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• PRESS CONFERENCE: Reconstruction: Maj. Gen. Eyre, Mr. Hancock, Jan. 25, 2009 MNF-I 25 Jan 2009 -- Maj. Gen. Michael Eyre and Mr. Richard Hancock, Gulf Region Division, provide a reconstruction update
• Iraqi, Coalition Forces Arrest Would-be Bombers, Seize Munitions AFPS 25 Jan 2009 -- Iraqi soldiers and police, “Sons of Iraq” civilian security group members and U.S. soldiers seized several weapons caches and arrested two suspected roadside bombers during raids conducted throughout the Baghdad area yesterday, military officials reported.
• Afghan President Condemns US Raid He Says Killed 16 Civilians VOA 25 Jan 2009 -- Angry demonstrators at a big rally in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday condemned a U.S-led raid against Taliban insurgents in their area they say killed 16 Afghan civilians. President Hamid Karzai also has criticized the operation, saying civilian deaths in anti-terror raids are helping the cause of extremist forces.
• Coalition Forces in Afghanistan Kill 15 Taliban Fighters AFPS 25 Jan 2009 -- Coalition forces in Afghanistan killed 15 Taliban militants and detained one suspect during an operation in Laghman province Jan. 23, military officials reported.
• AFGHANISTAN: Snow, insecurity hamper polio immunisation IRIN 25 Jan 2009 -- Over 650,000 children under five have missed the first nationwide polio immunisation drive in 2009 because of access restrictions due to insecurity and heavy snow in various parts of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) said.
• U.S. Missiles 'Don't Help' Pakistan's War Against Militants RFE/RL 25 Jan 2009 -- Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has sharply criticized U.S. missile strikes on suspected terrorists in his country's tribal region.

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• Hamas Government Offices Reopen in Gaza VOA 25 Jan 2009 -- The Islamic militant group Hamas is trying to re-establish control of the Gaza Strip after a devastating three-week war with Israel. Meanwhile, Israel is concerned about allegations of war crimes, saying it will offer legal protection to soldiers.
• New US Envoy to Visit Middle East Soon VOA 25 Jan 2009 -- U.S. diplomatic sources say President Barack Obama is sending his Middle East envoy, former Senator George Mitchell, to the region this week.
• Sudan: UN mission counters erroneous reports of staff evacuations UN News Centre 25 Jan 2009 -- The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan (UNMIS) today voiced disappointment that some daily newspapers in the African nation have erroneously reported that the mission intends to evacuate international and national staff ahead of possible action by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
• Ethiopia Says Somalia Troop Withdrawal Completed VOA 25 Jan 2009 -- Ethiopia says it has completed the withdrawal of troops sent to Somalia more than two years ago to drive out Islamist extremists and restore the country's transitional federal government to power. Somalia's transitional government is still trying to establish its authority.
• UN Report Says Sudanese Security Unlawfully Fired on Refugees in Darfur VOA 25 Jan 2009 -- The United Nations says Sudanese security forces unlawfully fired into a crowd of thousands of internally displaced people in a camp in Darfur last August, killing dozens of people and wounding more than one-hundred. A report released by the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights and the U.N./African Union Mission in Darfur accuses the Sudanese troops of having violated international human rights law.
• Sri Lanka Says Last Rebel Stronghold Captured VOA 25 Jan 2009 -- Sri Lanka's army chief says troops have captured the Tamil Tigers' last urban stronghold and confined the rebels to a stretch of jungle in the northeast.
• Congo Seeks Extradition of Rebel Leader From Rwanda VOA 25 Jan 2009 -- The Democratic Republic of Congo has called for the extradition of rebel leader Laurent Nkunda who was arrested late Thursday in neighboring Rwanda.
• Somalia Suicide Attack Misses Peacekeepers, Kills Civilians VOA 25 Jan 2009 -- A suicide bomb attack aimed at African Union peacekeepers in Somalia has missed its target and instead killed at least 14 people and injured more than 20 others in the capital, Mogadishu. The African Union condemned the attack as an attempt to undermine the hint of stability that has come to Somalia since Ethiopian troops pulled out of Mogadishu this month.

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• Ukrainian Deputy Prime Minister Says Energy Deal 'Not A Failure' RFE/RL 24 Jan 2009 -- This week, Ukraine and Russia signed a 10-year contract on natural-gas supplies and transit, which ended the latest energy dispute between the two countries
• Can Obama, Medvedev Put U.S.-Russia Ties On Fresh Path? RFE/RL 25 Jan 2009 -- The administration of George W. Bush was often criticized in the West for adopting a short-sighted, acquiescent attitude toward Russia