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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 01 Nov 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• Soldier Killed in Al Anbar
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Nov. 1 AFPN 01 Nov 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Nov. 1.
• U.S., Iraqi Forces Reopen Baghdad Checkpoints Washington File 01 Nov 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's order for coalition forces to reopen strategic checkpoints around the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, is an example of the government's commitment to confronting the political and security challenges facing the new Iraq, says White House spokesman Tony Snow.
• Enterprise Strike Group Concludes Operations in 5th Fleet Navy NewsStand 01 Nov 2006 -- The USS Enterprise (CVN 65) Carrier Strike Group, including Enterprise, Destroyer Squadron (DESRON) 2 and Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 successfully completed its second portion of operations in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations Nov. 1.
• Death Toll in Suicide Attack on Baghdad Wedding Party Rises to 23 VOA 01 Nov 2006 -- Iraqi officials say the death toll from a suicide car bomb attack on a Shi'ite wedding in Baghdad on Tuesday has risen to 23.
• US Troops Destroy Bomb-Making Factory in Iraq VOA 01 Nov 2006 -- The U.S. military in Iraq says a coalition air strike has destroyed a bomb-making factory used by insurgents south of Baghdad.

Deployments

• MIUWU 125 Deploys to Persian Gulf Navy NewsStand 01 Nov 2006 -- Nearly 100 Sailors from Mobile Inshore Undersea Warfare Unit (MIUWU) 125 deployed from Naval Base Coronado, Calif., Oct. 31 in support of global war on terrorism and to conduct maritime security operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf.

US Policy

• Iraq War Issue Dominates US Congressional Elections VOA 01 Nov 2006 -- With less than one week to go until Election Day, Republicans are trying to fend off a strong challenge from opposition Democrats for control of the U.S. Congress

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Updates USAID 01 Nov 2006 [PDF]
• Iraq Weekly Status Report US Dept. of State 01 Nov 2006 [PDF]

Foreign Reactions

• US should withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible, says Khatami IRNA 01 Nov 2006 -- Former Iranian president Mohammed Khatami says that he would advise US President George W. Bush to withdraw his troops from Iraq and replace them with an international force.

News Reports

• Daily Activity Resumes in Eastern Baghdad Following Removal of Security Checkpoints VOA 01 Nov 2006 -- Activity returned to the streets of eastern Baghdad a day after Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki ordered U.S. forces to close checkpoints in the area.