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• PRESS CONFERENCE: Operational Update: Dr. al-Sheikhly, June 29, 2008 MNF-I 29 Jun 2008 -- Dr. Tahseen al-Sheikhly, Iraqi civilian spokesman for Operation Fardh al-Qanoon, provides an Operational Update
• June 28 airpower summary: A-10s deter enemy forces AFPN 29 Jun 2008
• Iraqi Forces Detain Suspect Linked to Rocket Attacks AFPS 29 Jun 2008 -- Iraq's Baqubah Emergency Response Force detained a suspected al-Qaida member in Udaim, north of Baghdad, today.
• Curtis T. Rinker Building opens at Korean Village USMC News 29 Jun 2008 -- A new internet and phone center for service members to communicate with their families enjoyed a grand opening here June 28.
• Afghan situation worsening, UN relief chief says, urging new approach UN News Centre 29 Jun 2008 -- The humanitarian situation inside Afghanistan is getting worse, with civilian casualties rising and food prices soaring, the United Nations relief chief said today, calling for the international community to revise its assistance plans to the strife-torn country.
• UN Official: Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Up 60 Percent This Year VOA 29 Jun 2008 -- A top United Nations official says the number of civilian deaths in Afghanistan has increased by more than 60 percent so far this year.
• Pakistan Takes Steps to End Militant Threat on Afghan Border VOA 29 Jun 2008 -- Afghan and NATO officials say insecurity has increased in Afghanistan in recent months, citing peace deals neighboring Pakistan has signed with Taliban militants on its side of the border

Defense Policy / Programs

• US Army's Own Report Faults Poor Planning, Lack of Vision In Iraq VOA 29 Jun 2008 -- A new U.S. Army report on the Iraq conflict following the ouster of Saddam Hussein cites a lack of planning and vision by U.S. military and civilian leaders.
• CLB-1 Security Marines train for faster evacuation time USMC News 29 Jun 2008 -- Marines with Security Company, Combat Logistics Battalion 1, 1st Marine Logistics Group conducted medical evacuation training here, June 29.

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Other Conflicts

• YEMEN: Activists warn against protracting war in the north IRIN 29 Jun 2008 -- A number of activists and members of the Yemeni Parliament have called on the government and Shia rebels to stop fighting in the northern governorate of Saada as the humanitarian situation in the area has worsened.
• Israeli Cabinet Approves Hezbollah Prisoner Swap VOA 29 Jun 2008 -- Israel's Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has gotten cabinet approval to go ahead with a prisoner swap with Hezbollah militants

News Reports

• Mugabe Claims Victory In Zimbabwe Election RFE/RL 29 Jun 2008 -- Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe has claimed a "sweeping victory" in the country's second round of presidential elections, while critics shun the vote as a sham.
• Observers Slam Zimbabwe Presidential Run-Off Election VOA 29 Jun 2008 -- According to the official Zimbabwe Election Commission, President Robert Mugabe had a landslide victory in the run-off presidential election
• Mugabe Sworn In For New Term Amid Widespread Condemnation VOA 29 Jun 2008 -- Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe took the oath of office for a sixth term Sunday hours after electoral officials declared him the winner of a run-off election condemned domestically and internationally as illegitimate and conducted in an atmosphere of intimidation.