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• US, Iraqi Offensive in Samarra Said to be Largely Successful VOA News 02 Oct 2004 -- U.S. and Iraqi officials say a military offensive against insurgents in their stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad, has been largely successful, and only a few pockets of resistance remain.
• U.S. Forces Pound Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 02 Oct 2004 -- A relative calm was reported in the Iraqi town of Samarra today, one day after U.S. and Iraqi forces battling insurgents secured control of important municipal and police buildings in the town.
• Uneasy Calm Hangs Over Samarra VOA News 02 Oct 2004 -- There is a lull in fighting in the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad, where 100 militants were killed in fighting Friday.
• MNF-I CONDUCTS PRECISION STRIKE IN FALLUJAH CENTCOM 02 Oct 2004 -- On October 1, 2004, at 10:53 pm, Baghdad time, Multi-National Force-Iraq conducted a precision strike on yet another confirmed Abu Musab Al Zarqawi terrorist site in north east Fallujah.
• LOGISTICS TRAINING CENTER OPENS CENTCOM 02 Oct 2004 -- A new logistical training facility that will provide Soldiers and units all the technical assistance they need to use the Army's automated logistic systems in theater, opened here Oct. 1.
• MNF and ISF carry out joint operations near Al Hillah MNF-I/MNC-I 02 Oct 2004 -- Polish Soldiers from Multi-National Division Central-South, American Soldiers and Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) carried out joint operations in As-Sayahiyah and Raranijyah near Al Hillah in Babil Province Oct. 2.
• MNF precision strike targets anti-Iraqi force trainers MNF-I/MNC-I 02 Oct 2004 -- At about 6 p.m., Oct. 2, Multi-National Force-Iraq conducted a precision strike against a building where15 to 20 anti-Iraqi force personnel were conducting military-style training on the outskirts of Fallujah.
• Insurgents blow up Iraqi infrastructure MNF-I/MNC-I 02 Oct 2004 -- At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 1, a Multi-National Force-Iraq patrol witnessed an explosion on the second floor of the Ramadi Agricultural Center. Reports from the patrol noticed one man hanging around the building. The building exploded as soon as he left.

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US Policy

• BUSH / EDWARDS VOA 02 Oct 2004 -- With one month to go before the U.S. presidential election, Republicans and Democrats are campaigning hard to put their candidate over the top.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ / SCHOOLS VOA 02 Oct 2004 -- With tight security in place, schools in Iraq opened Saturday after delays caused by increasing violence in the country. Most students seemed very excited to get back to the classroom.
• Iraqis Return To School Amid Security Fears RFE/RL 02 Oct 2004 -- Children returned to school at Baghdad's Family Elementary School today, but many of the seats behind the desks were empty.

Foreign Reactions

• INDONESIA IRAQ HOSTAGES VOA 02 Oct 2004 -- Kidnappers holding two Indonesian women hostages in Iraq are demanding the release of a militant cleric accused of leading a terrorist group in Southeast Asia. But the cleric, Abu Bakar Bashir, has condemned the kidnapping.

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