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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 09 Jul 2007 [PDF]
• Suicide car bomber strikes MND-B patrol
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• July 8 airpower summary: Predators provide wary eye AFPN 09 Jul 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan troops during operations July 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Airmen take the fight to the terrorists AFPN 09 Jul 2007 -- Airmen of the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing here provided air power support for Army, Marine and coalition ground troops as Operation Arrowhead Ripper took the fight to the terrorists throughout the Diyala Province in Iraq in late June and early July.
• RED HORSE Airmen support Army in southern Baghdad AFPN 09 Jul 2007 -- In the midst of the ongoing security surge around Baghdad, a team of Airmen with heavy construction skills and expertise are helping fortify the Army's presence at Forward Operating Base Kalsu, south of the city.
• Troops Kill Nine, Detain 15, Discover Weapons in Iraq AFPS 09 Jul 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces killed nine insurgents, detained 15 others, and uncovered weapons during recent operations in Iraq, military officials said.
• Seabee Coordination Helps Restore Bridge in Iraq Navy NewsStand 09 Jul 2007 -- When an explosion disabled the primary bridge providing access for vehicles passing between lakes Habbaniyah and Razazah in western Iraq on May 27, Seabees from the 30th Naval Construction Regiment (30 NCR) were tasked to repair the heavily trafficked route.
• 'Arrowhead Ripper' continues to deny terrorists resources MNF-I 09 Jul 2007 -- Iraqi army and Coalition Force Soldiers from Task Force Lightning continued offensive operations in and around the capital of Diyala province, Iraq, as Operation Arrowhead Ripper continued to deny resources to al-Qaida terrorists during its twentieth day in the area.

Deployments

US Policy

• Bush Officials Say They Are Not Discussing Changes to Iraq Strategy VOA 09 Jul 2007 -- The Bush administration says it is not contemplating curtailing the current surge of U.S. forces in Iraq, as it prepares its first report on the surge due this week to an increasingly skeptical Congress
• US Senate Opens Debate on Iraq VOA 09 Jul 2007 -- The U.S. Senate has begun debate about the Iraq war as part of its consideration of a defense policy bill.
• Gates Cancels Latin America Trip to Focus on Iraq AFPS 09 Jul 2007 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates cancelled a scheduled trip to Central and South America this week to spend time in Washington focusing on Iraq issues, a senior defense official said today.
• Early Troop Withdrawal Would Leave Iraq More Violent, General Says AFPS 09 Jul 2007 -- Iraqi security forces are not yet ready to secure their country, and if U.S. troops were withdrawn too soon, violence would escalate, a top U.S. commander in the region said yesterday.
• Analysis: Iraq and the Surging Election Cycle cfr.org 09 Jul 2007 -- The White House quickly quashed (AP) a New York Times report citing increasing internal debates over a troop drawdown in Iraq

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Number of IDPs tops one million, says Iraqi Red Crescent IRIN 09 Jul 2007 -- One of the dreams of tailor Ahmed Khalid al-Timimi was to make a school uniform for his oldest daughter so she could boast about it to her peers at school.

Foreign Reactions

• Iraq FM invites Iran, US for talks on Iraq security IRNA 09 Jul 2007 -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari on Monday invited Iranian and the US officials to resume second round of talks on Iraq security.
• Iraq's Foreign Minister Cautions Against Hasty US Withdrawal VOA 09 Jul 2007 -- Iraq's foreign minister has warned that a quick withdrawal of U.S. forces could lead to civil war and the collapse of the Iraqi government

News Reports