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Current Operations

• Marine Missing, But Coalition Can't Confirm Hostage Reports AFPS 27 Jun 2004 -- Multinational Force Iraq officials in Baghdad today confirmed a U.S. Marine has been missing from his unit for a week, but said they can't confirm he's been taken hostage.
• IRAQ WRAP VOA 27 Jun 2004 -- Iraqi insurgents are pressing on with their campaign as the hand-over of sovereignty to Iraq's interim government draws nearer, killing more people and capturing new hostages.
• Soldier Aboard C-130 Killed, Another Dies in Rocket Attack AFPS 27 Jun 2004 -- Two U.S. soldiers were killed today in Iraq, coalition military officials in Baghdad announced.
• 23 Killed In Baghdad Car Bombings RFE/RL 27 Jun 2004 -- The U.S. military now says that 23 people were killed in twin car bombings late on 26 June south of Baghdad, revising the death toll from a previous estimate of 40.
• Lejeune Marines roll through Mahmudiyah with titans behind them Marine Corps News 27 Jun 2004 -- Patrols are a dangerous business in Mahmudiyah, but they just got safer for Marines of 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, thanks to a whole lot of rolling steel.

Deployments

US Policy

• Rice Expects Europe, NATO to Support Iraq AFPS 27 Jun 2004 -- Europe and NATO are ready to help the new Iraqi government, National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice said today in Ankara, Turkey.
• Rumsfeld: Turkish Abductions Won't Deter Coalition AFPS 27 Jun 2004 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld condemned tactics used by the militants holding three Turkish civilians in Iraq hostage as "bullying," and said they're failing to sidetrack Turkey and other coalition partners from their stand against terrorism.
• Powell Responds to Questions on NATO, Ongoing Insurgency in Iraq Washington File 27 Jun 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell fielded questions about Iraq -- including a potential NATO role, American opinion on the war, and the continuing insurgency -- in television interviews June 27.
• Rice Says European Union, NATO Help Expected for a Free Iraq Washington File 27 Jun 2004 -- The United States is getting "a very favorable reaction" from European nations for supporting the new Iraqi government, says National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice.
• BUSH/TURKEY VOA 27 Jun 2004 -- Just days before the handover of power in Iraq, President Bush is in neighboring Turkey for talks with Turkish leaders in Ankara and a NATO summit in Istanbul. Mr. Bush has two goals: to win NATO support for a plan to train Iraqi security forces, and bolster relations with the only Muslim nation in the alliance.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

• NATO Expected to Support Call to Help in Iraq AFPS 27 Jun 2004 -- The United States "is cautiously optimistic" that NATO will agree tomorrow to support Iraqi Prime Minister Ayad Allawi's request for assistance, a senior defense official said here today.
• TURKEY / HOSTAGES VOA 27 Jun 2004 -- Turkey on Sunday rejected demands of Islamic militants who are threatening to behead three Turks they kidnapped in Iraq during a visit by President Bush. Turkey's Defense Minister Vecdi Gonul said his government would not negotiate with terrorists.
• BAGHDAD / MOOD VOA 27 Jun 2004 -- Just days before the U.S.-led coalition hands sovereignty over to the new Iraqi interim government, acts of terror continue throughout the country. But despite deep concern over the issue of security, many Iraqis are very optimistic about the future of their country.

News Reports

• Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 27 Jun 2004
• Bush Arrives In Turkey For NATO Summit RFE/RL 27 Jun 2004 -- U.S. President George W. Bush met with Turkish leaders today ahead of a two-day NATO summit that starts on 28 June in Istanbul.
• BUSH NATO VOA 27 Jun 2004 -- President Bush is in Istanbul for a NATO summit expected to focus on Iraq and Afghanistan. With the handover of power to the Iraqi interim government just days away, Mr. Bush is urging NATO to help.
• NATO SUMMIT VOA 27 Jun 2004 -- The 26-member NATO alliance has reached a preliminary agreement to help train Iraq's new security forces. The agreement is expected to be approved Monday by NATO leaders, when they open a summit in Istanbul. But the alliance's most pressing challenge is to ensure that it delivers on pledges it has made to increase security in Afghanistan.