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• Press Briefing, September 9, 2007 MNF-I 09 Sep 2007 -- TOPIC: WEEKLY GOI AND MNF-I OPERATIONAL UPDATE
• Sept. 8 airpower summary: C-130s deliver cargo, warfighters AFPN 09 Sep 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 8, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Coalition, Iraqi Forces Maintain Initiative in Shutting Down al Qaeda AFPS 09 Sep 2007 -- Al Qaeda sanctuaries are continuing to be eliminated or severely restricted as Iraqi and coalition forces maintain the initiative in keeping pressure on terrorists groups, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman said today.
• Coalition Forces Target al Qaeda in Iraq's Tigris River Valley AFPS 09 Sep 2007 -- Coalition forces killed six terrorists and detained 21 suspects during operations over the past two days in Iraq's Tarmiyah area and Tigris River Valley to disrupt al Qaeda senior leadership.
• USS Typhoon Assists Distressed Mariners Navy NewsStand 09 Sep 2007 -- Coalition forces provided assistance to seven mariners floating adrift in a life raft in the Persian Gulf Sept. 7.

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US Policy

• US Lawmakers Debate Iraq Situation Ahead of Key Report VOA 09 Sep 2007 -- The commander of U.S. forces in Iraq is hours away from delivering a long-anticipated report on the effectiveness of the surge that brought more than 20,000 additional troops to Iraq earlier this year
• Democrats Question Petraeus Report on Iraq VOA 09 Sep 2007 -- U.S. Democratic Party lawmakers are expressing doubts about a report on the situation in Iraq set to be released on Monday.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Al-Maliki Defends Government, Urges Regional Support RFE/RL 09 Sep 2007 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki today defended his government's record, saying it has made progress "in all directions" in an address at a regional security conference in Baghdad that seeks to end the bloodshed in Iraq.
• Iraqi PM Urges Neighbors to Unite Against 'Evil Forces' VOA 09 Sep 2007 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has asked neighboring countries to help stop what he calls "evil forces" from destabilizing the region.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• IRAQ: Food rationing system failing as Ramadan approaches IRIN 09 Sep 2007 -- The monthly food rationing system on which millions of Iraqis depend is not working properly, according to officials