28 May 2007 Military News

May 27 airpower summary: Strike Eagles provide close-air-support missions AFPN 28 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations May 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
3rd Combat Aviation Brigade arrives in Iraq 3rd CAB PAO release MNF-I 28 May 2007 -- Soldiers from the 3rd Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade arrived at Baghdad International Airport in late May in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Iraqi Security Forces Make Progress in Mosul, But Bomb Attacks Soar VOA 28 May 2007 -- Iraq's northern city Mosul, in Ninewa province, is a sprawling tangle of historic neighborhoods that straddle the Tigris river

AFGHANISTAN: UNAMA facing new humanitarian challenges IRIN 28 May 2007 -- Daykundi is a mountainous and isolated province in central Afghanistan, home to the ethnic Hazaras, and Shia by religion
Civilians Killed As Taliban Announces New Offensive RFE/RL 28 May 2007 -- Afghan officials say a suicide bomber blew himself up on a road outside the city of Konduz in northern Afghanistan today, killing two Afghan civilians.

Airmen deliver strategic aid to Lebanese military AFPN 28 May 2007 -- C-17 Globemaster III crews of the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron delivered bullets to Beirut as part of a short notice ammunition re-supply tasking in support of the Lebanese military.

Essex Departs for Talisman Saber 07 Navy NewsStand 28 May 2007 -- Multi-purpose amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2) with a crew of more than 1,000 Sailors departed Sasebo, Japan, for Exercise Talisman Saber 07 (TS07) May 21.

U.S. War Planes Busy with DPRK-Targeted Aerial War Exercises KCNA 28 May 2007 -- Flying corps of the U.S. imperialist aggression forces staged frantic exercises of air battle, striking ground targets and giving close air support targeted against the DPRK on May 23 and 25, according to military sources.

Beijing protests U.S. report on Chinese military power RIA Novosti 28 May 2007 -- Beijing has issued a strong protest to the U.S. following the publication of an annual report on China's military power, a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Monday.

Russian military to fly over U.S. under Open Skies Treaty RIA Novosti 28 May 2007 -- A plane carrying Russian military observers will make a series of inspection flights over the United States under the Open Skies Treaty May 28-June 2, the Russian Defense Ministry said Monday.
Russia proposes urgent CFE treaty conference in Vienna June 12-15 RIA Novosti 28 May 2007 -- Russia proposed conducting an urgent conference of the Conventional Forces in Europe treaty member states in Vienna June 12-15, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Monday.

Sagem Défense Sécurité successfully fires the AASM modular air-to-ground weapon Sagem (Safran group) 28 May 2007 -- On April 23, 2007, the French defense procurement agency (DGA) carried out the first successful complete firing of the AASM modular air-to-ground weapon. A French Air Force pilot fired the AASM from a Rafale fighter.
Thales Australian LHD contender proven operationally ready Thales 28 May 2007 -- The French Navy LHD Tonnerre, commissioned in February this year, passed interoperability tests with US Navy and NATO assets. These day and night sea trials conducted off Norfolk, Virginia during April and May included operations with US Navy Launching Craft Air Cushion Vehicles (LCAC), Amphibious Vehicles and helicopters.

Lebanese Wait for End to Army Standoff With Militants VOA 28 May 2007 -- The standoff between the Lebanese Army and Islamic militants in a Palestinian refugee camp in northern Lebanon entered its second week Monday
LEBANON: Nahr al-Bared is a ghost town, smelling death IRIN 28 May 2007 -- Heavy overnight bombardment on Friday of the Nahr al-Bared refugee camp by the Lebanese army killed at least four civilians and injured dozens, with eye-witnesses describing scenes of devastation after the military's week-long clashes with Islamist militants in the once densely populated camp.

Palestinian Rockets Hit Israel Despite Threat of Retaliation VOA 28 May 2007 -- At least seven rockets fired by Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip struck southern Israel, a day after Israel's prime minister warned that ending the rocket fire could take a long time

DR Congo: UN condemns recent massacre of civilians in South Kivu UN News Centre 28 May 2007 -- The United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) today spoke out against a recent massacre in the country's troubled east, calling on the authorities to find and punish those responsible.
SUDAN: UN condemns killing in Darfur as joint force approved IRIN 28 May 2007 -- The United Nations Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) has condemned the killing by armed robbers of an Egyptian military officer working for the mission in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state.
DRC: Massacred villagers found dead in their beds IRIN 28 May 2007 -- Seventeen villagers who died in a brutal attack by suspected Rwandan rebels in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were killed in their beds, the United Nations Mission in Congo (MONUC) said.
DRC: Demobilisation of ex-militias slowly taking root in northeast IRIN 28 May 2007 -- The integration of militias into the Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) national army may be proceeding slowly but to local civilians in the volatile region, it is a pointer to more peaceful days ahead.
Somali Elders Demand Ceasefire Before Reconciliation Conference VOA 28 May 2007 -- In Somalia, elders of Mogadishu's dominant Hawiye clan have issued preconditions they say should be met before the Somali interim government hosts a national reconciliation conference next month

Middle East: Iraq Jihadists Said To Be Spreading RFE/RL 28 May 2007 -- Last week in northern Lebanon, the Lebanese Army clashed outside of Tripoli with militants from a group called Fatah al-Islam.

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