26 June 2004 Military News |
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- ONE SOLDIER KILLED IN ATTACK
- DoD Identifies Army Casualties
- Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 26 Jun 2004 -- Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt, Deputy Director for Coalition Operations; and Dan Senor, Senior Adviser, CPA
- US Steps Up Campaign to Capture al-Zarqawi VOA News 26 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. military in Iraq says it has stepped up its campaign to hunt down wanted terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
- Blast Kills 17 Iraqis in Hilla VOA News 26 Jun 2004 -- Coalition officials in Iraq say a suspected car bomb in Hilla, south of Baghdad, has killed 17 Iraqis and wounded 40 others.
- Iraqi Security Forces Open the First JCC in Northern Iraq CENTCOM News Story 26 Jun 2004 -- The Iraqi Security Forces in the Ninevah Province increased their ability to protect Iraqi citizens and to react to emergencies, when they opened the first Joint Coordination Center in northern Iraq June 23. All security operations will operate from the Mosul JCC where a representative from every security force element will be stationed to facilitate coordination.
- Officials Hope $10 Million Bounty Will Help Capture Zarqawi AFPS 26 Jun 2004 -- When the United States put $15 million each on the heads of Saddam Hussein's sons, Uday and Qusay Hussein, it took only about week for someone to turn them in.
- Violence Strikes Iraqi Cities of Arbil, Baquba RFE/RL 26 Jun 2004 -- A car bomb exploded near a college in the northern Iraqi-Kurdish city of Arbil today, killing at least one person. Kurdish officials say some 40 people were wounded.
- AFGHANISTAN/ELECTION/VIOLENCE VOA 26 Jun 2004 -- In Afghanistan, a bomb attack has killed three people, including two women election workers, and wounded at least 12 others. The violence comes only days before a NATO summit in Turkey considers Afghan President Hamid Karzai's request for increased security for upcoming national elections.
Other Conflicts
- KASHMIR/VIOLENCE VOA 26 Jun 2004 -- In Indian Kashmir, suspected Islamic militants have shot dead 10 people and wounded 12 others. The attack comes a day before India and Pakistan open talks on the disputed region that has been wracked by 15 years of violence.
- IVORY COAST / PEACE TALKS VOA 26 Jun 2004 -- Ivory Coast's President Laurent Gbagbo has invited leaders of the seven opposition and rebel groups to a meeting next week in an effort to reconstitute the defunct power-sharing government of national unity. The groups accepted the invitation on Saturday.
Defense Policy / Programs
- NATO Summit to Focus on Outreach, Transformation AFPS 26 Jun 2004 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived here today to attend the NATO Istanbul Summit, the 17th in NATO's history.
- Statement by NATO Secretary General NATO 26 Jun 2004 -- Today, NATO Ambassadors reached an initial agreement to respond positively to the request of the Iraqi Interim Government for assistance with the training of its security forces, in accordance with UN Security Resolution 1546.
