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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Apr 2007 [PDF]
• MNF-W Marine dies in non-hostile incident during combat patrol
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
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• 12 Detained in Iraq, Coalition Forces Seize Truck Loaded With Explosives AFPS 17 Apr 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces captured 12 suspects and seized a dump truck transporting explosive materials during raids across Iraq the past two days
• Operation Dixon: Nitric acid cache seized, three detained MNF-I 17 Apr 2007 -- Multi-National Division – Baghdad Soldiers seized a large cache consisting of 600 five-gallon containers of nitric acid during an operation in eastern Baghdad April 12.
• April 16 airpower summary: Close air support missions support operations AFPN 17 Apr 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations April 16, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Seabees Build Modular Protected Billeting for Warfighters in Iraq Navy NewsStand 17 Apr 2007 -- The word of the day for Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 28 is "prefabrication," and they're putting their words into action to complete construction by April 19 of 20 Modular Protected Billeting (MPB) facilities that will support Marines in the field.
• US Military Says Eight Suspected Terrorists Detained in Raids Near Baghdad, Fallujah VOA 17 Apr 2007 -- The U.S. military says coalition forces in Iraq have detained eight suspected terrorists in raids near Baghdad and the city of Fallujah, west of the capital.
• Iraqi Insurgent Leader Claims Group Producing Own Rockets VOA 17 Apr 2007 -- An Iraqi insurgent leader has claimed that his group has begun to manufacture its own rockets.

Deployments

US Policy

• US Defense Secretary Says Iraq Cabinet Resignations May Help VOA 17 Apr 2007 -- The U.S. secretary of defense has downplayed the sudden resignations of six Iraqi cabinet ministers loyal to Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr
• Gates: Resignation of Iraqi Cabinet Officers Can Turn Into Positive Step AFPS 17 Apr 2007 -- The resignation of six Iraqi Cabinet ministers loyal to radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr can become a positive development if the country’s prime minister appoints new ministers that are more representative of the Iraqi population, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said here today.
• United States Reaffirms Commitment To Assist Displaced Iraqis Washington File 17 Apr 2007 -- The United States pledged its continued commitment to assist Iraqis fleeing sectarian violence and urged other countries to demonstrate a similar commitment during the April 17 opening session of a conference in Geneva on the humanitarian needs of Iraq refugees and internally displaced persons.

United Nations

• IRAQ: UN conference on refugees raises hopes IRIN 17 Apr 2007 -- With up to 50,000 Iraqis fleeing their homes every month because of violence, it is high time the international community did more to settle them and alleviate their suffering, was the key message at a United Nations-hosted conference in Geneva on Tuesday.
• Iraq: Refugee Conference to Address Plight of Millions RFE/RL 17 Apr 2007 -- An international conference opens today to address the refugee crisis caused by the several million Iraqis who have been forced to flee their homes due to violence since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion.
• UN Calls for Greater Assistance for Displaced Iraqis VOA 17 Apr 2007 -- The U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees, Antonio Guterres, is calling for a greater effort by the international community to help millions of Iraqis uprooted by the war

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraq: Al-Qaeda Tactics Lead To Splits Among Insurgents RFE/RL 17 Apr 2007 -- The insurgent group Islamic Army in Iraq spoke for several armed groups when it criticized the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamic State of Iraq last week for recent operations against homegrown Iraqi insurgent groups.