26 August 2006 Military News

Afghan President Orders Inquiry Into US-Led Attack VOA 26 Aug 2006 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai has ordered an investigation into a U.S.-led attack that left at least eight people dead.

France Says 2,000 Troops to Arrive in Lebanon in Three Weeks VOA 26 Aug 2006 -- France says that all of its 2,000 troops committed to the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Lebanon will be in place within three weeks.
Syria does not accept int'l forces on its border with Lebanon IRNA 26 Aug 2006 -- Lebanese Prime Minister Fouad Siniora dismissed Israeli insistence that international forces be deployed on the Syrian border with Lebanon and said Lebanese troops already there posed no threat to Syria.
US holds inquiry into Israeli use of cluster bomb against Lebanon IRNA 26 Aug 2006 -- Following the alarm sounded by the United Nations on Israeli use of US-made cluster bombs in its air raids on southern Lebanon, Washington held inquiry into the matter.
Fatah, Hamas Agree To National Unity Government RFE/RL 26 Aug 2006 -- Representatives of Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas's Fatah movement and the Hamas militant group today reached an agreement to form a national unity government.

Reports: Ugandan Government, Rebel Group Sign Truce VOA 26 Aug 2006 -- Sources close to peace talks between the Ugandan government and rebels of the Lord's Resistance Army say the two sides have agreed to a cessation of hostilities.
Somalia Accuses Eritrea of Backing Islamist Movement VOA 26 Aug 2006 -- Somalia's interim government says Eritrea is sending troops and weapons to Somalia to bolster an increasingly powerful Islamist movement.

Detainee Transfer Announced 26 Aug 2006 -- The Department of Defense announced today that it transferred five detainees from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Afghanistan.

Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron Deploys to Kuwait Navy NewsStand 26 Aug 2006 -- Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron (NCWRON) 34 from Naval Coastal Warfare Group (NCWG) 1 deployed to Kuwait Aug. 22 and 24 to provide harbor and port security.

Palestinian Official: Two Journalists Held Hostage Unharmed VOA 26 Aug 2006 -- A Palestinian official says two Western journalists seized earlier this month in the Gaza Strip have not been harmed.