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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 25 Feb 2004 [PDF]

• Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 25 Feb 2004 -- Senior Advisor to the CPA, Daniel Senor and Deputy Director for Coalition Operations Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt
• Terrorist Bomb Suspect Killed by Coalition Forces Washington File 25 Feb 2004 -- Coalition forces have killed an explosives expert believed to be a top aide to Abu Musaab al-Zarqawi, the Islamic militant suspected of orchestrating the August bombing of the United Nations headquarters in Iraq, U.S. officials of the Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA) said February 24.
• TF 1AD CAPTURES THREE SUSPECTED ILLEGAL WEAPONS DEALERS CENTCOM Release 25 Feb 2004-- Task Force 1st Armored Division soldiers from the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment conducted two cordon-and-search operations, capturing three suspected insurgents and several illegal weapons Feb. 20.
• 4ID's 2nd BRIGADE COMBAT TEAM CAPTURES ANTI-COALITION FORCE LEADER CENTCOM Release 25 Feb 2004-- Soldiers from 4th Infantry Division's 2nd Brigade Combat Team captured Khathan Al Anber, an individual believed to be a leader of anti-coalition forces and a major source of funds for the remnants of the Fedayeen.
• Coalition Gives Details on Terrorist's Death, Updates Ops AFPS 25 Feb 2004 -- Coalition officials this morning gave more details about the death of Abu Mohammed Hamza, a terrorist bomb expert for al Qaeda ally Abu Musab Zarkawi.
• Iraq: 2 Killed in US Helicopter Crash VOA News 25 Feb 2004 -- A U.S. military helicopter has crashed in a river in western Iraq, killing two people on board.

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United Nations

• Iraq: Security Council Backs Election Timeline, Sees Mounting UN Role RFE/RL 25 Feb 2004 -- UN Security Council members are expressing broad support for the election timeline proposed for Iraq by Secretary-General Kofi Annan. They are also signaling greater unity in backing a central UN role in guiding Iraq's political transition. Representatives of the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority, echoing Annan, say they want Iraqis to produce a plan for a caretaker government that can assume sovereignty on 30 June.

Reconstruction Issues

• Partial Restoration of Iraqi Marshlands May Be Feasible Washington File 25 Feb 2004 -- Despite what initially seemed to be irrevocable damage to the marshlands of southern Iraq at the hands of Saddam Hussein's regime, it now appears that a significant portion of the wetlands may be restored as sustainable managed ecosystems.
• Iraq: UN Report On Elections Drawing Generally Favorable Comments Locally RFE/RL 25 Feb 2004 -- The United Nations says it is not possible to organize elections in Iraq until the end of this year. The UN report, released 23 February, also supports the creation of an interim Iraqi government by the end of June that will be accepted by all Iraqis.

Foreign Reactions

• US and Britain create facts to justify Iraq war: Blix PLA Daily 25 Feb 2004 -- Former UN chief weapons inspector Hans Blix has said he believes Iraq's weapons of mass destruction (WMD) were destroyed long ago and Washington created facts to justify the US-led war on Iraq in 2003.

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