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• Five Americans Killed, Six Injured in Incidents in Iraq AFPS 21 Jul 2003 -- Several attacks and an accident in Iraq over the past three days have left five American soldiers dead and another six hurt.
• IRAQ / RAIDS VOA 21 Jul 2003 -- The U-S military has concluded major operations aimed at capturing militants blamed for attacks on American forces. Some of the largest raids took place in Saddam Hussein's hometown of Tikrit, north of Baghdad.
• ONE SOLDIER KILLED, THREE WOUNDED IN BAGHDAD ATTACK CENTCOM 21 Jul 2003 -- One 1st Armored Division soldier was killed and three others wounded at approximately 10:30 a.m. July 21 when their vehicle hit an improvised explosive device and was subsequently engaged with small arms fire in the As Sulaykh district of Baghdad.
• US Soldier, Interpreter Killed in Baghdad Suburb VOA News 21 Jul 2003 -- A U.S. soldier and his interpreter are dead following the latest attack against American forces in Iraq.
• Marines strike secret Ba'ath Party hideout Marine Corps News 21 Jul 2003-- Applying increased pressure to those loyal to former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, Marines from the First Marine Division raided a secret Ba'ath Party hideout July 14, which intelligence sources said was being used to plan future attacks against coalition forces.
• Ivy Serpent' nets weapons cache, brings down Hussein statue Army News Service 21 Jul 2003-- A 4th Infantry Division task force recently completed another sweep for illegal weapons caches in Iraq and brought down another statue of Saddam Hussein to mark the end of Operation Ivy Serpent last week.
• V CORPS ARTILLERYMEN HELP CLEAN UP DANGEROUS MUNITIONS IN BAGHDAD NEIGHBORHOODS V Corps Release 21 Jul 2003-- The soldiers of V Corps' Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery, know their way around this city.
• Marines provide security academy in Najaf Marine Corps News 21 Jul 2003-- Troops from the 1st Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, based in 29 Palms, Calif. has set up its own security guard academy to train local residents into professional security officers.

Deployments

US Policy

• Bush, Berlusconi Discuss Ways to Broaden Coalition in Iraq Washington File 21 Jul 2003 -- Remarks on Iraq reconstruction, Mideast, N. Korea, Liberia, U.S.-Italian ties - President Bush and Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi discussed a range of issues during talks at the president's ranch in Crawford, Texas July 21, including "how to broaden the coalition to bring more security to Iraq," Bush told reporters.
• Time for Questions on U.S. Role in Iraq, Skelton Says Washington File 21 Jul 2003 -- "Iraqi officials today visited the U.S. Command at Camp Franks to commemorate America's Independence Day and thank the United States for its role in keeping Iraq peaceful for over half a century."
• PENTAGON/IRAQ/URANIUM VOA 21 Jul 2003 -- Defense and intelligence officials say no evidence has been found in Iraq to support allegations the regime of Saddam Hussein was seeking uranium in Africa for its nuclear weapons program --- a controversial allegation made months ago by British and American political leaders.
• No Evidence Found that Iraq Sought Uranium From Africa, say Pentagon Sources VOA News 21 Jul 2003 -- Defense and intelligence officials say no evidence has been found in Iraq to support allegations the regime of Saddam Hussein was seeking uranium in Africa for its nuclear weapons program, a controversial allegation made months ago by British and American political leaders.

United Nations

• Annan Unveils Plan for U.N. Role in Iraq Washington File 21 Jul 2003 -- Talking of "the twin principles of inclusiveness and empowerment of the Iraqi people," U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan July 21 outlined a ten-point plan for a new U.N. mission in Iraq for Security Council consideration.
• U.N. Sends Election Assistance Team to Iraq Washington File 21 Jul 2003 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan is sending an electoral assistance team to Baghdad to determine how the United Nations can help the Iraqi people organize elections, the United Nations said July 21.
• Annan calls for quick return to Iraqi rule with timetable for end of occupation UN News Centre 21 Jul 2003 -- The day when Iraqis govern themselves must come quickly, and a clear timetable for the restoration of sovereignty with specific steps for the end of United States military occupation is essential if the growing impatience in the country is to be stemmed, according to a new report by United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
• Iraq: Annan Expresses Support For Iraqi Governing Council RFE/L 21 Jul 2003 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has expressed hope that the UN Security Council will give its support to the U.S.-backed Iraqi Governing Council.
• U-N / IRAQ / ANNAN VOA 21 Jul 2003 -- U-N Secretary General Kofi Annan has called the creation of a new Governing Council in Iraq "a positive step" and has urged the Security Council to give the group its support.

Reconstruction Issues

• CONGRESS / IRAQ ONITER VOA 21 Jul 2003 -- The U-S civilian administrator in Iraq, Ambassador Paul Bremer, briefs U-S lawmakers at the Capitol Tuesday about progress toward stabilizing and rebuilding the country.
• Iraq: Al-Najaf Demonstration Highlights U.S. Difficulties In Winning Over Iraqi Shi'a RFE/L 21 Jul 2003 -- A demonstration in Al-Najaf yesterday saw U.S. soldiers fix bayonets to their rifles to suppress an angry protest by some 10,000 supporters of an anti-U.S. cleric. The incident highlights the continuing difficulties the U.S.-led Coalition Provisional Authority faces in gaining the full cooperation of the Shi'a community, despite the Authority's success in enlisting the best-organized Shi'a political party into the new Iraqi Governing Council.

Foreign Reactions

• CHINA / BLAIR VOA 21 Jul 2003 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair is in China for talks on trade and how to solve the North Korean nuclear crisis. But his Asian tour continues to be dogged by the apparent suicide of a former British weapons inspector in a scandal over whether Mr. Blair's government overstated the threat from Iraqi weapons to justify the invasion.

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