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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 Jun 2006 [PDF]
• MND-B SOLDIER KILLED BY ROADSIDE BOMB
• FOUR MARINES KILLED IN OPERATIONS
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Casey from the Pentagon 22 Jun 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Commander, Multinational Force Iraq, Gen. George Casey
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for June 22 AFPN 22 Jun 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for June 22.
• Coalition Troops to Leave Muthanna Province in Iraq AFPS 22 Jun 2006 -- All coalition troops will leave Iraq's Muthanna province by the end of July, making it the country's first province to be responsible for its own security since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraqi officials said here today.
• America’s First Team set to deploy Army News 22 Jun 2006 -- News that the Department of Defense announced the deployment of the 1st Cavalry Division Headquarters element and the 2nd and 3rd Brigade Combat Teams to Iraq spread like wildfire throughout the division this week.
• Iraq Insurgents Kill 5 US Service Members VOA 22 Jun 2006 -- Insurgents in Iraq have killed five U.S. service members.
• Afghan, Coalition Forces Raid Extremist Compound AFPS 22 Jun 2006 -- Afghan and coalition forces today raided a known enemy compound northwest of Tarin Kowt in the Shahidi Hass district of Afghanistan's Uruzgan province, military officials reported.
• Afghan President Calls Al-Qaida Deputy 'Enemy of the Afghan People' VOA 22 Jun 2006 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has denounced al-Qaida's deputy commander, Ayman al-Zawahiri, describing the Egyptian-born extremist as an enemy of the Afghan people
• New Zawahiri Tape Urges Afghans to Rise Against US-Led Forces VOA 22 Jun 2006 -- A new videotape from al-Qaida's number two leader Ayman al-Zawahiri has urged the people of Afghanistan to rise up against U.S. and coalition forces.
• Karzai Calls For New Approach Against Terror RFE/RL 22 Jun 2006 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai today urged the international community to reassess it approach to fighting terrorism, which he said was causing suffering in Afghanistan, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reported.
• U.S. Navy Ship Mercy Continues Aid Mission in Southeast Asia Washington File 20 Jun 2006 -- After visit to Philippines, Mercy heading to Indonesia, Bangladesh, East Timor

Other Conflicts

• US Official Calls for Islamic Courts to Stop Expanding in Somalia VOA 22 Jun 2006 -- The U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs has called on Somalia's Union of Islamic Courts to stop taking territory in volatile Somalia
• Arab League Hosts Somali Peace Talks in Sudan VOA 22 Jun 2006 -- Somalia's transitional government and the Union of Islamic Courts met with officials of the Arab League and the Sudanese government in a bid to arrange peace talks
• EU's Congo Force Starts Mission on Defensive VOA 22 Jun 2006 -- The European Union's military force in the Democratic Republic of Congo has begun its mission on the defensive.
• Lankan rebels threaten use of suicide bombers if war erupts IRNA 22 Jun 2006 -- The political chief of the Tamil Tiger rebels, S P Tamilselvan, said that his group would use all means necessary, including suicide bombers, if full-scale war erupts in the island nation.
• Lankan government believes in peace process IRNA 22 Jun 2006 -- Sri Lankan Minister of Media and Information Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said that there is no change in the Sri Lanka government's position with regard to the peace process, Norwegian facilitation and the Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission (SLMM).
• Nepalese Maoists ready for arms management before joining Govt IRNA 22 Jun 2006 -- Clearing doubts on whether they would lay down arms, a senior Maoist leader has said the rebels were ready to manage their weapons under UN supervision even as Nepal government promised to bear the expenses of some 10,000 cadre once they disarm.
• Annan ‘hopeful’ of persuading Sudanese authorities to accept UN force in Darfur UN News Centre 22 Jun 2006 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced hope that the world body would be able to convince Sudan’s authorities to accept a UN peacekeeping force in the troubled region of Darfur, saying not only is it needed to implement a recently signed peace agreement but also to provide security to the internally displaced, estimated to number more than 2 million.
• SOMALIA: Arab League mediators meet govt and Islamic delegations IRIN 22 Jun 2006 -- Arab League diplomats trying to reconcile Somalia's transitional government with the Islamic leaders who control Mogadishu met representives from both sides in the Sudanese capital, Khartoum, on Thursday, but face-to-face discussions between the two parties were yet to take place, a member of one of the delegations said.
• DRC: Military operations in Ituri counter productive - report IRIN 22 Jun 2006 -- Military operations conducted in the troubled northeastern district of Ituri by the Congolese army, with the support of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC), are counter productive as they have contributed to the worsening of the security situation in the district, according to a report by the Forum on early Warning and Early Response (FEWER-Africa).
• Abbas, Olmert Agree to Hold Talks VOA 22 Jun 2006 -- The prime minister of Israel and the president of the Palestinian Authority met informally on Thursday in Jordan, and agreed to hold formal talks in the near future.
• Nepal Grapples With Issue of Rebel Disarmament VOA 22 Jun 2006 -- In Nepal, a recent power sharing deal between Maoist rebels and the government has been hailed as a milestone in ending a decade-long communist rebellion that has devastated the country.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Air Force stands ready for 2006 hurricane season AFPN 22 Jun 2006 -- With hurricanes Katrina and Rita still fresh on their minds, Air Force officials stand ready to face anything Mother Nature may throw at them this hurricane season, senior leaders here said.
• U.S. Reducing Number of Overseas Military Bases Washington File 22 Jun 2006 -- Thousands of U.S. troops will be repositioned and several overseas bases will be closed over the next five years as part of the military’s transformation agenda, defense officials told a congressional committee June 20.
• Army assesses new Land Warrior System Army News 22 Jun 2006 -- The Land Warrior and Mounted Warrior Soldier Systems are under operational assessment at Fort Lewis, Wash., by the 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 4th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division.
• New tourniquet named one of Army’s 10 greatest inventions Army News 22 Jun 2006 -- A tourniquet tested by Army researchers and recommended as the best to give to every deployed Soldier in Iraq and Afghanistan was honored June 21 as one of the Army’s 10 Greatest Inventions for 2005.
• Army raises enlistment age Army News 22 Jun 2006 -- The Army has raised the enlistment age to 42, made possible under provisions of the Fiscal Year 2006 National Defense Authorization Act.
• CSTO must quickly react to threats - Russia's defense minister RIA Novosti 22 Jun 2006 -- The Collective Security Treaty Organization should be able to provide a quick and adequate response to all kinds of threats, not only military, the Russian defense minister said Thursday.
• Bush Says Guantanamo Should Be Closed RFE/RL 22 Jun 2006 -- U.S. President George W. Bush has said he understands international concerns about the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and wants the center to be closed.
• Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Steve Hadley The White House 22 Jun 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 22 Jun 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for June 22, 2006
• AFRL awards $10.2 million contract to Lockheed Martin AFPN 22 Jun 2006 -- The Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded a $10,251,024 contract in support of its "Integrated Sensor IS Structure," or ISIS program, to Lockheed Martin Corp., Maritime Systems and Sensors, of Akron, Ohio.

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