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Current Operations

• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• MND-N Soldier dies of wounds (Tikrit)
• April 11 airpower summary: ISR critical to mission AFNS 12 Apr 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations April 11, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• U.S. Soldier Killed In Bomb Blast In Iraq RFE/RL 12 Apr 2009 -- US military: Roadside bomb killed an American soldier north of Baghdad on April 12, the sixth U.S. soldier killed in Iraq in the last three days.
• U.S. On Track to Meet Withdrawal Deadlines, Odierno Says AFPS 12 Apr 2009 -- The U.S. is on track to meet the terms of a timeline of withdrawal from Iraq, the top American commander in Iraq said today.
• Iraqi soldiers learn to combat improvised explosive devices USMC News 12 Apr 2009 -- For years, the enemy's weapon of choice in Iraq has been the improvised explosive device.
• MNF-W corpsmen teach Iraqi commandos lifesaving skills USMC News 12 Apr 2009 -- Soldiers with the Commando Battalion, 7th Iraqi Army Division, have been fine-tuning their combat skills.
• Militants Torch Supplies Bound for Troops in Afghanistan VOA 12 Apr 2009 -- Pakistani police say Taliban militants have set fire to about 10 trucks carrying cement to Western forces in neighboring Afghanistan.
• Female Afghan Provincial Legislator Shot Dead VOA 12 Apr 2009 -- Afghan officials say a female provincial legislator was shot dead Sunday in the restive southern province of Kandahar.
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing With Vice Adm. Gortney From Bahrain DoD 12 Apr 2009 -- Presenter: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command Vice Adm. William Gortney
• Hostage Captain Was in ‘Imminent Danger’ at Time of Rescue AFPS 12 Apr 2009 -- The captain of the Maersk-Alabama cargo ship held hostage by pirates off the coast of Somalia was in “imminent danger” when U.S. military snipers shot and killed his three pirate captors, a U.S. Navy commander said today.
• Obama Praises U.S. Military Rescue of Maersk-Alabama Captain AFPS 12 Apr 2009 -- President Barack Obama praised the U.S. military’s rescue of the kidnapped captain of the Maersk-Alabama cargo ship on the waters off the coast of Somalia today.
• American Hostage Rescued From Somali Pirates VOA 12 Apr 2009 -- An American cargo ship captain held hostage by pirates in a lifeboat off the coast of Somalia is once again a free man, and is now resting comfortably on a U.S. Navy vessel following a daring rescue. Richard Phillips was freed by the Navy commandos in an operation that resulted in the deaths of three of his captors.
• Maersk-Alabama Captain Rescued Navy NewsStand 12 Apr 2009 -- At approximately 7:19 p.m (12:19 p.m. EDT) April 12 U.S. naval forces rescued Capt. Richard Phillips, the master of Motor Vessel Maersk-Alabama.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Corona Facility Increases Warfighting Readiness Navy NewsStand 12 Apr 2009 -- NSWC Corona established the first calibration support for advance boresight equipment at Naval Aviation Depot.
• Prime Minister of Haiti Thanks Comfort Team Navy NewsStand 12 Apr 2009 -- Haiti's PM arrived aboard hospital ship USNS Comfort April 11 to thank the crew for coming to Haiti to provide assistance.
• Army to confront any soft threat: Commander IRNA 12 Apr 2009 -- Commander of the Islamic Republic Army Major General Ata’ollah Salehi said on Sunday that the Iranian army is ready to confront any form of enemy’s “soft threat.”
• Army enjoys technology to produce advanced aircraft: Commander IRNA 12 Apr 2009 -- Commander of the Islamic Republic Army Major General Ata’ollah Salehi said on Sunday that the Iranian Army possessed the technology to produce advanced aircraft and would demonstrate its powerful presence even in the open seas in a near future.
• Pakistani general calls for more defense cooperation with Iran IRNA 12 Apr 2009 -- Pakistan's new Air Force Commander admired Iran’s achievements in different parts of defense affairs and called for more defence cooperation with Iran.
• S. Korean Air-lifting Exercises Blasted KCNA 12 Apr 2009 -- The 6th army corps of south Korea staged exercises of air-lifting river-crossing and bridge equipment in the area near the Military Demarcation Line.

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

• PAKISTAN: Outsiders flee violence-stricken Balochistan after nationalist murders IRIN 12 Apr 2009 -- Ongoing widespread violence in Balochistan Province, southwestern Pakistan, is severely disrupting daily life and forcing many non-Balochis to flee in fear of their lives, residents say.
• Taliban take control of famous shrine, several areas in Pakistan IRNA 12 Apr 2009 -- Armed Taliban militants have taken control of a famous shrine and some areas in a mountainous region in Pakistan’s northwest, Taliban spokesman said Saturday.
• Sri Lanka announces temporary ceasefire IRNA 12 Apr 2009 -- Sri Lankan on Sunday announced temporary ceasefire for forty eight hours, during New Year festivities which begin from Monday.
• Sri Lanka: Ban welcomes two-day pause in military operation against rebels UN News Centre 12 Apr 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the declaration of a two-day ceasefire by the Government of Sri Lanka to allow emergency humanitarian aid to reach thousands of civilians caught up in its conflict with separatist rebel Tamil forces in the north of the country.
• Netanyahu Tells Palestinian Leader He Wants Peace Talks VOA 12 Apr 2009 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he hopes to hold peace talks with the Palestinian leader in the near future.

News Reports

• Mexican Ambassador Renews Call for US Cooperation in Drug War VOA 12 Apr 2009 -- Mexico's ambassador to the United States says there must be extensive cooperation between the two countries to defeat drug cartels that have killed thousands of people in Mexico's northern border states. The ambassador spoke in Washington days before President Barack Obama heads to Mexico to meet with President Felipe Calderon.
• Format, Agenda For Political Dialogue In Georgia Remains Unclear RFE/RL 12 Apr 2009 -- Opposition that launched a wave of protest to demand the resignation of President Saakashvili decided to suspend further actions for 24 hours to mark Palm Sunday.
• Opposition Supporters Rally In Tbilisi For Fourth Day RFE/RL 12 Apr 2009 -- Some 1,000 opposition supporters rallied in Tbilisi on April 12 demanding that President Mikheil Saakashvili resign.
• Moldovan Court Orders Vote Recount VOA 12 Apr 2009 -- Moldova's Constitutional Court has authorized a recount of last week's disputed parliamentary election results, which sparked violent protests in the eastern European country's capital, Chisinau.
• Thai Protesters Storm Interior Ministry, Reports of Gunfire as Thousands Protest VOA 12 Apr 2009 -- Thousands of anti-government protesters are demonstrating in the Thai capital, Bangkok, despite a declared state of emergency forbidding the gatherings. The protests come just one day after demonstrators forced the Thai government to cancel an international summit and evacuate world leaders from the country.