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• PRESS CONFERENCE/OPERATIONAL UPDATE: Update: Dr. al-Dabbagh, GOI, Maj. Gen. Perkins, MNF-I, and Adam Ereli, U.S. Embassy, March 8, 2009 MNF-I 08 Mar 2009 -- Dr. Ali al-Dabbagh, Government of Iraq spokesman; Ambassador Adam Ereli, United States Embassy spokesman; and Maj. Gen. David Perkins, Multi-National Force - Iraq spokesman, provide an operational update
• March 7 airpower summary: A-10s support ground forces AFNS 08 Mar 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations March 7, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• March 6 airpower summary: Strike Eagles protect convoys AFNS 08 Mar 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations March 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Iraqi, U.S. Troops Find Weapons Cache AFPS 08 Mar 2009 -- U.S. and Iraqi soldiers uncovered a weapons cache in Iraq’s Diyala province March 5, military officials reported.
• Military Officials in Iraq Announce Force Reduction AFPS 08 Mar 2009 -- Two Army brigades leaving Iraq in the next six months won’t be replaced, Multinational Force Iraq officials announced today.
• Multi-National Force-Iraq Announces Force Reductions (Baghdad) MNF-I 08 Mar 2009 -- Multi-National Force-Iraq announced today that two Brigade Combat Teams, who are scheduled to redeploy in the next 6 months, along with associated enabling forces such as logistics, engineers, and intelligence, will not be replaced. Additionally, an F-16 squadron recently redeployed and will not be replaced
• Suicide Bombing Targets Police Academy in Baghdad VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- A suicide bomber has killed at least 28 people near Iraq's police academy in Baghdad. The attack occurred as the United States and Britain announced major troop reductions by September.
• Suicide attack on police academy kills 28 young Iraqis IRNA 08 Mar 2009 -- At least 28 people were killed in a suicide attack on a police recruitment centre in Baghdad on Sunday.
• Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill 16 Enemy Fighters AFPS 08 Mar 2009 -- U.S. and coalition forces in Afghanistan killed 16 enemy fighters in several operations yesterday, military officials reported.
• Karzai Welcomes Obama's Suggestion Of Talks With Taliban RFE/RL 08 Mar 2009 -- Afghan President Karzai welcomed comments by US President Obama hinting at talks with moderate elements of the Taliban.
• Obama Ponders Outreach to Taliban Moderates VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says he is looking at all kinds of options in Afghanistan - including reaching out to more moderate elements of the Taliban.
• 12 Taliban Militants Released in Pakistan's Swat Valley VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- Pakistani authorities have released 12 Taliban militants as part of a peace agreement with Islamist in the northwestern Swat Valley.
• Car bomb attack kills 10 policemen, one civilian in Pakistan IRNA 08 Mar 2009 -- A car bomb attack killed nine policemen and one passerby in Pakistan’s northwest.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Obama, Mullen Discuss Mexico's Drug War VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama was briefed Saturday by Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen about Mexico's drug wars and how the the United States might help.
• Reserves Lauded as Force Multipliers Navy NewsStand 08 Mar 2009 -- The Iwo Jima Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) recognized the Navy Reserve's contributions as part of the Reserve's 94th birthday ceremony aboard the multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7) March 3.
• Sailors, Marines Help Strengthen Ties with Greece During Historic Port Visit Navy NewsStand 08 Mar 2009 -- Sailors aboard the amphibious transport dock ship USS San Antonio (LPD 17) and embarked Marines from the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (26 MEU) helped strenthen ties with Greece during a reception on board the ship while in port Santorini, Greece, March 4.

Defense Industry

• Production Moves Forward on Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet for Australia Boeing 08 Mar 2009 -- The outer skin of the first Boeing [NYSE: BA] F/A-18F Super Hornet for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is fitted to its forward fuselage on a pulse assembly line in St. Louis.

Other Conflicts

• Sudan's Bashir, in Darfur, Threatens More Expulsions VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir has threatened to expel diplomats, peacekeepers and more aid agencies in a continued show of defiance against critics and the International Criminal Court.
• UN mission reports calm as Sudanese President visits strife-torn Darfur region UN News Centre 08 Mar 2009 -- Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir, who was indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) earlier this week, visited the war-ravaged Darfur region today, accompanied by the top United Nations official for Sudan among other members of the diplomatic corps.
• Israeli Aircraft Strike Gaza VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- The Israeli military says it has carried out three air strikes on Gaza following rocket attacks by Palestinian militants.
• British Aid Convoy for Gaza Arrives in Rafah VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- A British relief convoy carrying aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip has arrived at the Rafah border crossing in Egypt.
• 100 Tamil Tigers killed in Sri Lanka's northeastern district IRNA 08 Mar 2009 -- Fighting between the ground troops and the Tamil Tiger rebels has left over 100 guerrillas killed and scores wounded.
• British PM condemns N. Ireland attacks IRNA 08 Mar 2009 -- The British prime minister has condemned an attack on an army base in Northern Ireland which killed two soldiers in the former conflict zone.
• British PM Says N. Ireland Shootings Will Not Derail Peace Process VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- British Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Sunday that the killing of two soldiers in Northern Ireland will not derail the peace process.

News Reports

• Britain Says No Foul Play in Zimbabwe Crash that Killed PM's Wife VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- The British foreign office has confirmed that the truck that hit the car of Zimbabwe Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai on Friday belonged to an AIDS project jointly funded by the U.S. and Great Britain.
• Slain Guinea-Bissau Military Chief Given State Funeral VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- Guinea-Bissau's slain military chief General Batistia Tagme Na Waie has been laid to rest in a state funeral.
• Madagascar Soldiers Refuse Orders To Kill VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- Soldiers in Madagascar capital Antananarivo have refused to take any more orders from the government.
• Soldiers Mutiny in Madagascar VOA 08 Mar 2009 -- Soldiers at a Madagascar military base have mutinied, saying they will not accept orders to fire on opposition protesters.