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19 September 2010 Military News

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  • Car Bombs Kill at Least 29 People in Iraq VOA 19 Sep 2010 -- Iraqi authorities say two car bombs in Baghdad have killed at least 23 people. More than 80 people were wounded in the blasts, which went off in short succession.
  • U.S. and Iraqi Soldiers train during mass casualty scenario Army News 19 Sep 2010 -- An ambulance races down the street, leaving a dust cloud in its wake. Coming to an abrupt halt, doors fly open, and a medic jumps out. Fellow Iraqi Soldiers are wounded and in need of medical care at the Iraqi Army's Camp Ur.
  • Lewis-McChord troops head home Army News 19 Sep 2010 -- Deployed since Sept. 2009 to work with Iraqi Security Forces, Joint Base Lewis-McChord's 201st Battlefield Surveillance Brigade cased its colors and transferred authority to the 67th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade in a ceremony Sept. 15.

  • Afghan Vote Count Begins Amid Concerns Over Fraud RFE/RL 19 Sep 2010 -- Election officials have begun counting votes in Afghanistan to determine the winners of nationwide parliamentary polls.
  • Interview: Parliamentary Vote Displayed 'Positive Signs For Afghanistan's Democracy' RFE/RL 19 Sep 2010 -- Mustafa Sarwar of RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan spoke today with Jed Ober, chief of staff of U.S.-based Democracy International, which sent a team of observers to monitor Afghanistan's second parliamentary elections on September 18. Democracy International focuses on democracy and governance programs around the world for the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and other development partners.
  • NATO secretary general welcomes Afghan election RIA Novosti 19 Sep 2010 -- NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen welcomed parliamentary elections in Afghanistan, despite violence which left at least 10 people dead and 20 injured.
  • Observers Debate Legitimacy of Afghanistan Election VOA 19 Sep 2010 -- Observers of Afghanistan's parliamentary election on Saturday are debating whether or not the result will be legitimate. The Afghan Election Complaints Commission says it has received reports of alleged irregularities, but as ballots continue to pour in from remote provinces, officials say the final outcome is weeks away.

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  • Abraham Lincoln CSG Warships Participate in War Game Navy NewsStand 19 Sep 2010 -- Four U.S. warships from the Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group (CSG) participated in a war game off the coast of Hawaii Sept. 18 using modern, high-tech tactics in an exercise reminiscent of the naval battles of yore.

  • Secret Manual Gives Glimpse of North Korean Military Tactics VOA 19 Sep 2010 -- A military manual said to have been smuggled out of North Korea, reveals Pyongyang’s concern about electronic warfare technology used by the United States and South Korea. The document also indicates North Korea’s military uses radar-absorbing paint and other stealth tactics to conceal its weapons.

  • Russia's Orthodox Church priests to appear in Russian army and navy RIA Novosti 19 Sep 2010 -- Russia's Orthodox Church priests will soon appear in the Russian army and navy to serve as military chaplains as Russian servicemen especially need spiritual support, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia said on Sunday.
  • Russian troops conduct live firing drills at South Ossetia base RIA Novosti 19 Sep 2010 -- Russian troops, deployed at a military base in South Ossetia, have conducted a battalion-level tactical exercise with live firing, a military source said.

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