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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Oct 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Soldier dies in Western Iraq
• Soldier Killed by Improvised Explosive Device
• Marine killed in western Iraq
• Press Briefing, Oct. 19, 2006 MNF-I 19 Oct 2006 -- BRIEFER: MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, USA, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
• Coalition Supports Iraq Security Forces During Ramadan Violence Washington File 19 Oct 2006 -- Insurgent, terrorist and sectarian attacks continue as Iraq observes Ramadan, but the Iraqi government and its coalition allies remain committed to the mission of building a better future, says the chief spokesman for Multinational Force - Iraq.
• Car Bomb, Mortar Fire Claim Casualties in Northern Iraq VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- Another bloody day in Iraq as sectarian violence continues to destabilize the war torn country
• US Acknowledges Baghdad Security Plan in Trouble VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- The senior U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad acknowledged Thursday that the U.S. and Iraqi effort to reduce sectarian violence in Baghdad is not working very well.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 19 AFPN 19 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 19.
• Balad combat weather flight ensures safe travel AFPN 19 Oct 2006 -- The combat weather forecasters assigned to the 332nd Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron monitor local weather conditions 24/7 to ensure safe flight conditions for the aircraft flying in and out of Balad AB.
• Barge Sets Sail for Iraqi Oil Platforms Navy NewsStand 19 Oct 2006 -- Ocean 6, the Navy's newest Afloat Forward Staging Base, sailed from the Mina Salman piers Oct. 16, en route to the Northern Persian Gulf.

Deployments

US Policy

• Bush Finds Vietnam War Parallel in Iraq VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- President Bush says the recent upsurge in violence in Iraq is reminiscent of a tactic used by North Vietnamese guerrilla forces at a crucial point during the Vietnam War.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Government Fights Back Against Insurgent Violence AFPS 19 Oct 2006 -- Iraq's governmental leaders are rising to confront "an array of complicated issues" amid a spike in insurgent violence, a senior U.S. military officer said today.
• Saddam Genocide Trial Adjourned for 10 Days VOA 19 Oct 2006 -- The genocide trial of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein has been adjourned for 10 days, after more Iraqi Kurdish witnesses testified during Thursday's session.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraq: Christian Minority Seeks Haven From Violence RFE/RL 19 Oct 2006 -- A former Iraqi minister seeks to drum up support for the idea of a separate Iraqi province where Christians and other religious minorities can live in safety and peace.