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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 09 Apr 2008 [PDF]
• MND-B Soldier dies of non-combat related cause
• MND-C Soldier attacked by IED
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• April 8 airpower summary: C-17s transport supplies AFPN 09 Apr 2008
• Predator crashes in Iraq AFPN 09 Apr 2008 -- An Air Force MQ-1 Predator crashed northwest of Balad, Iraq, at approximately 7:10 p.m. local time April 9.
• Supply Chain Partners Deliver 5,000 MRAPs to Warfighters AFPS 09 Apr 2008 -- Supply chain partners, from manufacturer to the front lines, reached a major milestone in keeping warfighters in Iraq and Afghanistan safe from the effects of many improvised explosive devices.

Deployments

US Policy

• Petraeus Cites 'Significant, but Uneven' Security Progress in Iraq AFPS 09 Apr 2008 -- The efforts of U.S. and Iraqi surge forces have boosted security in Iraq, but those gains are uneven and subject to reversal, the top U.S. military and diplomatic officials in Iraq testified before the House Armed Services Committee here today.
• Petraeus, Crocker Finish Marathon of Testimony AFPS 09 Apr 2008 -- U.S. Rep. Howard L. Berman has a gavel, and he's not afraid to use it.
• Crocker, Petraeus Report 'Fragile' Progress in Iraq VOA 09 Apr 2008 -- In a second consecutive day of testimony at the U.S. Congress, the top American commander in Iraq and the U.S. ambassador reported progress on key security and political issues, but warned that the progress is fragile and maintaining it requires a continuing American commitment
• Iraq: U.S. Troops' Assessment Of Mission Fluctuates RFE/RL 09 Apr 2008 -- Lost in the shuffle of U.S. Army General David Petraeus's testimony to Congress on the security situation in Iraq are the voices of the troops on the ground.
• Top US Officials in Iraq Return to Capitol Hill for Questioning VOA 09 Apr 2008 -- The top U.S. military commander in Iraq says the situation in certain areas is still unsatisfactory, and many challenges remain despite significant progress in the war.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

• Hosseini: US concept about realities in Iraq erroneous IRNA 09 Apr 2008 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini said on Wednesday that the report issued by the top US general General David Petraeus and Ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker to the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations committees indicated that they have wrong concept about the realities and factual developments in war-shattered Iraq.
• Australia Offers Sanctuary to Iraqi Workers VOA 09 Apr 2008 -- Australia will offer a permanent home to hundreds of its Iraqi employees when Canberra pulls its combat forces out of the troubled country later this year

News Reports