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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 29 Feb 2008 [PDF]
• Troops in Iraq Kill Five, Detain 23, Seize Weapons AFPS 29 Feb 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed five suspected terrorists, captured 23 others and uncovered scores of weapons in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
• Oklahoma National Guard unit assumes base security at Bucca MNF-I 29 Feb 2008 -- The 1st Battalion, 179th Infantry from Stillwater, Okla., assumed command of base security at Camp Bucca in southern Iraq during a transfer of authority ceremony Monday.

Deployments

US Policy

• Iraq: Iran's President Pays Landmark Visit To Baghdad RFE/RL 29 Feb 2008 -- With President Mahmud Ahmadinejad set to pay a landmark visit to Iraq on March 2 -- the first by an Iranian leader since the 1979 Islamic revolution -- history's ironies are running thick and fast.
• Iraq: Turkey Ends Incursion Against PKK RFE/RL 29 Feb 2008 -- The weeklong ground offensive against Kurdish PKK rebels has ended with the withdrawal of Turkish troops.
• Turkish Military Says Offensive into Northern Iraq is Over AFPS 29 Feb 2008 -- The Turkish military says all its troops have withdrawn from northern Iraq after a weeklong assault on Kurdish rebels
• US Senate Leader Withdraws Bill To Cut Funds For Iraq War VOA 29 Feb 2008 -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has withdrawn from Senate consideration a bill that calls for a troop pullout from Iraq and a cut-off of funds for the war because it lacked support

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• US and Iraq Pledge Economic Cooperation VOA 29 Feb 2008 -- U.S. officials have praised Iraq's recent efforts to develop its economy and pledged cooperation on banking and trade.

Foreign Reactions

• Turkish Military: Offensive Into Northern Iraq is Over VOA 29 Feb 2008 -- The Turkish military says its troops have pulled out of northern Iraq, after an aggressive assault on Kurdish separatist rebels.

News Reports

• Iraq Approves Execution of 'Chemical Ali' VOA 29 Feb 2008 -- Iraqi officials say the government has approved the death sentence for "Chemical Ali," a cousin of Saddam Hussein, who is widely known for his role in poison gas attacks on the Kurds