Complex sentence: On the 4th it was reported al-Sunna denied this, and on July 6, Al-Jazeera reported receipt of a message he'd been "taken to a safe location" after he promised to desert from the Marine Corps.
Split into simpler sentences: On the 4th it was reported al-Sunna denied this. However, on July 6 2004, Al-Jazeera reported receipt of a message he'd been "taken to a safe location" after he promised to desert from the Marine Corps.