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Current Operations

• Coalition Deaths Continue in Iraq, But Forces Remain Committed AFPS 11 Aug 2003 -- An American soldier from the 4th Infantry Division was killed in an "improvised explosive attack" that wounded two others late Aug. 10. Three other American soldiers have died in Iraq in the past several days. Despite these deaths, coalition forces continue to make progress throughout the country.
• IRAQI / VIOLENCE UPDATE VOA 11 Aug 2003 -- The U-S military in Baghdad said Monday armed forces will continue to hunt down those responsible for attacks against coalition forces. An overnight bomb attack in a town northeast of Baghdad killed one
• IRAQ / VIOLENCE VOA 11 Aug 2003 -- U-S military officials in Iraq say an overnight bomb attack in a town northeast of Baghdad killed one American soldier and wounded two others. The attack comes as tensions in the southern city of Basra seem to be calming after two days of rioting.
• Iraq: U.S. Soldier Killed Northeast Of Baghdad RFE/RL 11 Aug 2003 -- The United States military says a U.S. soldier was killed and two others wounded late last night in the Iraqi city of Baquba, some 60 kilometers northeast of Baghdad.
• ONE KILLED, TWO WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK CENTCOM 11 Aug 2003-- One 4th Infantry Division soldier was killed and two were wounded in an improvised explosive attack near the Ba'qubah police station Aug. 10 at approximately 9:45 p.m.

Deployments

US Policy

• Statement by Director of Central Intelligence George J. Tenet on the 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq's Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction Central Intelligence Agency 11 Aug 2003 -- "A great deal has been said and written about the 2002 National Intelligence Estimate (NIE) on Iraq's Continuing Programs for Weapons of Mass Destruction. Much of this commentary has been misinformed, misleading, and just plain wrong. It is important to set the record straight. Let me make three points."
• Bush: It Will Take More Than 100 Days to Undo Saddam's Legacy AFPS 11 Aug 2003 -- President Bush praised the progress coalition military and civilian personnel have been able to make in Iraq, but said that 100 days is not enough time to undo the legacy of Saddam Hussein.
• EDITORIAL: UNITING TO REBUILD IRAQ VOA 11 Aug 2003 -- Saddam Hussein's regime spent more than three decades oppressing Iraq's people, attacking Iraq's neighbors and threatening world peace. The regime tortured at home, promoted terror abroad, and armed in secret.

United Nations

• UN envoy back in Baghdad after consulting with Egypt on Iraq's future UN News Centre 11 Aug 2003 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan's Special Representative, Sergio Vieira de Mello, is back in Baghdad after a weekend visit to Egypt, where he met with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa as part of his consultations with Iraq's neighbours on the UN role there.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq: Al-Basrah Riot Underlines Frustration With Energy Shortages RFE/RL 11 Aug 2003 -- As Iraqis complain over the slow pace of reconstruction, the southern city of Al-Basrah this weekend erupted into riots against fuel shortages that left three dead.
• IRAQ / ROBBERIES VOA 11 Aug 2003 -- At least 18 vehicles were robbed at gunpoint on the main highway west of Baghdad Monday morning, in a new crime surge on the dangerous road. Among those robbed was V-O-A Correspondent Dale Gavlak.

Foreign Reactions

• BRITAIN / IRAQ INQUIRY VOA 11 Aug 2003 -- A British judge has begun hearing evidence in his investigation into the death of a weapons scientist at the center of a controversy over whether Britain intentionally exaggerated Iraq's military capabilities before the war.
• BRITAIN / IRAQ INQUIRY VOA 11 Aug 2003 -- An inquiry into the death of a British weapons scientist has begun hearing evidence about his role in a controversy over whether the government exaggerated Iraq's military threat before the war.

News Reports