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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 26 Jan 2007 [PDF]
• MNF-W personnel attacked
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Navy Casualties
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Galloucis from Iraq 26 Jan 2007 -- Presenter: Commander, 89th Military Police Brigade, Col. Michael Galloucis
• United States Might Accelerate Troop Surge in Iraq Washington File 26 Jan 2007 -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the U.S. troop surge to Iraq might accelerate, and he warned that any foreign fighters seeking to harm coalition troops will be targeted. He also said he is optimistic about the U.S. strategy in Afghanistan.
• CENTAF releases airpower summary for Jan. 26 AFPN 26 Jan 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Jan. 26.
• Karbala Attackers Used U.S. Army-Styled Uniforms to Gain Access AFPS 26 Jan 2007 -- Insurgents who attacked the Provincial Joint Coordination Center in Karbala, Iraq, were dressed in U.S. Army-styled combat uniforms and carried U.S.-type weapons, convincing Iraqi checkpoints to allow them passage, military officials released today.
• Established Procedures Followed After Black Hawk Crash AFPS 26 Jan 2007 -- Coalition forces followed established "aircraft down" procedures when reacting to the crash of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Jan. 20 in Diyala province in which 12 U.S. servicemembers died, military officials in Baghdad reported today.
• Deadly Bomb Blast Hits Baghdad Market VOA 26 Jan 2007 -- A bomb blast in Baghdad Friday, killed at least 15 people at an open market
• Nine Insurgents Killed in Iraq, 21 Detained; Weapons Caches Discovered AFPS 26 Jan 2007 -- Coalition forces killed nine insurgents and detained 21 more this week in operations across Iraq.
• Deadly Bomb Blast Hits Baghdad Market VOA 26 Jan 2007 -- A bomb blast in Baghdad Friday, killed at least 15 people at an open market

Deployments

US Policy

• President Bush Congratulates General Petraeus on Senate Confirmation, Discusses Way Forward in Iraq The White House 26 Jan 2007
• U.S. Seeks Protection of Troops, Iraqis, not Escalation with Iran Washington File 26 Jan 2007 -- President Bush said the United States is working to solve its disputes with Iran through diplomatic means, but it has an obligation to take action in Iraq when U.S. troops and Iraqi citizens are being threatened by "outside influence."
• Senate Gives Iraq-Bound Petraeus Resounding Vote of Confidence Washington File 26 Jan 2007 -- The U.S. Senate January 26 gave a resounding vote of confidence to Lieutenant General David Petraeus -- the soldier President Bush named to head up the new strategy of military engagement in Iraq.
• Gates: Commanders Will Get Troops They Need AFPS 26 Jan 2007 -- While U.S. commanders in Iraq do not have a "blank check" to request additional troops, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today he will consider all their recommendations and ensure they have the forces they need to accomplish their mission.
• Bush Continues to Defend Iraq Plan VOA 26 Jan 2007 -- U.S. President George Bush says he understands there is opposition to his sending more troops to Iraq, but he is confident his plan will succeed in improving security
• Report: Bush Authorizes Targeting Iranians in Iraq VOA 26 Jan 2007 -- President Bush says U.S. forces in Iraq will do what is necessary to protect themselves and the Iraqi people, but he would not respond directly to a report in The Washington Post that he has issued new orders for U.S. troops to take a tougher approach to Iranian operatives in Iraq
• US Senate Confirms Petraeus as Top US Commander in Iraq VOA 26 Jan 2007 -- The U.S. Senate has unanimously confirmed Army General David Petraeus to be the next coalition commander in Iraq, succeeding General George Casey
• Senior US Democratic Leader Calls for Iraq Troop Redeployment in Six Months VOA 26 Jan 2007 -- A senior member of the U.S. Congress, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, has sharply criticized President Bush's decision to send more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq
• Senate Unanimously Confirms Petraeus to Head Operations in Iraq AFPS 26 Jan 2007 -- The Senate today confirmed Army Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus for promotion to general and assignment as commander of Multinational Force Iraq.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq: Cracking Down On Al-Sadr No Easy Task RFE/RL 26 Jan 2007 -- On January 23, the U.S. military announced it had arrested more than 600 fighters from Muqtada al-Sadr's militia, the Imam al-Mahdi Army.
• Iraq: Growing Numbers Flee Sectarian Violence RFE/RL 26 Jan 2007 -- The ongoing sectarian violence in Iraq has created a massive refugee problem, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Foreign Reactions

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