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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 21 Mar 2005 [PDF]
• SOLDIER KILLED IN AL ANBAR PROVINCE
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Terrorists responsible for Ministry of Agriculture attack captured MNF-I/MNC-I 21 Mar 2005 -- Ten terrorists captured by Iraqi forces have confessed to planning and executing the recent attack on the Ministry of Agriculture, in which a dump truck full of explosives detonated near the building, according to a Multi-National Forces report.
• TF Baghdad Soldiers bust two suspected terrorists MNF-I/MNC-I 21 Mar 2005 -- Two suspected terrorists are in military custody after attempting to place two 155mm improvised-explosive devices in Western Baghdad March 20.
• TF Baghdad Soldiers detain nine, find weapons cache MNF-I/MNC-I 21 Mar 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers brought nine suspected terrorists into custody March 20 in north Baghdad shortly after an improvised explosive device exploded between two vehicles on patrol.
• Two suspected terrorists killed, two detained MNF-I/MNC-I 21 Mar 2005 -- Two suspected terrorists were killed and two were detained in separate incidents in Salah Ad Din Province March 20.
• 26 terrorists killed during attack on coalition forces MNF-I/MNC-I 21 Mar 2005 -- At approximately noon on March 20, 26 terrorists were killed, seven wounded, and one captured when they attacked a coalition force convoy on the outskirts of Baghdad in the Salman Pak area.
• More Insurgents Killed, Arrested During Rash Of Attacks AFPS 21 Mar 2005 -- Six insurgents were killed March 20 and several more were arrested earlier this week after a spate of attacks against Iraqi and coalition forces, military officials in Baghdad reported.
• VMFA-142 Gators put steel on target for 3/25 USMC News 21 Mar 2005 -- Aircraft from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 142, a reserve unit, responded to a call for air support from 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment, a reserve infantry battalion, who were conducting security patrols in the Al Anbar province on March 18. .

Deployments

• Navy Cargo Handlers Return From Deployment Navy NewsStand 21 Mar 2005 -- Amid cheers from their friends and families, about 200 mobilized Reservists of the Naval Expeditionary Logistics Support Force's (NAVELSF) Forward Bravo group returned home to Norfolk from Kuwait March 20 after completing a seven-month deployment.

US Policy

• 2nd Force Reconnaissance returns home USMC News 21 Mar 2005 -- Marines from 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company and 3rd Force Reconnaissance Company returned to Camp Lejeune Mar. 6 after a seven-month deployment to Iraq.
• 1/6 hits the ground in Baharia, prepares for busy deployment USMC News 21 Mar 2005 -- As he rests atop a dirt mound, the noonday Iraqi sun beating down on his face, Pfc. Mitchel T. Caluri wonders how the next seven months will unfold for him and his unit.
• Tarawa Division enters Sunni Triangle USMC News 21 Mar 2005 -- Maj. Gen. Richard F. Natonski, commanding general for 1st Marine Division, will transfer responsibility of the Al Anbar province this month to Maj. Gen. Richard A. Huck, commanding general for 2nd Marine Division.
• 2nd Marine Division assumes control of Al Anbar province USMC News 21 Mar 2005 -- The 2nd Marine Division's high operational tempo and level of training over the past few months have conditioned the unit for combat operations in its new area of responsibility -- the Al Anbar province
• Two Years in Iraq: Meeting Needs of Changing Battle Space AFPS 21 Mar 2005 -- On the second anniversary of Operation Iraqi Freedom's "shock and awe" attacks on Baghdad, the Army's senior logistician today described the challenges and changes involved in keeping today's forces equipped and on the move, compared to past conflicts.
• Servicemembers in Iraq Adequately Protected, General Says AFPS 21 Mar 2005 -- Every vehicle that moves into Iraq from Kuwait has the necessary armor protection, according to the Army commander in Kuwait in charge of the military's movement into and out of Iraq.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Graduation Means All 27 Iraqi Battalions Now Operational AFPS 21 Mar 2005 -- With the graduation of nearly 1,500 soldiers at the Kirkush Military Training Base on March 20, all 27 battalions of nine brigades in the new Iraqi army are now operational.
• IRAQ GOVERNMENT VOA 21 Mar 2005 -- In Iraq, leaders of the recently elected parliament continue to negotiate the formation of the new Iraqi government, nearly two months after the parliamentary elections that elected them.

Foreign Reactions

• Iraq, Jordan Recall Envoys RFE/RL 21 Mar 2005 -- Iraq and Jordan have each recalled envoys amid a row over allegations that Jordan is not doing enough to block militants from entering Iraq to mount attacks.

News Reports

• Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 21 Mar 2005
• IRAQ: Focus on threats against progressive women IRIN 21 Mar 2005 -- Pharmacist Zeena Qushtiny was dressed in the latest Western fashion and wearing a sparkling diamond necklace when she was taken at gunpoint from her pharmacy in Baghdad by insurgents.