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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Mar 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Detain Insurgent, Foil Ambush AFPS 14 Mar 2008 -- Coalition troops in Iraq captured a suspected bomb maker and thwarted an insurgent ambush during operations in Baghdad over the past few days, military officials said.

Deployments

• 22 NCR Assumes Command in Al Anbar Navy NewsStand 14 Mar 2008 -- The 22 Naval Construction Regiment (22 NCR) assumed command of Naval Construction Forces in the Al Anbar Province of Iraq.

US Policy

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Serwer: Iraqis Beginning to Show Signs of Political Compromise cfr.org 14 Mar 2008
• Iraqi Government: Mistrust Slowing Political Progress VOA 14 Mar 2008 -- The Iraqi government says a lack of trust between politicians is slowing progress on national reconciliation

Foreign Reactions

• Killing of Iraq archbishop 'appalling,' says Miliband IRNA 14 Mar 2008 -- British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said he was "shocked" to hear of the death of Paulos Faraj Rahho, the Chaldean Catholic Archbishop of Mosul, whose body was found in a shallow grave after a reported tip-off from his captors.

News Reports

• Slain Iraqi Catholic Archbishop Buried in Mosul VOA 14 Mar 2008 -- A prominent Iraqi Christian cleric, who died after being taken hostage in Iraq last month, has been buried near the northern Iraqi city of Mosul.
• Revisiting Halabjah: Lessons Of A Tragedy RFE/RL 14 Mar 2008
• Revisiting Halabjah: 20 Years After Chemical Attack, Town Still Bears Scars RFE/RL 14 Mar 2008 -- The sign at the cemetery entrance is unforgiving. "No Ba'athists allowed inside."
• Revisiting Halabjah: Survivors Talk About Horror Of Attack, Continuing Ordeal RFE/RL 14 Mar 2008 -- Radio Free Iraq correspondent Ahmad al-Zubaidi traveled to Halabjah recently to talk to survivors of the March 1988 attacks about the physical and psychological effects of the tragedy.