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• SIX AIF DETAINED AFTER ATTACKING TF DANGER OBSERVATION POST CENTCOM 28 Aug 2004 -- Six Anti-Iraqi Force members were captured near Kirkuk at about 10:45 p.m. Aug. 27 following an attack on an observation post.
• AIF CELL LEADER CAPTURED NEAR SAMARRA CENTCOM 28 Aug 2004 -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers captured an Anti-Iraqi Force cell leader near Samarra on Aug. 27 at about 4:40 p.m.
• Violence Reported Across Iraq; Najaf Remains Calm VOA 28 Aug 2004 -- At least 11 people were killed in attacks across Iraq Saturday,while the holy city of Najaf remained calm.

• 22nd MEU Afghanistan Recap: Operations THUNDERBALL & CADILLAC RANCH USMC News 28 Aug 2004 -- Beginning in late May 2004 and extending into June, the 22nd Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) launched a series of one to three-day cordon and search operations in Afghanistan's Oruzgan province.
• AFGHANISTAN/FIGHTING VOA 28 Aug 2004 -- U.S. and Afghan soldiers have captured 22 suspected members of the ousted Taleban government.

Defense Policy / Programs

• DoD Response to CBS Report 28 Aug 2004 -- "DoD has been cooperating with the Department of Justice on this matter for an extended period of time. It is the DoD understanding that the investigation within the DoD is limited in its scope."

• Sites for Ryongsan Base of U.S. Forces to Be Transferred Chosen KCNA 28 Aug 2004 -- The United States and the south Korean authorities decided the places for the relocation of the Ryongsan base of U.S. forces and the base for their Second Division and chose sites for their installations at the 11th "consultative meeting for the future of the south Korea-U.S. alliance policy initiative" on August 20, according to south Korean KBS.

Defense Industry

• Atlas IIAS Launch Postponed Again Lockheed Martin 28 Aug 2004 -- The launch of AC-167, an Atlas IIAS mission, was scrubbed today due to an insufficient level of liquid oxygen remaining in the ground storage tanks to complete launch operations. An anomalous valve position allowed the release of liquid oxygen to the drainage area.

Other Conflicts

News Reports

• LEBANON/PRESIDENT VOA 28 Aug 2004 -- Lebanon's Cabinet voted Saturday to amend the country's constitution to permit President Emile Lahoud to stay in office for three more years after his present term ends. The move faces strong opposition from numerous political and religious quarters.