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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 Apr 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• April 11 airpower: C-130s support forward deployed units AFPN 12 Apr 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for April 11.
• April 12 airpower: aerial porters keep cargo moving AFPN 12 Apr 2007 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released this airpower summary April 12.
• Two Terrorists Killed in Iraq, 17 Detained AFPS 12 Apr 2007 -- Coalition forces killed two suspected terrorists, detained 17 others, and seized weapons and documents owned by terrorists during operations in Iraq over the past two days.

Deployments

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Lovelace from the Pentagon 12 Apr 2007 -- Presenter: Deputy Chief of Staff US Army Lt. Gen. James Lovelace
• Army Deployment Change Helps Sustain Surge AFPS 12 Apr 2007 -- The Army will be able to sustain 20 combat brigades in Iraq for at least a year, officials said during a news conference today.

US Policy

• Bush Condemns Attack on Iraqi Parliament AFPS 12 Apr 2007 -- President Bush today condemned a suicide attack on the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad's heavily fortified International Zone.

United Nations

• Top UN officials strongly condemn deadly bombings in Baghdad UN News Centre 12 Apr 2007 -- Top United Nations officials spoke out against the deadly attacks in Baghdad today, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling on all Iraqi leaders to join forces to curb the violence and promote peace and stability.

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Government gives out cash to returning families IRIN 12 Apr 2007 -- The Iraqi government is giving out a cash inducement of one million Iraqi dinars (about US $800) to each displaced family in Baghdad willing to return to their original home, the country's Displacement and Migration Ministry said on Thursday.

Foreign Reactions

• Turkey's Military Chief Calls for Strike Against Kurdish Rebels in Iraq VOA 12 Apr 2007 -- Turkey's powerful Chief of General Staff called on Thursday for military action against Kurdish separatist rebels based in northern Iraq
• Turkish gen. urges crackdown on Kurdish rebels in N.Iraq RIA Novosti 12 Apr 2007 -- The chief of the Turkish General Staff said Thursday it was necessary to carry out a military operation against Kurdish insurgents in North Iraq.

News Reports

• Explosion Rocks Iraqi Parliament Building VOA 12 Apr 2007 -- An apparent suicide bomber has killed at least eight people in a cafeteria inside the building where the parliament meets in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone
• Suicide Bomber Kills 8 People Inside Iraq's Parliament Building VOA 12 Apr 2007 -- A suicide bomber has killed at least eight people at a cafeteria inside the Iraqi Parliament building in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone
• Two Iraqi Lawmakers Killed In Parliament Blast RFE/RL 12 Apr 2007 -- A suspected suicide bombing killed at least eight people, including two members of parliament, today inside the Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad's Green Zone.
• Parliament Attack Condemned as Strike Against Iraqi Democracy Washington File 12 Apr 2007 -- President Bush, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other U.S. officials strongly condemned a suicide bombing April 12 in the Iraqi Council of Representatives as the work of terrorists seeking to undermine the political will of Iraqi voters by targeting their elected representatives.