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• Fallujah Mosque Explosion Tied to Bomb-making Class AFPS 02 Jul 2003 -- A bomb manufacturing class being taught inside the Al Hasan Mosque in Fallujah was apparently the cause of the early July 1 explosion there, according to U.S. Central Command officials.
• COALITION, IRAQI FIREFIGHTERS BATTLE BLAZE TOGETHER CENTCOM 02 Jul 2003 -- Iraqi and Coalition firefighters, along with engineers from the 101st Airborne Division, battled to control a fire at the Misraq State Sulfur Plant, 20 miles south of Mosul.
• ONE MARINE DEAD, THREE INJURED IN MINE EXPLOSION CENTCOM 02 Jul 2003 -- A Marine from the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force died and three were injured here at approx. 2 p.m. July 2 while conducting mine-clearing operations.
• Operation Sidewinder Raids Grab Saddam-Regime Supporters, Outlawed Weapons AFPS 02 Jul 2003 -- Security operations designed to corral Saddam-regime sycophants remaining in Iraq continue, according to a U.S. Central Command news release July 2.
• Iraq Mosque Explosion Set Off by Bomb-Making Class, says US Military VOA News 02 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. military says a blast that rocked a mosque Monday in the Iraqi city of Fallujah was set off in a bomb-making class.
• OPERATION SIDEWINDER AND COALITION SECURITY EFFORTS CONTINUE CENTCOM 02 Jul 2003 -- The 4th Infantry Division conducted five raids in support of Operation Sidewinder resulting in three detained individuals.
• COALITION CONTINUES EFFORT TO REBUILD IRAQ (July 2, 2003) CENTCOM 02 Jul 2003 -- A youth center was the main effort yesterday of Coalition forces helping to rebuild Iraq through reconstruction and humanitarian aid.
• IRAQ / MOSQUE BLAST VOA 02 Jul 2003 -- The U-S military says a blast that rocked a mosque Monday in the Iraqi city of Fallujah was set off in a bomb-making class.
• STATEMENT FROM U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND: COALITION FORCES NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR EXPLOSION AT MOSQUE CENTCOM 02 Jul 2003 -- An investigation conducted by Coalition forces and Fallujah police into the explosion at the Al Hasan Mosque in Fallujah yesterday has determined that Coalition forces were in no way responsible for the explosion.
• U.S. ARMY SOLDIER DIES FROM WOUNDS CENTCOM 02 Jul 2003 -- A U. S. Army 352nd Civil Affairs Command soldier died of wounds received July 1, when his convoy was hit by an improvised explosive device in Baghdad.
• Another US Soldier Dies in Iraq VOA News 02 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. military says an American soldier wounded in an attack on a military convoy in Baghdad Tuesday has died.
• Army's top surgeon visits soldiers in Iraq, Afghanistan Army News 02 Jul 2003 -- Surgeon General of the Army Lt. Gen. James Peake visited soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan last week to observe first-hand the soldiers' living conditions, and assess the quality of medical support being delivered in the two areas of operation.
• Courts in Karbala making progress USMC 02 Jul 2003 -- In the main courthouse where many judicial records of were burned by looters, the interim judiciary system is facing a number of challenges head-on with the help of Marine and Army forces.

Deployments

US Policy

• Standing Up for Iraqi Women," by Paula Dobriansky Washington File 02 Jul 2003 -- This column by Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs, was published in the Washington Post July 2
• EDITORIAL: OPERATIONS IN IRAQ VOA 03 Jul 2003 -- The U.S.-led coalition continues to maintain security in Iraq, even as preparations proceed for the first steps toward Iraqi self- government. Coalition forces completed Operation Desert Scorpion which resulted in the detention of more than one-thousand-three-hundred individuals suspected of being connected to the former regime of Saddam Hussein. In addition, the coalition found five-hundred rifles, one-hundred rocket-propelled grenades, nine-million U.S. dollars, and one-and-a-half billion Iraqi dinars.
• 'We Are Not Leaving Until We Accomplish the Task' in Iraq, says Bush VOA News 02 Jul 2003 -- President Bush says he will deal "harshly" with Iraqi militia attacking U.S. troops. President Bush says continuing attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq will not weaken his resolve to stay in the country as long as it takes to restore stability.
• America's Promise: 'No Return to Tyranny,' Bush Says AFPS 02 Jul 2003 -- Saddam-regime die-hards will not deter America's commitment to assist the Iraqi people in establishing a new, prosperous, free Iraq, said President Bush July 1 at a White House ceremony.
• Bush: Harsh Treatment for Attackers, U.S. Not Leaving Till Iraq Is Free AFPS 02 Jul 2003 -- Anyone who attacks U.S. troops "will be found and brought to justice," President Bush said at the White House July 2.
• Iraq: Pentagon Reassessing Violence As Shi'a Leaders, Iran Deny Roles RFE/L 02 Jul 2003 -- Recent comments by U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld indicate the factors contributing to violence in Iraq may be more complicated than the U.S. previously thought. Rumsfeld told journalists this week that the proliferation of violence is not caused exclusively by loyalists of Saddam Hussein's Ba'ath Party. He suggested some attacks may be the work of Iranian-backed Iraqi Shi'a who had opposed Hussein, as well as what he called "criminals" and "foreign terrorists."
• EDITORIAL: MAINTAINING STABILITY IN IRAQ VOA 02 Jul 2003 -- A great deal has been accomplished since the U.S.-led coalition liberated Iraq. Basic services have been restored, schools have reopened, oil wells are pumping again, and the coalition is helping Iraqis take the first steps toward self-government.
• BUSH / IRAQ VOA 02 Jul 2003 -- President Bush says he will deal "harshly" with Iraqi militia attacking U-S troops. 26 Americans have been killed in Iraq in the two months since Mr. Bush declared an end to major combat operations.

United Nations

• Security Council to vote tomorrow to phase out Iraq-Kuwait border mission UN News Centre 02 Jul 2003 -- The United Nations Security Council today discussed Secretary-General Kofi Annan's recommendation to phase out by 6 October the UN peacekeeping operation that for nearly 12 years monitored the demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait, and is set to vote tomorrow on a draft resolution approving the measure.
• Developments in Africa, post-war Iraq, key issues for Security Council in July - President UN News Centre 02 Jul 2003 -- The President of the United Nations Security Council for July said today that while tackling volatile developments in Africa would be a major focus throughout the month, the 15-nation body was also set to hold the first review of the implementation of its resolution on arrangements for post-war Iraq.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq: Coalition Provisional Authority Solicitation for Commercial Air Service to Iraq US Dept. of State 02 Jul 2003 -- On July 2, 2003 the Coalition Provisional Authority issued a notice soliciting air carriers to apply to provide commercial service to Iraq. The United States welcomes this important step forward in Iraq's reintegration with the rest of the world.
• US to Begin Recruiting Volunteers for New Iraqi Army VOA News 02 Jul 2003 -- The U.S.-led civilian administration in Iraq says it will begin recruiting volunteers for the new Iraqi army by the middle of this month.
• IRAQ / ARMY VOA 02 Jul 2003 -- The U-S-led civilian administration in Iraq says it will begin recruiting volunteers for the new Iraqi army by the middle of this month.

Foreign Reactions

• IRAQ / NEIGHBORS VOA 02 Jul 2003 -- Saddam Hussein's policies isolated Iraq from many of its neighbors. He invaded two of his neighbors, Iran and Kuwait, and had relatively hostile relations with the rest. Saddam's policies are still affecting the way Iraqis feel about their neighbors.
• Iraq: First Polish Troops To Join Stabilization Force RFE/L 02 Jul 2003 -- An advance group of Polish soldiers heads to Iraq today to prepare ground for Poland to command an international force in one of the postwar zones being set up to stabilize the country.

News Reports

• "Iraq's Real Weapons Threat" by Rolf Ekeus Washington File 02 Jul 2003 -- Rolf Ekeus was Executive Chairman of the United Nations Special Commission (UNSCOM) on Iraq from 1991 to 1997. A former Swedish ambassador to the United States, he is now chairman of the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.