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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Oct 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
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• Transcript: Defense Department Special Briefing 05 Oct 2005 -- Presenter: Former Commander, Multi-National Transition Command Iraq and NATO Training Mission Iraq, Lt. Gen. David Petraeus, USA
• Operation River Gate Begins in Iraq's Euphrates Valley AFPS 05 Oct 2005 -- The 2nd Marine Division launched Operation River Gate in the cities of Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana in Iraq Oct. 4, military officials reported.
• Car Bomb Stopped Before Reaching Target; 12 Wounded in Explosion AFPS 05 Oct 2005 -- .S. and Iraqi police and military personnel stopped a car bomb from reaching its intended target Oct. 4 in Baghdad's fortified International Zone, U.S. military officials in Iraq said.
• Iraqi Air Force 101: First they must read English AFPN 05 Oct 2005 -- There is nothing uncommon about English as a second language class, but there is a unique reason English classes are held here. Iraqi Airmen are required to take the course so they can read and understand U.S. Air Force technical orders outlining operation and maintenance of three C-130 Hercules the U.S. gave to the Iraqi Air Force.
• Car Bomb Kills 25 Outside Iraqi Mosque VOA 05 Oct 2005 -- A car bomb has exploded outside a Shi'ite mosque in the Iraqi town of Hillah, killing at least 25 people as Iraqi Shi'ites observed the first day of the holy month of Ramadan.
• U.S. Presses Offensive In Western Iraq RFE/RL 05 OCt 2005 -- U.S. troops today pushed ahead with their big offensive in western Iraq, designed to clear insurgents from three Euphrates River towns.
• Iraqi civilian leads U.S. Soldiers to weapons cache MNF-I 05 Oct 2005 -- An Iraqi civilian provided information about a weapons cache to Task Force Baghdad Soldiers while they were patrolling along the Tigris River north of Baghdad Oct. 1.
• Coalition raids, patrols nab 23 terror suspects, weapons MNF-I 05 Oct 2005 -- Coalition Forces captured 20 terror suspects during seven pre-dawn raids against terrorist safe-houses in Baghdad Oct. 4 in order to break up terror networks operating in and around the city.
• Detainee dies at Camp Bucca MNF-I 05 Oct 2005 -- A 43-year-old male security detainee died this morning at Camp Bucca.
• U.S. forces detain 11 terror suspects in south Baghdad MNF-I 05 Oct 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi security forces continue working hard to create a secure environment for the Oct. 15 constitutional referendum.
• Soldiers, Iraqi forces continue offensive operations in Baghdad MNF-I 05 Oct 2005 -- Iraqi security forces and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers continued numerous offensive operations against terrorists in east Baghdad Oct. 2.
• Tip helps U.S. Soldiers foil car bomb attack near school MNF-I 05 Oct 2005 -- U.S. Soldiers, responding to an Iraqi citizen's tip, foiled a potential terrorist car bomb attack near an elementary school in west Baghdad Oct. 3.
• Operation River Gate update MNF-I 05 Oct 2005 -- Approximately 350 Iraqi Security Force Soldiers and Coalition Marines, Soldiers and Sailors from Regimental Combat Team - 2 continued Operation Bawwabatu Annaher, River Gate in English, in the cities of Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana.

Deployments

US Policy

• Senate Democrats Press Bush to Detail Plans in Iraq VOA 05 Oct 2005 -- Senate Democrats are renewing their calls on President Bush to answer specific questions about administration strategy in Iraq.
• Bush to Make Speech on Terrorism VOA 05 Oct 2005 -- With a crucial referendum on the new Iraqi constitution now less than two weeks away, President Bush is stepping up efforts to win support for his Iraq policy among the American public and skeptical members of the U.S. Congress.
• Bush Pleased with Increasing Security Role of Iraqi Forces Washington File 05 Oct 2005 -- President Bush said Iraqi forces are demonstrating "more and more capability to take the fight to the enemy," and praised the role of 3,000 Iraqi soldiers who have joined coalition troops in offensive operations against insurgents.
• Bush Pleased with Iraq's Political, Military Progress VOA 05 Oct 2005 -- The White House says a decision by the Iraqi parliament to reverse controversial new election rules is a positive step before this month's constitutional referendum.
• Bush Pleased With Progress of Iraqi Security Forces AFPS 05 Oct 2005 -- President Bush said today he's pleased with the progress Iraqis are making in developing a military capable of handling the security challenges of the future.
• Petraeus Details Iraqi Military Progress AFPS 05 Oct 2005 -- The Iraqi security forces have made enormous progress over the past 16 months, the U.S. Army general who oversaw their training for more than a year said during a Pentagon news conference today.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq: Talabani Might Not 'Prohibit' Hussein Death Penalty RFE/RL 05 Oct 2005 -- In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI), Iraqi President Jalal Talabani spoke about relations among the four bodies of government, the upcoming referendum, and the trial of Saddam Hussein.
• Iraqi Referendum Reversal Opens Way for Inclusive Constitution VOA 05 Oct 2005 -- Iraq's National Assembly has reversed last-minute changes it made to rules for next week's referendum on a new constitution, restoring the original voting rules.
• Iraq Assembly Reverses Election Rules Decision VOA 05 Oct 2005 -- Averting a potentially serious political crisis, Iraq's National Assembly has voted to reverse a change it made three days ago to rules for the mid-October referendum on the country' draft constitution.
• Iraqi President: Constitution Approval to Strengthen Government, Hurt Terrorists VOA 05 Oct 2005 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani says if voters approve the country's proposed constitution in a referendum later this month, it will strengthen the government and help convince the nation that terrorists cannot destroy the will of the Iraqi people.
• Iraqi Parliament Reverses Controversial Referendum Change RFE/RL 05 Oct 2005 -- Iraq's parliament today voted to reverse a controversial change it made to rules for next week's referendum on the country's new constitution.
• Iraq: Talabani Says 'Kurds Will Remain In Strong Alliance With Shi'ites' RFE/RL 05 Oct 2005 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani is on his first state visit to Europe since taking office in April. His first stop was the Czech Republic, where he arrived on 3 October to meet with officials and discuss economic and military cooperation
• Iraq: President Says Constitution Will Show 'New Democratic Iraq Will Remain' RFE/RL 05 Oct 2005 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said today that Iraqis remain determined to build a democratic order after the removal of Saddam Hussein in 2003
• Iraq's Parliament Reverses Change on Referendum Rules VOA 05 Oct 2005 -- Iraq's parliament has reversed controversial new election rules it adopted earlier this week for the upcoming referendum on the country's new constitution.
• IRAQ: Government committee will talk to community leaders in hot spots IRIN 05 Oct 2005 -- The Iraqi government has formed a high-level committee to establish a dialogue with community leaders in tense areas of the country in order to help resolve armed conflicts and prevent the emergence of new ones.

Foreign Reactions

• U.K. Official Accuses Iran Of Role In Iraqi Violence RFE/RL 05 Oct 2005 -- A senior British official today accused Iran of being behind a series of attacks in southern Iraq that have killed eight British troops this year.

News Reports