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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 16 Oct 2006 [PDF]
• MND-B Soldier killed by roadside bomb
• DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Two Task Force Lightning Soldiers die, two wounded
• Two Task Force Lightning Soldiers die
• CENTAF airpower summary for Oct. 16 AFPN 16 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 16.
• Kidnap Victim, Weapons Discovered; Terrorists Detained AFPS 16 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi and coalition forces freed a kidnap victim and detained two terrorists in Muqdadiya, Iraq, and combined operations yielded more than 35 suspected insurgents and seven weapons caches last week in Anbar province, military officials in Iraq reported.
• Car Bomb in Iraq Kills 10 South of Baghdad VOA 16 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi police say a car bomb has killed at least 10 people and wounded 15 others south of Baghdad.

Deployments

US Policy

• Bush Calls Iraqi PM, Reaffirms Support VOA 16 Oct 2006 -- President Bush has personally assured Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki of his continuing support, despite an increase in violence in Iraq during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
• Rumsfeld to Civilian Leaders: Victory in Iraq Critical to U.S. Security AFPS 16 Oct 2006 -- Settling for less than victory in Iraq would embolden terrorists and invite more attacks on the American people, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told civilian business, academic and local government leaders today at the Pentagon.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Corruption and poor security stem flow of investment IRIN 16 Oct 2006 -- Of the US $65 billion pledged to Iraq for aid and redevelopment since March 2003, only $20.5 billion has been spent on that purpose, according to the government

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Analysis: 'Change the Course' in Iraq cfr.org 16 Oct 2006 -- It is no secret that U.S. policymakers have lowered their expectations of what a future Iraq will resemble. President Bush's hoped-for "shining beacon of freedom," which would infuse its authoritarian neighbors with democracy, has been downgraded
• IRAQ: Death toll survey provokes controversy IRIN 16 Oct 2006 -- Researchers from Mustansiriyah University in Baghdad on Sunday backed the results of their controversial survey on the number of civilian deaths in Iraq since the US-led occupation of the country began in 2003.