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27 July 2009 Military News

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  • OIF/OEF Casualty Update 27 Jul 2009 [PDF]

  • July 26 airpower summary: C-17s help sustain coalition operations AFNS 27 Jul 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations July 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
  • Forces in Iraq Capture Militant, Destroy Weapons AFPS 27 Jul 2009 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces arrested an assailant and destroyed weapons in operations in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
  • Artillery Unit Becomes Civil Affairs in New Iraq AFPS 27 Jul 2009 -- Most field artillery troops don’t expect to work in civil affairs support, but that’s the way it is with the quickly changing role of U.S. forces here.
  • Engineers remove eyesore in Ghazaliyah Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- Life continues to returns to normal in the Ghazaliyah district of Baghdad , as Soldiers from Company A, 46th Engineer Combat Battalion (Heavy), 225th Engineer Brigade and security elements from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Armor Division spent four days working together to remove a dilapidated building
  • 30th HBCT troops line up for payday at FOB Mahmudiyah Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- Payday at Forward Operating Base Mahmudiyah, Iraq is a special event for Soldiers of 120th Combined Arms Battalion and Company E, 230th Brigade Support Battalion, 30th Heavy Brigade Combat Team, as the few places to shop there take cash only.
  • "Blackhawks" provide financial services for "Ironhorse" troops Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- Soldiers from the Detachment B "Blackhawks," 208th Financial Management Company, 10th Sustainment Brigade, 101st Airborne Division are currently embedded with the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division at Joint Security Station (JSS) War Eagle, north of Baghdad, to provide Soldiers financial services
  • 30th HBCT Soldiers train Iraqi partners in Mahmudiyah Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- Four Iraqis stand outside the door to a 10 square foot room, knowing there are two American Soldiers inside. On a silent signal they storm the room with AK-47 assault rifles at the ready. The first two scan the room and in less than a second, level rifles at the Americans.
  • Outside the City: MPs continue to mentor Iraqis Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- Since Sovereignty Day, an Iraqi national holiday declared on June 30, the Iraqi Security Forces have taken the lead, but the Fort Bliss, Texas-based 591st Military Police Company still has a mission to do - train their Iraqi Police counterparts to take over security on the outskirts of western Baghdad
  • Blacksmith battalion creates drivers training academy closer to home for local Iraqi police Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- Soldiers from the 215th Brigade Support Battalion "Blacksmiths", 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division recently opened a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle Driver's Training Academy for Iraqi police on Forward Operating Base Diamondback when the battalion discovered the nearest academy was in Taji, approximately 200 miles from Mosul
  • Charger Battalion water projects increase the quality of life in rural Ninewa Province Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held on July 23 for two water stations built in the Qayyarah sub-district of Ninewa Province, south of Mosul
  • Federal Police Combined Operations Center key to partnership for U.S. advisors Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- U.S. military advisors to the Iraqi Federal Police are teaching their Iraqi counter parts time tested US tactics, techniques, and procedures as the FP are now actively in the lead in securing west Mosul
  • Sustainers, Al Seqir partner to move cargo around Iraq Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- Soldiers of the 49th Transportation Battalion, a subordinate unit of the 3d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), control and track all ground and air movements around Iraq daily in support of Coalition forces
  • Sustainers take control of warehouse Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- Soldiers of the 639th Quartermaster Company partnered to manage the East Liberty Supply Support Activity warehouse, an array of supply items for base customers here and the surrounding camps and forward operating bases
  • Sustainment Bn., mission complete, with courage Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- The Rockville, Md., 398th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion conducted a transfer of authority ceremony with the 620th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion from St. Louis, Mo., here July 2
  • National Guard trains Iraqi police to become self-sufficient Army News 27 Jul 2009 -- National police in Iraq's Wasit province now are capable of sustaining their own training needs after coalition forces leave here, military officials said, thanks to the efforts of a Massachusetts National Guard police company.

  • Tough Fight Will Continue in Afghanistan, Mullen Says AFPS 27 Jul 2009 -- Though troop morale is high in Afghanistan, the Taliban is a tough organization and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said he doesn’t expect conditions to change soon.
  • Troops Seize Enemy Fighters in Eastern Afghanistan AFPS 27 Jul 2009 -- Coalition and Afghan forces seized dozens of suspected enemy fighters during recent operations in eastern Afghanistan, U.S. military officials said.
  • UN mission credits Afghani election authorities for keeping polls on track UN News Centre 27 Jul 2009 -- With the fraught task of distributing millions of voting slips to thousands of polling stations successfully completed and campaign rallies in full swing, the United Nations mission in Afghanistan today praised the country’s election authorities for staying on schedule with preparations for the upcoming national and regional elections.
  • Afghanistan Strikes Taliban Truce in Remote Northwest VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- The Afghan government said it has struck its first truce with local Taliban insurgents.
  • Britain Hails Success of Bold Offensive in Southern Afghanistan VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- Britain is praising the end of a bold offensive against Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan, calling the first phase of "Panther's Claw" a success.
  • British Foreign Secretary Outlines Afghan Strategy In Brussels RFE/RL 27 Jul 2009 -- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband has delivered a major speech on Afghanistan at NATO headquarters in Brussels, with an emphasis on reconciliation with elements of the insurgency

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  • China and Taiwan Leaders Exchange Letters for First Time VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- China's President Hu Jintao has sent his Taiwan counterpart Ma Ying-jeou a telegram, applauding his election as ruling party chief. The letter was the first direct communication between the leaders of the two governments in 60 years.

  • DPRK Foreign Ministry Spokesman on Unreasonable Call for Resumption of Six-Party Talks KCNA 27 Jul 2009 -- A spokesman for the DPRK Foreign Ministry issued a statement on Monday in connection with the fact that at the Ministerial Meeting of the ASEAN Regional Forum held in Thailand on July 23, some countries expressed their views that the six-party talks should be resumed.
  • North Korea Ready for 'Specific' US-Only Talks VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- North Korea says it may be ready to talk again, but not in the six-nation format it has taken part in over the last five years. This time, Pyongyang says it will only talk with the United States.
  • N.Korea seeks bilateral talks with U.S. on nuclear program RIA Novosti 27 Jul 2009 -- North Korea on Monday said it was ready for bilateral talks with the U.S. but repeated it would not rejoin the six-party talks over its nuclear program, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported.

  • Iran Protests Subside, but Internal Squabbles Continue VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- The street protests in Iran have faded in the face of the government's security crackdown. But the political squabbles and bickering continue. Internal feuds that were once kept behind closed doors have erupted into the open, providing a rare glimpse of political tensions in the Islamic Republic.
  • Iran's Judicial Chief Orders Decision on Detainees VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- Iranian media report the nation's judiciary chief has ordered officials to quickly decide the fate of protesters detained in the wake of last month's disputed presidential election.
  • U.S. urges Iran to respond to engagement offer RIA Novosti 27 Jul 2009 -- The U.S. administration hopes Iran will respond by fall to offers for diplomacy to solve the dispute surrounding its nuclear program, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday.
  • Gates: US Wants Iran Answer on Nuclear Talks by September VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak has told visiting U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates no option is off the table as Israel prepares a possible strike against Iran's suspected nuclear facilities.

  • Flare-Up In Turkmen-Azerbaijani Dispute Latest Nabucco Challenge RFE/RL 27 Jul 2009 -- The unexpected and sudden renewal of the Turkmen-Azerbaijani dispute over three hydrocarbon fields in the middle of the Caspian Sea is the latest setback to the European Union's Nabucco gas-pipeline project
  • UN mission praises high voter turnout in Kurdistan region of northern Iraq UN News Centre 27 Jul 2009 -- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) today congratulated election officials and the people of the northern region of Kurdistan for the large turnout, especially among women voters, in last week’s peaceful elections.
  • Incumbents Appear in Lead, as Iraqi Kurds Await Results of Vote VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- Iraqi Kurds are awaiting the official results from regional elections held Saturday in Iraqi Kurdistan.
  • Burma's Trial of Democracy Leader in Final Arguments VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- The trial of Burma's democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is in final arguments. The internationally condemned trial resumed as rights group Amnesty International awarded the Nobel laureate its top recognition for a rights defender.
  • Philippine President Says She Will Not Extend Term VOA 27 Jul 2009 -- Philippine President Gloria Arroyo says she has no desire to extend her term past next May. Mrs. Arroyo made the comments during her final state of the nation address before the Philippine Congress.
  • ZIMBABWE: Political violence growing in rural areas IRIN 27 Jul 2009 -- Families are turning on each other in Zimbabwe's rural areas, where a higher premium is being placed on political allegiance to either President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party or Prime Minister Morgan Tsvangirai's Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), than ties of blood.
  • Kyrgyz Runner-Up Rejects Election Results, Turns To Moscow RFE/RL 27 Jul 2009 -- Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission has announced the final results of July 23 elections, officially confirming that Kurmanbek Bakiev has been reelected to a second term in office with more than 76 percent of the vote
  • EU Foreign Ministers To Discuss Georgia, Iran, Iceland RFE/RL 27 Jul 2009 -- EU foreign ministers are convening in Brussels for their first monthly meeting under the Swedish presidency. Sweden took over from the Czech Republic on July 1 for six months



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