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• TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIER DIES OF WOUNDS

• IRAQ / SADR CITY VOA 09 Oct 2004 -- Members of a militia group in Baghdad's impoverished area of Sadr City have agreed to give up their fight against Iraqi and coalition forces and lay down their weapons. The militants will start handing their weapons over to Iraqi police within 48 hours.
• Mediator Says Iraqi Cleric's Fighters Agree To Disarm RFE/RL 09 Oct 2004 -- A mediator involved in brokering a deal between Shi'a rebels in Baghdad and the U.S. military said today that the insurgents have agreed to trade some of their arms for cash.
• MUJAHIDEEN LINKED TO RED CRESCENT BUILDING BOMBING MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Oct 2004 -- A First Marine Division dismounted patrol observed a single man signaling a van traveling along a main thoroughfare in the city of Ramadi on Friday, Oct 8.
• Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces Foil Car Bomb Attack, Detain 14 MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi Security forces and Multi-National Forces from 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) foiled a car bomb attack and detained 14 people wanted for Anti-Fraqi activities Friday in northern Iraq.
• Three Suspects Detained During Search For Suicide Bomber MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Oct 2004 -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers detained three individuals on Oct. 8 at about 10:17 p.m., 20 kilometers north of Samarra who are suspected of planning a suicide bombing.
• Iraqi, U.S. Forces Launch Operation In Northern Babil MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi and U.S. forces today kicked off their most sweeping operation to date in Northern Babil, moving against multiple targets across the central Iraqi province in a continuing campaign to restore security and stability here.
• Iraqi and U.S. Forces Continue Push MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi security forces, backed by elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, captured 13 suspected militants in the central Iraqi town of Haswah today as the joint force continued to aggressively target anti-Iraqi forces throughout Northern Babil province.
• Iraqis and Marines Net 11 More Suspected Insurgents MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi security forces and elements of the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit captured 11 suspected insurgents today as the joint force continued its pursuit of anti-Iraqi forces in Northern Babil province.

Deployments

• Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group To Deploy Navy NewsStand 09 Oct 2004 -- Nearly 7,600 Sailors will leave their homeports when the USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group (HSTCSG) deploys Oct. 13 in support of the global war on terrorism.
• Winds of change coming to Iraq USMC News 09 Oct 2004 -- Cooler days are approaching the sandy horizon of the Iraqi desert.

US Policy

• Bush, Kerry Debate Iraq, Economy In Second Meeting Washington File 09 Oct 2004 -- President George Bush and Senator John Kerry fielded questions from undecided voters and vigorously defended their stances on health care, the economy and the war in Iraq as they faced off in the second of three scheduled presidential election debates.

• U.S. Defense Chief Reassures Allies On Iraq RFE/RL 09 Oct 2004 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld met today with defense ministers from 18 allied countries on an aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Reconstruction Underway to Restore Iraqi Railroads AFPS 09 Oct 2004 -- Railroads in Iraq were a multinational construction effort long before the current restoration effort began. Railroad construction in Iraq was started in the late 1800s by imperialist Germany.
• Iraq Reopens Military Training Academy Near Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Oct 2004 -- The Iraqi Ministry of Defense swore in 43 cadets Oct. 7, beginning a 90-day officer training course at the Iraqi Military Academy Al Rustamiyah (IMAR) near Baghdad. The cadets are former military academy students who had finished 24 months of a planned 36-month training course under the old regime.
• Iraqis Take Over Training Role MNF-I/MNC-I 09 Oct 2004 -- More than 300 people became Iraq's newest Iraqi National Guard members after completion of a 13-day boot camp. With the graduating class of 04-07, Iraq took one step closer to its complete independence as Multi-National Forces transferred responsibility of the ING Academy to the command of the ING at ceremonies held here, Oct 7.

Foreign Reactions

• Iraqi minister: Libyan government involved in Iraq unrests IRNA 09 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi Defence Minister Hazim al-Shalaan in an unprecedented statement accused Libyan government of being involved in Iraqi unrests.
• AUSTRALIA/VOTING ENDS VOA 09 Oct 2004 -- Australian Prime Minister John Howard has led his Liberal Party to a fourth consecutive win in parliamentary elections.

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