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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 25 Feb 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• PRESS CONFERENCE: Operational Update: Maj. Gen. Bergner, Maj. Gen. Atta, Feb. 25, 2008 MNF-I 25 Feb 2008 -- Maj. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner, MNF-I spokesman, and Maj. Gen. Qassim Atta, Operation Fardh al-Qanoon spokesman, provide an Operational Update on Operation Fardh al-Qanoon, Feb. 25, 2008
• Feb. 24 airpower summary: Predator destroys enemy compound AFPN 25 Feb 2008
• Feb. 23 airpower summary: maintainers keep them flying AFPN 25 Feb 2008
• US Will Have 140,000 Troops in Iraq at End of 'Surge' VOA 25 Feb 2008 -- The Defense Department is projecting that when the temporary U.S. troop buildup in Iraq is over in July, there will be a total of about 140,000 U.S. troops there
• Coalition Kills One, Detains 11 in Iraq Operations AFPS 25 Feb 2008 -- Coalition forces killed one terrorist and detained 11 suspects during operations to disrupt al Qaeda operations in central and northern Iraq today and yesterday.
• Navy Logistics Ship Rescues 10 Iraqis Navy NewsStand 25 Feb 2008 -- Military Sealift Command dry cargo/ammunition ship USNS Sacagawea (T-AKE 2) rescued 10 Iraqi citizens from a sinking 250-foot coastal tanker in the central Persian Gulf, Feb. 22.

Deployments

• US Troop Levels Grow in Afghanistan As More Leave Iraq VOA 25 Feb 2008 -- The Defense Department is projecting that when the temporary U.S. troop buildup in Iraq is over in July, there will be a total of about 140,000 U.S. troops there
• Conditions to Determine Post-Surge Troop Levels in Iraq, General Says AFPS 25 Feb 2008 -- Officials project five U.S. Army brigades and two Marine battalions will leave Iraq by the end of July, but it's too soon to project troop levels beyond that, a senior U.S. military officer said here today.

US Policy

• U.S. General Denounces Terror Attack on Iraqi Pilgrims AFPS 25 Feb 2008 -- While much progress has been achieved against insurgents in Iraq in recent months, the terrorist bombing that killed dozens of religious pilgrims yesterday illustrates that much work remains, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said today.
• Turkey hits Kurdish positions in Iraq with airstrikes RIA Novosti 25 Feb 2008 -- The Turkish Air Force delivered late Sunday and early Monday massive airstrikes on positions occupied by Kurdish militants in northern Iraq, Turkey's national television said.
• Turkish Military: 153 Kurdish Rebels Killed in Northern Iraq VOA 25 Feb 2008 -- The Turkish military says it has killed 153 separatist Kurdish rebels since launching an air and ground offensive in northern Iraq last week.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

• Iraqi Kurds Concerned about Turkish Incursion VOA 25 Feb 2008 -- Turkey's military said they have killed 41 Kurdish rebels Monday for a total 253 rebels and 16 Turkish soldiers killed during fighting in northern Iraqi Kurdistan

News Reports

• More Iraqi Shi'ite Pilgrims Die in Attacks VOA 25 Feb 2008 -- The number of Shi'ite pilgrims killed in Iraq has climbed to 63 as attacks on those traveling to a major Shi'ite gathering have continued.
• 63 Dead in Attacks on Shi'ite Pilgrims in Iraq VOA 25 Feb 2008 -- Iraqi authorities say attacks on Shi'ite pilgrims have killed at least 63 religious devotees on their way to commemorate one of Shi'ite Islam's holiest gatherings.
• IRAQ-IRAN: Shifting water border prompts talks with Iran IRIN 25 Feb 2008 -- The absence of dredging operations in Iraq's Shat al-Arab waterway, formed by the confluence of the Euphrates and the Tigris in the southern province of Basra, has led to erosion on the Iraqi side, a specialist has told IRIN.