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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 01 Jan 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• IRAQ / BOMBING VOA 03 Jan 2005 -- Pressing in their daily effort to disrupt this month's elections in Iraq, insurgents tried to blow up the party headquarters of the Iraqi interim prime minister on Monday. Prime Minister Iyad Allawi was not inside the building, but the blast killed three people and wounded more than two dozen others.
• Insurgents Step Up Attacks As Iraq Vote Looms RFE/RL 03 Jan 2005 -- Iraq's national election is on schedule for the end of this month, but security problems in the Sunni-populated center of the country raise serious questions about the extent to which polling can take place there.
• Daily Operations Summary for January 2, 2005 MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- Iraq forces discovered and cleared six improvised explosive devices, discovered and cleared 16 weapons caches, conducted five cordons and searches of suspected anti-Iraqi forces facilities, conducted four raids on suspected anti-Iraqi forces facilities and detained 117 suspected AIF
• One Detained Following Rocket Attack on Multi-National Force Base Near Balad MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- One anti-Iraqi force suspect is in custody following a rocket attack on a Multi-National base near Balad at about 5:56 p.m. on January 2.
• First Infantry Division Soldiers Detain Five in Raid MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- First Infantry Division Soldiers captured five individuals in a raid near Ad Duluiyah at about 2:00 a.m. on January 3.
• Multi-National Forces Detain Two MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained two people suspected of anti-Iraqi activities during operations Sunday in northern Iraq.
• Doctor's Tip Leads to Arrest of Two Terrorists MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- A tip from a concerned citizen prevented two terrorist cell members from carrying out further attacks against Iraqi civilians and security forces Sunday.
• 6th Brigade Iraqi Police Commandos Arrive in Mosul MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- Elements of the 6th Brigade Iraqi Special Police Commandos arrived in Mosul today to provide enhanced security and stability for the January 30 elections.
• Soldiers Uncover Cache South of Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- Members of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment from the 1st Cavalry Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team uncovered a significant weapons cache New Year's Day in Salman Pak, a small town roughly 12 miles south of Baghdad.
• Terrorist Attack Fails Against Iraqi Police MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- Iraqi police officers thwarted another attack on Iraqi Security Forces near Tal Afar Sunday.
• Roadside Bomb Wounds Two Soldiers in Northern Baghdad MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- Two Task Force Baghdad Soldiers were wounded by an improvised explosive device detonation at approximately 10:30 a.m. in northern Baghdad today.
• 11th MEU breaks HAO record USMC News 03 Jan 2005 -- Marines and sailors of the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit broke their own record Dec. 31, processing more than 870 Iraqis during a humanitarian assistance operation on the outskirts of the holy Shi'a city of Kufa.
• 1st Cavalry Division begins operation south of Iraqi Capital Army News 03 Jan 2005 -- Soldiers and Marines of Task Force Baghdad began offensive combat and civil-military operations in Southern Baghdad and North Babil this week, aimed at rooting out insurgents.
• Near Fallujah, Marine metal workers weld life-saving vehicle armor USMC News 03 Jan 2005 -- Standing on top of a Humvee, blowtorch in hand in the middle of Iraq, Cpl. Ray C. Rollins contemplates why he joined the Marine Corps nearly four years ago.

Deployments

• Elements of the 25th Infantry Division Arrive in Mosul MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- Additional elements of the 25th Infantry Division arrived in Mosul today to provide enhanced security and stability for the January 30 elections.
• Elements of the 81st Enhanced Separate Brigade Arrive in Mosul MNF-I/MNC-I 03 Jan 2005 -- Elements of the 81st Enhanced Separate Brigade arrived in Mosul today to provide enhanced security and stability for the January 30 elections.

US Policy

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ / ELECTIONS VOA 03 Jan 2005 -- Following last week's withdrawal from the elections of the largest Iraqi Sunni Muslim party, divisions have deepened in the country over the question of whether to hold the elections on January 30th as scheduled. Some moderate Shiite politicians are so alarmed by the rising sectarian tension in the country, they are now joining moderate Sunni Arabs in calling for a delay in the elections.
• Sunni Party Warns Could Reject Iraqi Constitution RFE/RL 03 Jan 2005 -- Iraq's main Sunni Muslim party, which has already announced a boycott of the 30 January elections, now says it might also reject the new constitution that is scheduled to be drawn up after the vote.
• IRAQ: Special report on elections IRIN 03 Jan 2005

Foreign Reactions

• TURKEY / US / IRAQ VOA 03 Jan 2005 -- A top American diplomat is in Turkey, attempting to calm Turkish concerns over Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.

News Reports

• Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 03 Jan 2005