NATO Soldiers in Iraq Work to Train Iraqi Leaders By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service BAGHDAD, July 7, 2006 – The NATO mission in Iraq is little known, but it's an important one for the long-term future of the country, NATO officials said here recently. "We're not engaged in combat operations," said Italian Army Maj. Gen. Ernesto Alviano, the deputy ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060707-13399.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading

Iraqis to Take Over Police Duties in Muthanna Province By Gerry J. GilmoreAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 7, 2006 – Coalition troops operating in Iraq's Muthanna province will soon transfer security responsibilities to Iraqi police, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman said today in Baghdad. When coalition forces leave Muthanna sometime next week, the ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060707-13397.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading

Soldier Killed in Afghanistan; Previous Casualties IdentifiedAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 7, 2006 – A coalition soldier was killed yesterday in the Baghran Valley of Afghanistan's Helmand province when a convoy was attacked by enemy extremists, and the Defense Department has identified earlier casualties in the war on terror. During the attack, coalition forces returned fire, and at least five ext ...Continue Reading

Iraqis Conduct Raid, Thwart Attack; Coalition Kills, Detains TerroristsAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 7, 2006 – Iraqi army forces conducted an early morning raid today in eastern Baghdad, Iraqi police repelled a terrorist attack in Baghdad today, and coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained five during a raid yesterday, military officials reported. The Iraqi army raid was part of Operation ...Continue Reading

Afghan Villagers Capture Extremist; Two Afghans Injured by IEDAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, July 7, 2006 – Villagers captured an extremist who threw a grenade into a mosque in the village of Showbi in the Tere Zayi district of Afghanistan's Khost province today during prayer, military officials reported. The grenade injured three men, including the mullah, who were taken to the coalition hospital in Khos ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD Transcript U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) Transcript On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/transcripts/2006/tr20060705-13395.html Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 Secretary Rumsfeld ...Continue Reading

NATO Secretary General to visit Spain* 10 July 2006* The NATO Secretary General, Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, will travel to Madrid on Monday, 10 July 2006. He will meet with President of the Government José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and with Minister of Defence José Antonio Alonso. The Secretary General will also deliver a speech at the Foundation for International Relations and External Development (FRIDE) on “NATO’s pr ...Continue Reading

DefenseLINK News: DoD News Release U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Release On the Web: http://defenselink.mil/releases/2006/nr20060706-13394.html Media Contact: Army Public Affairs - (703) 692-2000 Public contact: http://www.dod.mil/faq/comment.html or +1 (703) 428-0711 IMMEDIATE RELEASE ...Continue Reading