Coalition soldiers provide support for Iraqi army and police as they hunt for weapons caches in Tal Afar, Iraq, during Operation Sandstorm, Aug. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard Vogt

Iraqi children watch as Iraqi army and police search for weapons caches in Tal Afar, Iraq, during Operation Sandstorm, Aug. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard Vogt

Iraqi army and police officers talk to people in Tal Afar, Iraq during a search for weapons caches as part of Operation Sandstorm, Aug. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard Vogt

An Iraqi soldier and a U.S. Army soldier search for weapons caches as part of Operation Sandstorm, in Tal Afar, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard Vogt

An Iraqi soldier talks to his teammates during a search for weapons caches as part of Operation Sandstorm, in Tal Afar, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard Vogt

A U.S. Army soldier talks to members of the Iraqi army and police as they hunt for weapons caches during Operation Sandstorm in Tal Afar, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard Vogt

An Iraqi policeman and a U.S. Army soldier take a break during a search for weapons caches as part of Operation Sandstorm in Tal Afar, Iraq, Aug. 2, 2006. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Richard Vogt



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August 4, 2006
A Soldier stands watch during a search of abandoned buildings, looking for insurgents along the Diyala River in east Baghdad. Photo Courtesy of U.S. Army

News of Note
Israel at War
Hizbollah man said caught over abduction
Hezbollah rockets kill 10 in Israel
Fierce Fighting in Face of U.N. Cease-Fire
Mideast fight ramps up despite diplomacy
Syrian Foreign Minister in Lebanon
Israel Nabs Palestinian Lawmaker
Bush Happy With U.N. Cease-Fire
Blair Welcomes U.N. Resolution
Video: U.S., France Agree on Draft
UN council considers French-US Mideast resolution
Indonesia anti-Israel rallies draw wide spectrum
Olmert tells Europe to stop preaching to Israel
Lebanon rejects cease-fire resolution

Operation Iraqi Freedom
U.S. Reinforcements Patrol Baghdad Amid Civil War Fears
Deaf Iraqi Girl in U.S. for Surgery

Homeland Security / War on Terror
Zawahiri Says Egyptian Group Has Joined Al Qaeda
Two Jordanian deputies jailed over Zarqawi visit
Suicide Bomber Dies When Belt Explodes Early

Troops on Trial
US military hearing on Iraq rape case starts

Other Military News
Two 19-Year-Olds Arrested For Theft of VA Computer
Governors object to Bush's Guard plan

Worldwide Wackos
Castro Said OK After Surgery
Life Without Fidel?
Aging, ailing Castro will return, Cuba says - Video
No photos of Castro since his surgery
Iran to Expand Nuclear Activities in Defiance of U.N.
U.S., Japan: 6 of 7 N. Korea Missile Tests Successful

Politics / Government
Ex-Senator John Glenn Hospitalized After Wreck
Republicans face working vacation to survive

Mother Nature
Tropical Storm Chris downgraded to depression

Oddities
Abusing their power by abusing their power...
Charity wants people to lend a hand...
Paris Hilton to magazine: I'm celibate
Rabies shots urged for 950 Girl Scouts
Capitol cop, coach charged in sex case

Other News of Note
Friends of Phoenix slay suspect shocked
Last victim mourned in Phoenix shootings

Fox News
Cops: Map, Shells Tied to Serial Shooter Suspects
Four-Time Iditarod Champ Susan Butcher Dies at 51

Reuters: Top News
Landis caught in war against drugs
S.Lanka troops resume firing on rebel positions
Somali leaders agree to end rift after crisis talks
Union workers ratify Michelin tire contract
Investors want Fed to pause - now
Emmis CEO withdraws going-private offer
Stocks fall on slowdown fears - Video
Apple shares fall on more options irregularities
DreamWorks shares rally on earnings
XM, Sirius in tune on ads
Employees unionize Chinese Wal-Mart
Little summer savings that add up
Get ready for the Medicare crunch
Milberg Weiss files fewer cases after indictment
Deals continue despite stock options probes
Airlines face fare headwinds as demand stalls

AP World News
Kiss fans protest Rock Hall of Fame snub
Ex-Duke lacrosse coach hired by Bryant
Matriarch of In-N-Out Burger dies at 86
After 10 years, few believe life on Mars
Mexican court orders partial recount
Reports: 2 arrested in Hermitage thefts
Woods leads Buick with fan's assistance
Lau mum on drug use for 'Protege' role
White leads inductees into NFL Hall

Military.com
Park Brings Kids, GIs Together
Vietnam Vets Center Wins Approval
Senate Opposes Military Hunting Plan
Israel Renews Attacks on Beirut Suburbs
McCain: Major DoD Budget Crunch Looms

CENTCOM: News Releases
MEDICAL TEAMS EDUCATE AND TREAT PANJAB AND WARAS VILLAGERS

COALITION FORCES CAPTURE 6 TERRORIST SUSPECTS

COALITION FORCES WOUND 1 SUSPECTED TERRORIST, CAPTURE 8 OTHERS

COALITION FORCE CAPTURE 3 TERRORISTS AND 10 OTHER SUSPECTS

COALITION FORCES CONDUCT STRIKES IN BAGHDAD

AFGHAN, COALITION FORCES KILL 25 TALIBAN EXTREMISTS IN COUNTER-TERRORISM MISSION

INSURGENT MORTAR ATTACK NEAR IRAQ-SYRIA BORDER TOWN KILLS THREE IRAQI CIVILIANS; INJURIES NINE OTHERS

COALITION FORCES PROVIDE OPERATION MOUNTAIN THRUST SUMMARY

Department of Defense
NEWS UPDATES
Insurgent Attack Kills Iraqis - Story
For Top News Visit DefenseLink

ON THE GROUND
Aviation Brigade Called for Duty in Iraq - Story - Photos
Djiboutian Military Police Visit Camp - Story
Iraqi Police Focus on Security in Doura - Story

IN IRAQ
Iraqis, Marines Work to Improve Security
New Hospital to Treat Detainees, Soldiers

IN AFGHANISTAN
Munitions, Weapons Airmen Secure Bombs
Air Force Specialists Keep Planes in Flight

IN DJIBOUTI
Exercise Focuses on Crisis Response
U.S., French Marines Train in Desert

IN KENYA
Volunteers Help Task Force with Health Visit

DefendAmerica Week in Review
Sunday - Monday - Tuesday - Wednesday - Thursday - Friday - Saturday

BACKGROUND
IRAQ
Renewal In Iraq
Iraq: Security, Stability
Fact Sheet: Progress and Work Ahead
Report: Strategy for Victory in Iraq
Iraq Daily Update
This Week in Iraq (PDF)
Multinational Force Iraq
State Dept. Weekly Iraq Report (PDF)
'Boots on the Ground' Audio Archive
Weekly Reconstruction Report (PDF)
Iraq Reconstruction
Maps

AFGHANISTAN
Afghanistan Update
Maps

WAR ON TERRORISM
Fact Sheet: Budget Request
Fact Sheet: War on Terror
Fact Sheet: Terror Plots Disrupted
Waging and Winning the War on Terror
Terrorism Timeline
Terrorism Knowledge Base

CASUALTIES
Officials Identify Casualties - Story

Weather
Iraq
Al Azamiyah Al Basrah Al Hillah Al Karkh Al Kazimiyah Al Kut
An Nasiriyah Baghdad Baqubah Mosul Najaf Nineveh Tall Kayf

Afghanistan
Bost/Laskar Ghurian Herat Kabul

Gitmo

Today in History
1787 - In Philadelphia, the Constitutional Convention begins debate.
1806 - The Holy Roman Empire comes to an end.
1815 - A U.S. flotilla ends piracy by Algiers, Tunis, and Tripoli.
1825 - Bolivia gains independence from Peru.
1854 - Congress passes the Confiscation Act.
1862 - The CSA ironclad Arkansas is badly damaged in a Union attack.
1864 - Confederates evacuate Ft. Powell.
1890 - In NY, John Hart becomes the first convict executed in the electric chair in the U.S. (for murder).
1914 - Austria-Hungary declares war on Russia; Serbia declares war on Germany.
1934 - U.S. troops withdraw from Haiti (occupied since 1915).
1944 - The deportation of 70,000 jews from Poland to Auschwitz begins.
1945 - (Japanese time) The "Enola Gay" drops her atom bomb on Hiroshima.
1946 - The U.S. officially submits to the jurisdiction of the World Court.
1961 - Gherman S. Titov, is the 2nd Russian in space aboard the Vostok 2 (17 orbits); the first case of motion sickness in space is reported.
1962 - Jamaica gains independence from Britain.
1965 - The Federal Voting Rights Act guarantees Black voting rights.
1985 - After the 19th space shuttle mission, Challenger 8 lands safely at Edwards AFB.
1990 - The U.N. Security Council votes 13-0 (with Cuba and Yemen abstaining) to place economic sanctions against Iraq.

Birthdays
1697 - Charles VII, Holy Roman emperor (1742-45)
1809 - Alfred Lord Tennyson, poet laureate of England
1861 - Edith Kermit Carow Roosevelt, 2nd wife of President Theodore Roosevelt
1881 - Sir Alexander Fleming, Nobel prize winner (1954 - penicillin)
1917 - Robert Mitchum, actor (Winds of War, North & South)
1927 - William David Ford (Rep-MI)
1950 - Winston E. Scott, Cmdr, USN / astronaut
1952 - Carl C. Perkins (Rep-KY)

Passings
1867 - Faustin Élie Soulouque, emperor of Haiti
1914 - Ellen Wilson, President Woodrow Wilson's wife
1978 - Pope Paul VI
1991 - Harry Reasoner newscaster (60 Minutes)

Reported Missing in Action
1964
Cutrer, Fred C., Jr., USAF (MS); B57B shot down, KIA, body not recovered

Kaster, Leonard L., USAF (MA); B57B shot down, KIA, body not recovered

1967
Kemmerer, Donald R., USAF (PA); F4C shot down

Page, Albert L., USAF (NH); F4C shot down

1972
Penn, Michael G., Jr., USN (TX); A7B shot down, released by DRV March, 1973 - alive and well as of 1998