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• BAND OF BROTHERS SOLDIER KILLED NEAR BAQUBAH
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
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• Terrorist Killed, 16 Detained During Iraq Raids AFPS 25 Jun 2006 -- Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 16 others as the result of two separate raids conducted across Iraq today.
• Coalition Raids in Iraq Kill Two Terrorists, Detain Six AFPS 25 Jun 2006 -- Two terrorists were killed and six were detained during two separate coalition operations conducted in Tikrit and Yusifiyan yesterday, military officials announced.
• IEDs Kill Three U.S. Troops, Raids Net Bomb-making Cell AFPS 25 Jun 2006 -- Three American soldiers were killed by improvised explosive devices while on patrol in Iraq in recent days, officials in Iraq said today.
• Taliban Makes 2nd Bogus Chopper Downing Claim, Two Troops Killed AFPS 25 Jun 2006 -- The Taliban made another false claim of shooting down a U.S. helicopter yesterday, while two coalition troops were killed, officials reported.
• Insurgent Blast Levels Afghan Mosque, Destroys Young Lives AFPS 25 Jun 2006 -- An extremist-engineered explosion in eastern Afghanistan destroyed a mosque while killing three people and wounding eight, including three children, officials here announced today
• Karzai Says Taleban Does Not Pose Threat to Afghan Government VOA 25 Jun 2006 -- Afghan President Hamid Karzai says remnants of the ousted Taleban are not a threat to the Afghan government, despite a recent surge in violence.
• Afghan, Coalition Forces Kill Dozens of Rebels in Single Battle VOA 25 Jun 2006 -- Afghan and U.S.-led coalition forces say they have killed more than 40 suspected Taleban insurgents during a three-hour overnight battle in southern Afghanistan

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS McFaul Conducts Change of Command Navy NewsStand 25 Jun 2006 -- Cmdr. Mary Jackson assumed command of USS McFaul (DDG 74), relieving Cmdr. Sean Connors during a change of command ceremony aboard the guided-missile destroyer June 21.
• Kitty Hawk Eludes Submarines During Valiant Shield Exercise Navy NewsStand 25 Jun 2006 -- The USS Kitty Hawk (CV 63) Carrier Strike Group began its participation in Exercise Valiant Shield June 18, as Kitty Hawk and her escort ships, USS Lassen (DDG 82), USS John S. McCain (DDG 56) and USS Cowpens (CG 63) simulated defending themselves against five hostile submarines within a 60-by-60 nautical mile area.
• Harkins Relieves Davis as CO of USS Montpelier Navy NewsStand 25 Jun 2006 -- Cmdr. Christopher L. Harkins relieved Cmdr. Mark E. Davis as commanding officer of the fast-attack submarine USS Montpelier (SSN 765), during a change of command ceremony at Naval Station Norfolk, June 23.

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Other Conflicts

• Nepalese Maoist leader proposes merging of gov't, rebel armies IRNA 26 Jun 2006 -- Nepalese Maoist leader Prachanda has proposed merging of the armies of rebels and the government ahead of planned constituent assembly elections.
• Lankan President seeks direct peace deal with Tigers IRNA 25 Jun 2006 -- In a bid to restore peace in the island country, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse is seeking a direct deal with LTTE which would halt attacks in the island, in return for containing a breakaway rebel faction, as Norway peace broker failed to arrange peace meet.
• Time for Georgia, S. Ossetia to sign security guarantee document RIA Novosti 25 Jun 2006 -- It is time for Georgia and its breakaway South Ossetia region to sign a document on security guarantees, the commander of the Joint Peacekeeping Force in the conflict area said Sunday.
• 2 Israeli Soldiers, 3 Palestinian Gunmen Killed Near Gaza Strip VOA 25 Jun 2006 -- At least two Israeli soldiers and two Palestinian militants have been killed in an attack on an Israeli army position near the Gaza Strip
• Somalia's Islamic Courts Name Radical Cleric as Head of New Parliament VOA 25 Jun 2006 -- Islamic courts that control Somalia's capital have named a radical cleric as the head of a new parliament for the war-torn country.
• Sudan Partially Suspends UN Aid Operations in Darfur VOA 25 Jun 2006 -- Sudan's government has ordered a partial suspension of U.N. aid operations in the Darfur region, after accusing the world body of giving a helicopter ride to a rebel leader.

News Reports

• Alcatel Alenia Space to provide on-board and ground segment equipment for the LISA Pathfinder Thales 25 Jun 2006 -- Alcatel Alenia Space today announced that it will develop and deliver on-board and ground segments equipment for the LISA Pathfinder program. LISA Pathfinder will provide in-orbit testing and validation for the new concepts and technologies that will be used on ESA/NASA's Laser Interferometry Space Antenna (LISA) mission, which aims to detect and measure interplanetary gravitational waves.