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Current Operations

• PRESS CONFERENCE: Operational Update: Rear Adm. Smith, MNF-I, Feb. 10, 2008 MNF-I 10 Feb 2008 -- Rear Adm. Gregory Smith, director of the Multi-National Force -Iraq's Communication Division, provides an operational update and discusses two recently captured key al-Qaida documents
• Forces Capture 6 in Central, Northern Iraq Operations AFPS 10 Feb 2008 -- Coalition forces detained six suspected terrorists today during operations targeting al Qaeda networks operating in central and northern Iraq.
• Captured al Qaeda Documents Detail Shift in Support AFPS 10 Feb 2008 -- Documents released by U.S. military officials in Iraq detail the deterioration of al Qaeda in Iraq, as hundreds of its fighters have deserted to fight alongside the coalition or have been killed or captured.

Deployments

US Policy

• President Bush: No Permanent US Military Bases in Iraq VOA 10 Feb 2008 -- President Bush says he does not envision permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq, but does want the United States to maintain a troop presence long enough to guarantee that democracy takes hold in the country.
• No Permanent U.S. Bases Planned for Iraq, Bush Says AFPS 10 Feb 2008 -- The United States does not plan to establish permanent bases in Iraq, President Bush said today.
• Gates Arrives in Baghdad for Consultations AFPS 10 Feb 2008 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates arrived here today and immediately went into meetings with senior Iraqi officials.
• Gates in Iraq for Updates on Security, Politics VOA 10 Feb 2008 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Iraq to get an update from U.S. commanders and senior Iraqi officials, as the United States prepares to resume the drawdown of its forces to the level before the surge President Bush ordered last year

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Parliament committee demands fixed budget to aid the displaced IRIN 10 Feb 2008 -- With no end in sight for the plight of Iraqis displaced in and outside their country, a comprehensive, long-term government policy and budget to assist them is urgently required, an Iraqi parliamentary committee said on 9 February.

Foreign Reactions

• Deal to write off Iraq debt paves way for cooperation with Russia RIA Novosti 10 Feb 2008 -- A deal to write off Iraq's debt to Russia will open prospects for bilateral cooperation in all spheres, Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari said upon arrival in Moscow on Sunday.

News Reports

• Iraq's New Flag Raised in Kurdish Autonomous Region VOA 10 Feb 2008 -- Iraq's new flag has been raised in the country's autonomous Kurdish region for the first time.