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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 Jul 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Raid nets kidnapping suspects, cash MNF-I 06 Jul 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers captured four terror suspects and seized 1,000,000 Iraqi dinar and $6,000 in U.S. currency at a house in south Baghdad July 4.
• Iraqis, Coalition conclude Operation Sword MNF-I 06 Jul 2005 --Iraqi Security Forces, U.S. Marines and Soldiers from Regimental Combat Team-2, 2 nd Marine Division are concluding Operation Saif, which translates as Sword, and will remain in the city of Hit indefinitely to provide a security presence.
• Group Threatens To Kill Kidnapped Egypt Envoy RFE/RL 06 Jul 2005 -- Iraq's Al-Qaeda today threatened to kill Egypt's top envoy to Iraq, Ihab al-Sharif, who was kidnapped recently.
• Iraqi, Coalition Forces Remain in Hit; More Weapons Found in Baghdad AFPS 06 Jul 2005 -- Military officials in Baghdad, Iraq, today said U.S. and Iraqi forces will remain in the Iraqi city of Hit indefinitely to provide a security presence by manning outposts and conducting joint patrols and stabilization operations.

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• PRESS BRIEFING BY UN COMPENSATION COMMISSION United Nations 06 Jul 2005

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Foreign Reactions

• Shamkhani: Regional nations favor democratic, united Iraq IRNA 06 Jul 2005 -- Iran's Defense Minister Rear Admiral Ali Shamkhani said Wednesday that regional countries favor a united, independent and democratic Iraq which has peaceful coexistence with its neighbors.
• EU emphasizes role of neighbours in Iraq's development IRNA 06 Jul 2005 -- The European Commissioner for External Relations, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Wednesday said the role of neighbouring countries of Iraq is vital to the country's development.
• European Parliament calls for replacement of occupation troops by UN peacekeepers in Iraq IRNA 06 Jul 2005 -- The European Parliament, the only elected institution in the European Union, called Wednesday for the replacement of US occupation troops in Iraq by a UN peace-keeping force.
• Iraq: EU Pushes For Quick Takeover Of Security Responsibilities RFE/RL 06 Jul 2005 -- Jack Straw, the British foreign secretary, said today in the European Parliament in Strasbourg that he supports a quick handover of security responsibilities in Iraq to the country's own forces. Britain, together with the United States, provides the bulk of foreign troops in Iraq. It also acts as the EU presidency for the next six months.

News Reports

• Terrorist Group Says It Will Fight Shi'ite Militia VOA 06 Jul 2005 -- In a possible sign that sectarian violence in Iraq could intensify, an Internet recording says the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist group is forming a new armed wing to fight the Shi'ite Badr Brigade militia, which has been accused of assassinating Sunni Arabs.