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29 June 2003 Military News


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    • UN and Afghan security commission to assess reports of factional fighting UN News Centre 29 Jun 2003 -- Following reports that factional fighting has broken out in Afghanistan's Samangan province, the United Nations is supporting a security commission headed to the area.
    • Hamas, Islamic Jihad Declare Ceasefire VOA News 29 Jun 2003 -- The Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared a three-month ceasefire in attacks on Israelis effective immediately.
    • Liberian President Ready for US Peacekeepers VOA News 29 Jun 2003 -- Liberian President Charles Taylor says he is ready to invite U.S. troops to help end a four-year civil war in the West African nation which was founded by freed American slaves. He made the comment amid mounting calls for an international peacekeeping force in Liberia, following a decision Friday by rebels to call for a cease-fire. In a "victory" speech Saturday on a bridge recently retaken by his forces, Mr. Taylor said he was looking into ways to invite U.S. troops in to bring peace.
    • Israel Dismisses Palestinian Truce Announcement VOA News 29 Jun 2003 -- The Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have announced an immediate three-month suspension of attacks against Israel.
    • Israeli Troops to Begin Withdrawal from Parts of Gaza, West Bank VOA News 29 Jun 2003 -- Reports from Israel say Israeli troops will begin pulling out of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun and surrounding area by Monday.
    • LIBERIA TAYLOR VOA 29 Jun 2003 -- Liberian President Charles Taylor has said he is ready to invite U-S troops to help end a four-year civil war in the West African nation founded by freed American slaves. He made the comment amid mounting calls for an international peacekeeping force in Liberia, following a decision Friday by rebels to call for a cease-fire.
    • ISRAEL PALESTINIANS VOA 29 Jun 2003 -- Reports from Israel say Israeli troops will begin pulling out of the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun and surrounding area by Monday. Further meetings are to be held on additional withdrawals from the Gaza Strip and the West Bank town of Bethlehem.
    • CONGO/TREATY VOA 29 Jun 2003 -- A deal has been signed between the main rebel army and the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
    • PALESTINIAN CEASEFIRE VOA 29 Jun 2003 -- The Palestinian militant groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared a three-month ceasefire in attacks on Israelis effective immediately.
    • Malawi's Army Deployed to Quell Religious Violence VOA News 29 Jun 2003 -- Troops have been deployed in Malawi to quell religious violence sparked by reports that five Muslims suspected of working for the al-Qaida terror network have been removed from the country.

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