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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 18 OCt 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties

• U.S. MILITARY/IRAQ VOA 18 Oct 2004 -- The U.S. military in Iraq is investigating a case of insubordination among as many as 19 reservists who refused orders last week to take part in a re-supply mission, saying they lacked the proper equipment to carry out the mission. The American general who until recently was the senior commander of U.S. forces in Iraq says he has also made similar complaints about equipment shortages to the Pentagon.
• Alleged Troop Mutiny Was 'Isolated Incident,' General Says AFPS 18 Oct 2004 -- The commanding general of a group of soldiers that allegedly refused to take part in a recent convoy operation in Iraq told reporters the event was an "isolated incident."
• Security Operations Continue in Fallujah MNF-I/MNC-I 18 Oct 2004 -- Multi-National Force-Iraq continued increased security operations Oct. 17 to isolate anti-Iraqi forces in order to disrupt their capabilities to plan, coordinate and execute criminal acts against the Iraqi people and government.
• Joint Operation Nets Massive Cache MNF-I/MNC-I 18 Oct 2004 -- Over 400 57-millimeter rockets, 7,275 rounds of 14.5-millimeter anti-aircraft ammunition and one U.S. Tube-launched Optically Tracked Wire Guided Missile (TOW) missile were just the tip of the iceberg during a recent weapons cache discovery north of Iraq.
• First Infantry Division Soldiers Detain Suspected AIF Financier MNF-I/MNC-I 18 Oct 2004 -- First Infantry Division Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 18th Infantry Regiment detained one individual Oct. 18, who is suspected of being an anti-Iraqi forces financier near Tikrit at about 4 p.m.
• First Infantry Division Soldiers Detain Six AIF Suspects in Samarra MNF-I/MNC-I 18 Oct 2004 -- Acting on information provided by an Iraqi citizen, 1st Infantry Division Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment detained six suspected anti-Iraqi forces insurgents in Samarra at about 3 p.m., on Oct. 18.
• Roadside Bomb Wounds Three Soldiers MNF-I/MNC-I 18 Oct 2004 -- An improvised explosive device detonated at approximately 4:30 p.m. in western Baghdad Oct. 18, wounding three Task Force Baghdad Soldiers.
• 39th Nabs Recruiter, Mortar Team Cell Leader MNF-I/MNC-I 18 Oct 2004 -- An Oct. 18 raid launched by Company C, 3rd Battalion, 153rd Infantry Regiment of the 39th Brigade Combat Team netted a suspected cell leader and recruiter for anti-Iraqi mortar teams in eastern Baghdad.
• Tragedy leads 39th Brigade Combat Team to caches Army News 18 Oct 2004 -- A firefight on the banks of the Tigris River Oct. 3 transformed a small patrol through Taji, Iraq, into a huge operation to seek out the individuals responsible for the deaths of two 39th Brigade Soldiers.

Deployments

• San Diego Ships to Depart with USS Abraham Lincoln Carrier Strike Group Navy NewsStand 18 Oct 2004 -- USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) Carrier Strike Group arrived in San Diego Oct. 16 and will depart Oct. 19 to support Commander, U.S. 7th Fleet potential contingency operations and theater security cooperation initiatives.

US Policy

• BIDEN / IRAQ POLICY VOA 18 Oct 2004 -- In the U.S. presidential race, both the Republican incumbent, President Bush, and the Democratic challenger, Senator John Kerry, have put forth similar visions for Iraq's future, namely to create a stable environment for elections as soon as possible. Delaware Senator Joe Biden, the top Democrat on the Foreign Relations Committee, says Senator Kerry's plan for gaining international cooperation in Iraq would be "more aggressive" than that of Mr. Bush.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• U.S., Iraqi Engineers Bring New Baghdad Generator On Line AFPS 18 Oct 2004 -- A new generator came on line here today, bringing enough new electricity to the energy-thirsty country to fuel more than 275,000 Iraqi homes.
• IRAQ / ALLAWI VOA 18 Oct 2004 -- Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi addressed the country's national assembly Monday, saying that while improvements are being made, Iraq still faces a significant security threat from insurgents and terrorists.
• Iraqi Leader Promises Aid Package For Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 18 Oct 2004 -- Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi said his government will send a $2 million aid package to residents of Al-Fallujah, west of Baghdad.
• IRAQI ARMY'S 4TH BRIGADE COMPLETES INITIAL TRAINING CENTCOM 18 Oct 2004 -- Three battalions from the Iraqi army's 4th Brigade graduated basic training in a "march-on" ceremony at the Al Kasik Military Training Base west of Mosul, Oct. 15, as the Iraqi army continues the training effort in Iraq.
• IRAQ: Plans underway for mental health centre in Arbil IRIN 18 Oct 2004 -- A delegation from a Greek NGO is due to arrive in Arbil this week to look into the viability of its plans to strengthen northern Iraq's almost non-existent psychiatric care system.
• IRAQ: Focus on humanitarian needs in Sunni Triangle IRIN 18 Oct 2004 -- The three cities of Ramadi, Fallujah and Samarrah, west of Baghdad, in the "Sunni triangle" where US troops are fighting insurgents, are in desperate need of medical supplies and other aid, according to hospital staff.

Foreign Reactions

• BRITAIN / IRAQ VOA 18 Oct 2004 -- Britain says it could deploy combat troops near Baghdad to free up U.S. forces for counter-terrorism operations before Iraqi elections planned for January.
• Iraq: U.S. Request For British Redeployment Poses Dilemma For London RFE/RL 18 Oct 2004 -- The United States has made a controversial request to Britain to re-deploy some of its troops in Iraq. The request would involve moving hundreds of British troops from their relatively calm zone in southern Iraq to a potentially more dangerous area nearer Baghdad. The British would replace U.S. troops, who would be sent to take part in a major operation believed to be getting underway against insurgents in Al-Fallujah. British officials say they are studying the U.S. request and no decision has been taken yet.
• AUSTRALIA/IRAQ VOA 18 Oct 2004 -- Australia has turned down a request by the United Nations to send more troops to Iraq to protect U.N. personnel there. Australia has agreed instead to train a contingent of Fijian soldiers for the job.
• IRAQ: NATO consensus on training IRIN 18 Oct 2004 -- North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) officials have reached a consensus with members to send hundreds of military advisers to Iraq this year to train local security forces.

News Reports

• Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 18 Oct 2004