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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Dec 2006 [PDF]
• Soldier killed in vehicle accident
• DoD Identifies Air Force Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Announces Change in Status of an Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Press Briefing, Dec. 5, 2006 MNF-I 05 Dec 2006 -- BRIEFER: MAJOR GENERAL WILLIAM CALDWELL, USA, SPOKESMAN, MULTINATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Dec. 5 AFPN 05 Dec 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 5.
• Iraqi Troops Respond to Explosion Near Baghdad, Capture Insurgents AFPS 05 Dec 2006 -- Iraqi soldiers responded to a vehicle bomb explosion near Baghdad earlier today, and Iraqi and coalition troops have detained several suspects and found numerous weapons caches over the past few days.
• Car Bombs, Attacks in Baghdad Kill 30 Iraqis VOA 05 Dec 2006 -- Iraqi security officials say about 30 people have been killed and many others wounded in car bomb blasts and an attack on a bus in Baghdad.

Deployments

US Policy

• Senate Armed Services Committee Approves Gates AFPS 05 Dec 2006 -- The Senate Armed Services Committee unanimously recommended Robert M. Gates to be the next U.S. defense secretary.
• US Senate Panel Approves Gates Nomination VOA 05 Dec 2006 -- A Senate committee Tuesday unanimously approved Robert Gates to be the next U.S. defense secretary and sent the nomination to the Senate floor for confirmation, expected as early as Wednesday.
• Gates Vows to Focus on Iraq, Troop Welfare if Confirmed AFPS 05 Dec 2006 -- Defense secretary nominee Robert M. Gates told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee during his confirmation hearing today that if he's confirmed to the top Pentagon post, his highest calling will be to ensure success in Iraq and look out for the men and women in uniform.
• Gates Open to Increasing End-strength if Forces Deployed Correctly AFPS 05 Dec 2006 -- Robert M. Gates vowed today to be an independent voice if he is confirmed as defense secretary.
• War in Iraq 'Personal' to Gates, Nominee Tells Senators AFPS 05 Dec 2006 -- Defense secretary nominee Robert M. Gates spoke today on how the war in Iraq has touched him personally -- 12 graduates of Texas A&M University, which he has led as president for the last four years, have been killed in Iraq.
• Gates Discusses Effect of Iraq Failure, Calls for Bipartisan Policy AFPS 05 Dec 2006 -- If the situation in Iraq is mishandled, regional powers may be tempted to become involved in the country -- causing greater problems for the future, defense secretary nominee Robert M. Gates said today.
• All Options on the Table for Iraq, Defense Nominee Says Washington File 05 Dec 2006 -- If confirmed as secretary of defense, Robert Gates said his top priority would be to assist the president in charting a new course in Iraq
• US Defense Nominee Says Need to Combine Old Ideas for New Strategy on Iraq VOA 05 Dec 2006 -- President Bush's nominee to be the next U.S. defense secretary told a Senate committee Tuesday there are no new ideas on what the U.S. military can do to stabilize the situation in Iraq.
• Democratic Leaders Rule Out Iraq Funds Cutoff VOA 05 Dec 2006 -- The incoming Democratic Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and other Democrats are ruling out any effort by members of their party to have Congress cut off funds for U.S. military operations in Iraq
• Coalition Accelerating Efforts to Put Iraqis in Lead AFPS 05 Dec 2006 -- Coalition forces are stepping up their efforts to make Iraqi security forces capable enough to take over security for their own country, which is something the Iraqi and U.S. governments both want, a coalition spokesman in Iraq said today.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq's PM Calls For Regional Security Conference Amid Sectarian Killings VOA 05 Dec 2006 -- Iraq's prime minister says his country will hold a national reconciliation conference to address its deepening political and security crisis
• IRAQ: Sectarian violence tears Baghdad into two parts IRIN 05 Dec 2006 -- For decades, Iraq's six million-strong capital was a city where people mixed freely and did not care whether their neighbour was a Sunni or a Shi'ite Muslim.

Foreign Reactions

• Iraqi Shi'ite Leader Wants Help, But Not More Troops for Iraq VOA 05 Dec 2006 -- An influential Iraqi Shi'ite leader is calling for more international help in fighting terrorism in his country, although he has rejected the idea of an international conference on resolving problems in Iraq

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