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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Dec 2006 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Two Soldiers killed by roadside bomb near Baghdad
• Soldier killed by roadside bomb in Baghdad
• Marine killed in Al Anbar
• Dismounted Security Patrol Struck by Roadside Bomb
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Dec. 28 AFPN 28 Dec 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Dec. 28.
• Combined Forces Capture 60 Insurgents, Kill Cell Leader AFPS 28 Dec 2006 -- Combined forces captured 60 suspected insurgents and killed one cell leader over the past four days in Iraq.
• Combat Operating Post Falcon opens new Civil Military Operation Center MNF-I 28 Dec 2006 -- Tuesday morning began a new era in civil affairs for the residents in south central Ramadi as the grand opening of a new Civil Military Operation Center began servicing the local population.

Deployments

US Policy

• Bush Says Security Team 'Making Good Progress' in Developing New Iraq Plan VOA 28 Dec 2006 -- U.S. President George Bush says he is making good progress on a revised strategy for Iraq
• Bush Notes Progress on Iraq Plan, Praises Troops, Families AFPS 28 Dec 2006 -- After a three-hour meeting with his national security team today, President Bush noted progress in defining the way forward in Iraq and praised servicemembers and their families for their sacrifices.
• Bush Receives Iraq Briefing, Cites "Good Progress" on New Plan Washington File 28 Dec 2006 -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Peter Pace traveled to Texas to brief President Bush on their recent trip to Iraq, and Bush said he will continue his consultations before announcing changes to U.S. policy in Iraq.
• Former President Ford Disagreed with Bush about Invading Iraq VOA 28 Dec 2006 -- Former U.S. President Gerald Ford said in a 2004 interview the Iraq war was not justified and he disagreed with President Bush's decision to invade the country.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Saddam Bids Iraqis Farewell in Letter, Urges Unity VOA 29 Dec 2006 -- Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, who faces hanging before the end of January, has written a letter to the Iraqi people, urging them to unite and saying he is prepared to sacrifice his life for his country
• Iraq: Torture Allegations Hang Over Government RFE/RL 28 Dec 2006 -- On December 25, a thousand British troops accompanied by Iraqi forces raided the Al-Jama'at police station in Al-Basrah after being told that dozens of detainees were about to be put to death.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Number of US Deaths in Iraq Surpass 9/11 Fatalities VOA 28 Dec 2006 -- The number of U.S. troops killed in Iraq has surpassed the total of people who died in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States