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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 20 Jun 2007 [PDF]
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• Press briefing with Rear Adm. Mark Fox, Communications Division Chief, Multi-National Force - Iraq, and Brig. Gen. Qassim Atta Al-Moussawi, Operation Fardh Al-Qanoon spokesman, June 20, 2007 MNF-I 20 Jun 2007 -- SUBJECT: ONGOING OPERATIONS BY THE COALITION FORCE IN THE AMARAH REGION IN THE MAYSAN PROVINCE AND THE STATUS OF OPERATION FARD AL-QANUN
• June 19 airpower summary: Tankers sustain air operations AFPN 20 Jun 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June 19, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Aeromedical teams provide care, comfort in the air AFPN 20 Jun 2007 -- The 379th Expeditionary Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron has not only made it possible for a speedier recovery by picking up injured and sick servicemembers, but are providing the care and comfort needed to put their patients at ease.
• Combined Forces Capture Terrorists, Discover Weapons AFPS 20 Jun 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces continued security operations throughout Iraq the past few days, killing about 37 extremists, capturing more than 100, and discovering numerous weapons caches, military officials reported.
• US Says 34 Terrorists Killed in Offensives in Iraq VOA 20 Jun 2007 -- The U.S. military in Iraq says troops have killed at least 34 suspected terrorists in offensives north and south of Baghdad aimed at crushing the insurgents.
• MNC-I conducts Operation Phantom Thunder MNF-I 20 Jun 2007 -- Multi-National Corps-Iraq launched major offensive operations, Operation Phantom Thunder, June 16 in a powerful crackdown to defeat extremists in Iraq.
• Operation 'Arrowhead Ripper' continues in Baqouba MNF-I 20 Jun 2007 -- Task Force Lightning continued its offensive operation in and around the capital of Diyala province, Iraq, today as part of a powerful crack down on al-Qaida terrorists operating in the area.
• Operation Marne Torch continues to net results in insurgent safe haven MNF-I 20 Jun 2007 -- Four insurgents have been killed and 62 detained at the start of Operation Marne Torch's fourth day in southeast Baghdad.
• 30 NCR Coordinates Construction of COP for 13th MEU Navy NewsStand 20 Jun 2007 -- Just days ago, this area was nothing more than an open stretch of desert -- a barren landscape dotted with a few abandoned and battle-scarred buildings that were once used by the infamous Iraqi Republican Guard

Deployments

• Pentagon Spokesman: No Plans to Extend Army Deployments AFPS 20 Jun 2007 -- A senior defense official cautioned today against reading too much into Army secretary nominee Pete Geren's statement yesterday that the Army hasn't ruled out extending deployments for troops in Iraq.
• U.S. Program Focuses on Education for Children of Iraqi Refugees Washington File 20 Jun 2007 -- A new State Department-funded effort will focus on helping at least 100,000 Iraqi children of refugees from the violence in Iraq get back into school by fall, and a new summer readiness program will help those who need to prepare for regular school.

US Policy

• Admiral Sees Continued Iraq Progress for Months Ahead AFPS 20 Jun 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces anticipate a summer of hard fighting, but are confident there is a good prospect for continued progress in the months ahead, a senior military official said during a Baghdad news conference today.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Parliament considers using oil revenue to help refugees IRIN 20 Jun 2007 -- The Iraqi parliament is considering a package of measures to meet the needs of the growing number of Iraqis who have fled to neighbouring countries, a lawmaker said on 19 June.
• Iraq Weekly Status Report US Dept. of State 20 Jun 2007 [PDF]

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Analysis: U.S. Summer Offensive in Iraq cfr.org 20 Jun 2007 -- With the U.S. military surge finally at full steam, major offensives are underway against Shiite militias in southern Iraq (LAT) and al-Qaeda-linked Sunni insurgents northeast of the capital (NYT).