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Current Operations

• In the middle of nowhere, 1st FSSG makes village home USMC News 04 Jul 2004 -- In a remote stretch of Iraq's western desert, closer to the border than to Baghdad, Marines and sailors of the 1st Force Service Support Group directly support the residents of this small camp.

Deployments

• TONGANS JOIN I MEF FORCES IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE MNF-I/MNC-I 04 Jul 2004 -- Approximately 45 Royal Marines from the Kingdom of Tonga have arrived in Iraq to augment the I Marine Expeditionary Force in the Al Anbar Province, marking the first peacekeeping deployment for the Tongan Defense Service outside of the South Pacific.

US Policy

• US/IRAQ/RECONSTRUCTION VOA 04 Jul 2004 -- Congress is questioning the slow pace of U.S.-funded reconstruction efforts in Iraq. The Senate Armed Services Committee has requested that the former U.S. administrator in Iraq, Paul Bremer, appear before the committee to give an explanation.
• U.S. / IRAQ VOA 04 Jul 2004 -- U.S. legislators of both political parties are taking note of public opinion polls showing an apparent drop in the American public's enthusiasm for U.S.-led efforts in Iraq.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• MNF-North: Mosul Airfield renovations begin transition to civilian use CENTCOM 04 Jul 2004 -- Renovations are underway to turn Mosul Airfield into a commercial airport, bringing international commerce and trade to northern Iraq. A ceremony was held Saturday to celebrate the first phase of the airfield construction and the beginning of the transition.

• IRAQ / MILITANTS VOA 04 Jul 2004 -- The new Iraqi interim government says it is considering offering amnesty to militants and insurgents, in hopes of cutting down the daily attacks against Iraqis and coalition forces. At the same time, Iraqi police say they have arrested members of a terror group with suspected ties to al-Qaida.

Foreign Reactions

• IRAN/SADDAM VOA 04 Jul 2004 -- Iran announced Sunday that it wants to bring charges of its own against deposed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein at his forthcoming trial.

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