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In Brief: US, Iraqi troops launch offensive, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Wednesday, 15 March: 17.10 CET) – In what is being called the largest military air strike since the invasion, US and Iraqi forces have launched an air assault near Samarra.
In Brief: 25 bodies found in Baghdad, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 16.40 CET) – Iraqi emergency police reported the discovery of 25 bodies in Baghdad overnight Thursday as a wave of sectarian murders, sparked by a mosque bombing, showed no sign of abating.
In Brief: US$346 million deal for Tomahawks, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 16.20 CET) – Raytheon has been tapped provide the US and UK naives with Tomahawk cruise missiles. United Press International reported that the defense company announced the US$346 million deal on Wednesday.
In Brief: Lebanon seeks extradition of al-Hariri suspect, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 16.16 CET) – Lebanon has sought the extradition of a former top bank executive linked to the killing of ex-prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, Al Jazeera reports.
In Brief: Iraq's parliament convenes, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 16.11 CET) – Iraq's newly-elected parliament convened for the first time on Thursday in a session that lasted only 30 minutes, CNN reports.
In Brief: Suspect screenings produce "encounters", 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 15.20 CET) – According to the US Terrorist Screening Center, there have been 6,000 "encounters" between law officials and those on the center's terroist watch list since the center was established.
In Brief: US Peace Corps withdraws from Bangladesh, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 15.05 CET) – The US Peace Corps has suspended its activities in Bangladesh indefinitely, fearing retaliatory attacks by Islamic militants after the recent arrests of militants leaders, news agencies reported.
In Brief: Zimbabwe opposition released, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 14.50 CET) – Prosecutors in Zimbabwe have dropped all charges against six people arrested last week over an alleged plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, news agenices reported.
In Brief: Dubai Ports World to sell US ports, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 14.38 CET) – Dubai Ports World, a United Arab Emirates-owned company, confirmed on Thursday it would sell all its US port operations within four to six months to a US buyer.
In Brief: UK, US clash over jet fighter project, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 14.35 CET) - British authorities have warned the US they would cancel a US$12 billion order for Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) if the Washington failed to hand over software codes that control the jets.
In Brief: US, Iraqi troops launch offensive, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Wednesday, 15 March: 17.10 CET) – In what is being called the largest military air strike since the invasion, US and Iraqi forces have launched an air assault near Samarra.
In Brief: 25 bodies found in Baghdad, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 16.40 CET) – Iraqi emergency police reported the discovery of 25 bodies in Baghdad overnight Thursday as a wave of sectarian murders, sparked by a mosque bombing, showed no sign of abating.
In Brief: US$346 million deal for Tomahawks, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 16.20 CET) – Raytheon has been tapped provide the US and UK naives with Tomahawk cruise missiles. United Press International reported that the defense company announced the US$346 million deal on Wednesday.
In Brief: Lebanon seeks extradition of al-Hariri suspect, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 16.16 CET) – Lebanon has sought the extradition of a former top bank executive linked to the killing of ex-prime minister Rafik al-Hariri, Al Jazeera reports.
In Brief: Iraq's parliament convenes, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 16.11 CET) – Iraq's newly-elected parliament convened for the first time on Thursday in a session that lasted only 30 minutes, CNN reports.
In Brief: Suspect screenings produce "encounters", 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 15.20 CET) – According to the US Terrorist Screening Center, there have been 6,000 "encounters" between law officials and those on the center's terroist watch list since the center was established.
In Brief: US Peace Corps withdraws from Bangladesh, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 15.05 CET) – The US Peace Corps has suspended its activities in Bangladesh indefinitely, fearing retaliatory attacks by Islamic militants after the recent arrests of militants leaders, news agencies reported.
In Brief: Zimbabwe opposition released, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 14.50 CET) – Prosecutors in Zimbabwe have dropped all charges against six people arrested last week over an alleged plot to overthrow President Robert Mugabe, news agenices reported.
In Brief: Dubai Ports World to sell US ports, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 14.38 CET) – Dubai Ports World, a United Arab Emirates-owned company, confirmed on Thursday it would sell all its US port operations within four to six months to a US buyer.
In Brief: UK, US clash over jet fighter project, 16 March 2006
ISN SECURITY WATCH (Thursday, 16 March: 14.35 CET) - British authorities have warned the US they would cancel a US$12 billion order for Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) if the Washington failed to hand over software codes that control the jets.
posted by Marko at 3/16/2006 10:39:00 AM
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