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U.S. military prosecutors charge eight Marines, including four for murder, in connection with last year's Haditha killings.

In Indonesia, the conviction of Abu Bakar Bashir for his alleged role in the 2002 Bali bombing is overturned.

Saparmurat Niyazov, President for Life of Turkmenistan, dies of a sudden cardiac arrest at age 66.

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-{{*mp|December 24}} [[Ethiopia]] confirms its [[Military of Ethiopia|air and ground units]] [[Ethiopian involvement in the Somali Civil War|have entered]]  [[Somalia]] and '''[[Battle of Baidoa|attacked]]''' [[Islamic Courts Union]] forces in support of the [[Transitional Federal Parliament|Baidoa-based government]] ''(map pictured)''.
+{{*mp|December 24}} [[Ethiopia]] confirms its [[Military of Ethiopia|air and ground units]] [[Ethiopian intervention in the Somali Civil War|have entered]]  [[Somalia]] and '''[[Battle of Baidoa|attacked]]''' [[Islamic Courts Union]] forces in support of the [[Transitional Federal Parliament|Baidoa-based government]] ''(map pictured)''.
 {{*mp|December 23}} The [[United Nations Security Council]] unanimously adopts '''[[United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737|Resolution 1737]]''', imposing sanctions on [[Iran]] for its [[Nuclear program of Iran|nuclear enrichment program]].
 {{*mp|December 22}} The [[Space Shuttle]] [[Space Shuttle Discovery|''Discovery'']] lands at the [[Kennedy Space Center]], concluding a '''[[STS-116|two-week mission]]''' to the [[International Space Station]].