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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 Jul 2006 [PDF]
• MNf-W SOLDIER DIES JULY 22
• MND-B SOLDIER KILLED BY SMALL-ARMS FIRE
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• TWO SOLDIERS DIE IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE
• Operations Update, July 24, 2006 MNF-I 24 Jul 2006 -- IRAQ OPERATIONAL UPDATE BRIEFING BRIEFER: MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, USA, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
• CENTAF release airpower summary AFPN 24 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for July 24.
• Commanders to Shift U.S., Iraqi Troops to Baghdad AFPS 24 Jul 2006 -- Commanders will shift U.S. forces in Iraq to deal with insurgent threats, but this does not mean more American troops will go into the country, nor that the announced rotation will change.
• U.S., Iraqi Troops Detain Suspects, Find Weapons AFPS 24 Jul 2006 -- U.S. and Iraqi soldiers detained four suspected terrorists and found several weapons caches and an improvised explosive device in weekend operations.
• Patriot Returns to Sasebo After Southeast Asia Deployment Navy NewsStand 24 Jul 2006 -- USS Patriot (MCM 7), with embarked Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Detachment (Det) 51, returned to her forward deployed home of Sasebo, Japan, July 23 after a three-month deployment in which the minesweeper enhanced maritime interoperability and bilateral relations with a number of Southeast Asian countries.
• Enemy Extremists Continue Destructive Behavior in Afghanistan AFPS 24 Jul 2006 -- Enemy fighters in Afghanistan continue to use homemade bombs to terrorize the civilian population, a U.S. spokesman there said today.
• DoD to Help Move Humanitarian Aid Into Lebanon AFPS 24 Jul 2006 -- As demand for evacuation drops, Defense Department units will deliver more humanitarian assistance to beleaguered Lebanon, a senior defense official said today.

Defense Policy / Programs

• GW Returns to Norfolk After Completing CQs, TCQs Navy NewsStand 24 Jul 2006 -- USS George Washington (CVN 73) returned to Norfolk Naval Station July 24, after spending two weeks at sea completing carrier qualifications (CQ) and training carrier qualifications (TCQ) for several squadrons, as well as a number of training requirements for the crew.
• Navy JAG Creates Regional Legal Service Offices Navy NewsStand 24 Jul 2006 -- In order to better align the provision of legal services to the fleet, Trial Service Offices merged with region and installation Staff Judge Advocate (SJA) offices July 1, to form nine Region Legal Service Offices (RLSO) throughout the world.
• Monterey Returns from Neptune Warrior Navy NewsStand 24 Jul 2006 -- More than 380 Sailors aboard the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey (CG 61) returned to Naval Station Norfolk July 24 after seven weeks of operating in the North Atlantic to support U.S. 6th Fleet tasking and participate in the joint military course Neptune Warrior.
• 56th Rescue Squadron launches first flight from Lakenheath AFPN 24 Jul 2006 -- The 56th Rescue Squadron launched its first flight out of RAF Lakenheath today at noon.
• Air National Guard Ready, Relevant Force, Director Says AFPS 24 Jul 2006 -- The Air National Guard is an integral part of the National Guard force and is transforming to better meet its dual roles of assisting in homeland defense and contributing to the global war on terror, the component's new director said here today.
• Press Briefing by Tony Snow The White House 24 Jul 2006
• Daily Press Briefing US Department of State 24 Jul 2006

Defense Industry

• DoD News: Contracts for July 24, 2006
• Northrop Grumman Global Hawk Simulation to Participate in North West Shelf Trial Northrop Grumman 24 Jul 2006 -- Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) and the Australian government will examine how the company's Global Hawk high-altitude unmanned reconnaissance system can help protect Australia's North West region.

Other Conflicts

• DAILY PRESS BRIEFING BY THE OFFICE OF THE SPOKESMAN FOR THE SECRETARY-GENERAL United Nations 24 Jul 2006
• PRESS CONFERENCE ON LEBANON HUMANITARIAN APPEAL United Nations 24 Jul 2006
• Backgrounder: Multilateral Intervention in the Middle East: An Uninspiring Legacy cfr.org 24 Jul 2006
• EGYPT: Islamist and NGO aid to Lebanon outweighs government's IRIN 24 Jul 2006 -- The Egyptian government and its Red Crescent have been criticised by opponents and the media for responding relatively slowly to the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Lebanon.
• Annan Says Rome Conference on Middle East Must Not Fail VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he will use an upcoming ministerial meeting on the Middle East to press for a truce, and deployment of a buffer force between Israel and Lebanon.
• Analysis: Diplomacy Gets its Turn in Middle East cfr.org 24 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has begun her trip to the Middle East by signaling a shift in U.S. strategy on the crisis.
• US assertion that Lebanon war is war against Iran `a mistake': Elham IRNA 24 Jul 2006 -- Government spokesman Gholam-Hossein Elham here Monday said that the United States and certain other countries were making "a mistake" in saying that the current Israeli war on Lebanon is a war against Iran.
• Iran rejects allegations of interference in Lebanon's affairs IRNA 24 Jul 2006 -- Syrian Ambassador to Algeria Issa Darvish termed as "completely baseless" allegations that Iran and Syria are interfering in affairs of Lebanon.
• Lebanon: UN launches $149 million three-month emergency appeal UN News Centre 24 Jul 2006 -- The United Nations today launched a $149 million humanitarian appeal for Lebanon covering the next three months and focusing on food, health care, logistics, water and sanitation, protection and common services for an estimated 800,000 people affected by the worsening conflict.
• Rice in Israel for Talks on Conflict With Hezbollah in Lebanon VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice is in Israel for talks on how to end the conflict with Hezbollah in neighboring Lebanon
• Bush Orders Aid to Lebanon VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- The White House says U.S. humanitarian aid will start arriving in Lebanon Tuesday
• UN Issues $150 Million Humanitarian Appeal for Lebanon VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- The United Nations is appealing for $150 million to provide humanitarian aid in and around southern Lebanon
• British-Iraqi Talks in London Focus on Lebanon VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair and his Iraqi counterpart Nouri al-Maliki have met Monday, in London
• SYRIA: Palestinians stranded at border IRIN 24 Jul 2006 -- The UN is urgently appealing to Damascus to ease restrictions at the Syria-Lebanon border to allow Palestinians fleeing Lebanon to enter.
• LEBANON: Egeland says situation "deteriorating by the day" IRIN 24 Jul 2006 -- In an exclusive interview with the UN's Emergency Relief Co-ordinator, in Beirut on Monday, Jan Egeland told IRIN the humanitarian situation in Lebanon is rapidly deteriorating
• Middle East: Rice Begins Talks With Surprise Stop In Lebanon RFE/RL 24 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived on a previously unannounced visit to Lebanon today and was due in Israel later for talks on resolving the broadening conflict with Hizballah.
• Blair Hopes Lebanon Cease-Fire Imminent RFE/RL 24 Jul 2006 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today he hopes a peace plan will emerge for Lebanon within days that could lead to a cessation of hostilities.
• Additional Israeli Ground Forces Enter Lebanon RFE/RL 24 Jul 2006 -- The Israeli military says more ground forces entered Lebanon overnight.
• Lebanon conference in Rome to discuss peacekeeper plans - Lavrov RIA Novosti 24 Jul 2006 -- An international conference on Lebanon, to be held in Rome July 26, will focus on deploying peacekeepers to the conflict zone, Russia's foreign minister said Monday.
• Rice Makes Surprise Visit to Beirut VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Beirut on Monday, meeting with Lebanese government leaders and pledging aid for Lebanon.
• Heavy Fighting in Southern Lebanon as Israeli Troops Approach Town VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- Heavy fighting is taking place in southern Lebanon as Israeli forces approach the town of Bint Jbail in their offensive against Hezbollah militants.
• Rice Says Urgent Need for Sustainable Cease Fire VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says there is an urgent need for a "sustainable cease-fire" in Lebanon.
• Analysis: Israelis, Rice Consider Peacekeeping Force cfr.org 24 Jul 2006 -- As Lebanon suffers under continuing rounds of Israeli air strikes and the United Nations, Europe, and other international players demand Israel curb its attacks (BBC), the violence cast a new light on the role played by Iran and Syria.
• Iran: Vocal In Support For Hizballah, Iranians Go To Lebanon RFE/RL 24 Jul 2006 -- -- The Islamic Republic of Iran has served as an ideological inspiration for Hizballah since the Lebanese militant group's creation in 1982, and Tehran acknowledges that it supports the organization morally and politically
• Middle East: Rice Begins Talks With Surprise Stop In Lebanon RFE/RL 24 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has arrived on a previously unannounced visit to Lebanon today and was due in Israel later for talks on resolving the broadening conflict with Hizballah.
• Blair Hopes Lebanon Cease-Fire Imminent RFE/RL 24 Jul 2006 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair said today he hopes a peace plan will emerge for Lebanon within days that could lead to a cessation of hostilities.
• Additional Israeli Ground Forces Enter Lebanon RFE/RL 24 Jul 2006 -- The Israeli military says more ground forces entered Lebanon overnight.
• Lebanon conference in Rome to discuss peacekeeper plans - Lavrov RIA Novosti 24 Jul 2006 -- An international conference on Lebanon, to be held in Rome July 26, will focus on deploying peacekeepers to the conflict zone, Russia's foreign minister said Monday.
• Rice Makes Surprise Visit to Beirut VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made a surprise visit to Beirut on Monday, meeting with Lebanese government leaders and pledging aid for Lebanon.
• Heavy Fighting in Southern Lebanon as Israeli Troops Approach Town VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- Heavy fighting is taking place in southern Lebanon as Israeli forces approach the town of Bint Jbail in their offensive against Hezbollah militants.
• Rice Says Urgent Need for Sustainable Cease Fire VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says there is an urgent need for a "sustainable cease-fire" in Lebanon.
• Analysis: Israelis, Rice Consider Peacekeeping Force cfr.org 24 Jul 2006 -- As Lebanon suffers under continuing rounds of Israeli air strikes and the United Nations, Europe, and other international players demand Israel curb its attacks (BBC), the violence cast a new light on the role played by Iran and Syria.
• Pakistan warns India against hot pursuit in Kashmir IRNA 24 Jul 2006 -- Pakistan on Monday warned against hot pursuit inside its territory or Azad Kashmir, saying that nobody can get away with such a policy.
• Somali Protesters Vow Fight Against Ethiopian Troops VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- Islamist leaders in Somalia are vowing to fight Ethiopian troops who entered the country last week to protect the weak transitional government.
• NIGERIA: Four killed in latest attack on police stations in the southeast IRIN 24 Jul 2006 -- Dozens of armed men attacked a police station in Nigeria's southeastern Anambra state leaving four people dead, among them two policemen, police said on Monday.
• Georgia: Internal Strife Threatens To Thaw Frozen Conflicts RFE/RL 24 Jul 2006 -- Some Georgian opposition politicians and several Russian observers have interpreted the July 21 dismissal of Georgian Minister for Conflict Resolution Giorgi Khaindrava as a victory for the "party of war" personalized by Defense Minister Irakli Okruashvili.
• Volatile security in Darfur limiting UN aid workers' access to needy UN News Centre 24 Jul 2006 -- United Nations humanitarian staff in Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region cannot reach at least one in five of those in need of assistance because of the ongoing violence and insecurity there, the UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) reported today.
• Nepal Maoists to extend ceasefire to facilitate peace process IRNA 24 Jul 2006 -- Nepalese rebels Maoists today said they would extend their three-month ceasefire to facilitate the peace process before it expires this week.
• Situation in Sri Lanka bad: Former Lankan PM IRNA 24 Jul 2006 -- Former Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said the situation in the Island nation was very bad and incidents of violence were increasing day by day, and innocent people feared for their life.

News Reports

• Burma, North Korea to Dominate Southeast Asian Ministers' Talks VOA 24 Jul 2006 -- Burma and North Korea are expected to dominate talks this week as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian nations, and Asian and Western powers begin meetings Tuesday in Malaysia.
• Orbital And Rocketplane Kistler Announce Strategic Relashionship Orbital Sciences Corp. 24 Jul 2006 -- Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) and Orbital Sciences Corporation (NYSE: ORB) announced today that they have entered into a strategic relationship to support the NASA COTS program and other applications of RpK's innovative space transportation system.
• Raytheon Achieves Successful Early NPOESS Data Transfer Testing Raytheon 24 Jul 2006 -- Raytheon Company and NASA successfully achieved early National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System (NPOESS) Preparatory Project (NPP) data transfer and system compatibility testing.