defense Efforts in 2008 Lockheed Martin 07 Jan 2009 -- Lockheed Martin-developed missile defense system elements led global ballistic missile defense efforts in 2008 with five successful target intercepts, including two international intercepts, and numerous next-generation milestones
• Boeing-Insitu ScanEagle Completes 1,500th Shipboard Sortie With US Navy Boeing 07 Jan 2009 -- The ScanEagle unmanned aircraft system (UAS), a joint effort of The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and Insitu Inc., this week completed its 1,500th shipboard sortie in service with the U.S. Navy.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESPERSON FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 07 Jan 2009
• Shi'a, Sunnis See Common Cause Over Gaza RFE/RL 07 Jan 2009 -- From Gaza to Kabul, signs are mounting that the age-old feud between Sunni and Shi'ite Islam is easing, despite violence yet again marring Ashura, the holiest Shi'ite holiday that culminated in the Iraqi city of Karbala on January 7
• Backgrounder: Hamas cfr.org 07 Jan 2009
• US Says it Supports Egyptian-French Gaza Cease-Fire Plan VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- US Secretary of State Rice says Washington supports the Egyptian-French initiative for cease-fire in the Gaza Strip.
• Israel Warns Residents Along Gaza-Egypt Border of Air Strikes VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- Israeli aircraft have dropped leaflets over Rafah in southern Gaza, warning people to leave border before air strikes are launched.
• Israel Welcomes Truce Plan for Gaza, but Does Not Accept It Yet VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- Israel says it welcomes an Egyptian-French plan for a truce in Gaza, but has stopped short of accepting it.
• UN Human Rights Council calls emergency meeting on Gaza IRNA 07 Jan 2009 -- UN human Rights Council will hold an emergency meeting on Friday on Israeli bombardment of civilian targets in Gaza Strip.
• Hamas secret weapon aimed at Tel Aviv? Russia Today 07 Jan 2009 -- The 'secret weapon' that Hamas has hinted at unleashing before the Gaza fighting is over is apparently a long-range rocket.
• Israel's daily 3-hour truces in Gaza good first step, but not nearly enough, UN warns UN News Centre 07 Jan 2009 -- 3-hour pause was a good first step but totally insufficient for the UN to aid 1.5 million civilians.
• Israel Opens up Humanitarian Corridors in Gaza as Fighting Continues VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- Israel ordered a temporary halt to its military operations in Gaza for several hours to allow aid to reach civilians.
• Israel to Open Humanitarian Corridor to Gaza; Egypt Invites Parties to Cairo Talks VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- Secretary of State Rice told the UN Security Council that Israel has agreed to open a humanitarian corridor.
• Sarkozy: 'Too Soon to Talk of Good News in Gaza' VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- French President Sarkozy traveled to Egypt after visiting Syria and Lebanon earlier on a tour aimed at bringing peace to the conflict-torn Gaza Strip.
• Russia working tirelessly for truce in Gaza - Foreign Ministry RIA Novosti 07 Jan 2009 -- Russia will continue efforts in UN Security Council and across Middle East to bring about a settlement to the conflict in Gaza.
• UN Security Council may agree position on Gaza - Russian envoy RIA Novosti 07 Jan 2009 -- Two days of UN Security Council discussions on Gaza could end with a resolution or non-binding presidential statement.
• Civilians wishing to flee Gaza must be permitted to do so, stresses UN refugee chief IRNA 07 Jan 2009 -- The top UN refugee official stressed that civilians wishing to leave Gaza must be allowed to do so.
• UN says Israel deliberately targeting civilians IRNA 07 Jan 2009 -- UN officials in Gaza City said that Israel is deliberately targeting civilians in Gaza Strip after Israel killed 40 Palestinians at UN School.
• Ban condemns 'unacceptable' Israeli strikes on UN schools in Gaza IRNA 07 Jan 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke out against Israel's "totally unacceptable" attacks against 3 clearly-marked United Nations schools, where civilians were seeking refuge from the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
• Hezbollah Steps Up Rhetoric Against Israel VOA 07 Jan 2009 --Lebanon's Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah stepped up his fiery rhetoric against Israel, warning the Jewish state not to contemplate another war with Lebanon.
• Former Soviet States Weigh Israel Ties Vs. Popular Anger RFE/RL 07 Jan 2009 -- In Azerbaijan, Islamic activists have rallied several times since the beginning of the year against Israel's military operations in Gaza.
• Darfur: Ban welcomes US pledge to airlift supplies UN News Centre 07 Jan 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban thanked US President Bush for recent commitment to airlift supplies needed in Sudan.
• Sri Lanka Reinstates Ban on Tamil Rebels VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- Sri Lanka's government has reinstated a ban on the Tamil Tiger rebels, as government troops push further into the separatists' last northern strongholds.
• DRC-SUDAN: Fifty feared dead in rebel attack IRIN 07 Jan 2009 -- Fifty people were feared to have been killed and at least nine abducted in attacks on villages in southwest Sudan, near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo.
• Uganda Government Dismisses LRA Ceasefire Demands VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- Uganda President, Yoweri Museveni's government is dismissing demands by the Lord's Resistance Army for a ceasefire.
• AU Denies Somali Militant Group's Abuse Claims VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- The African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia expressed outrage over accusations that healthcare workers have been mistreating Somalis seeking medical help.
• FARC: No Hostage Release Without International Witnesses VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- The Colombian leftist rebel group, FARC, said it is willing to hand over six hostages but it will only do so in the presence of an international representative.

News Reports

• New State Government Takes Power in Kashmir VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- This week, a new state government took power in Indian Kashmir, promising to bring peace and stability to region.
• EU Ready To Send Observers To Defuse Russian-Ukrainian Gas Row RFE/RL 07 Jan 2009 -- The EU has offered to send in its own observers to supervise the pipeline system responsible for European deliveries.
• EU calls for gas Russian supplies to resume as problems grow RIA Novosti 07 Jan 2009 -- As a complete shutoff in Russian gas deliveries to Europe via Ukraine deepened supply problems across the continent on Wednesday, the European Union called for transfers to resume.
• Europe Growing Colder As Gas Dispute Continues RFE/RL 07 Jan 2009 -- Russian natural-gas supplies to Europe through Ukraine have come to a halt in an escalating price dispute between Moscow and Kyiv.
• Ukraine shuts off all gas supplies to Europe - Gazprom RIA Novosti 07 Jan 2009 -- Ukraine on Wednesday shut off the fourth and final pipeline pumping Russian gas to Europe, Gazprom deputy head Alexander Medvedev said.
• Zimbabwe's Mugabe Appoints Temporary Ministers VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe has appointed eight ministers to head key portfolios in an acting capacity.
• Turkish Media: Police Detain More Than 30 in Coup Plot VOA 07 Jan 2009 -- Turkish media say police have detained more than 30 people in a widening investigation of an alleged attempt to overthrow the government.
• Secretary-General names two new senior UN envoys UN News Centre 07 Jan 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed the Security Council of his intention to appoint Christopher Ross of the United States as his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara and Michael von der Schulenburg as his Executive Representative for the UN Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone.