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Current Operations

• SOLDIER DIES IN A NON-COMBAT INCIDENT CENTCOM 08 Jul 2003 -- A U.S. soldier attached to the 101st Airborne Division died of a gunshot wound in a non-combat incident on July 7.
• Iraqi Insurgents Assault U.S. Troops, Supply Depot AFPS 08 Jul 2003 -- Anti-coalition insurgents mounted several attacks on U.S. troops in Iraq July 8, and dropped mortar rounds on an American supply depot north of Baghdad July 7, a Coalition Joint Task Force-7 spokesman said today.
• IRAQ /ATTACKS VOA 08 Jul 2003 -- Three separate attacks in Iraq have wounded at least seven U-S soldiers. But the head of the coalition provisional authority does not believe the ousted Iraqi leader is actually coordinating the attacks against U-S troops.
• Iraq: Continuing Violence Complicating Progress Toward New Government RFE/L 08 Jul 2003 -- Despite the end of major military combat nine weeks ago, U.S. and British troops continue to die in Iraq. Are the hostilities the result of systematic resistance by Saddam Hussein's loyalists? What does the violence mean for the prospects of establishing a modern democracy in Iraq?
• 7 US Soldiers Wounded in Separate Attacks in Iraq VOA News 08 Jul 2003 -- Three separate attacks in Iraq have wounded at least seven U.S. soldiers. But the head of the coalition provisional authority does not believe the ousted Iraqi leader is actually coordinating the attacks against U.S. troops.
• 7 More US Troops Wounded in Iraq VOA News 08 Jul 2003 -- The U.S. Central Command says seven more U.S. soldiers have been wounded in Iraq, including three Army airborne troops hurt in a grenade attack near the northern city of Kirkuk.
• Iraq: Sniper Wounds British Soldier VOA News 08 Jul 2003 -- A sniper has shot and wounded a British soldier in the Iraqi city of Basra. The attack, which happened several days ago, is the first to target British troops patrolling southern Iraq over the last few months.

Deployments

• HC-5 det returns to Guam after supporting war against terrorism Seventh Fleet 08 Jul 2003 -- Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class (AW) Rodrigo Cunha could not hold back the tears as he held his three-month-old son for the very first time.
• Tarawa Amphibious Ready Group to Return to San Diego Navy NewStand 08 Jul 2003 -- After six months, thousands of nautical miles, one war, and several times in the national spotlight, more than 4,000 Sailors and Marines aboard the three San Diego-based ships of the USS Tarawa (LHA 1) Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) will return home.

US Policy

• CONGRESS / DEFENSE / IRAQ VOA 08 Jul 2003 -- The House of Representatives is expected to approve 368-billion dollars in spending for defense -- including more money for un-manned aircraft for use in the war on terror. The legislation has wide bipartisan support, but Democrats generally are continuing to criticize the Bush administration on the defense budget, and on military planning in Iraq.

United Nations

• IRAQ: Interview with WFP executive director IRIN 08 Jul 2003 -- As executive director of the World Food Programme (WFP), James Morris oversees the largest humanitarian operation in the history of the agency. Since its commencement in late March, some 1.2 million mt of food have been brought into Iraq.
• IRAQ: IOM suspends operations in Mosul IRIN 08 Jul 2003 -- The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has temporarily suspended its operations in the northern city of Mosul following a rocket-propelled grenade attack on its office over the weekend. A security assessment of the area is now under way.

Reconstruction Issues

• Kurd election puts Iraq on road to democracy Army News 08 Jul 2003 -- With help from the 1st Armored Division and the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion, a small group of Kurdish representatives from the Rusfa District in Baghdad selected 61-year-old Khaled Al Faily to the Baghdad Advisory Council at the Humanitarian Assistance Center.
• Iraqi Administrative Councils Taking Hold AFPS 08 Jul 2003 -- The Iraqi people can now speak their minds openly, according to Emad Dhia, an Iraqi-born American who's just spent eight weeks in Baghdad.

Foreign Reactions

• U.K.: Blair Fiercely Defends Decision To Wage War On Iraq RFE/L 08 Jul 2003 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair today resolutely defended his case for going to war with Iraq and dismissed claims that he misled Britain by exaggerating the threat of Saddam Hussein's weapons of mass destruction. Blair, who was questioned by the House of Commons' Liaison Committee, said there is no doubt that Iraq had been developing weapons of mass destruction.
• Blair Faces Tough Questions from Lawmakers on Joining Iraq War VOA News 08 Jul 2003 -- Britain's prime minister, Tony Blair, has run into a barrage of questions from a powerful parliamentary committee regarding his decision to go to war in Iraq.
• BRITAIN/IRAQ VOA 08 Jul 2003 -- Britain's prime minister, Tony Blair, has run into a barrage of questions from a powerful parliamentary committee regarding his decision to go to war in Iraq.

News Reports

• Second Purported Saddam Tape Surfaces on Lebanese TV VOA News 08 Jul 2003 -- For the second time in a week, an audio tape allegedly of Saddam Hussein urging Iraqis to drive American troops out of their country, is being broadcast on Arab television.
• ANOTHER SADDAM TAPE VOA 08 Jul 2003 -- For the second time in a week, an audio tape allegedly of Saddam Hussein urging Iraqis to drive American troops out of their country, is being broadcast on Arab television.
• Middle East Networks Broadcast Tape said to be Saddam Hussein VOA News 08 Jul 2003 -- Two Middle East television stations have broadcast what they say is a new audio tape by ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.