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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 04 May 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• ROADSIDE BOMB KILLS 2 MND-B SOLDIERS
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 04 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• U.S. Marines, Iraqi Forces Respond to Attacks AFPS 04 May 2006 -- Combat operations continue in Iraq as U.S. Marines and Iraqi forces engaged enemy fighters after two attacks in recent days.
• Coalition Shows Zarqawi Outtakes During Press Event AFPS 04 May 2006 -- Coalition officials here today showed the "outtakes" of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's latest anti-coalition screed, and it became quickly apparent why they ended on the cutting-room floor, so to speak.
• Iraqi Forces More Capable in Counterinsurgency Fight AFPS 04 May 2006 -- Iraqi army forces are becoming much more capable and are increasingly taking the lead in counterinsurgency operations, coalition officials said here today at a news conference.
• US Military Says It is Closer to Capturing Al-Qaida's Leader in Iraq VOA 04 May 2006 -- The U.S. military says it is closer to capturing al-Qaida's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Durbin from Afghanistan 04 May 2006 -- Presenter: Commander, Combined Security Transition Command Afghanistan, Maj. Gen. Robert Durbin, Chief of Operations, Afghan National Army Lt. Gen. Sher Karimi
• Afghan General Wants Special Forces To Fight Terrorists VOA 04 May 2006 -- A senior Afghan general says the country's new army needs to develop an elite Special Forces unit in order to find and defeat small groups of insurgents who are hiding in rugged mountains along the border with Pakistan.
• Al Jazeera TV Shows Hekmatyar Saying He Supports Bin-Laden VOA 04 May 2006 -- Arab broadcaster Al Jazeera has telecast a videotape that shows an Afghan warlord wanted by the United States as saying that he and his followers want to support Osama bin Laden.
• Afghanistan Developing Into Capable Partner in War on Terrorism AFPS 04 May 2006 -- Afghan national security forces are building capabilities every day and will soon be able to provide security for their country and be a strong partner in the war on terrorism, two U.S. and Afghan generals involved in training the forces said in a news briefing from Afghanistan today.
• Britain Takes Lead Of NATO Afghan Forces RFE/RL 04 May 2006 -- Britain today took over command of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, replacing the Italians who have commanded the UN-mandated force for the last nine months.

Other Conflicts

• Background Q&A: Darfur: Crisis Continues cfr.org 04 May 2006 -- Three years after government-backed Arab militias known as "Janjaweed" began burning villages and conducting large-scale massacres in the Darfur region, the Sudanese authorities and rebel forces are moving at a painfully slow rate toward peace
• Annan Calls Emergency Meeting On Darfur VOA 04 May 2006 -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan is pleading with influential countries to pressure Darfur's warring parties to bring their peace talks to a successful conclusion
• SUDAN: Tensions rise in Jonglei after clashes IRIN 04 May 2006 -- Scores of people were killed and wounded in Poktap when fighting between forces of the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLA) and armed civilians of the Lou community escalated on Tuesday, threatening to destabilise a fragile peace in the volatile south-eastern state of Jonglei.
• US Pushes for Darfur Peace Deal Before Latest Deadline Arrives VOA 04 May 2006 -- The pressure on Sudan's warring parties in the western Darfur region is growing as a third deadline approaches Thursday to reach a peace deal proposed by the African Union to end more than three years of violence
• Top UN humanitarian aid official sounds alarm over world inaction on Darfur UN News Centre 04 May 2006 -- With renewed carnage in Sudan’s Darfur region spilling into Chad and displacing hundreds thousands more in the past few months, the United Nations top relief official today warned that humanitarian disaster there was imminent if the world did not take quick strong action to get aid in, protect the population and secure a political settlement that stopped the violence once and for all.
• Warring Sides in Darfur Conflict Face Midnight Deadline VOA 04 May 2006 -- Warring factions from Sudan's Darfur region are facing a midnight deadline (2300 UTC) to agree on a deal to end three years of civil war.
• Darfur Rebels Adamant as Another Deadline Looms VOA 04 May 2006 -- Western and African diplomats are racing against time to strike a deal that will end what has been described as the worst humanitarian crisis in Sudan's Darfur
• NIGERIA-SUDAN: Clock ticks on third Darfur peace deadline in a week IRIN 04 May 2006 -- As Sudan’s warring Darfur factions near their third deadline this week for the signing of a peace deal, mediators overseeing the talks in the Nigerian capital are working to wrest more concessions from the Sudanese government.
• US Willing To Discuss European Ideas on Palestinian Aid VOA 04 May 2006 -- The United States said Thursday it is open to discussing European ideas for avoiding a Palestinian financial collapse in talks with other members of the international Quartet on the Middle East next week in New York.
• COTE D IVOIRE: EU promises multi million dollar donation to restore peace IRIN 04 May 2006 -- The European Union is poised to donate some 100 million euros, or 126 million dollars, to help restore peace in Cote d’Ivoire, including funds to supply water and sanitation to the most vulnerable population, officials said on Thursday.
• NEPAL: Maoists ready for peace talks IRIN 04 May 2006 -- Maoist insurgents, who have been waging an armed rebellion in Nepal for the last 10 years, announced on Thursday that they were now ready for peace talks with the newly-formed democratic government, led by the seven main political parties in the Himalayan kingdom.
• Nepal's Maoists Agree to Peace Talks VOA 04 May 2006 -- Nepal's Maoist rebels have welcomed the new interim government's offer for a truce and have agreed to hold peace talks.
• Israel's Incoming PM Says Prepare for New Borders VOA 04 May 2006 -- Israel's incoming prime minister, Ehud Olmert, says his country's new borders will be significantly different from its current boundaries.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Senate Passes Bill to Fund Military Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan VOA 04 May 2006 -- The U.S. Senate has approved a $109 billion spending measure to fund military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the rebuilding of the hurricane-ravaged Gulf coast
• Transcript: Remarks by Secretary Rumsfeld at Southern Center for International Studies, Atlanta, Ga 04 May 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
• US, Russian Navies Plan More Cooperation Next Year VOA 04 May 2006 -- Senior U.S. and Russian navy officers have agreed on a program of expanded exercises and exchanges next year during four days of annual meetings
• Reserve wing, Army unit join forces at Red Flag-Alaska AFPN 04 May 2006 -- The Air Force Reserve Command's 934th Airlift Wing, lead wing for the Elmendorf component of Red Flag-Alaska 06-2, is working with the Army’s 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, to ensure both units receive the training they need.
• NATO Partners Conclude Shamrock Key Exercise AFPS 04 May 2006 -- Special forces operators from the U.S., Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Poland and Norway concluded exercise Shamrock Key 2006 here April 27.
• National Guard, Reserves Fully Integrated Into Force, Leaders Say AFPS 04 May 2006 -- The National Guard and reserve components are key players in America's ability to fight the war on terror abroad, and respond to security threats and national disasters in the homeland, Defense Department leaders said here yesterday.
• Guard Demonstrating Versatility, Capability, Chief Says AFPS 04 May 2006 -- Over the past year, the National Guard has demonstrated not only its ability to be the nation's "minutemen" and respond to calls immediately, but also its ability to sustain several different missions at once, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said here yesterday.
• Counter fire platoon keeps terrorists on toes Army News 04 May 2006 -- For 18 hours a day, the Soldiers work through heat, wind and rain, awaiting the two words that are music to a field artilleryman’s ears: counter fire.
• Army tests future combat systems in Air Force experiment Army News 04 May 2006 -- The Army recently tested emerging Future Combat System technology by teaming up with the Air Force for the Joint Expeditionary Force Experiment 2006 (JEFX 06) at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
• Crusher unmanned ground combat vehicle unveiled Army News 04 May 2006 -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and U.S. Army unveiled the Crusher unmanned ground combat vehicle last week in a ceremony hosted by the Carnegie Mellon University’s National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh, Penn.
• Walter Reed to continue legacy at new location Army News 04 May 2006 -- When the premier medical centers from the Army and Navy merge into one joint facility in Bethesda, Md., in 2011, the rich heritage and world-class treatment reputation of Walter Reed Army Medical Center will continue under the same name at a different location, the hospital's commander said April 30.
• Press Briefing by Scott McClellan The White House 04 May 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 04 May 2006
• NATO's Door Must Remain Open, State's Volker Says Washington File 04 May 2006 -- To meet the security challenges of the 21st century, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) must continue the transformation that has characterized the alliance’s successes since the end of the Cold War, says Kurt Volker, the principal deputy assistant secretary of state for European affairs.
• Russia dragging its feet over Black Sea Fleet dispute - Ukraine RIA Novosti 04 May 2006 -- Ukraine's deputy foreign minister Thursday accused Russia of not wanting a swift and efficient resolution to a dispute over its naval base in Ukraine.
• South Korean Police Evict Protesters From Future US Military Base Site VOA 04 May 2006 -- South Korean authorities launched a massive police operation to clear protesters from the future site of U.S. military headquarters in the country

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for May 4, 2006

News Reports

• Azerbaijan: Iranian President In Baku For Regional Economic Summit RFE/RL 04 May 2006 -- Ostensibly, the annual summit of the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) opening on May 5 in Baku, the Azerbaijani capital, will focus on economic issues. But the presence of Iran's president and the debate surrounding the Iranian nuclear standoff is likely to overshadow the gathering.