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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 10 Jun 2005 [PDF]
• Task Force Liberty Soldier dies of non-battle injury
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Department of the Army Civilian Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• FIVE MARINES KILLED BY IED
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Iraqi Forces Seize Terrorists, Cash, Weapons AFPS 10 Jun 2005 -- Iraqi Army and Task Force Baghdad soldiers captured 33 terror suspects, seized 2 million Iraqi dinars and confiscated a variety of bomb-making materials in a series of operations conducted June 8 and 9, military officials in Baghdad reported.

• Afghanistan: Italian Hostage Clementina Cantoni Released RFE/RL 10 Jun 2005 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai today praised the work of his Interior Ministry, security forces, and tribal leaders in securing the release of a kidnapped Italian aid worker.
• NATO Expanding Missions in Afghanistan AFPS 10 Jun 2005 -- NATO is committed to expanding its International Security Assistance Force into western and southern Afghanistan, and will reinforce Afghan security forces during upcoming elections.

Other Conflicts

• US Believes Capture of Balkans War Crimes Figure Mladic May Be Near VOA 10 Jun 2005 -- A senior U.S. diplomat said Friday the capture of key Balkans war crimes figure Ratko Mladic may be near. Under-Secretary of State Nicolas Burns, just back from talks in the Balkans, told reporters it is only a matter of time before the former Bosnian-Serb military chief is captured.
• BURUNDI-TANZANIA: Rebel FNL, government officials begin ceasefire talks IRIN 10 Jun 2005 -- Delegates from the Burundian government and the rebel Forces nationales de liberation (FNL) began talks on Friday on how to implement a ceasefire agreement, after almost a week of delays.
• Haiti: UN peacekeeper, Red Cross workers wounded in shooting UN News Centre 10 Jun 2005 -- A United Nation peacekeeper, two Haitian Red Cross volunteers and another Haitian civilian were wounded – one severely – when unknown gunmen opened fire on the group in front of a hospital in Cité Soleil, a troubled suburb of the capital Port-au-Prince.
• Annan welcomes promising developments related to Sudan's troubled Darfur region UN News Centre 10 Jun 2005 -- Assistance from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union to airlift additional African Union (AU) peacekeepers into Sudan's troubled Darfur region will help expand the African-led peacekeeping mission there in a timely fashion, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
• Cyprus: Annan considering ways to help facilitate settlement UN News Centre 10 Jun 2005 -- The Secretary-General is currently considering what steps to take in the pursuit of his good offices mission on Cyprus, following the "pulse-taking" visit to the region recently by the head of the UN's Department of Political Affairs, a UN spokesman said today.
• Israeli Public Support for Gaza Pullout Plunges VOA 10 Jun 2005 -- Israeli public support for the government's planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip this summer is declining.
• Darfur Talks Resume In Nigerian Capital VOA 10 Jun 2005 -- Talks between Darfur rebels and the Sudanese government have reopened in the Nigerian capital, Abuja, after six months of impasse. But analysts and civil society members remain skeptical that any important steps will be made toward ending the crisis during the African Union-mediated negotiations.
• SUDAN: Violence-hit South Darfur town "no-go area" for UN staff IRIN 10 Jun 2005 -- The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) said on Thursday it had suspended its activities in the town of Muhajiriya in the South Darfur state of western Sudan following recent fighting between rival rebel forces in the area.
• Bosnia and Herzegovina: Net Tightens Around Key Serb War Crimes Suspect RFE/RL 10 Jun 2005 -- Serbia is coming under increasing international pressure to capture General Ratko Mladic, the former Bosnian Serb military chief wanted by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia on charges of genocide.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DOD Announces Monthly Recruiting/Retention Numbers 10 Jun 2005 -- The Department of Defense announced today its recruiting and retention statistics by the active and reserve components for the month of May.
• New Incentives, Marketing Aim to Attract Military Recruits AFPS 10 Jun 2005 -- The Army hopes to introduce new incentives to attract recruits while working to educate parents, teachers and other adults who influence young people's decision to enlist about the long-term benefits of military service.
• DoD Won't Resort to Draft or Sacrifice Quality to Boost Numbers AFPS 10 Jun 2005 -- Despite recruiting shortfalls for the active Army and all reserve components except the Air Force Reserve in May, defense officials say they will strive to fill the ranks with the highest-quality recruits possible and have no intention of supporting a draft.

• NORAD Changes to Prevent Another September 11th VOA 10 Jun 2005 -- The September 11th attacks in 2001 changed the way the United States looks at its domestic security. Part of that change was the establishment of a new military command for North America, and a re-focusing of the capabilities of one of the country's primary defense systems, the North American Air Defense Command, headquartered inside a mountain in Colorado.
• Combatant Command Senior Enlisteds Gather at First Conference AFPS 10 Jun 2005 -- Several U.S. military's highest-placed enlisted warfighters met in Colorado for the first Combatant Command Senior Enlisted Leader Conference recently.
• War on Terror Won't End With Treaty Signing, Cheney Says AFPS 10 Jun 2005 -- The global war on terror is not the kind of conflict that will end clearly with a treaty signing, Vice President Richard B. Cheney told servicemembers here today.
• Report: Pilot error caused Predator crash AFPN 10 Jun 2005 -- Pilot error caused the Nov. 24, 2004 crash of an MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle at an undisclosed military installation in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, according to an accident investigation board report released June 10.
• Airmen join Soldiers taking Kenya military to new heights AFPN 10 Jun 2005 -- As the sun rose June 6, seven Airmen wearing desert flightsuits stood outside the guarded entrance to Jomo Kenyatta International Airport waiting for their passengers.
• U.S., Singapore Navy Boarding Teams Combine For CARAT Navy NewsStand 10 Jun 2005 -- A combined U.S. Navy and Republic of Singapore Navy (RSN) visit, board, search and seizure (VBSS) training event aboard USS Fort McHenry (LSD 43) integrated the two navies as they shared maritime security tactics and techniques during exercise Cooperation Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT) 2005, June 4.
• Pascagoula Ships Sortie to Evade Tropical Storm Arlene Navy NewsStand 10 Jun 2005 -- USS Thomas S. Gates (CG 51) and USS John L. Hall (FFG 32) got underway from Naval Station Pascagoula, Miss., June 10 in order to evade approaching Tropical Storm Arlene.

• NATO To Open Center for Training of Iraqi Military Officers Washington File 10 Jun 2005 -- ADDITIONAL SUPPORT FOR AFGHAN ELECTIONS / SEMINAR IN SOFIA TO ADDRESS WMD PROLIFERATION

• State Department Briefing, June 10 Washington File 10 Jun 2005 -- Saudi Arabia, Syria/Lebanon, Iran, Bolivia, Mexico, South Korea, Iraq, China, Pakistan
• White House Daily Briefing, June 10 Washington File 10 Jun 2005 -- Bush/Harvey Rosen, Bush/President Roh's meeting, North Korea, NAACP/new head, medicare, Africa/debt relief, 9/11 Commission, Porter Goss, weaponization of space, Syria/Lebanon

Defense Industry

News Reports

• BOLIVIA'S CRISIS: AMID 'CHAOS,' A 'DESOLATE OUTLOOK' US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 10 Jun 2005
• Bush Disturbed by Reports Syrian Agents Still in Lebanon VOA 10 Jun 2005 -- President Bush says he is disturbed by reports that Syrian intelligence agents are still operating in Lebanon.
• U.S. Deeply Concerned about Syrian Interference in Lebanon Washington File 10 Jun 2005 -- The U.S. government is deeply concerned about Syria's intimidation and interference in Lebanon, according to State Department spokesman Sean McCormack.
• Secretary-General calls for peaceful resolution of Ethiopian election dispute UN News Centre 10 Jun 2005 -- In the days since Ethiopia's disputed elections sparked a wave of violent street protests in the capital, Addis Ababa, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has spoken several times to both Ethiopian Prime Minister Meles Zenawi and opposition leaders in that country, according to a statement issued by a UN spokesman.
• Uzbekistan: U.S. Sharpens Call For Independent Probe Of Andijon Bloodshed, While Russia Objects RFE/RL 10 Jun 2005 -- Since the first reports of bloodshed in Andijon, the administration of U.S. President George W. Bush has been slowly increasing its criticism of the government of Uzbek President Islam Karimov. Yesterday, the expression of concern rose significantly.
• Kyrgyz Parliamentarian Assassinated In Bishkek RFE/RL 10 Jun 2005 -- A leading Kyrgyz parliamentarian, Zhirgalbek Surabaldiev, has been shot dead in Bishkek. The assassination today comes a month before the country is to hold presidential elections in the wake of the ouster of former President Askar Akaev in late March.
• Russia, NATO Split Over Uzbekistan RFE/RL 10 Jun 2005 -- Divisions have emerged between Russia and NATO over the recent unrest in Uzbekistan, with Russia opposing NATO-backed calls for an international inquiry into the shootings in Andijon.