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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 09 Sep 2004 [PDF]
• 1ST FIRST INFANTRY DIVISION SOLDIER DIES, SEVEN SOLDIERS INJURED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• IRAQ AIR STRIKES VOA 09 Sep 2004 -- U.S. forces in Iraq have carried out more attacks in areas of the country controlled by insurgents, including what they say is a hideout used by supporters of suspected terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The stepped up activity in Iraq's Sunni triangle follows what the Pentagon says have been increasingly sophisticated attacks by insurgents that have left nearly 20 Americans dead this week alone.
• ISF AND MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES CONTINUE OPERATIONS IN TAL AFAR CENTCOM 09 Sep 2004 -- Operations in Tal Afar continue today, as Iraqi Security forces and Multi-National Forces work to remove the terrorist threat that has forced hundreds of people from their homes.
• IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES INITIATE OPERATIONS IN TAL AFAR CENTCOM 09 Sep 2004 -- Multi-National Forces and Iraqi Security forces initiated operations to restore control of Tal Afar to legitimate Iraqi government officials. The operation comes after MNF and Iraqi Security forces were repeatedly attacked by a large terrorist element that has displaced local Iraqi Security forces throughout the recent weeks.
• ISF, MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES DETAIN SIX, FOIL ROADSIDE BOMB, COLLECT WEAPONS CENTCOM 09 Sep 2004 -- Iraqi Security forces and Multi-National Forces from the 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained six people suspected of anti-Iraqi activities, foiled a roadside bomb attack and discovered a variety of weapons and munitions Sept. 9 in northern Iraq.
• IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES - IRAQ ENTER SAMARRA CENTCOM 09 Sep 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces partnered with Multi-National Forces and entered Samarra at about 10 a.m. Sept. 9 to reseat the city council leadership and conduct an assessment of the police stations.
• Nearly 20 Killed In Fighting In Tal Afar, Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 09 Sep 2004 -- Doctors in the northern Iraqi town of Tal Afar say at least 17 people were killed overnight and more than 50 wounded in fighting between insurgents and U.S. and Iraqi forces.
• Marines, Soldiers team up to battle insurgents, destroy weapons cache USMC News 09 Sep 2004 -- Following an insurgent improvised explosive device attack on coalition forces here Sept. 3, Marines and Soldiers killed two insurgents and captured four others during operations to destroy a suspected weapons cache.
• Marines repair flight equipment in Iraq USMC News 09 Sep 2004 -- While in Iraq, the Marine Corps has been taking advantage of their air superiority in the fight against terrorism.

Deployments

US Policy

• Officers Cite Overwhelming Iraqi Support for U.S. Forces AFPS 09 Sep 2004 -- More than 90 percent of the Iraqi people support the efforts of U.S. forces in their war-torn country, a panel of Army and Marine field commanders told the House Armed Services Committee here Sept. 8.
• Detainee Panel Tells Senate Not to Overlook Forest AFPS 09 Sep 2004 -- Members of a panel that reviewed DoD detention operations said it is important to "not overlook the forest for the trees."
• CONGRESS / PRISONER ABUSE VOA 09 Sep 2004 -- U.S. investigators are looking into why up to 100 detainees held by the American military in Iraq were concealed from Red Cross observers in violation of the Geneva Conventions. Army officials discussed the matter before House and Senate Armed Services Committees Thursday
• Congressional Report, September 9: Ghost Detainee Issue Examined Washington File 09 Sep 2004 -- Members of Congress described testimony provided September 9 by top-ranking generals involved in investigating the abuse of Iraqi prisoners held in U.S. custody as very helpful, but zeroed in with questions about how some individuals became "ghost detainees" who were not logged into the prison system, and were unseen by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Agencies hold off on new aid for Sadr City IRIN 09 Sep 2004 -- Aid agencies and humanitarian organisations such as the International Committee for the Red Cross (ICRC) are adopting a wait-and-see attitude towards the latest round of fighting in the Baghdad suburb of Sadr City.

Foreign Reactions

• IRAQ: Dubai telethon raises US $2 million for Iraqi children IRIN 09 Sep 2004 -- A telethon held recently in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) city of Dubai, raised US $2 million for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to help rebuild Iraq's devastated schools and improve the learning environment for Iraqi children.

News Reports

• Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 09 Sep 2004