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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 10 Jan 2005 [PDF]
• TWO SOLDIERS KILLED, FOUR WOUNDED IN IED ATTACK
• U.S. Marine Killed in Al Anbar Province
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty

• Insurgents Kill Second Iraqi Deputy Police Chief RFE/RL 10 Jan 2005 -- Iraq's Interior Ministry says gunmen have killed one of Baghdad's deputy police chiefs and his son.
• Task Force Danger Soldiers Detain two AIF Suspects MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Jan 2005 -- Task Force Danger Soldiers captured two individuals, including a wanted individual, near Ad Dujayl at about 10:44 a.m., January 9.
• Two Captured in Joint Raid MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Jan 2005 -- Two individuals, including a wanted Anti-Iraqi Force member, were captured during a joint raid in Kirkuk at about 10:15 p.m., January 9.
• Task Force Danger and Iraqi Army Soldiers Detain one at Check Point MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Jan 2005 -- Task Force Danger and Iraqi Army Soldiers detained one individual after finding weapons hidden in the engine compartment of his vehicle.
• Weekly Operations Summary for January 2 - 9, 2005 MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Jan 2005 -- During operations over the past week, Multi-National Force - Iraq (MNF) forces discovered and cleared 97 improvised explosive devices, discovered and cleared 87 weapons caches, conducted 63 cordon and searches of suspected anti-Iraqi forces facilities, conducted 35 raids on a suspected anti-Iraqi forces facilities and detained 771 suspected AIF.
• Other events throughout Iraq, Jan. 9, 2005 Two detained in raids near Samarra MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Jan 2005 -- Soldiers from the 2nd Iraqi Ministry of the Interior (MOI) Command Battalion detained two suspected anti-Iraqi force members during two raids near Samarra at about 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 9.
• Multi-National Forces Detain 14, Confiscate Weapons MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Jan 2005 -- Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team), detained 14 people wanted for anti-Iraqi activity and confiscated numerous weapons and munitions during operations in northern Iraq.
• Additional Iraqi Security Forces Arrive in Mosul MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Jan 2005 -- In an effort to provide enhanced security and stability for the Jan. 30 elections, Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces have increased their forces in northern Iraq.
• Two Iraqi Army Soldiers Killed, one Wounded in Attack MNF-I/MNC-I 10 Jan 2005 -- Two Iraqi Army Soldiers were killed and one was wounded when their joint combat patrol with 1st Infantry Division Soldiers was attacked by anti-Iraqi forces using an improvised explosive device and small arms fire near Samarra on Jan 10.
• On the hook: Marine FACs see other side of Corps during OIF 2 USMC News 10 Jan 2005 -- Coordinating critical assets for Marine ground commanders, former 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing pilots serving in Iraq as forward air controllers deliver close air support while sharing the up-close combat experiences of Marines on the ground.

Deployments

• Kuwait Central to Coalition Logistics Chain AFPS 10 Jan 2005 -- More than 20,000 American servicemembers and civilians are serving in Kuwait to support the combat effort "up north," as they say here.

US Policy

• MILITARY TRIAL VOA 10 Jan 2005 -- A military court at Fort Hood, Texas, Monday heard opening testimony in the trial of US Army Specialist Charles Graner, who is accused of abusing Iraqi prisoners of war at the infamous Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
• US / UKRAINE VOA 10 Jan 2005 -- The United States said Monday it hopes a Ukrainian decision on the future of its Iraq troop contingent will be made by the country's next government in a "measured" way, in consultation with other coalition partners. Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma has ordered government ministries to draw up a plan for a withdrawal in the first half of this year.
• Britain to Deploy More Troops for Iraqi Elections AFPS 10 Jan 2005 -- The United Kingdom will deploy more troops to Iraq to help provide security support during the upcoming Iraqi elections, the British defense secretary announced today in London.

United Nations

• U.N. Audits Reveal Oil-for-Food Program Mismanagement Washington File 10 Jan 2005 -- The independent inquiry into the Oil-for-Food Program (OFFP) released internal U.N. audit documents January 10 showing the humanitarian aid program losing more than $5 million due to mismanagement and violations of U.N. procedures.
• UN / OIL-FOR-FOOD VOA 10 Jan 2005 -- Internal United Nations audits of the 64-billion dollar Iraq oil-for-food program have revealed widespread mismanagement. But investigators say they have not found evidence of criminal activity.

Reconstruction Issues

• Training the Iraqi Security Forces, Tough, but Worth it AFPS 10 Jan 2005 -- The U.S. Army general in charge of training Iraqi forces said here today that the job is tough, but it is a mission that must be accomplished before coalition forces can leave Iraq.

Foreign Reactions

• Britain to Deploy More Troops for Iraqi Elections AFPS 10 Jan 2005 -- The United Kingdom will deploy more troops to Iraq to help provide security support during the upcoming Iraqi elections, the British defense secretary announced today in London.
• Kuchma Orders Plans For Troop Pullout From Iraq RFE/RL 10 Jan 2005 -- Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma today ordered his defense and foreign ministers to draw up plans to withdraw Ukraine's troops from Iraq in the first half of 2005.

News Reports

• Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 10 Jan 2005
• IRAQ / SECURITY VOA 10 Jan 2005 -- Trying to counter perceptions that the Iraqi government is not doing enough to stem violence, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi says security forces have captured and arrested a number of suspected insurgents, including a top leader of a radical Islamic group. Just hours before the prime minister spoke, gunmen shot and killed the deputy police chief of Baghdad and his son in the latest deadly attack on Iraqi security forces.
• Iraq: Troubled Town Mosul Very Different From Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 10 Jan 2005 -- Iraq's third-largest city, Mosul, has become a recent trouble spot since U.S. and Iraqi forces launched a major offensive to retake the insurgent stronghold of Al-Fallujah in November. Soon after the Al-Fallujah operation, insurgents in Mosul attacked police stations, killing dozens of coalition troops and Iraqis cooperating with them. The interim Iraqi government has pledged to take back control of the city. But analysts caution that Mosul presents a different challenge for the U.S.-led coalition than did Al-Fallujah.