Open Source Daily INTSUM: Friday, Nov. 11, 2005

[Airbornelawyer]

From Various Sources:

Middle East

• Security incidents in Iraq, Nov 11 (Source: Reuters Alertnet)

• Ongoing operations – Miscellaneous releases from Multi-National Force Iraq.

South & Central Asia

• Maoists storm Indian police centre, kill 5 cadets "Maoists rebels stormed a training centre for auxiliary policemen in eastern India on Friday, killing five police cadets and wounding 18 people, including villagers caught in the crossfire, police said. …" (Source: Reuters Alertnet)

• Sri Lanka: Security Situation Report. (Source: Sri Lanka Army)

• South Asia Terrorism Update (Source: South Asia Terrorism Portal)

East Asia & the Pacific

• North Korean Disarmament Talks Recess With No Breakthroughs "North Korean nuclear talks have recessed in Beijing with the chief U.S. negotiator saying other participants have agreed North Korea should dismantle its programs before receiving any compensation. The three-day session ended with a modest agreement to keep working on a road map for disarmament. …" (Source: Voice of America)

• Indonesia steps up militant hunt "Indonesia has launched a massive police hunt for Malaysian militant Noordin Mohammad Top after his close associate, Azahari Husin, was killed on Wednesday. …" (Source: BBC)

• Taiwan president wants Japan to play bigger security role in E. Asia "Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian on Wednesday said Japan should shoulder more of a responsibility in East Asia--including a larger security role--to maintain order in the region and keep China in check. …" (Source: Asahi Shimbun)