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• March 10-16: The week in airpower AFPN 18 Mar 2007 -- In Afghanistan this week 289 close air support missions were flown in support of the International Security Assistance Force and Afghan troops, reconstruction activities and route patrols.
• Suspected Terrorists Captured, Killed in Iraq; Weapons Caches Found AFPS 18 Mar 2007 -- Coalition forces nabbed numerous suspected terrorists and uncovered several weapons caches in operations in Iraq over the past few days, military officials reported.
• Baghdad Car Bombing Kills 3 in Mainly Shi'ite Neighborhood VOA 18 Mar 2007 -- Iraqi officials say a car bombing at a busy market at a northern Baghdad market has killed three people.

Deployments

US Policy

• U.S. Troop Surge Aiding Security Efforts in Iraq, Officials Say Washington File 18 Mar 2007 -- Secretary of Defense Robert Gates says he sees early indications the U.S. troop surge in Iraq can succeed in stabilizing the security situation there, but that a firm judgment may not be possible for months.
• Gates: U.S. Troop Surge in Iraq Paving Way for Political Solution AFPS 18 Mar 2007 -- The U.S. troop surge in Iraq is in its early stages, but seems to be paving the way for a political solution to the country's woes, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today on CBS's "Face the Nation."
• Debate Heats up With Approach of Iraq War's 4th Anniversary VOA 18 Mar 2007 -- As the fourth anniversary of the Iraq war approaches, debate over the war's future is heating up among politicians in Washington.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Police raids spread panic among Palestinians IRIN 18 Mar 2007 -- The United Nations has reiterated its call for the protection of Palestinian refugees in Iraq after Iraqi security forces killed one and detained dozens in raids last week, causing a number of Palestinian families to flee to the border.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• More Iraq Deaths As Anniversary Approaches RFE/RL 18 Mar 2007 -- Police say ins
urgents have killed at least 11 people today in Iraq in a series of bomb attacks targeting civilians and security forces across the country.