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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 21 Feb 2008 [PDF]
• Marine attacked in Al Anbar Province
• Feb. 20 airpower summary: F-15s destroy enemy targets AFPN 21 Feb 2008
• Feb. 19 airpower summary: A-10s conduct show of force AFPN 21 Feb 2008
• Coalition Forces Kill Terrorist, Detain 20 Suspects AFPS 21 Feb 2008 -- Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 20 suspected terrorists yesterday and today during operations to disrupt al Qaeda operations in central and northern Iraq, military officials reported.

Deployments

• Pause Should Not Slow Down Troops' Return, Gates Says AFPS 21 Feb 2008 -- A short pause after the initial withdrawal of five brigade combat teams from Iraq should not sideline efforts to bring more troops home by the end of the year, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today.

US Policy

United Nations

• Top UN official welcomes Lebanese recognition of Iraqi refugees UN News Centre 21 Feb 2008 -- The United Nations refugee agency has praised Lebanon for agreeing to recognize thousands of Iraqi refugees who had previously been considered to be illegal immigrants requiring detention.

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Minister wants much more funding for power sector IRIN 21 Feb 2008 -- Iraq needs at least US$4 billion in 2008 to allow swifter rehabilitation of its battered power plants nationwide, Electricity Minister Karim Wahid said on 19 February.

Foreign Reactions

• Turkey may launch major attack on Iraq Kurds in March RIA Novosti 21 Feb 2008 -- Turkey may carry out a military operation against Kurdish insurgents based in northern Iraq in the second half of March, a national daily reported on Thursday.
• LEBANON: UNHCR welcomes move to ease plight of Iraqi asylum-seekers IRIN 21 Feb 2008 -- The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) welcomed Lebanon's steps this week to issue work and residency papers to the estimated 50,000 Iraqi would-be refugees in the country, hitherto considered illegal and subject to imprisonment and deportation.
• JORDAN: Visa fine waiver not enough to lure Iraqis home IRIN 21 Feb 2008 -- Jordan's decision to waive visa fines on illegal Iraqi residents to encourage them to return home is having a limited impact in terms of boosting the number of returnees, according to Jordanian officials and activists.

News Reports

• Iraqi Police Find 15 Bodies in Northeast Diyala Province VOA 21 Feb 2008 -- Iraqi authorities say they have found 15 bodies in northeastern Iraq's Diyala province.