29 May 2006 Military News

Vehicle Bomb Kills Soldier, Contractor, CBS Crew Members AFPS 29 May 2006 -- A Multinational Division Baghdad soldier, an Iraqi contractor, and two members of a CBS News crew were killed today when a bomb-laden vehicle exploded near a patrol in central Baghdad, military officials here reported.
47 Killed in Violence Across Iraq, Including 2 CBS Journalists VOA 29 May 2006 -- Iraqi police say insurgents killed at least 44 Iraqis, a U.S. soldier and two journalists for the American television network CBS in a wave of bombings and attacks across the country.

RFE/RL Afghanistan Report, Volume 5, Number 15 29 May 2006
Convoy Accident in Afghanistan Incites Unrest AFPS 29 May 2006 -- A deadly traffic accident involving a coalition convoy in the Afghan capital of Kabul today sparked civil unrest in its aftermath, Combined Forces Command Afghanistan officials reported.
Traffic Accident Leads to Anti-American Riots in Afghan Capital, 4 Killed VOA 29 May 2006 -- A fatal car accident in the Afghan capital involving a U.S. military convoy has sparked violent anti-American riots in the normally pro-western city
US Military Focuses on Relief, Development in Fight Against Afghan Taleban VOA 29 May 2006 -- Despite a recent surge in Taleban attacks military planners in Afghanistan say the key to success is the same now as it was five years ago, winning the hearts and minds of local Afghans
AFGHANISTAN: Deadly riots follow traffic accident IRIN 29 May 2006 -- At least eight people were killed and more than 100 injured after a deadly traffic accident involving US troops sparked a demonstration in the Afghan capital Kabul, on Monday.
Afghanistan: Karzai Calls Rioters 'Enemies Of Afghanistan' RFE/RL 29 May 2006 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai called for calm after several people were killed in riots sparked by a deadly traffic accident involving coalition soldiers in the capital, Kabul. He also described the rioters as enemies of the country.

Doubts Arise Over Presence of Foreign Muslim Fighters in Somalia VOA 29 May 2006 -- An alliance of secular factional leaders battling Islamic militias for control of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, says that militant Muslim fighters from various countries have entered Somalia and are fighting alongside the militias
SOMALIA: Mogadishu tense after weekend violence IRIN 29 May 2006 -- Somalia's capital, Mogadishu, was calm but tense on Monday after a fresh outbreak of violence during the weekend left at least 12 people dead and hundreds more displaced.

SUDAN: African Union soldier killed in West Darfur IRIN 29 May 2006 -- A soldier serving in the African Union Mission in Sudan (AMIS) protection force has been killed during an ambush in the troubled western Sudanese region of Darfur, AMIS sources said.
Report from Darfur: Sudan Gives Mixed Signals on UN Peacekeepers VOA 29 May 2006 -- As more than two million refugees from the fighting in Darfur endure triple-digit temperatures under the blazing African sun, the Sudanese government is sending mixed messages about whether it is willing to allow international peacekeepers to take up positions in the strife-torn region

BURUNDI: Government, rebel group begin peace talks IRIN 29 May 2006 -- Peace talks between the government of Burundi and the Forces nationales de liberation (FNL), the country's remaining rebel group, began on Monday in Tanzania's commercial capital, Dar es Salaam.
Lankan Tigers agree to hold talks on SLMM issues IRNA 29 May 2006 -- The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) said they have accepted an invitation of Norway's peace facilitators to attend a meeting in Oslo early next month with the government to discuss issues relating to the functions and operations of the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM).
East Timor Violence Eases VOA 29 May 2006 -- Leaders of East Timor's fractured leadership agreed to continue talks Tuesday on stopping a wave of violence between rival gangs and factions of the armed forces
7 UN Peacekeepers Missing, Presumed Captured in Congo VOA 29 May 2006 -- Seven Nepalese peacekeepers serving with the United Nations mission in Congo have been missing since Sunday, and are presumed captured by militia
UN Arranged Truce Holds in South Lebanon VOA 29 May 2006 -- A U.N. mediated truce is holding in southern Lebanon, following clashes Sunday that left at least two Hezbollah guerrillas dead and two Israeli soldiers wounded.

Kyrgyztan, U.S. talking future of air base - Kyrgyz diplomat RIA Novosti 29 May 2006 -- Discussions on the future of a U.S. air base in Kyrgyzstan are underway in the capital of the Central Asian republic, a Kyrgyzstan Foreign Ministry source said Monday.
Thaicom 5 satellite, built by Alcatel Alenia Space, successfully launched Thales 29 May 2006 -- The Thaicom 5 communications satellite, built by Alcatel Alenia Space as prime contractor, has been successfully launched Saturday by an Ariane 5 ECA from Kourou, French Guiana. Thaicom 5 is the second satellite built by Alcatel Alenia Space for Thailand.

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