17 June 2006 Military News

Coalition, Iraqis Launch Massive Search for Missing Soldiers AFPS 17 Jun 2006 -- Coalition and Iraqi officials have launched a massive search operation for two coalition soldiers missing following an incident in Yusufiyah, Iraq, yesterday.
Insurgents Strike Iraqi Capital Despite Security Crackdown VOA 17 Jun 2006 -- Iraqi security officials say insurgents have carried out a series of deadly attacks across the capital, Baghdad, despite a major security crackdown.
US Military Report Reveals Unauthorized Treatment of Iraqi Detainees VOA 17 Jun 2006 -- A U.S. military report says U.S. Special Operation forces subjected some detainees in Iraqi to harsh and unauthorized treatment.

Warlord killed in Chechnya planned major terror acts - Kadyrov RIA Novosti 17 Jun 2006 -- Warlord Abdul Khalim Saidullayev killed in a special operation Saturday was planning large-scale terrorist acts in Chechnya, the prime minister of the North Caucasus republic said.
Analysis: Impact Of Sadulayev Death Likely To Be Negligible RFE/RL 17 Jun 2006 -- Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov announced on June 17 the death during a special operation in the town of Argun, east of Grozny, of Abdul-Khalim Sadulayev, who succeeded Aslan Maskhadov as Chechen president and resistance commander following Maskhadov's killing in March 2005

Nepal Maiosts to join interim gov't, dissolve parliament IRNA 17 Jun 2006 -- In a historic decision that signals a new direction for the Himalayan kingdom, the Nepalese government has agreed to dissolve parliament and set up an interim administration that will include Maoist rebels following a day of top-level peace talks in the capital.
Asia: Security Forum Appeals For Greater Regional Cooperation RFE/RL 17 Jun 2006 -- A security summit in Kazakhstan ended today with leaders calling for greater cooperation on antiterrorism, energy, and other issues
Sri Lankan Navy, Rebels Fight Sea Battle VOA 17 Jun 2006 -- Sri Lanka continues its slide towards all-out civil war, despite a nominal cease-fire between the government and the Tamil Tiger Rebels

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