03 August 2008 Military News

PRESS CONFERENCE: Medical Professionals, Treatment: Brig. Gens. Dorko and Caravalho, Drs. Namiq and al-Sa'ad, Aug. 3, 2008 MNF-I 03 Aug 2008 -- Brig.Gen. Jeffrey Dorko, commanding general, Gulf Regional Development; Brig. Gen. Joseph Caravalho, Surgeon General, Multi-National Force-Iraq; Dr. Essam Namiq, Deputy Minister of Health for Grants and Loans; and Dr. Khamees al-Sa'ad, Administrative Deputy Minister of Health, discuss repatriation of Iraqi medical professionals, treatment of Iraqi patients abroad and healthcare construction programs
Troops in Iraq Kill Enemy Fighters, Detain Suspects, Seize Weapons AFPS 03 Aug 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq killed three enemy fighters, detained dozens of terrorism suspects and seized illegal weapons caches in operations over the last few days, military officials reported.

Forces Kill Militants, Detain Suspects in Afghanistan AFPS 03 Aug 2008 -- Coalition and Afghan forces killed more than a dozen militants and detained two during operations in Afghanistan over the past few days, military officials said.
Pakistan Vows To Root Out Pro-Taliban Agents RFE/RL 06 Aug 2008 -- Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai has met with Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani to discuss allegations that Pakistan's intelligence agency was behind a deadly bombing attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul.
Pakistani forces kill 10 militants in northwest: state TV IRNA 03 Aug 2008 -- Pakistani security forces on Sunday killed at least ten militants in the violence-hit Swat valley, the state television reported.
Pakistani Governor Confirms Peace Deals With Tribal Leaders VOA 03 Aug 2008 -- The governor of Pakistan's Northwest Frontier Province has confirmed that Pakistan's federal government signed a peace agreement with about 300 tribal leaders in North Waziristan in January

Hamas Arresting Fatah Men Forced from Israel to Gaza VOA 03 Aug 2008 -- The Islamic militant group Hamas, which rules the Gaza Strip, is continuing a crackdown on Palestinians from the rival Fatah faction

South Ossetia says Georgia pulls troops close to its borders RIA Novosti 3 Aug 2008
Georgia rejects reports of troops moving to S. Ossetia border RIA Novosti 3 Aug 2008
Russia says threat of war between Georgia, South Ossetia real RIA Novosti 3 Aug 2008

Sudan's Bashir Vows No Cooperation With ICC VOA 03 Aug 2008 -- Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has vowed that his country will not cooperate with the International Criminal Court, which has moved to indict him from alleged war crimes in Darfur.
At Least 20 Killed in Somalia Explosion VOA 03 Aug 2008 -- Witnesses in Somalia's capital say a roadside bomb explosion has killed at least 20 people, mostly women.

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