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04 August 2004 Military News

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Current Operations

  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 04 Aug 2004 [PDF]
  • DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualty
  • DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
  • DoD Identifies Army Casualties

  • IRAQI SECURITY FORCES RESPOND TO COORDINATED ATTACKS THAT KILL 14 CIVILIANS CENTCOM 04 Aug 2004 -- Iraqi police and Iraqi National Guard soldiers here responded quickly today to a series of coordinated attacks targeting police, ING and multi-national forces that left more than 14 Iraqi citizens dead and 31 wounded.
  • Iraqi Forces Respond to Attacks in Mosul AFPS 04 Aug 2004 -- Iraqi police and Iraqi National Guard soldiers here responded quickly today to a series of coordinated attacks targeting police, ING and multinational forces that left at least 14 Iraqi citizens dead and 31 wounded.
  • IRAQ WRAP VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- Two Turkish and four Jordanian hostages have been freed in Iraq. But on Wednesday a militia group loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr abducted six Iraqi policemen in the holy city of Najaf. And, Iraqi police clashed with insurgents in the north.
  • IRAQ'S BORDER OPERATIONS SUPPORTED BY MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES CENTCOM 04 Aug 2004 -- Multi-National Forces, at the request of the Iraqi Interim Government, began Monday conducting border enforcement missions along Iraq's Syrian border to disrupt the movement of anti-Iraqi forces into the country.
  • IRAQ/HOSTAGES VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- Six foreign hostages have been freed in Iraq. The men are Jordanian and Turkish truck drivers who were being held by separate groups of kidnappers.

  • Nearly 6000 Afghan Militia Forces Disarmed Since April Washington File 04 Aug 2004 -- Following is a July 27 press release from the U.S. Embassy in Kabul outlining progress made in Afghanistan in areas such as voter registration; reconstruction; and the Disarmament, Demobilization, and Re-integration (DDR) effort
  • Pak military says foreign militants flushed out in tribal region IRNA 04 Aug 2004 -- The Pakistani military said on Tuesday that its security forces, during recent operations in the country`s tribal area, not only flushed out foreign militants but also gained control of the area and, in the process, have seized a huge cache of arms and ammunition.

  • Army moving equipment from Korea to Iraq Army News Service 04 Aug 2004 -- The Army has begun moving equipment from the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea for duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  • Cobra Sweep cleans up Baghdad district Army News Service 04 Aug 2004 -- A cordon and search operation of abandoned apartment buildings suspected of containing explosive materials took place July 28 in Baghdad's Hay Muthana district.

  • Marines and ING soldiers walk the beat Marine Corps News 04 Aug 2004 -- The patrol wasn't the average patrol for the Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment's Weapons Company. It was part training, part intelligence gathering. They prepared for enemy contact, like any other day, but took along with them soldiers from the Iraqi National Guard.
  • Marines working to defeat the enemy one leaflet at a time Marine Corps News 04 Aug 2004 -- A group of artillery Marines took a different approach to targeting for their deployment to Iraq. They're more into handing out leaflets than delivering earth-shattering barrages of firepower.
  • Marine tactics help prepare Japanese for Iraq duty Marine Corps News 04 Aug 2004 -- Marines demonstrated security and stability operations, like those currently in use in Iraq, for a contingent of Japan Self Defense Force officers here July 23.

Defense Policy / Programs

  • JEFX analyzes battlespace chain reactions AFPN 04 Aug 2004 -- The strategy division of the Combined Air and Space Operations Center here is giving Sun Tzu's strategy a whole new meaning with a new operational assessment tool being used as part of the Effects-based Operations and Predictive Battlespace Awareness Prototype, one of the 2004 initiatives.

  • White House Daily Briefing, August 4 Washington File 04 Aug 2004 -- White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan briefed reporters on Air Force One August 4 as they accompanied President Bush on a trip to Davenport, Iowa

Defense Industry

Other Conflicts

  • PRESS BRIEFING ON SUDAN United Nations 04 Aug 2004
  • SUDAN: Thousands demonstrate in Khartoum IRIN 04 Aug 2004 -- Thousands of protestors including Sudanese government ministers, religious leaders and students, marched on Wednesday through the streets of the capital, Khartoum, to demonstrate against "foreign interference" in the troubled western Darfur region.
  • UN will maintain pressure on Sudan until the commitments are met - Annan UN News Centre 04 Aug 2004 -- The United Nations will keep up the pressure on the Sudanese Government until it meets its commitments to disarm the militias responsible for deadly attacks in the troubled Darfur region and to restore security so that the estimated 1.2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) feel it is safe to return home, Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
  • UN / SUDAN VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says the Sudanese government must show progress in disarming outlawed militias by the end of this month. Some Sudanese officials have objected to a recent Security Council resolution that could bring international sanctions unless the government disarms the Janjaweed militia. Some officials in Khartoum say that is not enough time.
  • SUDAN/PROTESTS VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- Tens of thousands of people in Sudan's capital, Khartoum, marched on the United Nations building in a state-orchestrated demonstration against a Security Council resolution giving Sudan a month to disarm the Arab militias accused of carrying out atrocities against the region's black Africans.

  • ISRAEL / PALESTINIANS VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- Israel announced Wednesday it will speed up its planned withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank. The decision comes even as troops widen operations in Gaza to prevent the firing of more rockets into Israel.
  • EU/PALESTINIANS VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- The European Union is seeking to interview Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails about the Palestinian Authority's alleged use of European donor money to fund terrorism.
  • Middle East: No Easy Solution In Sight For Palestinian Authority Tensions RFE/RL 04 Aug 2004 -- The Palestinian National Authority, the body which governs the Palestinian territories, is riven with internal political tensions even as it struggles to contend with the unending conflict with Israel. The veteran Authority chairman, Yasser Arafat -- who turned 75 on 4 August -- is facing a revolt from the younger generation of Palestinian activists who want to see better governance of their territories, as well as the uprooting of corruption. They also want to see some results from the tattered peace process with Israel. Arafat has made some concessions to his critics, but is that enough to bring a new sense of direction to the Palestinian search for a secure future alongside Israel?

  • BURUNDI-DRC: Army repels Interahamwe militiamen IRIN 04 Aug 2004 -- Burundian government troops have succeeded in repelling an unknown number of Rwandan militiamen who crossed into Burundi from neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo, army spokesman Maj Adolphe Manirakiza said on Tuesday.
  • LIBERIA: Leadership battle in LURD leads to fighting on streets of Monrovia IRIN 04 Aug 2004 -- A long-running power struggle for the leadership of the Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD) rebel movement has spilled over into violence on the streets of the capital Monrovia, forcing UN peacekeeping forces to send in tanks and step up street patrols.
  • Côte d'Ivoire: Annan hails plans for first Government meeting since March UN News Centre 04 Aug 2004 -- Côte d'Ivoire's multi-party, post-conflict Government of National Reconciliation, which had hit an impasse over implementing its signed peace agreement, will soon meet to set in motion plans for political reform, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today.
  • US / GEORGIA / OSSETIA VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- The United States Wednesday urged Russia and Georgia to find a peaceful resolution of tensions over the breakaway Georgian regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. The issue is a focus of talks with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili, who is visiting Washington.

News Reports

  • SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 04 Aug 2004 -- Kosovo still suffering physical, psychological damage from March violence, UN report says / UN plans for Kosovo power plant may anger Belgrade / Germany considers military training for Iraqis in the UAE and supplying military trucks / U.S. set to advertise new Iraq prime deals soon / Army and police trains to repel terror attacks on nuclear weapons / Security Council to focus on Iraq, counter-terrorism and Sudan crisis / Former Soviet republics begin Russian-led military exercises in Kyrgyzstan / EU set to help Syria out of isolation / New North Korean missiles said to threaten the United States
  • SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 04 Aug 2004 -- U.S. speeds up shift to civilian control of Iraq aid program / Denmark recalls military leaders after abuse allegations / Afghanistan's vote could trigger mayhem

  • INDONESIA/US/MURDERS VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- The United States government has been accused of a cover-up regarding the murder of two American teachers in the restive Indonesian province of Papua almost two years ago. The question of who killed the teachers has a strong bearing on whether the United States resumes military cooperation with Indonesia.



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