21 August 2004 Military News |
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- TWO TF DANGER SOLDIERS KILLED, THREE WOUNDED IN ATTACK
- SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION IN SOUTHERN BAGHDAD
- Marines survive attack on seven-story building USMC News 21 Aug 2004 -- Lance Cpl. Ronald C. Conyers thanks God and a single pillar for saving his squad's life here Wednesday.
- Najaf Standoff Continues; U.S. Soldier Dies In Attack AFPS 21 Aug 2004 -- Militia under the command of radical cleric Muqtada al Sadr are apparently still in control of a holy shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf, news reports say today.
- IRAQ/NAJAF VOA 21 Aug 2004 -- There is tension in the Iraqi city of Najaf, where talks over transferring custody of a holy shrine have stalled.
- Polish Soldier Killed, Six Injured In Iraq Attack RFE/RL 21 Aug 2004 -- One Polish soldier was killed and six injured in a car bomb explosion today next to their convoy near the Iraqi town of Al-Hillah.
- Pakistan Says Militants Killed Near Afghan Border RFE/RL 21 Aug 2004 -- The Pakistani military says that its forces were hunting Al-Qaeda linked rebels in the South Waziristan tribal region near the border with Afghanistan today.
- Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan District Office RFE/RL 21 Aug 2004 -- An Afghan security official says about 80 suspected Taliban fighters attacked a district head's office in southern Afghanistan early today, leaving at least three dead.
Other Conflicts
- NEPAL / REBELS VOA 21 Aug 2004 -- In Nepal, fresh violence has erupted in the capital, Kathmandu, on the fourth day of a blockade imposed by Maoist rebels. As Anjana Pasricha reports, the rebels are not backing down, even though the government has agreed to one of their key demands.
- Four Killed In Fighting, Explosion In Chechnya RFE/RL 21 Aug 2004 -- An official with the Moscow-backed Chechen administration said today that at least four people were killed in incidents in the separatist region over the past day.
