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• MND-B Soldier killed by roadside bomb
• Jan. 17 airpower summary: F-15E destroys Anti-Afghan position AFNS 18 Jan 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations Jan. 17, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• PRESS CONFERENCE: Sons of Iraq: Maj. Gen. Ferriter, Maj. Gen. Atta, Dr. Al-Chalabi, Jan. 18, 2009 MNF-I 18 Jan 2009 -- Maj. Gen. Ferriter, Maj. Gen. Atta and Dr. Al-Chalabi discuss GoI control over the Sons of Iraq, and SoI future employment
• Iraqi, U.S. Forces Detain Criminals, Discover Weapons AFPS 18 Jan 2009 -- Iraqi security forces and U.S. soldiers seized weapons caches and arrested a suspected criminal in the Baghdad area Jan. 16, military officials reported.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Detainee Transfer Announced DoD 17 Jan 2009 -- The Department of Defense announced today the transfer of six detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
• European Union, U.S. Commanders Share Insights on Maritime Security Operations Navy NewsStand 18 Jan 2009 -- A European Union commander met with the commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) Jan. 16 to exchange lessons learned, insights and perspectives on maritime security operations.
• Polls Show US Support for Obama High, US Reputation Weak Overseas VOA 18 Jan 2009 -- A poll published Sunday in the New York Times newspaper indicates that Americans have high hopes for, and high confidence in, President-elect Barack Obama.
• Afghanistan-Iraq Balance to Be High on Obama Agenda VOA 18 Jan 2009 -- President-elect Barack Obama has said that very soon after his inauguration on Tuesday he will meet with top U.S. military leaders to discuss priorities. During the election campaign he said he would give the military a new mission in Iraq.

Defense Industry

• Three Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne RS-68 Rocket Engines Boost Classified Spy Satellite Pratt & Whitney 18 Jan 2009 -- Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, a United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX) company, contributed to the nation’s security by boosting a classified spy satellite for the U.S. National Reconnaissance Office from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Jan. 17.

Other Conflicts

• Israel wants to make sure Hamas knows it lost Russia Today 18 Jan 2009 -- Israel's endgame in Gaza is proving as surprising and remorseless as the stunning air attack which opened the war.
• WFP to Supply Food Aid to Gaza Strip VOA 18 Jan 2009 -- The U.N. World Food Program says it is launching an operation to increase the distribution of food to people caught in the conflict in the Gaza Strip.
• Pope Benedict Condemns Gaza Violence VOA 18 Jan 2009 -- At his weekly Sunday noon prayer, Pope Benedict XVI again condemned the violence in Gaza that has killed hundreds of "innocent victims".
• Egypt Hosts Gaza Ceasefire Meeting VOA 18 Jan 2009 -- Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak hosted a summit of six top European leaders, including Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon, in order to coordinate efforts to strengthen a ceasefire in Gaza and to help rebuild the war-torn territory.
• ISRAEL-OPT: “Today is a better day than yesterday,” John Ging, UNRWA chief in Gaza IRIN 18 Jan 2009 -- The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) is the lead UN agency working for Palestinian refugees. Its compound and schools, sheltering displaced Gazans, have come under Israeli attack during Israel’s Operation Cast Lead, which began on 27 December with aerial bombardments and was combined with a ground assault beginning on 3 January.
• Musa Abu Marzuq: Hamas accepts ceasefire IRNA 18 Jan 2009 -- Hamas number two official Musa Abu Marzuq on Sunday confirmed that the Palestinian movement has accepted a one-week truce in Gaza
• Ban calls for end to Hamas rocket attacks, Israeli withdrawal from Gaza UN News Centre 18 Jan 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, stressing that Israel's unilateral decision to halt its 22-day military offensive in Gaza should lead to a durable peace, called on Sunday for Hamas to stop firing rockets into Israel and for Israel to withdraw its forces from the Strip.
• With 30,000 civilians at risk, UN urges halt to renewed clashes in South Darfur UN News Centre 18 Jan 2009 -- The senior United Nations humanitarian official in Sudan has called for an end to the renewed fighting in southern Darfur's Muhajeria area, which has exposed about 30,000 people to previously unseen levels of violence, destroyed an aid agency's office and forced the world body to relocate its staff.

News Reports

• Zimbabwe Political Leaders Prepare for Talks VOA 18 Jan 2009 -- Zimbabwe Prime Minister - designate Morgan Tsvangirai, who returned home after more than two months out the country, has been briefed by his Movement for Democratic Change executives.
• Europe Cautiously Welcomes Russia-Ukraine Gas Deal VOA 18 Jan 2009 -- The European Commission is cautiously welcoming Sunday's announced natural gas deal between Russia and Ukraine, warning that there have been false hopes before and that it is waiting to see gas actually flowing to Europe.