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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 Aug 2004 [PDF]
• TWO MARINES KILLED IN ACTION IN AN NAJAF PROVINCE
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• IRAQ WRAP VOA 06 Aug 2004 -- Iraq's top Shi'ite Muslim cleric flew to London Friday for treatment for a heart condition. In central and southern Iraq, U.S. forces clashed for a second day with militia loyal to another Shi'ite cleric. The U.S. military says some 300 militants have been killed in two days of fighting.
• IRAQ/SHIA VOA 06 Aug 2004 -- A second day of fierce fighting has broken out in southern and central parts of Iraq. A two-month-old truce between followers of a radical Shia cleric and coalition troops appears to have evaporated. In the city of Najaf, the U.S. military estimates it has killed 300 militants over the past two days. Heavy fighting has also been raging in the streets of an impoverished Baghdad neighborhood, where Health Ministry officials say at least 19 people have been killed since Thursday.
• 16 Soldiers Wounded in Four Attacks MNF-I/MNC-I 06 Aug 2004 -- Sixteen Task Force Baghdad Soldiers were wounded here in four separate attacks by anti-Iraqi forces that occurred over a six-hour period Aug. 5.
• Fierce Fighting Escalates In Iraq RFE/RL 06 Aug 2004 -- A week of increasing violence in Iraq has culminated with fierce clashes across central and southern Iraq between the Imam Al-Mahdi Army of Shi'a cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and U.S., British, and Italian forces.
• Marines help beef up the line for Iraqi Border Police Marine Corps News 06 Aug 2004 -- Border security between Iraq and Syria is strengthening due in part to an initiative spearheaded by Marines from Regimental Combat Team 7.

• Coalition Soldiers Wounded, Cache Found in Afghanistan AFPS 06 Aug 2004 -- Eight coalition soldiers were wounded today in two separate incidents in Zabul province, according to a release from Combined Forces Command Afghanistan.
• Afghanistan: As Election Campaign Gets Rolling, Some Already Alleging Fraud RFE/RL 06 Aug 2004 -- With just a few days to go before Afghan officials announce a final list of candidates for presidential elections in October, some in the capital Kabul are alleging registration fraud. The controversy surrounds a registration requirement that each candidate submit photocopies of 10,000 voter-registration cards to prove he or she has sufficient public support. Now there's concern that government employees are being told whom to give their copies to -- and that some copies are being shared between the candidates.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Secretary of the Navy Honors New Hampshire - Names New Attack Submarine After the Granite State 06 Aug 2004 -- During a visit to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Secretary of the Navy Gordon England announced his decision to name the next Virginia class submarine in honor of the State of New Hampshire. The new, nuclear-powered, attack submarine, designated SSN 778, will be built by General Dynamics Electric Boat (Conn.) and Northrop Grumman Newport News (Va.).
• SECNAV Names New Attack Submarine New Hampshire NNS 06 Aug 2004 -- During a visit to Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Secretary of the Navy Gordon England announced his decision to name the next Virginia-class submarine in honor of the State of New Hampshire.
• Army Works to Get Intelligence From Tactical to National Levels AFPS 06 Aug 2004 -- Army intelligence officials are working to beef up the amount and quality of intelligence information they get straight from the soldiers who most often interact with the Iraqi and Afghan communities.

• Bulgaria Newest Member of Missile Technology Control Regime Washington File 06 Aug 2004 -- The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery systems poses a threat to the security of the United States, its forces serving around the world and American allies, according to the State Department's Bureau of Nonproliferation.

• CHINA/PAKISTAN MILITARY VOA 06 Aug 2004 -- China and Pakistan have held joint anti-terror military exercises in China's predominantly Muslim northwestern region.

• Pakistan to acquire P-30 aircraft, spares from US: Naval chief IRNA 06 Aug 2004 -- Pakistan hopes that the United States will provide P-30 aircraft and its spare parts, Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Shahid Karimullah said here on return from his official visit to US on Thursday.

• White House Daily Briefing, August 6 Washington File 06 Aug 2004 -- U.S. economy/job growth, Iraq/Moqtada al Sadr/NATO training of security forces, al Qaeda suspects arrested in Pakistan, week ahead

Defense Industry

• UH-60M BLACK HAWK Program Gains Momentum Sikorsky 06 Aug 2004 -- Sikorsky Aircraft's UH-60M BLACK HAWK program continues to advance, securing more than 325 hours of flight time and moving rapidly toward a Milestone C decision in 2005. The aircraft is designed to replace the UH-60L as the standard configuration for all new U.S. Army BLACK HAWK production.
• Lockheed Martin Team Delivers Critical Space Missile Warning Payload To U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin 06 Aug 2004 -- Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) today announced the delivery of the first space payload for the Space-Based Infrared System High (SBIRS High) program. The payload was delivered for integration with a host satellite and eventual launch into a highly elliptical orbit (HEO) around the earth. The HEO payload’s primary mission is to scan for ballistic missile launches; adjunct missions include detecting and reporting other infrared events of military interest.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 06 Aug 2004
• State's Armitage Calls For Syrian Troop Withdrawal From Lebanon Washington File 06 Aug 2004 -- Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage said the United States favors a mutually beneficial relationship between Syria and Lebanon, and that the time has come for Syrian forces to withdraw from Lebanon.
• IVORY COAST / POL VOA 06 Aug 2004 -- Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo has vowed to implement a peace accord reached with northern-based rebels in Ghana last month. But in his first public comment since the signing of the deal, Mr. Gbagbo refused to address a growing controversy on how to interpret certain parts of the deal.
• ISRAEL/EU VOA 06 Aug 2004 -- The European Union has decided to tax products from Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, saying it does not recognize these areas as part of Israel. The move is outlined in a new agreement reached between the EU and Israel.
• CONGO/RWANDAN REBELS VOA 06 Aug 2004 -- The government of Rwanda has accused the United Nations of failing to disarm and repatriate Rwandan rebels inside Congo. The accusation follows the escape of 25 rebels who had been captured in Congo. David Lewis reports from Kinshasa, where the U.N. mission says it would help if rebels voluntarily gave up their weapons.
• BURUNDI: First Nepalese peacekeepers arrive IRIN 06 Aug 2004 -- The first 170 Nepalese peacekeeping troops for the UN Operation in Burundi arrived in the capital Bujumbura on Friday, ONUB military spokesman Maj Modisane Masebe said at a weekly news conference.
• Sierra Leone: UN hands over security in east to Government UN News Centre 06 Aug 2004 -- The United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) has returned primary control of security in Sierra Leone's eastern province to the country's Government.
• Sudanese Government agrees to deal to take steps to disarm Darfur militias UN News Centre 06 Aug 2004 -- The Sudanese Government has finalized an agreement reached earlier this week between its Foreign Minister and the senior United Nations envoy to the country paving the way for Khartoum to take detailed steps in the next 30 days to disarm the militias accused of conducting deadly attacks against civilians in the troubled Darfur region.
• ISRAEL/EGYPT VOA 06 Aug 2004 -- Busloads of weary Palestinians crossed from Egypt into the Gaza Strip Friday, after Israel reopened the Rafah border crossing. Some 15-hundred Palestinians were stranded for nearly three weeks on the Egyptian side.
• UN/DARFUR VOA 06 Aug 2004 -- The United Nations says a first team of human rights observers will be leaving for Sudan's conflict-ridden province of Darfur within the coming few days.The U.N. says the team will be involved in monitoring efforts to disarm the so-called Janjaweed militia.
• INDONESIA/TIMOR VOA 06 Aug 2004 -- An Indonesian appeals court has overturned the guilty verdicts of four men convicted of being behind the violence that surrounded East Timor's vote for independence. The decision provides extra ammunition for critics who say Indonesia has failed to take seriously the human rights abuses in East Timor.

News Reports

• SHAPE News Morning Update SHAPE 06 Aug 2004 -- Turkey promotes pro-EU general / Allies back U.S. stand on no concessions to Iraq kidnappers / U.S. says security preventing new troops for Iraq / Serbia calls on Kosovo Serbs to shun vote / U.S. seeks to defuse Georgia-Russia regional tension / U.S. pressure on Ukraine for free election not succeeding / Southeast Asian navies expand joint Malacca patrols
• SHAPE News Summary & Analysis SHAPE 06 Aug 2004 -- Eurocorps to take over ISAF command Monday / NATO mission to Iraq noted / Daily: EU embrace of China may disrupt Alliance