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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 26 Jun 2007 [PDF]
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• June 25 airpower summary: Tankers bring fuel to fight AFPN 26 Jun 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June 25, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Operation Bull Run disrupts insurgent operations MNF-I 67 Jun 2007 -- The 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team completed two simultaneous operations in a 48-hour period in Al Dura'iya June 24.
• Bombers Target Iraqi Tribal Leaders in Baghdad, Businesses in Mosul AFPS 26 Jun 2007 -- A suicide bomber attacked a Baghdad hotel yesterday while community leaders were meeting to discuss peace efforts, and a vehicle-bomb attack struck civilians and damaged businesses in Mosul.
• Two Terrorists Killed, 20 Suspects Detained in Iraq AFPS 26 Jun 2007 -- Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained two suspects during operations today targeting al Qaeda in Iraq leaders and their bombing network.
• French, U.S. Ships Assist Merchant Vessel in Arabian Sea Navy NewsStand 26 Jun 2007 -- French Ship Dupleix (D 641) and USNS Kanawha (T-AO 196) responded to a distress call from a North Korean-flagged merchant vessel at approximately 6:26 pm local time in the Arabian Sea June 25.

Deployments

US Policy

• Influential Republican Senator Calls for Drawdown of US Troops in Iraq VOA 26 Jun 2007 -- The top Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, in unusually blunt language, says President Bush's Iraq policy is not working

United Nations

• UNESCO to help Iraq reconstruct revered Al-Askari shrine in Samarra UN News Centre 26 Jun 2007 -- The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Government of Iraq have concluded an agreement on reconstructing the Al-Askari Holy shrine in Samarra, badly damaged by attacks last year and earlier this month.

Reconstruction Issues

• Baghdad Residents Say Electricity, Water as Important as Security VOA 26 Jun 2007 -- The deployment of 28,000 additional U.S. troops to secure Baghdad is now complete

Foreign Reactions

• Russia condemns terrorist attack on Baghdad hotel - ministry RIA Novosti 26 Jun 2007 -- Russia resolutely condemns the June 25 terrorist attack on a Baghdad hotel and urges the leaders of Iraqi political forces to consolidate their efforts in the fight against terrorism, a spokesman for the Russian Foreign Minister said Tuesday.

News Reports

• Analysis: Surge Faltering, Iraq's Future Again at Issue cfr.org 26 Jun 2007 -- U.S. military analysts say the purpose of the Iraq "surge" is to buy time to allow the country's political process to go forward
• IRAQ: Attacks on bridges affecting aid deliveries IRIN 26 Jun 2007 -- The delivery of humanitarian aid in war-torn Iraq is being hampered as bridges and key transportation arteries come under attack from insurgents, the Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) said on 26 June.
• Arrest Warrant Issued For Iraq's Culture Minister RFE/RL 26 Jun 2007 -- Iraqi authorities have issued an arrest warrant for Culture Minister As'ad Kamal al-Hashimi, after he was accused of ordering an assassination attempt against a secular Sunni leader two years ago.