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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 09 May 2006 [PDF]
• IED ATTACK KILLS COALITION SOLDIER
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Rumsfeld and Adm. Giambastiani from the Pentagon 09 May 2006 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani Jr.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 09 May 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.

Deployments

• South Korea Begins Bringing Troops Home from Iraq VOA 09 May 2006 -- South Korea is starting to withdraw troops from Iraq to reduce its presence in the war-torn nation by a third.

US Policy

• Progress in Iraq at Risk if Funding Lags, Says Rumsfeld Washington File 09 May 2006 -- As Iraq continues to make political and military progress, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is urging Congress to pass an emergency supplemental spending bill to avoid slowing efforts to train and equip Iraqi security forces.
• Rice Praises Commitment, Determination of Iraqi Leadership Washington File 09 May 2006 -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice expressed optimism at the commitment and determination of Iraq's new leaders as they seek to forge a government of national unity.
• Rumsfeld Welcomes Iraq Progress, Supports CIA Nominee VOA 09 May 2006 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has welcomed indications by Iraq's new leader that he is close to forming a national unity government, but said he is still not ready to recommend any reduction in U.S. forces in the country

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi PM Optimistic About Prospects for New Government VOA 09 May 2006 -- Iraq's Prime Minister-designate, Nouri al-Maliki, says he expects to present a new government to parliament in the coming days
• Iraqi PM Sees 'Unity Government' This Week VOA 09 May 2006 -- Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki says he hopes to complete formation of a national unity government very soon.

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