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• Baghdad Curfew Ends, Violence Resumes RFE/RL 22 Jul 2006 -- Violence returned to the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, after the end of an extended curfew on July 21.
• Two Suicide Attacks Kill Eight in Southern Afghanistan VOA 22 Jul 2006 -- Two suicide bombings have rocked the southern Afghan city of Kandahar, killing at least eight people, including two U.S.-led coalition soldiers.
• USAFE Airmen integral in helping Americans departing Lebanon AFPN 22 Jul 2006 -- Smiles, handshakes and hugs were exchanged as 130 Americans and family members of American citizens transited through Ramstein Air Base, Germany, and Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, today and July 21.

Defense Policy / Programs

• ESG 1 Disestablished After "Operational Excellence" Navy NewsStand 22 Jul 2006 -- The Navy’s Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG) concept took another step in its evolution when the Navy disestablished ESG 1 in a ceremony aboard its former flagship, USS Tarawa (LHA 1), July 21 at Naval Base San Diego.
• USS Iwo Jima Helos Assist with Departures from Lebanon Navy NewsStand 22 Jul 2006 -- USS Iwo Jima (LHD 7)-based helicopters assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 365 joined in the ongoing departure assistance efforts for American citizens in Lebanon, July 21.

Defense Industry

• EADS Wins MoD MASC Contract for Study EADS 22 Jul 2006 -- EADS Defence & Security Systems (DS) UK today has announced the award of a £250,000 study contract by the Ministry of Defence to study and define a MASC Enhanced Manned Rotary-Wing Solution for use on the two Future Aircraft Carriers (CVF). EADS DS UK will be required to detail the latest technology developments and capabilities for use in airborne surveillance support to these vessels. The contract forms part of the MoD’s Maritime Airborne Surveillance and Control (MASC) programme.

Other Conflicts

• Bush: Hezbollah, Syria, Iran Must be Confronted VOA 22 Jul 2006 -- President Bush and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice meet with senior Saudi diplomats Sunday to discuss continuing violence between Israel and Hezbollah militants across the Lebanese border
• Shelling and Bombing Persist Ahead of Diplomacy in Israel-Lebanon Conflict VOA 22 Jul 2006 -- Israeli troops and tanks moved into southern Lebanon, as war planes continued to strike targets across the country, including television transmission towers. And, Hezbollah rockets again hit northern Israel.
• Thousands More Foreigners Flee Lebanon VOA 22 Jul 2006 -- Governments across the world are evacuating more of their citizens trapped by Israel's bombardment of Lebanon.
• France Calls for Immediate Israel-Hezbollah Cease-Fire VOA 22 Jul 2006 -- France's foreign minister is calling for an immediate cease-fire in the Israel-Lebanon crisis, saying the conflict risks destroying Lebanon.
• Israel Airstrikes Hit Transmission Towers in Northern Lebanon VOA 22 Jul 2006 -- Lebanese officials say Israeli warplanes have destroyed transmission towers for television stations and mobile phones in two parts of northern Lebanon.
• Bush Says Confronting Hizballah Key to Peace RFE/RL 22 Jul 2006 -- In his weekly radio address today, President Bush said the way to end the conflict in Lebanon is to confront Hizballah and its backers, Syria and Iran
• Israeli Forces Poised To Enter Lebanon RFE/RL 22 Jul 2006 -- Eleven days after the Israeli air force and artillery started to attack targets throughout Lebanon, the crisis in the Middle East appears set to enter a new, even more dangerous phase, with Israeli forces massing on the border ahead of a possible ground assault within Lebanon.
• US and UN share broad long-range objectives on Middle East - Annan UN News Centre 22 Jul 2006 -- Following meetings with the United States Secretary of State, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan told a US television audience that Washington and the world body share the same long-term objectives in responding to the Middle East crisis.
• As Mideast fighting rages, UN rights experts urge parties to protect civilians UN News Centre 22 Jul 2006 -- Responding to the recent explosion of violence in the Middle East, a number of United Nations human rights experts have joined their voices to Secretary-General Kofi Annan's call for an immediate cessation of hostilities, urging the parties to respect their obligations to protect civilians.
• As death toll in Lebanon mounts, UN's top relief chief heads to region UN News Centre 22 Jul 2006 -- As the death toll in Lebanon surpassed 350, including large numbers of children, the United Nations Emergency Relief Coordinator headed to the country as part of his bid to facilitate 'humanitarian corridors' to allow relief aid to reach besieged residents, while UN agencies worked to shore up their own aid efforts.
• Russia urges Israel to grant safe access to aid for Lebanon RIA Novosti 22 Jul 2006 -- Russia urges Israel to ensure that humanitarian aid for war-torn Lebanon is allowed to reach the country safely and without hindrance, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
• Russia calls for emergency international meeting on Mideast crisis RIA Novosti 22 Jul 2006 -- The Russian Foreign Ministry proposed Saturday an emergency meeting on the escalating conflict in Lebanon and the Palestinian territories with representatives of key countries and international organizations.
• LEBANON: Asylum seekers stuck in Beirut IRIN 22 Jul 2006 -- Roughly 22,000 refugees and asylum seekers are stranded in Lebanon - mainly from Iraq, Sudan and Somalia - and UN refugee agency, UNHCR, is increasingly concerned for their safety.
• Nepal requests India to rescue Nepalese from Lebanon IRNA 22 Jul 2006 -- The Nepalese government has requested New Delhi to help rescue Nepalese stuck in Lebanon.
• President discusses ME crisis with Islamic leaders IRNA 22 Jul 2006 -- President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here Friday exchanged views with leaders of Islamic states on how to end the crisis in the Middle East as Zionist attacks on Lebanese civilians and infrastructure enter their 11th day and residents, particularly foreign expatriates, flee the country for safety.
• No military solution exists to Lebanon, Gaza conflicts - Russia RIA Novosti 22 Jul 2006 -- Russia is convinced that there is no military solution to Israel's conflicts in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement published on its official Web site Saturday.
• Ethiopian Forces Advance on Second Somali Town VOA 22 Jul 2006 -- Ethiopian troops Saturday entered a second town in Somalia, and took control of a key airport.

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