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Abizaid takes over as head of US Central Command WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 John Abizaid, a Harvard-educated general fluent in Arabic, took the helm of the US Central Command on Monday, replacing Tommy Franks as the head of forces in a vast region that includes Iraq and Afghanistan. Small firearms claim 60 lives every hour: Annan UNITED NATIONS (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 Sixty people are killed by gunfire every hour, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a speech Monday, noting that the vast majority of victims are women and children. British forces were uncertain of Iraqi war tactics: defence report LONDON (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 Britain knew little about how Iraqi forces would react when attacked, and was unsure whether weapons of mass destruction could be used against its soldiers, an official defence report said Monday. |
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Afghan defence ministry shake-up lays ground for disarmament KABUL (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 Afghanistan is carrying out a major shake-up at the ministry of defence as a prelude to launching a nationwide programme to disarm some 100,000 militiamen, President Hamid Karzai's spokesman said Monday. US working with allies to defuse Iran missile threat WASHINGTON (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 The United States worries that Iran's missile and alleged unconventional arms programs threaten global stability and security, and is working with allies to defuse the danger, the White House said Monday. Russia, France hold joint naval exercises in Sea of Norway SEVEROMORSK, Russia (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 France and Russia launched joint naval exercises off the coast of Norway Monday involving nuclear submarines for the first time in the history of NATO-Russia cooperation, navy officials said. British PM criticised over Iraq dossiers, but cleared of misleading public LONDON (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 A parliamentary probe Monday criticised British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the way he presented the case for war against Iraq, but cleared the government of misleading the country over the threat posed by Saddam Hussein. French defence chief in Kazakhstan, trolling for military contracts ALMATY (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 French Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie met the president of the centraL Asian state of Kazakhstan Monday against a background of fierce international competition for Kazakh military contracts worth one billion euros. Turkey speaks of confidence crisis with US following Turkish soldiers' arrest ANKARA (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 The head of Turkey's powerful army on Monday fumed over the US arrest of Turkish troops in northern Iraq, saying the incident had triggered the most serious crisis of confidence yet between the two NATO allies. |
Israel 'very concerned' about Iranian ballistic missile test JERUSALEM (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 Iran's confirmation that it has tested a ballistic missile which is within range of Israel, reinforces fears that the regime in Tehran represents the biggest threat to the Jewish state since the downfall of Saddam Hussein. Danish soldiers to end peacekeeping mission in Bosnia SARAJEVO (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 Danish troops serving with NATO-led peacekeepers in Bosnia are to complete their seven-year-long mission in the country by the end of the month, an official said Monday. British PM slammed over Iraq dossiers, but cleared of misleading public LONDON (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 A parliamentary probe Monday criticised British Prime Minister Tony Blair for the way he presented the case for war against Iraq, but cleared the government of misleading the country over the threat posed by Saddam Hussein. US military experts arrive in Liberia MONROVIA (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 A team of US military experts arrived Monday in the Liberian capital Monrovia amid international pressure for Washington to lead a peacekeeping force to the war-wracked west African nation. Iran brings Israel within missile range, digs in on tougher UN nuclear probe TEHRAN (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 Iran has conducted a final test of its Shahab-3 ballistic missile, the Iranian foreign ministry confirmed Monday, in a move that brings arch-enemy Israel well within range of the Islamic republic's armed forces. Israel 'very concerned' by Iranian ballistic missile test JERUSALEM (AFP) Jul 07, 2003 Israel said it was "very concerned" Monday after Iran confirmed it had conducted a final test of its Shahab-3 ballistic missile capable of hitting its territory. |
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