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• 5th ANGLICO Marines from Okinawa complete combat deployment to Iraq USMC News 18 Apr 2009 -- Marines and sailors from 5th Air Naval Gunfire Liaison Company returned from a 7-month deployment to Iraq.
• US Envoy Outlines Need to Stabilize Pakistan and Afghanistan VOA 18 Apr 2009 -- An international donors' conference in Japan has raised $5 billion to help Pakistan rebuild its economy and confront militant groups.
• At Least 7 Killed in Violence Across Afghanistan VOA 18 Apr 2009 -- At least seven people have been killed in violence across Afghanistan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Piracy Requires More Than Military Solution, Top Officials Say AFPS 18 Apr 2009 -- Military force is only part of the solution to the recent wave of piracy in the waters off Somalia, the Pentagon’s top military and civilian officials said.
• Carl Vinson Prepares to Rotate, Radiate in the James River Navy NewsStand 18 Apr 2009 -- USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) carried out maneuvers April 17 by conducting a complete turn at Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding (NGSB) in order to aid in the final phases of refueling complex overhaul (RCOH).
• HSM 71 Earned First EAWS Pennant Navy NewsStand 18 Apr 2009 -- The "Raptors" of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron (HSM) 71 earned their first Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist (EAWS) pennant April 16.
• NMCB 40 Alfa Company Completes Rare Tandem Lift Navy NewsStand 18 Apr 2009 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 40 Alfa Company completed a tandem crane-lift of a 63,000-pound water tanker at Camp Shields April 9.
• Russia's envoy to NATO calls Georgian drills "insanity" RIA Novosti 18 Apr 2009 -- Russia's envoy to NATO has dubbed the alliance's exercises due in Georgia in early May "insanity."
• NATO exercises start in Azerbaijan RIA Novosti 18 Apr 2009 -- The Regional Response 2009 military exercises got underway in Azerbaijan on Saturday, the country's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
• CIS military official dismisses fears over NATO drills in Georgia RIA Novosti 18 Apr 2009 -- The secretary of the Council of Defense Ministers of the post-Soviet Commonwealth of Independent States said on Saturday he saw no reason for uneasiness over NATO's upcoming exercises in Georgia.
• Background Briefing By Senior Administration Officials On The President's Meeting With Unasur Countries, 4/18/2009 The White House 18 Apr 2009
• Press Briefing By Senior White House Officials On The First Plenary Session Of The Summit Of The Americas The White House 18 Apr 2009
• Press Briefing By Senior Administration Officials On The Second And Third Plenary Sessions Of The Summit Of The America, 4/18/2009 The White House 18 Apr 2009

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Other Conflicts

• Ceasefire with LTTE won't be under int'l pressure: Sri Lanka IRNA 18 Apr 2009 -- Amid calls from global community for a ceasefire in Sri Lanka's north, President Mahinda Rajapaksa has said that no decision about the truce with the Tamil Tigers will be taken under 'international influence'.
• Sri Lanka rejects UN appeal for truce IRNA 18 Apr 2009 -- Sri Lanka has rejected a fresh appeal by the UN to give civilians more time to leave a safe zone in the northeast.
• Top UN official meets Sri Lankan president IRNA 18 Apr 2009 -- Top UN official and veteran Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar's talks with the Sri Lankan leadership have resulted in some movement in efforts to secure safe passage for civilians trapped in war zone in the island's north, the world body has said.
• Three months after conflict, UN official warns of dire humanitarian situation UN News Centre 18 Apr 2009 -- Although the devastating Israeli military offensive in the Gaza Strip against Hamas came to an end three months ago, life for Gazans remains extremely difficult, the United Nations humanitarian chief has stressed.

News Reports

• Somalia Parliament Endorses Islamic Law VOA 18 Apr 2009 -- Following up on an earlier pledge, Somalia's new Islamist-led government on Saturday introduced in parliament a proposal to implement Islamic law in the country.
• Thousands Protest Turkish Probe Into Alleged Coup Plot VOA 18 Apr 2009 -- Thousands of people gathered Saturday in Turkey's capital to protest a probe into an alleged secularist plot to overthrow the country's Islamic-rooted government.