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• MNB-I SOLDIER DIES IN NON-COMBAT RELATED INCIDENT
• Terrorist Attacks Kill Iraqi Civilians; Weapons Caches Found AFPS 09 Jul 2006 -- Several Iraqi civilians were killed and injured during two July 7 terrorist attacks, and multiple weapons caches were found last week, military officials in Iraq said.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 09 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for July 9.
• Some 60 Killed in Sectarian Violence in Baghdad VOA 09 Jul 2006 -- Some 60 people were killed Sunday in a bloody day of sectarian violence in the Iraqi capital.
• Several Score Killed At Fake Baghdad Checkpoints RFE/RL 09 Jul 2006 -- More than 35 people were killed today when Shi'ite gunmen went on a rampage targeting residents in predominantly Sunni districts of Baghdad.
• Iraqi Gunmen Kill 35 In Baghdad VOA 09 Jul 2006 -- Iraqi police say gunmen have shot dead more than 35 people in a predominantly Sunni Arab district in western Baghdad.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Bonhomme Richard Fires Sea Sparrow Missiles Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2006 -- The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (BHR) (LHD 6) successfully engaged two drones with NATO Sea Sparrow missiles July 7, during a missile exercise off the coast of the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
• Patriot, Salvor Sailors Lend Hand to Vietnamese Orphanage Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2006 -- Sailors of USS Patriot (MCM 7) and USS Salvor (ARS 52) lent a helping a hand and passed out gifts to the Thien Binh Orphanage in Long Thanh, just outside of Ho Chi Minh City, July 3 and 5, during a scheduled port visit here.
• Command and control focus of new research project AFPN 09 Jul 2006 -- The Air Force Office of Scientific Research, in cooperation with Binghamton University in New York, has started funding a research project targeted at improving the strength and availability of command and control networks.
• Report: Gaps in US Missile Defenses VOA 09 Jul 2006 -- A newly-released independent report has criticized the United States missile defense network, saying it does not do enough to protect Americans from attack.

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Other Conflicts

• Israel Continues Air Strikes in Gaza Strip VOA 09 Jul 2006 -- Israel pounded the Gaza Strip with fresh air raids and artillery Sunday, after rebuffing a proposed ceasefire by the Palestinian prime minister.

News Reports

• China and Japan Agree to Keep Talking on Drilling for Gas in Disputed Seabed VOA 09 Jul 2006 -- China and Japan have ended talks in Beijing on a dispute over exploring gas fields in the East China Sea