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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 26 Apr 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 26 Apr 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
• Airmen improve base for Soldiers in northern Iraq AFPN 26 Apr 2006 -- In the northern Iraqi city of Mosul, Airmen from the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing are using their construction expertise to help the U.S. and Iraqi governments and the U.S. Army.
• Coalition Forces Kill 12 Terrorists in Iraq AFPS 26 Apr 2006 -- Coalition forces killed 12 terrorists during a raid on a safe house in Yusifiyah, Iraq, yesterday, U.S. officials said.
• Civilian Leaders Tackle Counter-IED Course in Kuwait AFPS 26 Apr 2006 -- Participants in the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference got a taste of what U.S. forces running convoys through Iraq experience every day as they took positions on Humvees and navigated the hazards of a counter-improvised explosive device training course here.
• Mobile Security Squadron 3 Returns From Deployment Navy NewsStand 26 Apr 2006 -- Sailors from Mobile Security Squadron (MSS) 3 returned to Naval Base Coronado April 24, following a six-month deployment in the North Persian Gulf.
• Cape Decision Brings Polish Combat Cargo Home From Middle East Navy NewsStand 26 Apr 2006 -- The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command (MSC) cargo ship MV Cape Decision (T-AKR 5054) was in Szczecin, Poland, April 19–20, returning combat equipment used by that country’s military forces in Iraq.

Deployments

• US General: Plan for US Troop Reductions in Iraq on Track VOA 26 Apr 2006 -- The top U.S. military general in Iraq says his intention to recommend a significant reduction in U.S. troop levels in the country later this year is basically on track, thanks in part to the selection of the country's new prime minister on Saturday
• U.S. Urges Rapid Formation of Inclusive Government in Iraq Washington File 25 Apr 2006 -- The overall U.S. strategy in Iraq is focused on the rapid standup of an inclusive, effective, democratic government that unifies the country, says James Jeffrey, the State Department's coordinator for Iraq.

US Policy

• Rice, Rumsfeld Find New Iraqi Leaders 'Focused' AFPS 26 Apr 2006 -- After meeting with Iraq's newly selected top leaders, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told reporters here today that they liked what they heard.
• Rumsfeld, Rice Arrive in Iraq to Meet With Military, Government Leaders AFPS 26 Apr 2006 -- With Iraq's unity government in the process of selecting cabinet ministers, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived here this morning on an unannounced visit to meet with his senior military commanders and Iraq's new leaders.
• Rumsfeld: All Neighbors Except Iran Benefit From Success in Iraq AFPS 26 Apr 2006 -- While success in Iraq's march to freedom would mean good things for most of its neighbors, Iran could only view that as a failure, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said here today.
• Rice Visits Baghdad To Consult New Iraqi Leaders Washington File 26 Apr 2006 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Baghdad April 26 to consult with Iraq's newly chosen government officials and review operations at the U.S. Embassy to ensure it is in a position to provide the new Iraqi government with the support it needs.
• Rice, Rumsfeld Visit Baghdad Amid Hints of Troop Cut VOA 26 Apr 2006 -- The U.S. secretaries of state and defense are both in Baghdad for what officials say is an unprecedented joint visit to show strong support for the country's newly elected leaders.
• Iraq: Rumsfeld, Rice Fly In To Support New Prime Minister RFE/RL 26 Apr 2006 -- Two top U.S. officials flew separately into Baghdad today to show support for efforts to form a new government.
• Rumsfeld Arrives in Iraq to Show US Support VOA 26 Apr 2006 -- U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld arrived in Baghdad Wednesday for an unannounced visit to show U.S. support for the country's new prime minister.
• Source: Rove Testifying for 5th Time in CIA Leak Case VOA 26 Apr 2006 -- President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, provided more testimony Wednesday before a grand jury investigating who leaked the identity of former covert CIA officer Valerie Plame three years ago.
• US Army Officer Expected to Be Charged in Connection with Prisoner Abuse VOA 26 Apr 2006 -- A U.S. Army lieutenant colonel is expected to be charged soon in connection with the abuse of detainees at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Weekly Status Report State Dept. 26 Apr 2006 [PDF]

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• IRAQ: Increasing numbers of displaced families in need of assistance IRIN 26 Apr 2006 -- Some 25,000 people have fled their homes in the past three weeks alone, in fear of becoming the next victims of escalating sectarian violence, a government official said on Tuesday.