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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Nov 2006 [PDF]
• Three Marines, one Soldier killed in Al Anbar
• 2 MND-B Soldiers killed by roadside bomb
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Nov. 15 AFPN 15 Nov 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Nov. 15.
• U.S. Navy Takes the Reins of CTF 158 from Royal Australian Navy Navy NewsStand 15 Nov 2006 -- Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Carl Jensen assumed command of Combined Task Force (CTF) 158 for the second time this year when he relieved Royal Australian Navy Commodore Peter Lockwood Nov. 12 aboard Ocean 6, the first floating command barge anchored in the North Persian Gulf (NPG).
• 1st Cav. Div. takes the reigns in Baghdad VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- Under the clear, morning skies of a promising new day in Baghdad, the 1st Cavalry Division took the reigns for Multi-National Division -- Baghdad from the 4th Infantry Division during a transfer of authority ceremony here Nov. 15.

Deployments

US Policy

• Abizaid to Senate Committee: Peace in Iraq Possible AFPS 15 Nov 2006 -- Both Iraqi and American leaders believe the Iraqi government can take control of its country and develop a stable nation that is at peace with its neighbors and an ally in the war on terror, the top U.S. commander in the Middle East said here today.
• General Says US Troop Levels Right in Iraq, Iraqis Need to Disband Militias VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- The top U.S. commander in the Middle East says now is not the time for a significant increase or decrease in U.S. combat units in Iraq.
• Iraq's Future Depends on More Than Security, Official Says AFPS 15 Nov 2006 -- Political, security and economic development all are critical to the future of Iraq, and all must move forward together to ensure peace in that country and the surrounding region, the State Department's top advisor on Iraq said here today.
• Congressional Democrats Urge US-Iran Talks VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- U.S. congressional Democrats, who will control the House of Representatives and Senate beginning in January, are calling on the Bush administration to hold direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program and its neighbor, Iraq.
• Iran, Syria Continue To Show Destabilizing Behavior, Rice Says Washington File 15 Nov 2006 -- The Bush administration is willing to talk to Syria and Iran under the right circumstances, but both countries continue to demonstrate behavior that is destabilizing to the Middle East, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice says.
• US Soldier to Plead Guilty in Iraqi Rape-Murder Case VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- A U.S. soldier will plead guilty Wednesday in connection with the rape and murder of a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and the killings of three members of her family in March of this year.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Immunisation campaign gets underway, despite insecurity IRIN 15 Nov 2006 -- The Ministry of Health is in the midst of a five-day national polio immunisation campaign to protect 4.8 million Iraqi children after countrywide security problems delayed it for weeks.
• Iraq Weekly Status Report US Dept. of State 15 Nov 2006 [PDF]

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraqi PM Calls for Rapid Arrest of Ministry Kidnappers VOA 15 Nov 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has called for the quick arrest of the perpetrators of a mass kidnapping Tuesday in Baghdad