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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 30 Nov 2007 [PDF]
• Nov. 29 airpower summary: Commando Solo AFPN 30 Nov 2007
• Iraqi SWAT Unit Targets Bomb-Making Cells Near Nasiriyah AFPS 30 Nov 2007 -- Iraqi special weapons and tactics police targeted two known insurgent bomb makers during raids near Nasiriyah today, officials said.
• Testing center opens at Camp Bucca AFPN 30 Nov 2007 -- Air Force security forces members here will now be able to redeploy home with their career development courses completed as base officials opened a new testing center.

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Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq: Tensions Increase Over Kirkuk Referendum Delay RFE/RL 30 Nov 2007 -- November 15 was supposed to be an important date in Iraqi history. It was the initial date planned for a referendum to decide whether the oil-rich region of Kirkuk will be incorporated into the semi-autonomous Kurdish region.
• Iraq: Baghdad, Kurds At Odds Over Oil Deals RFE/RL 30 Nov 2007 -- The last few weeks have witnessed bitter exchanges between the Baghdad government and the Kurdistan regional government (KRG) over oil deals signed between the Kurdish administration and several foreign firms

Foreign Reactions

• Turkish govt. allows military to attack separatists in N. Iraq RIA Novosti 30 Nov 2007 -- Turkey's government has authorized the military to conduct a cross-border operation against Kurdish separatists in northern Iraq, the prime minister said on Friday.
• Turkey's Prime Minister Says Army Authorized to Carry Out Iraq Operation VOA 30 Nov 2007 -- Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan says the Turkish government has authorized the army to carry out a cross-border operation against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq.

News Reports

• Iraqi Forces Detain Sunni Leader's Son After Car Bombs Found Near Leader's Office VOA 30 Nov 2007 -- Iraqi security forces have arrested dozens of people, including the son of a leading Sunni Arab politician, after two explosives laden cars were found near the politician's office in Baghdad.
• US Warns Largest Dam in Iraq Faces Danger of Collapsing VOA 30 Nov 2007 -- U.S. officials are warning that the largest dam in Iraq is in danger of collapsing. They say flooding caused by the collapse would kill a half million people in the nearby city of Mosul