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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 May 2005 [PDF]
• TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIER KILLED IN IED ATTACK
• TWO U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED IN DRIVE-BY SHOOTING
• U.S. SOLDIER KILLED IN RAMADI

• TRANSCRIPT: General John P. Abizaid AOR Update CENTCOM 19 May 2005 -- General John P. Abizaid, Commander, USCENTCOM, 18 May 2005
• Multi-National Forces continue to round up terrorists MNF-I/MNC-I 19 May 2005 -- Iraqi Security Forces and Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained 10 suspected terrorists during operations in Northern Iraq May 18.
• Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detain 15 terror suspects MNF-I/MNC-I 19 May 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers continued to remove weapons and terror suspects from the streets by conducting operations throughout the city May 17.
• National Assembly member's home attacked, eight dead MNF-I 19 May 2005 -- A terrorist attack on an Iraqi Transitional National Assembly member's house ended with eight people dead, two injured, and at least three terrorists injured in northern Iraq May 19.
• Operations in northern Iraq continue to secure citizens, eliminate terrorists MNF-I 19 May 2005 -- Multi-National Forces from 1st Brigade, 25th Infantry Division (Stryker Brigade Combat Team) detained nine suspected terrorists during operations in northern Iraqi May 18 and 19.
• 3/25 discovers weapons, roots out insurgents USMC News 19 May 2005 -- Marines with 3rd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment began a house-to-house search in the city here that turned into a game of cat and mouse with insurgents.
• Field radio operators are division's information foundation USMC News 19 May 2005 -- In the age of information, emerging technology is ever more present in the military's combat theater. But sometimes it's old tech that keeps the tempo high - especially for Marines of Radio Platoon, Headquarters Battalion, 2nd Marine Division where Sgt. Janna Klehm works.
• U.S. Army task force teams up with Marines in Kalsu USMC News 19 May 2005 -- Task Force 1/151st Aviation Attack Battalion, a U.S. Army unit comprised of a flight company and elements of a maintenance company and a headquarters company, arrived here in April to support the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (Forward).
• 1/5's Weapons Company takes insurgents, weapons off Ramadi streets USMC News 19 May 2005 -- Marines with 1st Platoon, Company W, 1st Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment, killed three insurgents and uncovered weapons and ammunition during a mid-day mission in the city here.

Deployments

• 26th MEU TSD keeps order in offload USMC News 19 May 2005 -- As the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) moved ashore here over the past four days to conduct live-fire training at Udairi Range, the Marines and Sailors of MEU Service Support Group 26 Transportation Support Detachment (TSD) ensured the offload operation moved smoothly.
• 26th MEU lands in Kuwait USMC News 19 May 2005 -- In the first complete offload of its current deployment, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable) came ashore in Kuwait today to begin training at Udairi Range, a venue that will give the unit a chance to exercise its core capabilities as a Marine air ground task force (MAGTF) in preparation for future operations in the Northern Arabian Gulf region.

US Policy

• Harman found guilty for Abu Ghraib Army News 19 May 2005 -- The ninth Soldier to face court-martial for abusing Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib was sentenced May 17 at Fort Hood's Lawrence H. Williams Judicial Center to six months in a military prison.
• Rice Stresses Democracy-Building as Key to Defeating Insurgency in Iraq VOA 19 May 2005 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday building democracy and capable security forces in Iraq is a difficult proposition but that the U.S. commitment is open-ended. She was responding to a report of new pessimism about the Iraqi situation among U.S. military commanders.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Updates USAID 19 May 2005 [PDF]
• IRAQ-JORDAN: Aid organisations hope for more investment in Iraq IRIN 19 May 2005 -- As Jordan prepared to host the World Economic Forum (WEF) this Friday, aid organisations said they hope the event will assist in the development of Iraq.

Foreign Reactions

• Kharrazi: Iran ready to share experience on democracy with Iraq IRNA 19 May 2005 -- Visiting Iranian Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said here Wednesday in meeting with Iraqi National Parliament Speaker Hajem al-Hassani, "Iran is ready to share its experience on institutionalizing democracy."
• Kharrazi says Iran has always prevented arms smuggling to Iraq IRNA 19 May 2005 -- Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi said Wednesday that Tehran has always prevented arms smuggling from its territory to Iraq.

News Reports

• Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 19 May 2005