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28 August 2006 Military News |
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- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Aug 2006 [PDF]
- MND-B SOLDIER KILLED BY SMALL-ARMS FIRE
- 4 MND-B SOLDIERS KILLED BY ROADSIDE BOMB
- MND-B SOLDIER KILLED BY ROADSIDE BOMB
- DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- Press Briefing, Aug. 28, 2006 MNF-I 28 Aug 2006 -- TOPIC: OPERATIONAL UPDATE
- Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Pittard from Iraq 28 Aug 2006 -- Presenter: Commander, Iraqi Assistance Group, Brig. Gen. Dana Pittard
- Shi'ite Militiamen Battle Iraqi Soldiers in Southern Iraq VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- Iraqi officials say at least 40 Shi'ite militiamen and 20 Iraqi soldiers have been killed in an eruption of fighting in the southern part of the country
- CENTAF releases airpower summaries AFPN 28 Aug 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summaries for Aug. 25 to 27.
- Iraqi Forces Capture Bomb Maker, Repel Attack AFPS 28 Aug 2006 -- Iraqi security forces captured a suspected bomb maker and cell leader yesterday near Mussayib, Iraq, U.S. military officials said.
- Iraqi troops battle rebels IRNA 28 Aug 2006 -- Iraqi troops fought fierce street battles with rebels in the central town of Diwaniyah on Monday.
- Iraqi Troops Battle Shi'ite Militiamen in Southern Iraq, 34 Dead VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- Officials say a fierce battle between Iraqi troops and Shi'ite militiamen in the south of the country has left at least 34 people dead.
- Afghan, Coalition Forces Find Multiple Bombs; Two Afghans Rescued AFPS 28 Aug 2006 -- Afghan and coalition forces discovered and disabled multiple explosive devices in three separate locations today, and coalition forces helped save two Afghan boys, U.S. military officials reported.
- C-17 crew delivers vital supplies to Soldiers AFPN 28 Aug 2006 -- A C-17 Globemaster III crew from Manas completed the base's first combat airdrop mission when they dropped vital supplies to Army units engaged in combat in eastern Afghanistan Aug. 23.
- Berlin says no plans to shift troops to southern Afghanistan IRNA 28 Aug 2006 -- The German government has no plans to redeploy some of its troops from north Afghanistan to the southern part of the war-stricken country amid rising political violence, a spokesperson for Chancellor Angela Merkel announced in Berlin on Monday.
Other Conflicts
- UN Chief Satisfied Lebanon Implementing Ceasefire Resolution VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- After a meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister and other top officials, U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he is satisfied Lebanon is committed to the U.N. resolution that halted more than a month of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israel
- Italy Approves Sending Troops to Lebanon VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- The Italian government gave final approval for sending troops to Lebanon as part of a U.N. peacekeeping mission.
- Israel's Olmert Rejects Independent Investigation Into War VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert on Monday said he will appoint two government commissions to examine Israel's conduct in the recent conflict in Lebanon, but he rejected calls for an independent investigation.
- UN: Annan Calls On Israel To End Lebanon Blockade RFE/RL 28 Aug 2006 -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is in Beirut today for talks focusing on the strengthened UN force for Lebanon.
- Calling on Israel to end Lebanon blockade, Annan urges Hizbollah to free soldiers UN News Centre 28 Aug 2006 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan, currently in Beirut on the first leg of his shuttle diplomacy to the Middle East, has called on Israel to lift its blockade of Lebanon and urged Hizbollah to free two captured Israeli soldiers.
- UN: Annan Visits Beirut Over Lebanon Force RFE/RL 28 Aug 2006 -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan is in Beirut today for talks focusing on the strengthened UN force for Lebanon.
- Israeli-Dropped Cluster Bomblets Threaten South Lebanon VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- Two weeks ago, a U.N. brokered truce ended 34 days of fighting between Hezbollah militants and Israel in southern Lebanon
- Jordanian Prince Calls for Asian Muslim Troops to Join UN Force in Lebanon VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- An influential moderate from the Middle East is calling for Israel to drop its opposition to Asian Muslims being included in the United Nations peacekeeping force headed for Lebanon
- Israeli Air Strike Kills 4 Palestinian Security Men in Gaza City VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- Palestinian medics say an Israeli air strike has killed four Palestinian members of a Hamas-led security force in Gaza.
- United States Pressing for U.N. Peacekeepers in Darfur Washington File 28 Aug 2006 -- Responding to dramatic reports of tragic conditions in Darfur, Sudan, U.S. Ambassador John Bolton said he is pressing the Security Council for a resolution to authorize and set a deployment date for a large U.N. peacekeeping operation by the end of August.
- US Diplomat Attempts to Deliver Message to President of Sudan VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- A senior U.S. diplomatic envoy has extended a visit to Khartoum aimed at persuading the Sudanese government to approve deployment of United Nations peacekeeping forces in Darfur
- US Wants Early Vote on UN Peacekeepers for Darfur VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- The United States is pushing the Security Council to vote by the end of the week on a British-American sponsored resolution to send UN troops to Darfur
- GAMBIA-SENEGAL: UN assesses conditions of displaced on border IRIN 28 Aug 2006 -- United Nations agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) are investigating reports that thousands of people recently fled into The Gambia from unrest in Senegal’s southern Casamance region.
- 8 killed, 41 wounded in a fresh violence in Sri Lanka IRNA 28 Aug 2006 -- Five Sri Lankan soldiers and three civilians were killed and 41 wounded on Monday in Sri Lanka's battle-torn northeast as troops mounted a fresh offensive against Tamil Tigers to offset any attack on a key naval facility.
- Violence Continues in Southern Pakistan VOA 28 Aug 2006 -- Protests continued throughout Pakistan two days after government forces killed a rebel leader during counterinsurgency operations in the southwestern province of Balochistan
- UGANDA: Gov't and rebels sure of an end to 20-year conflict IRIN 28 Aug 2006 -- Both the Ugandan government and the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) were upbeat on Monday about a peaceful end to their 20-year-old war that has killed thousands and displaced almost two million people in the north of the country.
Defense Policy / Programs
- Transcript: Media Roundtable with Mr. Edelman from the Pentagon 28 Aug 2006 -- Presenter: Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, Eric Edelman
- Whiteman B-2s complete successful Andersen deployment AFPN 28 Aug 2006 -- After more than 140 sorties and 330 released weapons, B-2 Spirit aircraft, pilots, maintainers and support staff from the 509th Bomb Wing are returning home having completed another successful deployment here.
- US CENTCOM chief begins Pakistan's visit IRNA 28 Aug 2006 -- US CENTCOM chief begins Pakistan's visit
- Corps of Engineers preps for Hurricane Ernesto Army News 28 Aug 2006 -- In anticipation of Hurricane Ernesto making landfall along the gulf coast, the South Atlantic Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is preparing to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency and hurricane response operations.
- Press Gaggle by Dana Perino The White House 28 Aug 2006
Defense Industry
News Reports
- JORDAN: Parliament endorses anti-terrorism law IRIN 28 Aug 2006 -- The Lower House of the Jordanian Parliament on Sunday endorsed a controversial anti-terrorism law which allows security forces to put suspects under tight surveillance, detain them and ban them from leaving the country.
- Calm prevails in DR Congo as first parliamentary election results released, says UN UN News Centre 28 Aug 2006 -- The situation in Kinshasa remained calm over the weekend as the first parliamentary election results from last month’s historic balloting emerged, the United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) reported.
