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• Blast Kills Soldier in Northern Baghdad AFPS 15 Aug 2004 -- A Task Force Baghdad soldier was killed today in an improvised explosive attack, military officials in Baghdad reported.
• Fighting In Al-Najaf As Baghdad Conference Opens RFE/RL 15 Aug 2004 -- Iraqi provincial leaders have opened a national conference in Baghdad on the future of their country. But as the three-day event was getting under way, there were reports of fresh violence in Al-Najaf and in Baghdad.

• MWSS-374 completes OIF mission, returning to Twentynine PalmsMarine Corps News 15 Aug 2004 -- After months of building runways, refueling aircraft, detonating Improvised Explosive Devices, and convoying tens of thousands of miles in Iraq's Al Anbar province, the Marines of Marine Wing Support Squadron 374, Marine Wing Support Group 37, 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, are going home.

• Afghan Troops Sent To Stop Violence In Western Afghanistan RFE/RL 15 Aug 2004 -- The Afghan government is sending 1,500 U.S.-trained troops to the western province of Herat to calm a recent outbreak of factional violence.
• AFGHANISTAN / ELECTIONS VOA 15 Aug 2004 -- As voter registration closes for Afghanistan's first post-war elections, the country is still suffering from factional fighting between rival militia groups.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US/MILITARY REALIGNMENT VOA 15 Aug 2004 -- President Bush is expected (today/Monday) to formally announce a plan to redeploy about 70-thousand American troops currently stationed in Europe and Asia. VOA's Stephanie Ho reports from Washington, U.S. lawmakers are addressing potential concerns of allies who may fear losing the protection of the American military presence.
• ASIA / US MILITARY REALIGNMENT VOA 15 Aug 2004 -- Analysts say a planned re-alignment of U.S. military personnel abroad does not reflect a lessening of Washington's commitment to stability in Asia, but some individual countries in the region will receive less attention as the military focus is restructured to reflect post-Cold War concerns.

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Other Conflicts

• U.N./BURUNDI MASSACRE VOA 15 Aug 2004 -- The U.N. Security Council has strongly condemned the massacre of ethnic Tutsis at a U.N. refugee camp in Burundi. From U.N. headquarters, Peter Heinlein reports the Council issued a statement during a rare Sunday evening session.
• AID AGENCIES/ANGOLA VOA 15 Aug 2004 -- International aid agencies say their humanitarian operations in Angola are facing a severe financial crisis. As Lisa Schlein in Geneva reports, the agencies are warning that tepid donor response is threatening efforts to create a stable, peaceful society in the country.
• BURUNDI/MASSACRE VOA 15 Aug 2004 -- In Burundi, the grim task has begun of burying the dead from the massacre of Congolese Tutsi refugees. Although one Burundian Hutu rebel group has claimed responsibility, it is still not clear who was ultimately to blame for the targeted killings of more than 150 people that analysts fear could disrupt regional peace initiatives.
• Violence Flares In South Ossetia RFE/RL 15 Aug 2004 -- Sporadic gunfire occurred overnight in Georgia's disputed South Ossetia region despite a cease-fire agreement.

News Reports

• VENEZUELA/VOTING VOA 15 Aug 2004 -- There are long lines at polling stations in Venezuela where a recall referendum will determine whether President Hugo Chavez will remain in power, or be forced from office. Long delays in the voting process could cast doubt on the outcome.