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• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Joint air assault checks for caches Army News 21 Jun 2009 -- Soldiers from a Pennsylvania Army National Guard unit worked with Iraqi Army Soldiers, June 3, to confirm that insurgents have not reseeded a small portion of desert area, northwest of Taji, with weapon caches.
• Truck Bombing Kills 72 in Iraq VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- Iraqi police and rescue crews are searching through the rubble of a mosque and nearby homes for bodies and possible survivors of a suicide bombing that killed at least 72 people.
• NMCB 11 Seabees Improve Life on Oil Platform Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2009 -- Working 14-16 hours a day, seven days a week is nothing new for Navy Seabees. However, for the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 11 from Gulfport, Miss., working on the Al Basra Oil Terminal (ABOT) off the coast of Iraq, is not just a deployment, it's an adventure.
• Two Soldiers Killed in Attack on US Base in Afghanistan VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- NATO says two soldiers were killed, and six other personnel were wounded, in an indirect fire attack on the main U.S. base in Afghanistan early Sunday.
• AFGHANISTAN: Insecurity, lack of aid prompt IDPs to leave camp IRIN 21 Jun 2009 -- Over 1,000 families in a camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Kandahar Province, southern Afghanistan, have opted to return to their home areas in the north and northwest of the country because of worsening insecurity and lack of aid at the camp.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Aircraft Carrier Uses Innovative Ideas for Realistic Training Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2009 -- Sailors from Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln's (CVN 72) Air Department found a unique training platform to use June 11, while Lincoln's flight deck is being refurbished.
• 31st MEU Marines Fast Rope and Hook N' Climb at Sea USMC News 21 Jun 2009 -- More than 25 Marines from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines (BLT 3/5), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) participated in ship-boarding "hook and climb" training June, 17.
• Thirty Ships 'Battle' in Baltic Sea Exercise Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2009 -- More than 30 ships from 12 nations completed the last tactical exercise of Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) June 18.
• Mount Whitney Successfully Refuels in Rough Seas Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2009 -- Despite nine to 12 foot seas and 35-40 mile-per-hour winds, USS Mount Whitney (LCC/JCC 20) completed an underway replenishment (UNREP) without incident June 12 while paricipating in the 2009 Baltic Operations (BALTOPS) exercise.
• New Facility Consolidates Logistics, Better Support to the Warfighter Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2009 -- A ribbon cutting ceremony held June 18 marked the official turnover of the new Operational Expeditionary Logistics Facility (OELF) at Naval Construction Battalion Center (NCBC) Gulfport.
• Ugandan soldiers graduate from counter-terrorism course Army News 21 Jun 2009 -- SSoldiers with Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa, completed their sixth military-to-military training partnership in Uganda with the graduation of 134 Uganda People's Defense Force soldiers during a ceremony at Kasenyi training school on June 16, 2009.
• CTF 151, USS Gettysburg Strengthen International Ties in Seychelles Navy NewsStand 21 Jun 2009 -- Combined Task Force (CTF) 151 and the guided-missile cruiser USS Gettysburg (CG 64), the task force's flagship, recently completed a four-day port visit to the Republic of Seychelles.

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Other Conflicts

• Humanitarian Situation Continues to Deteriorate in DRC VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- The United Nations is appealing for $38 million to provide life saving assistance for nearly one million civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Aid workers report the already poor situation in north and south Kivu provinces is worsening because of armed attacks and military operations.
• Somalia Insurgents Say They Will Attack Any Foreign Troops VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- Islamist insurgents in Somalia have said that they will fight against any foreign troops that intervene in the country's conflict. On Saturday, Somalia's parliament appealed to countries in the region to intervene military to help the fledgling internationally-backed government.
• India Issues Warning of Attacks From Domestic Insurgents VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- India's government is warning of possible violent strikes by radical leftist insurgents. The alert comes as paramilitary forces conduct the most concerted effort in years to repel Maoists who control large swathes of eastern forests.

News Reports

• Iran says 10 protesters killed in Saturday's post-election riots RIA Novosti 21 Jun 2009 -- At least 10 protesters were killed in riots in Iran's capital on Saturday, as thousands of people gathered on the streets to continue protests against the disputed election, state media reported on Sunday.
• Obama urges Iran to stop 'unjust' actions against its own people RIA Novosti 21 Jun 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has urged the Iranian government to stop 'all violent and unjust actions" against its own people after a day of unrest across Tehran over last week's vote.
• Iran TV: 13 Killed in Clashes with Police VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- Iran's capital, Tehran, was tense Sunday, following a week of sometimes violent opposition protests against a disputed election victory by incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad June 12.
• Obama: Iran Must Stop 'Violent and Unjust Actions' VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- U.S. President Barack Obama has urged Iran's government to "stop all violent and unjust actions against its own people."
• Israeli PM: Iranian Authorities "Unmasked" VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- Israel's prime minister says repressive actions taken by Iranian authorities against demonstrators protesting President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's disputed election victory have revealed the true nature of the government, and underscore the need to prevent Iran from developing offensive nuclear capability.
• Western Nations Deny 'Meddling' in Iran's Post-Election Violence VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- Britain is strongly denying allegations by the Iranian government that Western nations are encouraging Iran's post-election violence.
• Political Debate in Washington Over Iran Response VOA 21 Jun 2009 -- A political debate is unfolding in Washington over the proper U.S. response to the situation in Iran where election protests have at times resulted in bloodshed. Some members of Congress are urging President Barack Obama to take a tougher approach, while others are urging caution.
• Iran State TV Says 10 Dead In Clashes RFE/RL 21 Jun 2009 -- Iran's state television has said at least 10 people died and more than 100 were wounded in clashes between police and protesters on June 20.
• Ely's Tehran Diary: 'Tear Gas Left White Trails, We Could Hear Gunshots' RFE/RL 21 Jun 2009
• Through Rallies And Internet New Yorkers Express Solidarity With Iran Protesters RFE/RL 21 Jun 2009 -- Close to the UN young Iranian women wearing black headscarves are chanting with a like-minded crowd.
• Kazakhstan's Nazarbaev Marks 20 Years In Power RFE/RL 21 Jun 2009 -- BAidar, a 19-year-old Almaty resident, has only known one leader in his lifetime: Nursultan Nazarbaev, who became Kazakh president a year before Aidar was born.