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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Jan 2006 [PDF]
• TWO SOLDIERS DIE IN HELICOPTER CRASHDoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• CENTAF releases combined airpower summary AFPN 17 Jan 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the combined airpower summary report for Jan. 13 to 17.
• 18th Airborne Corps Artillery Transfers Authority to 5th Corps AFPS 17 Jan 2006 -- Servicemembers witnessed the transfer of authority between the 18th Airborne Corps Artillery and the 5th Corps Artillery here today.
• Pentagon Looks Into Recent Helicopter Crashes in Iraq AFPS 17 Jan 2006 -- The Pentagon is seeking answers as to why three U.S. helicopters have crashed in Iraq within the past two weeks, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
• Iraqi tips lead to terrorists Army News 17 Jan 2006 -- Iraqi civilians are tiring of terrorist activity and many are providing useful tips identifying terrorists and their weapons caches, and some are even attacking the terrorists, say leaders of the coalition forces.
• Think of safety first AFPN 17 Jan 2006 -- Keeping Airmen here safe is not a task taken lightly by the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing's ground safety office.

Deployments

US Policy

• Former US Envoy Defends Iraq Policies VOA 17 Jan 2006 -- After a series of elections last year, Iraqi political factions are in the process of trying to form a coalition government while a violent insurgency is still claiming lives on an almost daily basis. It has been nearly three years since the Iraq war began and now, the man who was once in charge of the American-led occupation is speaking out about his experiences.

United Nations

• UN envoy discusses December elections with Iraqi leaders UN News Centre 17 Jan 2006 -- The results of last month's elections in Iraq topped the agenda of talks today between senior United Nations envoy Ashraf Qazi and the country's President and Prime Minister, a spokesman for the world body said.

Reconstruction Issues

• Shiites Poised to Dominate First Time in Iraq History VOA 17 Jan 2006 -- While the long-held rivalry between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in Iraq fuels much of the armed insurgency in the country, some observers note that fissures among Iraq's Shiites also threaten efforts to establish a stable postwar Iraq.
• Iraqi Parties Bargain for Power, Await Official Election Results VOA 17 Jan 2006 -- With the Iraqi Electoral Commission announcement Monday that 99 percent of the ballots in the December 15 national election are valid, it appears the results will remain basically unchanged.
• Shi'ite Judge Expected to Head Hussein Panel VOA 17 Jan 2006 -- The chief judge who resigned from the Saddam Hussein trial is expected to be replaced by a Shi'ite judge currently serving on the panel.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraqi Insurgents Threaten to Kill American Hostage VOA 17 Jan 2006 -- Iraqi insurgents have threatened to kill a kidnapped U.S. journalist unless female prisoners in Iraq are released within 72 hours.
• Iran-Iraq Naval Clash Leaves One Iraqi Dead, Nine Captured RFE/RL 17 Jan 2006 -- An Iraqi official says an Iraqi sailor was killed and nine were captured by an Iranian navy vessel during a skirmish in the Persian Gulf near the southern Iraqi city of Al-Basrah.