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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Feb 2008 [PDF]
• Feb. 27 airpower summary: C-130s provide intra-theater airlift AFPN 28 Feb 2008
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Kill Two, Detain 15 AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 15 suspects during two days of operations to disrupt al Qaeda networks in northern and central Iraq.
• Coalition Employs Anti-insurgent Tactics at Detention Facilities AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- U.S. officials decided last year that detainees held in coalition-run facilities in Iraq needed opportunities to voice their concerns and broaden their minds, rather than to just mark time, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said today.

Deployments

US Policy

• Mullen Says Rapid Withdrawal From Iraq Would Negate Security Gains AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- A precipitous U.S. withdrawal from Iraq not based on conditions on the ground would turn around all the gains the coalition has made in the country, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
• U.S. Foreign Military Sales Program Builds Momentum in Iraq AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- The U.S. Foreign Military Sales Program continues to grow in Iraq, where the Defense Ministry is buying vehicles, equipment, and other goods and services for its military, a senior military official said today.
• US Election Campaign Refocuses on Iraq VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- The war in Iraq has reemerged as a central issue in the U.S. presidential election campaign.
• Bush Calls for Quick End to Turkey's Iraq Incursion VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- President Bush is calling for Turkey to end its military operation against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq as soon as possible
• Success in Iraq Must Be Sustained, Bush Says AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- Victory in Iraq is an important priority for protecting the United States, President Bush said today in urging Congress to act quickly and fully fund war on terror operations.
• Gates Urges Ankara to End Iraq Incursion VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- Turkey has come under renewed pressure to end its incursion into northern Iraq against a Kurdish rebel group

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq PM Touts Success in Address to Shi'ite Pilgrims VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has declared success in efforts to achieve stability and eliminate sectarian violence in the country
• Focus Shifts from Recruitment to Quality for Iraqi Police AFPS 28 Feb 2008 -- Following the growth of Iraqi Interior Ministry forces from about 350,000 members to 410,000 in 2007, the coalition's focus is shifting from police recruitment to improving overall operational quality, a senior officer said from Baghdad yesterday.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• US Sanctions Four Syrians for Helping Iraq Terrorists VOA 28 Feb 2008 -- The United States Thursday imposed sanctions against four Syrians accused of helping facilitate the flow of money, weapons and foreign fighters to the "al-Qaida in Iraq" group
• Iraq: Is Rising Dinar An Attractive Investment? RFE/RL 28 Feb 2008
• IRAQ: Mahdi Army ceasefire announcement boosts peace, security IRIN 28 Feb 2008 -- The security situation in Iraq is set to improve further after powerful Shia political leader Muqtada al-Sadr announced a six-month extension to his militia's unilateral ceasefire on 22 February, analysts said.