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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 02 Jul 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• MARINE KILLED IN ACTION IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• MARINE KILLED IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• IRAQ ROCKETS FOUND IN LATE JUNE TEST NEGATIVE FOR CHEMICALS CENTCOM 02 Jul 2004 -- On June 16, 2004, an Iraqi civilian led Polish Soldiers to two 122mm rockets he had found in Al Hillah. The rounds were tested and showed positive for Sarin gas. It has been determined that the rounds were left over from the Iran-Iraq war.
• IRAQ WRAP VOA 02 Jul 2004 -- Insurgents in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, have fired rockets at two hotels popular with Westerners. Only injuries were reported, but the attack was a reminder that this week's handover of power has not persuaded rebels to end their attacks, which U-S officials say they expect will increase. With 140-thousand American troops forming the backbone of Iraqi security, Two Arab countries are now offering to send peace-keeping troops to the country as well.
• Poland Confirms Iraqi Weapons Contained Cyclosarin RFE/RL 02 Jul 2004 -- Poland's military confirmed today that artillery shells and rocket warheads collected by Polish troops in Iraq contained the deadly nerve agent cyclosarin.
• Explosions Rattle Central Baghdad RFE/RL 02 Jul 2004 -- Explosions have been reported in central Baghdad this morning.

Deployments

US Policy

• Saddam in Court, Visual Proof Iraq on Road to Democracy AFPS 02 Jul 2004 -- The sight of Saddam Hussein facing justice before an Iraqi court shows Air Force Gen. Richard B. Myers that the Iraqi people are moving down the road to democracy.
• Rumsfeld: Iraqis Ready to Manage Own Affairs AFPS 02 Jul 2004 -- Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld likened the new Iraqi government taking the country's reins to learning to ride a bicycle - sometimes you just have to get on and start pedaling.
• Coalition Soldiers To Be Tried For Alleged Iraq Crimes RFE/RL 02 Jul 2004 -- The U.S. military said today that three soldiers have been charged in the drowning death of an Iraqi man.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Third Quarterly Report (July 2, 2004)
  Quarterly Reports on Iraq are sent to the Congress pursuant to Section 2207 of the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense and for the Reconstruction of Iraq and Afghanistan, FY 2004 (Public Law 108-106)
  Transmittal Letters
  Funding Table
  Executive Summary
  Appendix 1, 2004 (Sectoral descriptions)
  Appendix 2, Contributions from Other Donors
• Iraq: Saddam Hussein's Top Aides Assume Low Profile In Court RFE/RL 02 Jul 2004 -- Saddam Hussein's arraignment on crimes against humanity has riveted the world's attention and observers and analysts continue today to consider how his court appearance went. But almost lost in all the attention on the former Iraqi leader are the 11 other top regime figures who also came before the judge yesterday. Reporters in the courtroom say that where Saddam was sometimes combative, his aides mostly sought to be self-effacing, as charges were brought against them.

Foreign Reactions

• U S / JORDAN / IRAQ VOA 02 Jul 2004 -- The State Department said Friday it views as a "positive sign" the possibility that at least two Arab countries might contribute peacekeeping troops to Iraq. Both Jordan and Yemen have publicly suggested they may be prepared to take part in security operations.
• JORDAN / IRAQ VOA 02 Jul 2004 -- King Abdullah of Jordan says he is prepared to send troops to Iraq, if the new interim government there asks for them. The king made the offer during an interview with British television.

News Reports

• IRAQ / WEEK VOA 02 Jul 2004 -- The week's events, including the handover of sovereignty to the Iraqi interim government and the court appearance of former dictator Saddam Hussein and his top lieutenants, has left many Iraqis feeling more optimistic about their future. This, despite continued violence, including rocket attacks in Baghdad on two central hotels Friday.
• RFE/RL Iraq Report, Volume 7, Number 24 02 Jul 2004 -- REFERENCE LISTS OF ARMED AND POLITICAL GROUPS AVAILABLE AT RFE/RL WEBSITE / COALITION TRANSFERS SOVEREIGNTY TO IRAQ AHEAD OF SCHEDULE / IRAQ'S NEIGHBORS WELCOME TRANSFER OF POWER / TEHRAN COMMENTS ON IRAQI HANDOVER / IRAQ OBTAINS LEGAL CUSTODY OF HUSSEIN, 11 HIGH-LEVEL DETAINEES / HUSSEIN ARRAIGNED IN IRAQI COURT / IRAQI PRESIDENT SAYS DEATH PENALTY TO BE REINSTATED / JORDAN, BAHRAIN TO UPGRADE RELATIONS WITH IRAQ / BRITISH CONSULATE OPENS IN KIRKUK / U.S. EMBASSY WEBSITE GOES ON LINE / JORDANIAN KING ORDERS BORDER GUARDS TO FACILITATE IRAQI TRAVEL / IRAN IMPORTANT TO NEW IRAQI GOVERNMENT / NATO TO TRAIN IRAQI TROOPS / RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SAYS MOSCOW WILL NOT HELP REBUILD IRAQI ARMY / FRENCH PRESIDENT SIGNALS POSSIBLE NATO SPLIT OVER IRAQ / ATTACKS BY INSURGENTS CONTINUE IN IRAQ / U.S. MARINE REPORTEDLY HELD HOSTAGE IN IRAQ / THREE TURKISH HOSTAGES HELD IN IRAQ RELEASED / IRAQI POLICE REPORT FINDING TWO HEADLESS BODIES IN KIRKUK / POLICE DEFUSE 50-KILOGRAM BOMB IN BAGHDAD / CURFEW IMPOSED IN AL-NAJAF AFTER BOMB-LADEN CAR FOUND / ROADSIDE BOMB TARGETS KIRKUK POLICE OFFICIAL / U.S. BOMBS AL-FALLUJAH / AL-SADR LOYALISTS REPORTEDLY TAKE IRAQI POLICE CAPTIVE / GROUP CLAIMS TO HAVE EXECUTED U.S. SOLDIER IN IRAQ