24 January 2009 Military News

NMCB 4 Extends a Lending Hand to the Iraqi Military Navy NewsStand 24 Jan 2009 -- Since the start of their six month, deployment Seabees from Naval Mobile construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 deployed on the oil platforms in the Northern Arabian Gulf have been undertaking numerous quality of life (QOL) projects to improve life on Khawr Al Amayah Oil Terminal (KAAOT).

Pakistan arrests two high value targets IRNA 24 Jan 2009 -- Pakistan has arrested two high value targets in a tribal region near the northwestern city of Peshawar, the country's interior chief said Friday
US missile strikes kill 15 in North, South Waziristan: officials IRNA 24 Jan 2009 -- At least seven people were killed, most of them foreigners, in a suspected US missile strike in Waziristan, bringing to 15 the number of killed in such attacks on Friday, officials said
No change in US missile strike policy in Pakistan IRNA 24 Jan 2009 -- No change is seen in the President Obama's administration to stop missile strike in Pakistan as a suspected US missile strike killed at least six people and wounded several others in a North Wazristan tribal region on Friday

Yemen Says Gitmo Prisoners Coming Home VOA 24 Jan 2009 -- Yemen's president says his country is preparing to take back 94 Yemeni prisoners from the U.S. military detention facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Egyptian Negotiators Meeting with Hamas Delegation over Cease-Fire VOA 24 Jan 2009 -- Egyptian mediators will be conferring with a Hamas delegation from both Gaza and Damascus in a bid to broker a long-term truce with Israel, after sounding out the views and positions of Israel from its envoy, Amos Gilad, Thursday.
Diplomats: New US Envoy to Middle East Next Week VOA 24 Jan 2009 -- Diplomatic sources say new U.S. President Barack Obama is sending his Middle East envoy, former Senator George Mitchell, to the region next week.
UN humanitarian chief continues assessing needs in post-conflict Gaza UN News Centre 24 Jan 2009 -- The top United Nations humanitarian official, who is on the ground to assess needs in Gaza, has lauded the determination of those working to address the immediate needs of people in the wake of the recent three-week Israeli military offensive.
Somalia: UN-backed event seeking to enlarge parliament kicks off UN News Centre 24 Jan 2009 -- A United Nations-backed gathering seeking to further progress towards expanding the Somali Parliament and elect a new president of the strife-torn Horn of Africa nation kicked off today in neighbouring Djibouti.

Georgian President's Record Mixed When Judged Against Ambitious Goals RFE/RL 24 Jan 2009 -- Most sensible people tend to agree that Mikheil Saakashvili's record since he was first inaugurated as Georgian president on January 25, 2004, has been mixed, though there will be a heated debate over whether his achievements outnumber his failures, or vice versa
Central Asia Poised To Become The Atomic El Dorado RFE/RL 24 Jan 2009 -- With the Kazakh president signing an agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation with India, there are signs that uranium-rich Central Asia may be poised to take advantage of the globe's anticipated move toward nuclear power
Washington Wants Mauritanian Military to Stop Blocking Deposed President VOA 24 Jan 2009 -- The Obama administration is criticizing Mauritania's military government for preventing the nation's deposed president from meeting with foreign diplomats to discuss plans for a return to democracy. Mauritania's first freely-elected leader was toppled in a military coup last August.
Heart Surgery on Indian PM Deemed Successful VOA 24 Jan 2009 -- India's prime minister is recovering at a New Delhi hospital following surgery to clear blocked arteries in his heart.

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