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• MNF-W Marine dies in non-combat related incident
• I Corps Soldiers relieve Fort Bragg troops (Baghdad) MNF-I 04 Apr 2009 -- With the I Corps patch prominently displayed on his right arm and the Multi-National Corps-Iraq patch on his left, Lt. Gen. Charles H. Jacoby Jr. officially took the reins from Lt. Gen. Lloyd J. Austin III as the MNC-I commanding general in a transfer-of-authority ceremony at Camp Victory's Al Faw Palace April 4
• Final SoI transfer in Northern Iraq (Tikrit) MNF-I 04 Apr 2009 -- Coalition forces turned over complete authority of the Sons of Iraq program in Salah ad-Din province to the Government of Iraq in the final SoI transfer in Multi-National Division-North at Forward Operating Base Dagger, April 2
• Coalition Troops Kill 35 Insurgents in Afghanistan VOA 04 Apr 2009 -- The U.S. military says Afghan and U.S.-led coalition troops have killed at least 35 insurgents in two days of ground fighting and air strikes in southern Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Military communications satellite successfully launched AFNS 04 Apr 2009 -- An Air Force team successfully launched a new-generation military communication satellite from here April 3 at 8:31 p.m. (EDT) when an Atlas V rocket carried a Wideband Global Satellite Communication satellite into space.
• Enginemen Secure Safe Passage During Continuing Promise 2009 Navy NewsStand 04 Apr 2009 -- Hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) will arrive in Haiti the second week of April to offer medical care and perform civic assistance projects as part of Continuing Promise 2009.
• Czechs Protest US Radar Plan VOA 04 Apr 2009 -- About 300 opponents of a planned U.S. missile defense radar base in the Czech Republic protested in Prague Saturday, as U.S. President Barack Obama arrived for a visit.
• NATO Council Formally Welcomes Albania, Croatia AFPS 04 Apr 2009 -- NATO today marked 60 years of operation by welcoming two new countries – Albania and Croatia – to the alliance during a ceremony in Strasbourg, France.
• NATO Pledge to Afghan Mission a ‘Strong Down Payment,’ Obama Said AFPS 04 Apr 2009 -- President Barack Obama today said a pledge by NATO allies to contribute some 5,000 more personnel to Afghanistan represents “a strong down payment” on the mission and in NATO’s future.
• Officials Chart Alliance Future at NATO Summit AFPS 04 Apr 2009 -- NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer introduced Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as his successor in the alliance post during an end-of-summit press conference in Strasbourg, France today.
• NATO confirms Rasmussen as new alliance chief IRNA 04 Apr 2009 -- NATO leaders chose Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen as the alliance's next secretary general, media reports said here Saturday.
• NATO announces resumption of Russia-NATO Council work RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2009 -- The leaders of NATO members have agreed to resume the work of the Russia-NATO Council, suspended by the alliance unilaterally after the Georgian conflict last year, the German chancellor said Saturday.
• Danish PM Rasmussen to become new NATO secretary general RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2009 -- Danish Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen will become NATO's new secretary general, the alliance's outgoing secretary general said Saturday.
• NATO confirms intention to eventually admit Ukraine, Georgia RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2009 -- NATO has confirmed in a statement after a NATO Council session its intention to admit Ukraine and Georgia when the countries fall in line with the alliance's standards.
• Afghanistan, US Leadership Dominate NATO's Historic 60th Anniversary Summit VOA 04 Apr 2009 -- NATO leaders have agreed on more troops, training and money for Afghanistan, warmly welcomed the new U.S. president, and selected a new secretary-general to take over the alliance in August - all amid a highly symbolic summit to celebrate NATO's 60th anniversary in Strasbourg, on the French-German border.
• NATO at 60 - Honors Past; Looks to Future VOA 04 Apr 2009 -- NATO Leaders gathered along the French-German border Saturday for the summit to mark the alliance's 60th anniversary. Events are being marked by remembrances of the past and plans for the future.
• Obama Hails Result of NATO Summit VOA 04 Apr 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has hailed the results of the just ended NATO summit on the French-German border. Both the president and his proposals for Afghanistan received a warm welcome from the alliance.
• Three Indian ships visit Bandar Abbas IRNA 04 Apr 2009 -- Three Indian ships are visiting the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas from April 4-7 as part of a good will visit, Indian Embassy in Tehran announced here on Saturday
• Press Gaggle aboard AF1 en route Prague, by General Jones, Denis McDonough and Robert Gibbs, 4/4/2009 The White House 04 Apr 2009

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Other Conflicts

• Ban stresses collective efforts to free world from landmines IRNA 04 Apr 2009 -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for collective efforts on all fronts for freeing the world from the threats caused by landmines and explosive remnants of war
• Ban hails 'life-saving work' of eliminating landmines on International Day UN News Centre 04 Apr 2009 -- Having witnessed first-hand the devastation – including grievous injuries and environmental damage – wrought by landmines, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called for a renewed commitment to rid the world of the scourge.
• US Envoy Warns Sudan Crisis Could Worsen VOA 04 Apr 2009 -- The new U.S. special envoy to Sudan said Saturday Sudan's Darfur region is "on the brink" of a deeper crisis.
• 18 rebels killed as LTTE sea-borne attack foiled by Lankan navy IRNA 04 Apr 2009 -- A major sea-borne attack by the Tamil Tiger rebels has been foiled after the navy confronted a cluster of LTTE boats, killing 18 rebels onboard off the northeastern coast of Mullaitivu, defense sources said in Colombo Saturday.

News Reports

• NATO Protests Marred By Violence VOA 04 Apr 2009 -- NATO protests in Strasbourg descended into violence as police and demonstrators clashed less than 3 kilometers from the gathering of world leaders for NATO's 60th-anniversary summit. U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama and other spouses canceled a visit to a cancer hospital out of concern for security.
• Successful launch for Eutelsat's W2A satellite built by Thales Alenia Space Thales 04 Apr 2009 -- Eutelsat's W2A satellite was successfully launched today by International Launch Services (ILS) from the Baïkonour Cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan. Thales Alenia Space is the prime contractor of the spacecraft which will deliver services at the 10 degrees East longitude orbital position.