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• Press Briefing, August 26, 2007 MNF-I 26 Aug 2007 -- TOPIC: UPDATES ON MILITARY OPERATIONS, ECONOMIC PROGRESS AND PROVINCIAL RECONSTRUCTION TEAM ACTIVITIES
• Aug. 25 airpower summary: coalition fighters support ground forces AFPN 26 Aug 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations August 25, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Aug. 24 airpower summary: A-10s fly show of force, protect ground forces AFPN 26 Aug 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Aug. 4, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Seven Iraqis Escape Makeshift Prison, 11 Terrorists Detained AFPS 26 Aug 2007 -- Seven Iraqi citizens found their way to a coalition patrol base near Khan Ban Sa'ad, Iraq, yesterday after escaping a makeshift prison, military officials reported.

Deployments

US Policy

• Iraq Transition Must Preserve Security Successes, Odierno Says AFPS 26 Aug 2007 -- Any transition of security responsibility from coalition forces to Iraqi security forces must be done deliberately and in a way that ensures the successes gained so far will not be lost, one of the top U.S. commanders in Iraq said today.
• Attacks Down, Economic Development Up in Iraq AFPS 26 Aug 2007 -- Recent strides in Iraq's economic development, including the reopening of a flour mill last week, are occurring as Iraqi and coalition forces disrupt al Qaeda and other terrorist elements, a senior military spokesman in Iraq said today.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq's Maliki Rebukes US Critics VOA 26 Aug 2007 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is lashing out at his American critics
• Tribal Leaders in Diyala Province Band Together AFPS 26 Aug 2007 -- Tribal leaders in Iraq's Diyala province are banding together to secure peace and protect their people, the commander of coalition forces in the province told reporters yesterday.

Foreign Reactions

• No need to upgrade level of talks with US on Iraq: Hosseini IRNA 26 Aug 2007 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday that Tehran sees no need for upgrading the level of talks with US on Iraq.
• Minister rejects US accusations against Iran IRNA 26 Aug 2007 -- Minister of Information Gholam-Hossein Mohseni Ejeie here on Sunday rejected the US accusations that Iran interferes in the Iraqi domestic affairs.

News Reports

• Thousands of Shi'ite Pilgrims Descend on Iraqi City of Karbala as Fighting Continues VOA 26 Aug 2007 -- U.S. forces bombed a house in northern Iraq Sunday after insurgents were seen entering the building following a firefight with U.S. troops.