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• Press Briefing, April 4, 2007 MNF-I 04 Apr 2007 -- Multi-National Force - Iraq situational update with Maj. Gen. William B. Caldwell, MNF-I spokesman, Dr. Ali Al-Dabbagh, Government of Iraq spokesman, and Brig. Gen. Michael J. Walsh, commanding general, Gulf Region Division, U.S.Army Corps of Engineers
• Baghdad 'Surge' Produces Early Successes, Official Says AFPS 04 Apr 2007 -- hallmarks of sectarian violence, have decreased in Baghdad since reinforcements of U.S. and Iraqi security forces began to flow into the city in mid-February as part of Operation Fahrd al-Qanoon, a senior U.S. military official said in Baghdad today.

Deployments

• Military Sealift Command Ships Load Equipment Bound for Iraq Navy NewsStand 04 Apr 2007 -- The first of three Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships set to carry Army cargo to Iraq this month began loading here April 3.

US Policy

• Bush: Troops' Hard Work in Iraq Will Impact the World AFPS 04 Apr 2007 -- The hard work U.S. troops are doing in Iraq is "laying the foundations of peace for generations to come," President Bush told soldiers and family members today at Fort Irwin, Calif.
• Gates: Still 'So Far, So Good' in Iraq AFPS 04 Apr 2007 -- Security in Baghdad has improved even though only part of the planned increase of U.S. troops is in place, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today on a nationally syndicated radio program.
• Iraqis Show Confidence in Security Forces AFPS 04 Apr 2007 -- The Iraqi people are starting to show more confidence in their security forces, and this is paying off with better security in Baghdad, coalition officials said today.
• Bush Tells Troops Congress Must Fund Iraq War VOA 04 Apr 2007 -- President Bush took the battle over funding for the Iraq war to a U.S. military base on Wednesday

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Weekly Status Report US Dept. of State 04 Apr 2007 [PDF]

Foreign Reactions

• Iran To Release Detained British Service Personnel RFE/RL 04 Apr 2007 -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad announced today in Tehran that the 15 British service personnel detained in the Persian Gulf on March 23 will be "pardoned" and released.
• Iran Lauds Britain's 'Change Of Tone' In Detainee Standoff RFE/RL 04 Apr 2007 -- Iranian parliament speaker Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel today said Britain was taking "more appropriate action" to end the dispute over Tehran's detention of the British naval personnel in the Persian Gulf on March 23.
• Released U.K. sailors to leave Iran Thursday - Iranian TV RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2007 -- The 15 British sailors released after being held in custody in Iran for nearly two weeks will fly out of Iran at 4:30 a.m. GMT Thursday, Iran's IRNA news agency said Wednesday.
• U.K. sailors to be released after Iran president's news conference RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2007 -- Iran's president said Wednesday that the 15 British sailors detained in late March have been amnestied, calling it "a gift" to the British people.
• U.K., Iran enter second day of talks on sailors' release RIA Novosti 04 Apr 2007 -- Tehran and London have entered the second day of negotiations on the release of 15 British naval personnel detained by Iran last month over an alleged border violation, Iranian diplomats said.
• Release of British Sailors Leaves Unanswered Questions VOA 04 Apr 2007 -- The end of the standoff between Britain and Iran still leaves many questions unanswered

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