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Current Operations

• COALITION FORCES TARGET IRAQI MILITARY AIR DEFENSE COMMUNICATION SITES 10 Jan 2003 -- In response to Iraqi acts against Coalition aircraft monitoring compliance of United Nations Security Council Resolutions over Southern Iraq, Operation SOUTHERN WATCH Coalition aircraft used precision-guided weapons today to target an Iraqi military air defense command and control site at Tallil, approximately 170 miles southeast of Baghdad, and four cable repeater sites located between Al Kut, approximately 100 miles southeast of Baghdad, and Al Basrah, approximately 245 miles southeast of Baghdad. The strikes occurred at approximately 7:15 a.m. EST

Deployments

• ELEMENTS OF THE CORPS RECEIVE DEPLOYMENT ORDERS XVIII Airborne Corps 10 Jan 2003-- Elements of the XVIII Airborne Corps stationed at Fort Bragg have received deployment orders to reposition forces as required to support the global war against terrorism. Other Corps elements at Fort Bragg have been directed to prepare to deploy in the event they are required.
• MARITIME DEPLOYMENT - AMPHIBIOUS TASK GROUP Royal Navy News 10 Jan 2003-- Over the coming weeks some 5000 personnel will be involved in a Maritime Deployment of UK Forces, the task group will include HMS Ark Royal, HMS Ocean along with a number of Destroyers, Frigates and a Submarine. They will be accompanied by vessels from the Royal Fleet Auxiliary and a Mine Countermeasures Group they will make up the originally planned Naval Task Group 2003. In addition, an amphibious Group including Headquarters 3 Commando Brigade, 40 Commando Royal Marines and 42 Commando Royal Marines with supporting elements will be deployed.

US Policy

• White House Daily Briefing White House 10 Jan 2003
• Daily Press Briefing State Department 10 Jan 2003 -- Sell of GPS Jammers to Iraq / Transfers of Military Equipment to Iraq / Sell of Pontoon Bridges to Iraq / Sell of Radar / Germany's United Nations Position / Second Security Council Resolution / Dr. EL Baradei / United Nations Inspectors / France Organizing of Foreign Ministers / Fight Against Terrorism

United Nations

• Tracking the Inspections 10 January 2003RFE/L 10 Jan 2003 -- A total of 37 inspectors visited three sites on 10 January.
• U-S/IAEA/IRAQ VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Mohamed ElBaradei, briefed members of the U-S Congress Friday on the progress of U-N weapons inspections in Iraq. Mr. ElBaradei says he wants to see more cooperation from Iraq
• Iraq: UN inspectors visit medical importer, chemical plant VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- United Nations weapons inspectors continued their checks of facilities in Iraq today, visiting a medical equipment importer and a chemical plant.
• UNMOVIC IAEA Press Statement on Inspection Activities in Iraq UNMOVIC/IAEA 10 January 2003

Foreign Reactions

• EGYPT/IRAQ VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- Foreigners in Egypt are expressing concern about the prospect of war in Iraq. They say, unlike the 1991 Gulf War, there is no official or public support in Egypt for U-S-led military action against Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and they are concerned about the repercussions of such an attack

News Reports

• OIL AND IRAQ VOA 10 Jan 2003 -- Some people say that oil is the main reason that the United States and other countries are concerned about Iraq. In fact, as U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said, "the problem with Iraq is not oil; the problem with Iraq is [its possession of] chemical and biological weapons today and the danger of nuclear weapons tomorrow."