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• Nov. 7 airpower summary AFNS 08 Nov 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 7 according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• US Army Chief of Staff: More Troops Needed in Afghanistan VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- The U.S. army's chief of staff says he believes more troops are needed in Afghanistan.
• 17 Rebels Killed in Afghan Battle VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- The Afghan Defense Ministry says its troops, along with NATO forces, have killed 17 rebels in the southern region of the country.
• British combat losses in Afghanistan reach 200 RIA Novosti 08 Nov 2009 -- A British soldier who died in an explosion in Afghanistan on Saturday has brought the number of U.K. service personnel killed in action in that country to 200, Sky News reported on Sunday.
• Marines inhabit Taliban fortress USMC News 08 Nov 2009 -- Marines possess an uncanny ability to call any place "home," whether it's a mixture of sand and gravel, or in this instance, a Taliban compound
• Ospreys Launch From Bataan to Support OEF Navy NewsStand 08 Nov 2009 -- The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bataan (LHD 5) launched 10 MV-22B Ospreys from the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit to fly into Camp Bastion, Afghanistan, Nov. 6, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
• PAKISTAN: UN seeks safe access to IDPs IRIN 08 Nov 2009 -- As concern over the lack of access to internally displaced persons (IDPs) from South Waziristan grows among humanitarian workers, UN agencies have called for measures to ensure the security of all civilians caught in the conflict, including relief workers.
• Suicide bomber attack kills 11 people in northwest Pakistan RIA Novosti 08 Nov 2009 -- At least 11 people, including a local mayor, were killed in a suicide bomber attack in northwest Pakistan on Sunday, the CNN TV news channel reported.
• Market Bomber Kills 13 in Northwest Pakistan VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- Police in northwestern Pakistan say that a suicide bomber has killed at least 13 people and wounded dozens of others. Taliban militants have stepped up attacks in the country in recent weeks in retaliation for a military offensive in South Waziristan.

Defense Policy / Programs

• JSOTF-P, 3rd Civil Military Operations Company Hold Zamboanga MEDCAPS Navy NewsStand 08 Nov 2009 -- The Armed Forces of the Philippines' 3rd Civil Military Operations Company teamed up with the Joint Special Operations Task Force – Philippines to conduct three medical civic action projects (MEDCAPs), providing medical and dental care to more than 1,300 patients Oct. 27-29.
• ARRA: Corps of Engineers awards $53 million contract for Everglades restoration project Army News 08 Nov 2009 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District reached a historic milestone in Everglades restoration Nov, 4, 2009, when it awarded a construction contract for the Picayune Strand Restoration Project

Defense Industry

• Northrop Grumman to Sell Its Advisory Services Division, TASC, Inc., for $1.65 Billion; Net Cash Proceeds to Fund Additional $1.1 Billion Share Repurchase Northrop Grumman 08 Nov 2009 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) has signed a definitive agreement to sell TASC, Inc., its advisory services business, for $1.65 billion in cash to an investor group led by General Atlantic LLC and affiliates of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. L.P.

Other Conflicts

• Netanyahu Heads to US Amid Crisis in Peace Process VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- Israel's leader is heading to the United States, but trouble is brewing back home with the Palestinians.
• Saudi Arabia Says Troops Take Back Land From Yemeni Rebels VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- Saudi Arabia's Defense Ministry says its forces have regained control of a mountain on the border with Yemen.
• Turkey Says Bashir to Skip OIC Summit VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- Turkish officials say Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir will not attend a summit of Islamic leaders in Istanbul Monday.

News Reports

• Iraq To Restrict Campaign Advertising RFE/RL 08 Nov 2009 -- An Iraqi election official says campaign advertising will being strictly regulated in the run-up to next year's national elections to avoid the practices of previous years, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) reports
• Iraqi Parliament Approves New Electoral Law After Raucous Debate VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- The Iraqi parliament has approved a long delayed electoral law, amid bitter quarrels among Arab, Kurdish and Turkomen politicians. The electoral law is necessary for parliamentary elections to be held close to their original scheduled date on January 16th.
• Obama: Iraq Election Law an "Important Milestone" VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama says the approval of a long-delayed election law by the Iraqi parliament is an important milestone. Mr. Obama says it helps clear the way for a planned withdrawal of American combat troops.
• Iraqi decision means election preparations can now proceed, Ban says UN News Centre 08 Nov 2009 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon welcomed today's approval by Iraqi lawmakers of amendments to electoral laws, saying the move – which follows weeks of deadlock – means national parliamentary polls can be held in January as scheduled.
• Death toll from flu outbreak in Ukraine rises to 144 RIA Novosti 08 Nov 2009 -- The death toll from the flu outbreak in Ukraine has risen to 144 cases, the country's Health Ministry reported on Sunday.
• Afghanistan Closes Schools Due to Increasing H1N1 Cases VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- The Afghan government has closed the country's schools and universities for most of November in response to an increased number of H1N1 flu cases. Since July, officials have diagnosed nearly 350 people with the virus. There have been a total of 772 confirmed cases, and 10 people have died.
• Ukraine could be made to pay $7.8 bln in gas fines - Yushchenko RIA Novosti 08 Nov 2009 -- Russian energy giant Gazprom could charge Ukraine nearly $8 billion in fines for failing to consume the contract-stipulated amounts of natural gas, President Viktor Yushchenko said Sunday.
• China's Premier Pledges $10 billion in Loans to Africa VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has announced Beijing will loan African nations $10-billion at favorable rates during the next three years. Mr. Wen made the pledge at a China/Africa investment conference underway in Egypt.
• Deposed Madagascar President says He Will Work With Rival Who Ousted Him VOA 08 Nov 2009 -- Madagascar's former president Marc Ravalomanana, who was ousted in a coup earlier this year, is promising to cooperate in a transitional government with the young leader who replaced him. Madagascar's political chiefs reached a power sharing deal minutes before a deadline that would have cost the country nearly a billion dollars in aid money.