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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 12 Jun 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• June 11 airpower summary: Airlifters key to troop resupply AFPN 12 Jun 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June 11, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Eleven Terrorists Held; Bomb-Making Factory Seized in Iraq AFPS 12 Jun 2007 -- Coalition forces detained 11 suspected terrorists during operations targeting al Qaeda in Iraq operations in the Baghdad area today.

Deployments

• NCWRON 5 Deploys to Support CENTCOM Mission Navy NewsStand 12 Jun 2007 -- Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron (NCWRON) 5, homeported in Imperial Beach, Calif., relieved Naval Coastal Warfare Squadron 34 on May 12 as the first active-duty NCW squadron in the U.S. Central Command area of operations.

US Policy

• CENTCOM Advisor: Extended Deployments Set Growth Conditions in Iraq AFPS 12 Jun 2007 -- U.S. forces in Iraq are managing deployment schedules to maximize efficiency and generate the greatest momentum for changes taking place to benefit the Iraqi people, a senior enlisted official there said today.
• US Deputy Secretary of State Visits Baghdad VOA 12 Jun 2007 -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte is in Baghdad on a previously unannounced visit to discuss progress toward political reconciliation in Iraq.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Leadership Crucial to Developing Iraqi Security Forces VOA 12 Jun 2007 -- Iraqi security units have developed to the point where they can assume a greater share of the security burden, the U.S. general in charge of training those forces until earlier this week said here today.
• Military Official Cites Progress, Weaknesses in Iraqi Forces AFPN 12 Jun 2007 -- A U.S. military official says although Iraqi military forces are taking on more responsibility for security, they suffer from leadership shortages and other weaknesses that make the job of transitioning major security burdens to them more difficult
• Officials Reach for Realistic Targets for Iraq's Electric Supply AFPS 12 Jun 2007 -- The goal for Iraq's electrical sector is to meet roughly 50 percent of demand over the summer, a U.S. reconstruction official said.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Turkey Says It Is Focusing on Kurdish Rebels Within Its Borders VOA 12 Jun 2007 -- Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says his country is focused on fighting Kurdish rebels within its borders.