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• Soldier dies in non-combat related incident
• One Marine killed in action in Al Anbar Province
• CFC-Afghanistan: Three killed, one injured in IED incident

• IED explodes under MNF vehicle; IEDs found in Balad Ruz MNF-I/MNC-I 08 Aug 2004 -- An improvised explosive device detonated under a road wheel on an M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle near Samarra around 5 p.m. Aug. 7.
• IED kills one ING soldier wounds another MNF-I/MNC-I 08 Aug 2004 -- One Iraqi National Guard Soldier was killed and another wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated near Balad Ruz around 9:20 p.m. Aug. 7.
• IRAQ/WRAP VOA 08 Aug 2004 -- Militants in Iraq have reportedly kidnapped an Iranian diplomat, and the Iraqi government has reinstated the death penalty.

• IED Attack Kills Two Soldiers, Interpreter in Afghanistan AFPS 08 Aug 2004 -- Two U.S. soldiers and their Afghan interpreter died and another soldier was wounded today in an improvised explosive device attack on their Humvee in southeastern Afghanistan.
• More Afghan Violence Targeted At Election RFE/RL 08 Aug 2004 -- The U.S. military said today that a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan killed two American soldiers and their Afghan interpreter while they were on a mission to protect Afghan election workers.

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• ISRAEL/SETTLEMENTS VOA 08 Aug 2004 -- The Israeli government says it plans to evacuate illegal Jewish outposts in the West Bank before the U.S. presidential election in November, following American pressure to halt settlement activity.
• ISRAEL/PALESTINIANS VOA 08 Aug 2004 -- Israeli and Palestinian security officials were meeting late Sunday to discuss allowing Palestinian police to carry arms. The proposal is aimed at restoring law and order in some areas where there has recently been internal violence and political unrest.
• SUDAN/DARFUR TALKS VOA 08 Aug 2004 -- The Africa Union says Nigeria will host talks this month between Sudan's government and rebels from the Darfur region, as Khartoum tries to avoid international sanctions.

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