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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 16 Jul 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties

Deployments

• 10th Mountain Division Joins First Team MNC-I/MNF-I 16 Jul 2004 -- Approximately 2,000 Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division out of Fort Drum, N.Y. recently convoyed from Kuwait to Baghdad. The 2-10th will serve with the 1st Cavalry Division for one year at Forward Operating Bases throughout Baghdad.

US Policy

• Australia, U.S. Criticize Philippine Iraq Withdrawal RFE/RL 16 Jul 2004 -- Australia and the United States, both allies of the Philippines, have criticized the country for pulling its peacekeeping forces from Iraq early as part of efforts to secure the release of a Filipino hostage held by a militant group.
• United States Has Kept Its Promises in Iraq, Powell Says Washington File 16 Jul 2004 -- The United States is keeping its promises to the Iraqi people in helping them realize a transition to a democratic country founded on respect for human rights and the rule of law, accord ing to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
• New Prison-Abuse Allegations Surface In Iraq RFE/RL 16 Jul 2004 -- The chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee has said that Congress is looking into new cases of alleged mistreatment of Iraqi prisoners.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

• PHILIPPINES / IRAQ HOSTAGE VOA 16 Jul 2004 -- A group of Philippine peacekeepers will start pulling out (has pulled out) from Iraq Friday, despite strong opposition from Philippine allies. Manila hopes the move will save the life of a Filipino held hostage by Iraqi militants for more than week.
• Blair deceived himself first over Iraq`s arms, says Hurd IRNA 16 Jul 2004 -- Former Conservative Foreign Secretary Lord Hurd Friday joined the growing chorus of calls for Tony Blair to resign over the Iraq war, saying that the prime minister first deluded himself over the threat of Saddam Hussein`s alleged arms.

News Reports

• AUSTRALIA / TERROR ARREST VOA 16 Jul 2004 -- A man has appeared in an Australian court accused of plotting to kill members of Saddam Hussein's former ruling Baath Party in Iraq. The man was arrested in an operation by police and counter-terrorism units in the West Australian city of Perth.
• Iraq: Tribal Influence Still Strong, But Some Say Its Power Is Waning RFE/RL 16 Jul 2004 -- Iraqi tribes are strong players in the country's postwar political game. Local analysts say the stability of the country will in large part depend on the new interim government's ability to strike deals with influential tribal leaders.