03 June 2006 Military News

Iraq Car Bomb Kills At Least 27 RFE/RL 02 Jun 2006 -- In the southern city of Al-Basrah, a suicide car bombing in an outdoor market has killed at least 27 people and injured about 60.
Car Bomb Blast in Southern Iraq Kills At Least 15 VOA 03 Jun 2006 -- Officials in the southern Iraqi city of Basra say a car bomb blast has killed at least 15 people and wounded 30 others.

Officials Say Troops Recapture District From Taliban RFE/RL 02 Jun 2006 -- Afghanistan's Defense Ministry says U.S.-led coalition and Afghan troops have recaptured a southern district occupied by the Taliban earlier this week.
Afghanistan Purges Senior Police Officers RFE/RL 02 Jun 2006 -- The Afghan government has ordered a shake-up of the top ranks of its police force, just days after anti-foreigner riots shook the capital, Kabul.

Democratic Republic of Congo Elections Pose Enormous Challenges Washington File 03 Jun 2006 -- One of Africa’s largest and most populous countries, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is preparing for a national election in July and preparations are taxing the knowledge and resources of the international community, says Ali Diabacte, director of elections for the U.N. peacekeeping force called MONUC.

Transcript: Remarks by Secretary Rumsfeld at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Conference, Singapore 03 Jun 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld
Transcript: Press Availability with Secretary Rumsfeld and Minister Nelson following the Bilateral Meeting at Singapore 03 Jun 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Australian Minister for Defence Hon. Dr. Brendan Nelson MP

Russia completes peacekeeper rotation in S. Ossetia RIA Novosti 03 Jun 2006 -- Russia completed the biannual rotation of its peacekeeping contingent in South Ossetia Saturday as a motorcade with 500 troops left Georgia's breakaway province after being replaced with fresh personnel.
Tbilisi double-checks Russia's compliance with peacekeeper quota RIA Novosti 03 Jun 2006 -- Commanders of the Georgian peacekeeping contingent in South Ossetia confirmed that 500 Russian peacekeepers had rotated out of the breakaway province Saturday morning.
Hamas to Begin Paying Overdue Salaries VOA 03 Jun 2006 -- The Islamic militant group Hamas, which heads the Palestinian Authority, plans to begin paying overdue salaries to government employees next week.

Rumsfeld Urges China to Explain Increased Military Spending VOA 03 Jun 2006 -- The U.S. Secretary of Defense has said that Iran's support for terrorism makes it an unusual participant in a regional group led by China and Russia

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