Airbornelawyer
11-18-2005, 10:37
From Various Sources:
Middle East
Security incidents in Iraq, Nov 18 (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM832382.htm) (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
Ongoing operations (http://www.mnf-iraq.com/releases.htm) – Miscellaneous releases from Multi-National Force Iraq (http://www.mnf-iraq.com/).
Suicide bombers kill 74 at Iraqi Shi'ite mosques (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L181463.htm) "Two suicide bombers strapped with explosives killed at least 74 people and reduced two crowded Shi'ite mosques to rubble during Friday prayers in the northeast Iraqi town of Khanaqin.…" (Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org)).
Task Force Soldiers Respond to Khanaqin Bombings (http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051188.txt) "Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division are assisting Iraqi security forces in response to twin bombings in Khanaqin, Iraq. More than 150 Iraqi civilians were killed or wounded in the terrorist attacks that destroyed two Shiite mosques during Friday prayer services, according to the unit’s latest report. The medical evacuation of bombing victims was conducted by Iraqi authorities. U.S. forces have sent medical specialists and supplies to assist the Iraqis. Iraqi explosive ordnance disposal teams searched the area for additional explosives. U.S. Soldiers assisted the local Iraqi forces by providing a security cordon around the area to allow emergency teams to work in safety." (Source: U.S. Central Command (http://www.centcom.mil/))
3rd Iraqi Army Brigade ready to take over Wasit Province (http://www.piomndcs.mil.pl/index.php?vhost=mndcs&akcja=news&id=519&limes=) "The 3rd Brigade 8th Iraqi Army Division from Al Kut has just successfully accomplished the certification process. From 12 to 16 Nov military instructors from MNDCS have tested combat readiness of 3rd BDE IA HQ and subunits. The exam confirmed the 3 BDE is ready to plan and conduct military activities independently. It opens the way to hand over the responsibility for safe and secure environment in Wasit Province from Coalition Forces to Iraqi Army units.…" (Source: Multinational Division Central-South (http://www.piomndcs.mil.pl/))
S.Korea says plans to cut Iraq troops by a third (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SEO207902.htm) "South Korea plans to pull out about one-third of its 3,200 troops in Iraq beginning in the first half of next year, the defence ministry said on Friday, but Seoul's foreign minister said no final decision had been made. The ministry confirmed the proposed plan a day after U.S. President George W. Bush expressed gratitude for Seoul's reconstruction efforts in Iraq at a meeting with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun. South Korea has the third-largest contingent of foreign troops in Iraq and the United States and Britain.…" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
South & Central Asia
Afghan and CJTF76 Forces Attack North of Kandahar (http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051187.txt) "Afghan and U.S. forces conducted offensive operations north of Kandahar today, engaging 10 to 15 enemy forces with small arms and attack helicopters. During these operations, Afghan and U.S. forces came across an estimated 10 to 15 enemy personnel positioned near a ridgeline. These forces opened fire with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenades on the Afghan and U.S. patrol. Afghan and U.S. forces returned fire and called nearby attack helicopters forcing the enemy forces to flee.…" (Source: U.S. Central Command (http://www.centcom.mil/))
First Portuguese soldier killed in Afghanistan (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18383120.htm) "An explosion caused by an old land mine killed a Portuguese soldier and wounded three others serving with NATO-led peacekeepers in Afghanistan on Friday, a spokesman for the mission said. The death is the first suffered by Portugal in Afghanistan, where it has 200 soldiers serving with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Lieutenant-Colonel Riccardo Cristoni, also of ISAF, said one of the wounded soldiers was in serious condition while the other two suffered slight injuries.…" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
"Nepal rebels seen ready to accept democracy" (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL282829.htm) "Nepal's Maoist rebels are ready to accept multiparty democracy, stop terrorising civilians and return to the political mainstream of the revolt-torn country, a top Nepali politician said on Friday. Representatives of Nepal's seven main political parties had met Maoist leaders to join protests against King Gyanendra, said Madhav Kumar Nepal, a former deputy prime minister. …" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
Sri Lanka: Security Situation Report (http://www.army.lk/news/index.html). (Source: Sri Lanka Army (http://www.army.lk))
South Asia Terrorism Update (http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=11/18/2005) (Source: South Asia Terrorism Portal (http://www.satp.org))
East Asia & the Pacific
US Military Wants More Interaction With Indonesia (http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-11-18-voa1.cfm) "The U.S. Defense Department would like to increase its military interaction with Indonesia, but in a vote earlier this month the U.S. Congress continued its practice of imposing restrictions on that interaction until Indonesia improves its human rights record. For this second of two reports on U.S.-Indonesia military relations, VOA Defense Correspondent Al Pessin at the Pentagon spoke to the U.S. Pacific commander and others involved in the controversy to find out how the limitations affect U.S.-Indonesian military relations and the broader strategic situation in the region.…" (Source: Voice of America (http://www.voanews.com))
The Americas
USSOUTHCOM Headline News (http://www.southcom.mil/pa/News/AOR%20News/Today's%20News.doc) (Microsoft Word format)
Small bomb goes off at Spanish-owned bank in Mexico (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N1864370.htm) "A small bomb went off inside a Spanish-owned bank in a residential area near Mexico City on Friday, damaging office furniture and shattering windows.…" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
Africa
Armoured Grizzlies on their way to Sudan (http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/17/grizzlies051117.html) "The first of more than a 100 Canadian armoured personnel carriers are on their way to Sudan to be used by African Union peacekeepers in the Darfur region. Soldiers with the African Union will use the 105 armoured Grizzlies to help enforce a truce between the government-backed Arab militias and African southern rebels. The vehicles, which left Canada over the summer, have been sitting in Senegal for months because the Sudanese government wouldn't let them into the country. Sudan's government said they feared the southern rebels would get their hands on them. Two transport planes, carrying a half a dozen armoured vehicled bound for Sudan, left Senegal Thursday.…" (Source: CBC (http://www.cbc.ca/))
Ivorians 'breaching' arms embargo (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4445016.stm) "Ivory Coast is trying to rebuild its air force which could breach its arms embargo, the United Nations has warned. UN experts have reported that foreign technicians have been rebuilding and maintaining the small fleet, but a presidential aide denied repair work. The French forces in Ivory Coast destroyed most of the Ivorian air force after warplanes attacked a French base last November in rebel-held Bouake.…" (Source: BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/))
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: Military officials to discuss border (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/5544a7b45e25d6c9dfd11a6a26896ebf.htm) "Senior military officers from Ethiopia and Eritrea are to discuss tensions along their common frontier at a meeting next week in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a UN official said on Friday. …" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
Europe
Britons enlist in terror foreign legion (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-6047-1877793-6047,00.html) " ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI uses his website to boast about the British recruits who have joined his “foreign legion” in Iraq. He recently claimed that a unit of British jihadis had helped to ambush and kill an American patrol “like moles and flies”. Western intelligence agencies insist that al-Zarqawi grossly exaggerates the numbers of foreign volunteers for his own self-aggrandisement. “The more countries al-Zarqawi claims he draws recruits from, the more important he makes himself look,” said one security source. But at least eight men from Britain have reportedly died in Iraq since the insurgency began, including three in suicide attacks on coalition troops, and up to forty are reported to have travelled to Iraq, though their whereabouts are unclear.…" (Source: The Times of London (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/))
Middle East
Security incidents in Iraq, Nov 18 (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/KAM832382.htm) (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
Ongoing operations (http://www.mnf-iraq.com/releases.htm) – Miscellaneous releases from Multi-National Force Iraq (http://www.mnf-iraq.com/).
Suicide bombers kill 74 at Iraqi Shi'ite mosques (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L181463.htm) "Two suicide bombers strapped with explosives killed at least 74 people and reduced two crowded Shi'ite mosques to rubble during Friday prayers in the northeast Iraqi town of Khanaqin.…" (Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org)).
Task Force Soldiers Respond to Khanaqin Bombings (http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051188.txt) "Soldiers from 1st Squadron, 32nd Cavalry, 101st Airborne Division are assisting Iraqi security forces in response to twin bombings in Khanaqin, Iraq. More than 150 Iraqi civilians were killed or wounded in the terrorist attacks that destroyed two Shiite mosques during Friday prayer services, according to the unit’s latest report. The medical evacuation of bombing victims was conducted by Iraqi authorities. U.S. forces have sent medical specialists and supplies to assist the Iraqis. Iraqi explosive ordnance disposal teams searched the area for additional explosives. U.S. Soldiers assisted the local Iraqi forces by providing a security cordon around the area to allow emergency teams to work in safety." (Source: U.S. Central Command (http://www.centcom.mil/))
3rd Iraqi Army Brigade ready to take over Wasit Province (http://www.piomndcs.mil.pl/index.php?vhost=mndcs&akcja=news&id=519&limes=) "The 3rd Brigade 8th Iraqi Army Division from Al Kut has just successfully accomplished the certification process. From 12 to 16 Nov military instructors from MNDCS have tested combat readiness of 3rd BDE IA HQ and subunits. The exam confirmed the 3 BDE is ready to plan and conduct military activities independently. It opens the way to hand over the responsibility for safe and secure environment in Wasit Province from Coalition Forces to Iraqi Army units.…" (Source: Multinational Division Central-South (http://www.piomndcs.mil.pl/))
S.Korea says plans to cut Iraq troops by a third (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/SEO207902.htm) "South Korea plans to pull out about one-third of its 3,200 troops in Iraq beginning in the first half of next year, the defence ministry said on Friday, but Seoul's foreign minister said no final decision had been made. The ministry confirmed the proposed plan a day after U.S. President George W. Bush expressed gratitude for Seoul's reconstruction efforts in Iraq at a meeting with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun. South Korea has the third-largest contingent of foreign troops in Iraq and the United States and Britain.…" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
South & Central Asia
Afghan and CJTF76 Forces Attack North of Kandahar (http://www.centcom.mil/CENTCOMNews/News_Release.asp?NewsRelease=20051187.txt) "Afghan and U.S. forces conducted offensive operations north of Kandahar today, engaging 10 to 15 enemy forces with small arms and attack helicopters. During these operations, Afghan and U.S. forces came across an estimated 10 to 15 enemy personnel positioned near a ridgeline. These forces opened fire with small-arms and rocket-propelled grenades on the Afghan and U.S. patrol. Afghan and U.S. forces returned fire and called nearby attack helicopters forcing the enemy forces to flee.…" (Source: U.S. Central Command (http://www.centcom.mil/))
First Portuguese soldier killed in Afghanistan (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L18383120.htm) "An explosion caused by an old land mine killed a Portuguese soldier and wounded three others serving with NATO-led peacekeepers in Afghanistan on Friday, a spokesman for the mission said. The death is the first suffered by Portugal in Afghanistan, where it has 200 soldiers serving with the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). Lieutenant-Colonel Riccardo Cristoni, also of ISAF, said one of the wounded soldiers was in serious condition while the other two suffered slight injuries.…" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
"Nepal rebels seen ready to accept democracy" (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/DEL282829.htm) "Nepal's Maoist rebels are ready to accept multiparty democracy, stop terrorising civilians and return to the political mainstream of the revolt-torn country, a top Nepali politician said on Friday. Representatives of Nepal's seven main political parties had met Maoist leaders to join protests against King Gyanendra, said Madhav Kumar Nepal, a former deputy prime minister. …" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
Sri Lanka: Security Situation Report (http://www.army.lk/news/index.html). (Source: Sri Lanka Army (http://www.army.lk))
South Asia Terrorism Update (http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=11/18/2005) (Source: South Asia Terrorism Portal (http://www.satp.org))
East Asia & the Pacific
US Military Wants More Interaction With Indonesia (http://www.voanews.com/english/2005-11-18-voa1.cfm) "The U.S. Defense Department would like to increase its military interaction with Indonesia, but in a vote earlier this month the U.S. Congress continued its practice of imposing restrictions on that interaction until Indonesia improves its human rights record. For this second of two reports on U.S.-Indonesia military relations, VOA Defense Correspondent Al Pessin at the Pentagon spoke to the U.S. Pacific commander and others involved in the controversy to find out how the limitations affect U.S.-Indonesian military relations and the broader strategic situation in the region.…" (Source: Voice of America (http://www.voanews.com))
The Americas
USSOUTHCOM Headline News (http://www.southcom.mil/pa/News/AOR%20News/Today's%20News.doc) (Microsoft Word format)
Small bomb goes off at Spanish-owned bank in Mexico (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N1864370.htm) "A small bomb went off inside a Spanish-owned bank in a residential area near Mexico City on Friday, damaging office furniture and shattering windows.…" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
Africa
Armoured Grizzlies on their way to Sudan (http://www.cbc.ca/story/canada/national/2005/11/17/grizzlies051117.html) "The first of more than a 100 Canadian armoured personnel carriers are on their way to Sudan to be used by African Union peacekeepers in the Darfur region. Soldiers with the African Union will use the 105 armoured Grizzlies to help enforce a truce between the government-backed Arab militias and African southern rebels. The vehicles, which left Canada over the summer, have been sitting in Senegal for months because the Sudanese government wouldn't let them into the country. Sudan's government said they feared the southern rebels would get their hands on them. Two transport planes, carrying a half a dozen armoured vehicled bound for Sudan, left Senegal Thursday.…" (Source: CBC (http://www.cbc.ca/))
Ivorians 'breaching' arms embargo (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4445016.stm) "Ivory Coast is trying to rebuild its air force which could breach its arms embargo, the United Nations has warned. UN experts have reported that foreign technicians have been rebuilding and maintaining the small fleet, but a presidential aide denied repair work. The French forces in Ivory Coast destroyed most of the Ivorian air force after warplanes attacked a French base last November in rebel-held Bouake.…" (Source: BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/))
ETHIOPIA-ERITREA: Military officials to discuss border (http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/IRIN/5544a7b45e25d6c9dfd11a6a26896ebf.htm) "Senior military officers from Ethiopia and Eritrea are to discuss tensions along their common frontier at a meeting next week in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, a UN official said on Friday. …" (Source: Reuters Alertnet (http://www.alertnet.org))
Europe
Britons enlist in terror foreign legion (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/printFriendly/0,,1-6047-1877793-6047,00.html) " ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI uses his website to boast about the British recruits who have joined his “foreign legion” in Iraq. He recently claimed that a unit of British jihadis had helped to ambush and kill an American patrol “like moles and flies”. Western intelligence agencies insist that al-Zarqawi grossly exaggerates the numbers of foreign volunteers for his own self-aggrandisement. “The more countries al-Zarqawi claims he draws recruits from, the more important he makes himself look,” said one security source. But at least eight men from Britain have reportedly died in Iraq since the insurgency began, including three in suicide attacks on coalition troops, and up to forty are reported to have travelled to Iraq, though their whereabouts are unclear.…" (Source: The Times of London (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/))