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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 May 2004 [PDF]
• TWO SOLDIERS KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK
• EXPLOSION KILLS ONE SOLDIER, WOUNDS TWO
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties

• MARINES PUMP UP SECURITY FORCES, CIVIL AFFAIRS THROUGHOUT AL ANBAR PROVINC CENTCOM Release 06 May 2004-- Marines received weapons, 15 trucks and radio equipment designated for the Fallujah Brigade Wednesday.
• Alert Guardsmen spot IED, save supply route Army News Service 06 May 2004-- April 12 started out as an average day for Staff Sgt. David Jensen and Sgt. Bruce Hartman of Fox Battery, 202nd Air Defense Artillery, part of the Illinois National Guard, attached to the 1st Cavalry Division. The past week had been rough on them. They had been involved in ambushes, attacks and firefights, but today was just another day patrolling the streets of Baghdad.
• Coalition Maritime Forces Revise Iraqi Oil Terminal Protection Procedures Navy Newsstand 06 May 2004-- Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Command/Commander, U.S. 5th Fleet is taking further steps to increase security in and around the North Arabian Gulf oil terminals attacked April 24 by terrorists attempting to damage Iraqi infrastructure.
• Iraq Car Bomb Kills Seven RFE/RL 06 May 2004 -- A car packed with explosives blew up in Baghdad today, killing at least six Iraqis and a U.S. soldier.
• IRAQ / WRAP VOA 06 May 2004 -- A suicide car bomber in central Baghdad killed at least five Iraqi civilians and a U-S soldier early Thursday. Two dozen others were reported injured in the blast that occurred near the main U-S headquarters in the Iraqi capital.

• COMBINED FORCES COMMAND AFGHANISTAN RELEASE CENTCOM Release 06 May 2004-- In coordination with the Islamic Transitional Government of Afghanistan, Combined Forces Command-Afghanistan continues to train the Afghan National Army, provide civil affairs support, and disrupt, deny, and destroy terrorist and anti-ITGA forces in order to establish a stable and secure Afghanistan.
• 22d MEU (SOC) pushes deeper into Afghanistan Marine Corps News 06 May 2004-- Marine helicopters swooped into the central Afghanistan valley and dropped off Marines from the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), marking the MEU's second major push into Afghanistan earlier this week.
• UN envoy warns Afghanistan's disarmament programme in 'serious jeopardy' UN News Centre 06 May 2004 -- The top United Nations official in Afghanistan today warned that a plan to disarm the country's warring factions ahead of elections later this year is in "serious jeopardy" because of obstruction by powerful militiamen.
• AGHANISTAN DISARMAMENT VOA 06 May 2004 -- The United Nations says Afghan militia commanders, widely described as warlords, are refusing to give up their private armies - threatening the country's prospects for peace.

Other Conflicts

• U.S. Welcomes Peaceful Resolution of Ajara Crisis in Georgia Washington File 06 May 2004 -- The United States welcomed the peaceful restoration of national authority in Georgia's Autonomous Republic of Ajara, which State Department Spokesman Richard Boucher called "an important step toward restoring the rule of law and democratic governance" there.
• OSCE: Georgia Showed "Political Maturity" in Ending Ajara Crisis Washington File 06 May 2004 -- Georgia's success in peacefully resolving the crisis in the autonomous region of Ajara "has once again shown the world an example of political maturity and adherence to democratic standards," said Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy -- chairman-in-office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe -- May 6.
• Georgia: Adjar Standoff Ends With Abashidze Relinquishing Power RFE/RL 06 May 2004 -- After days of mounting tensions, the crisis in Ajara was defused peacefully overnight, when the Georgian region's defiant leader, Aslan Abashidze, left for Moscow following a popular uprising and a push from the Russian authorities.
• Georgian President In Adjaria After Abashidze Flees RFE/RL 06 May 2004 -- Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili early today addressed a cheering crowd in Adjaria after announcing Aslan Abashidze, leader of the autonomous province, had resigned and fled.
• GEORGIA / POLITICS VOA 06 May 2004 -- Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili has praised the people of Ajaria for their bravery in protesting against autonomous leader Aslan Abashidze, who resigned overnight and left Ajaria for Moscow. He also offered unusual thanks to Russia, which he has long viewed as siding with Ajaria.

• U-N-G-A/Palestinians VOA 06 May 2004 -- The U-N General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved a non-binding resolution affirming Palestinian sovereignty over the West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem. The United States and Israel were among a handful of countries voting against the measure.
• General Assembly overwhelmingly affirms Palestinians right to sovereignty UN News Centre 06 May 2004 -- The 191-member United Nations General Assembly today overwhelmingly affirmed the need to enable the Palestinian people "to exercise sovereignty and to achieve independence in their State, Palestine."
• BUSH / JORDAN VOA 06 May 2004 -- President Bush has told Jordan's King Abdullah that America is neutral in efforts to negotiate an end to Israeli-Palestinian violence. King Abdullah postponed this visit two weeks ago because of questions over Washington's support for Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's plan for Jewish settlements.
• ISRAEL/DISENGAGEMENT PLAN VOA 06 May 2004 -- Israel's largest newspaper is reporting Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government has presented a new peace proposal to the United States and Europe. Sunday, Mr. Sharon's party rejected a more limited proposal.

• U.S. Pleased with Renewal of Talks on Transnistrian Conflict Washington File 06 May 2004 -- The United States is pleased that negotiations on the settlement of the Transnistrian conflict resumed on April 26-27, but is disappointed by the "unconstructive nature of the Transnistrians' recent proposal" as well as the continued stalemate on withdrawal of Russian military forces from Moldova, U.S. diplomat Douglas Davidson told the OSCE Permanent Council May 6.
• CONGRESS/SUDAN VOA 06 May 2004 -- The government of Sudan has come under sharp criticism in the U-S Congress for human rights violations and what lawmakers call "scorched earth" policies in its western Darfur region. Sudan was the subject of a House International Relations Committee hearing on Thursday
• Recruitment campaign for 3,500 new police in Liberia begins - UN mission UN News Centre 06 May 2004 -- Recruitment has begun for 3,500 new police officers in Liberia as part of the effort to help re-establish the rule of law in the West Africa country, the United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) said today.
• IVORY COAST / U-N VOA 06 May 2004 -- The ruling party in Ivory Coast has rejected a U-N report leaked to French media that accuses the government of directing deadly attacks against opposition and rebel supporters last March.
• SOMALIA/PEACE TALKS VOA 06 May 2004 -- The slow-moving Somalia peace talks, often marred by walkouts, suffered a further setback when the next phase of talks was postponed indefinitely. Mediators blame logistical problems for the delay.
• Sudan: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens As Militias Drive Villagers From Homes RFE/RL 06 May 2004 -- Aid groups say Sudan faces a humanitarian crisis as fighting in the west of the country continues to displace hundreds of thousands of people. The situation is prompting new world attention to events in the African nation.
• THAILAND / UNREST VOA 06 May 2004 -- The prime minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, has begun a three-day visit to the country's troubled southern Muslim provinces. The trip comes as police issue their first arrest warrant in last week's deadly attacks on Thai security posts by suspected Muslim militants that left 108 people dead.

Defense Policy / Programs

• PENTAGON/SAO TOME VOA 06 May 2004 -- The United States is moving quickly to cement its security relations with Sao Tome, where an oil production boom is expected to make the tiny West African island nation strategically important.
• Houston Marine receives Navy Cross Marine Corps News 06 May 2004-- Marine Pfc. Joseph B. Perez received the Navy Cross Medal from the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, during an awards ceremony Thursday at Marine Corps Air-Ground Training Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
• Mt. Pleasant Marine receives Silver Star Marine Corps News 06 May 2004-- Marine Lance Cpl. Armand E. McCormick, 22, received the Silver Star Medal from the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, during an awards ceremony May 5 at Marine Air Ground Combat Training Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
• Klamath Falls, Oregan Marine, receives Silver Star Marine Corps News 06 May 2004-- Marine Cpl. Robert P. Kerman received the Silver Star from the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, during an awards ceremony Thursday at Marine Air Ground Combat Training Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
• Rochester, N.Y. Marine, receives Navy Cross Marine Corps News 06 May 2004-- Marine Capt. Brian R. Chontosh received the Navy Cross Medal from the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps, Gen. Michael W. Hagee, during an awards ceremony Thursday at Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Training Center, Twentynine Palms, Calif.
• USS Chancellorsville Assists Stranded Fishermen Navy Newsstand 06 May 2004-- USS Chancellorsville (CG 62) provided humanitarian assistance to an Indonesian fishing vessel May 4 in the Molucca Sea.
• Kearsarge Completes Sea Trials, Ready to Sail Navy Newsstand 06 May 2004-- Four months, hundreds of maintenance and modernization items and countless training hours later, USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) returned to Naval Station Norfolk following the completion of sea trials April 26-28.
• Tarawa Pushes Through CART II Navy Newsstand 06 May 2004-- After a successful Light Off Assessment, the crew of USS Tarawa (LHA 1) headed to sea April 19-22 to take on the next challenge in preparing for their next deployment, the second phase of the Command Assessment of Readiness and Training (CART II).

• Ballistic Missile Defense in Korea to be Strengthened US Forces Korea 06 May 2004 -- Earlier this week Congresswoman Madeleine Bordallo, a member of the House Armed Services Committee, was informed by the Secretary of the Army that additional Patriot assets will be stationed in the Republic of Korea (ROK) to augment the ballistic missile defense capabilities already in the region.

• State Department Daily Briefing, May 6 Washington File 06 May 2004 -- G-8 ministerial meeting, Iraq, Bulgaria, Georgia, Jordan, Cuba, Cyprus, Greece
• White House Daily Briefing, May 6 Washington File 06 May 2004 -- Bush phone call to Mubarak, Iraq/prisoner abuse/Rumsfeld

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 06 May 2004 -- NATO considers Spanish request for royal wedding protection / NATO picks European proposal for improved satellite communications / Investigators say crew's error caused airplane crash that killed Macedonian (sic) president / Car bomb blasts entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone / U.S. Coast Guard evaluating threat of waterborne suicide attacks in Persian Gulf / North Korea to test long-range missile engine
• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 06 May 2004 -- NATO chief renews call for nations to commit more forces to ISAF / Japan seeking cooperation with NATO in Afghan disarmament / Pentagon forced to withdraw leaflet linking aid to information on Taliban / Georgian leader wins power struggle