21 August 2004 Military News

TWO TF DANGER SOLDIERS KILLED, THREE WOUNDED IN ATTACK
SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION IN SOUTHERN BAGHDAD
Marines survive attack on seven-story building USMC News 21 Aug 2004 -- Lance Cpl. Ronald C. Conyers thanks God and a single pillar for saving his squad's life here Wednesday.
Najaf Standoff Continues; U.S. Soldier Dies In Attack AFPS 21 Aug 2004 -- Militia under the command of radical cleric Muqtada al Sadr are apparently still in control of a holy shrine in the Iraqi city of Najaf, news reports say today.
IRAQ/NAJAF VOA 21 Aug 2004 -- There is tension in the Iraqi city of Najaf, where talks over transferring custody of a holy shrine have stalled.
Polish Soldier Killed, Six Injured In Iraq Attack RFE/RL 21 Aug 2004 -- One Polish soldier was killed and six injured in a car bomb explosion today next to their convoy near the Iraqi town of Al-Hillah.
Pakistan Says Militants Killed Near Afghan Border RFE/RL 21 Aug 2004 -- The Pakistani military says that its forces were hunting Al-Qaeda linked rebels in the South Waziristan tribal region near the border with Afghanistan today.
Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan District Office RFE/RL 21 Aug 2004 -- An Afghan security official says about 80 suspected Taliban fighters attacked a district head's office in southern Afghanistan early today, leaving at least three dead.

NEPAL / REBELS VOA 21 Aug 2004 -- In Nepal, fresh violence has erupted in the capital, Kathmandu, on the fourth day of a blockade imposed by Maoist rebels. As Anjana Pasricha reports, the rebels are not backing down, even though the government has agreed to one of their key demands.
Four Killed In Fighting, Explosion In Chechnya RFE/RL 21 Aug 2004 -- An official with the Moscow-backed Chechen administration said today that at least four people were killed in incidents in the separatist region over the past day.

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