10 October 2004 Military News |
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Current Operations
- Marine Killed in Action in Al Anbar
- Soldier Killed by Car Bomb Blast
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
- IRAQ / WRAP VOA 10 Oct 2004 -- At least 18 people, including an American soldier, were killed following two car bombings in Baghdad. The attacks occurred while Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld made a surprise visit to Iraq to speak with military leaders and U.S. Marines.
- First Infantry Division Soldiers Detain Seven After Finding Cache MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Oct 2004 -- First Infantry Division soldiers from Task Force 1-77 detained seven anti-Iraqi force members near Balad at about 1:30 p.m. on October 9.
- Two Car Bombs Detonate in Eastern Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Oct 2004 -- Two vehicle-borne explosive devices detonated in eastern Baghdad on Oct. 10. The first blast targeted a Multi-National Force convoy about 7:15 a.m. in eastern Baghdad, wounding one Task Force Baghdad Soldier.
- Iraqis, Marines Maintain Pressure on Insurgents MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces and the elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit continued their surge in Northern Babil province today, rounding up 15 more suspected insurgents and seizing additional enemy weapons.
- SecDef Rumsfeld visits, fields questions from Marines at Al Asad USMC News 10 Oct 2004 -- The Honorable Donald Rumsfeld, Secretary of Defense, visited with Marines, Sailors, Soldiers and Airmen at Al Asad for the first time here today to meet the troops in Iraq first-hand.
- Statement by NATO Secretary General on the Afghan elections NATO 10 Oct 2004 -- On behalf of the Atlantic Alliance, I congratulate the people of Afghanistan on the peaceful conduct of the Presidential elections.
- Explosives, Weapons Caches Found in Afghanistan AFPS 10 Oct 2004 -- No injuries or damages to equipment were reported following an improvised-explosive-device detonation near Jalalabad, Afghanistan, on Oct. 9, according to a Combined Force Command-Afghanistan news release.
- Bin Laden Hunt Continues 24/7, DoD Leaders Report AFPS 10 Oct 2004 -- The manhunt for Osama bin Laden continues "every day, 24 hours a day," the commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan told NBC News this week.
- BUSH - AFGHANISTAN VOA 10 Oct 2004 -- President Bush's National Security Advisor, Condoleezza Rice, says she believes the Afghan election results will stand, despite some technical problems at polling places.
- AFGHANISTAN ELECTION VOA 10 Oct 2004 -- Afghan and foreign officials are urging patience as they start investigating alleged cases of voter fraud in Afghanistan's first presidential election.
Other Conflicts
- SOMALIA/POLITICS VOA 10 Oct 2004 -- Members of Somalia's parliament gathered in Nairobi to elect the country's new president.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Rumsfeld: Troop Reductions Not Likely Until Iraqis Stronger AFPS 10 Oct 2004 -- There likely won't be a reduction in U.S. troop strength in Iraq until after the country's national elections in January, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told a gathering of servicemembers here today.
