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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Jul 2007 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• July 16 airpower summary: B-1s support coalition operations AFPN 17 Jul 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations July 16, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Royal Navy Hands Over Combined Task Force 158 to U.S. Forces Navy NewsStand 17 Jul 2007 -- Rear Adm. Garry E. Hall relieved Royal Navy Commodore Nick Lambert as commander of Combined Task Force (CTF) 158 and Capt. Paul Severs relieved Royal Navy Capt. Bob Sanguinetti as commander of Combined Task Group (CTG) 158.1 on July 17 aboard Ocean 6, an afloat forward operating barge in the north Persian Gulf.
• Soldiers Detain Suspected al Qaeda Leader; Citizens Foil Car Bomb Attack AFPS 17 Jul 2007 -- A suspected al Qaeda leader is among three terrorism suspects detained today in Mosul, Iraq, by coalition and Iraqi forces, and local citizens helped to foil a car-bomb attack in eastern Baghdad.
• 'Operation Ithaca' Surprises, Pummels, al Qaeda Forces AFPS 17 Jul 2007 -- American and Iraqi military forces broke up al Qaeda operations in the Diyala River valley during "Operation Ithaca," conducted July 12, a U.S. military officer said today.
• Fardh Al-Qanoon Update: MND-B general sees change, progress MNF-I 17 Jul 2007 -- Five months into Operation Fardh Al-Qanoon a senior leader with the Multi-National Division - Baghdad said Iraqi Security Forces have shown continued improvements since the operation began in mid-February.
• Marines launch Operation Mawtini in western Al Anbar MNF-I 17 Jul 2007 -- Regimental Combat Team 2, located in western Al Anbar province, launched Operation Mawtini July 15th to neutralize any future attempts by Anti-Iraqi Forces to re-establish a presence in key urban areas along the Euphrates River valley.

Deployments

• DoD Increases R&R Policy 17 Jul 2007 -- The Department of Defense approved today a policy change to the U.S. Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program, increasing the time provided to military service members for rest and recuperation in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

US Policy

• Senior US Military Officials Present Different Views Over Iraq Withdrawal VOA 17 Jul 2007 -- A report in Tuesday's Washington Post newspaper indicates that at least some military planners believe a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq would not cause a disaster.
• US Senate Debates Plan to Withdraw Troops from Iraq in Marathon Session VOA 17 Jul 2007 -- In the U.S. Senate, Democratic leaders are holding a rare round-the-clock session to press Republicans to vote for a proposal calling for a withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
• US Senate Democrats Plan Around-the-Clock Debate on Iraq VOA 17 Jul 2007 -- U.S. Senate Democratic leaders are planning an around-the-clock debate on Iraq beginning Tuesday to try to pressure Republicans to vote for legislation calling for a withdrawal of U.S. combat troops from Iraq by next April
• Talks with Iran over Iraqi Security Appropriate, U.S. Says Washington File 17 Jul 2007 -- The Bush administration says it is "appropriate" for the United States and Iran to hold a second round of direct talks over the situation in Iraq, but said no date for such a meeting has been set.
• US Ready For Another Meeting With Iran VOA 17 Jul 2007 -- The State Department said Tuesday U.S. diplomats are ready for another meeting with Iranian officials to discuss the security situation in Iraq

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Coming Weeks Crucial for Iraq's Prime Minister VOA 17 Jul 2007 -- Political pressure on Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is growing in Washington as well as Baghdad

Foreign Reactions

• Mottaki: Iran, US may hold 2nd round of talks in near future IRNA 17 Jul 2007 -- Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki said on Tuesday that the second round of talks between Iran and the US on Iraq's security might be held in the near future.

News Reports

• US Intelligence Report: US in 'Heightened Threat Environment' VOA 17 Jul 2007 -- The U.S. intelligence community says the United States is in a "heightened threat environment" for a possible terrorist attack