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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 11 Apr 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• April 10 airpower summary: Predator fires missiles on enemy mortar team AFPN 11 Apr 2008
• UAV destroys mortar position, kills 6 AFPN 11 Apr 2008 -- An air strike by a coalition forces' unmanned aerial vehicle killed six enemy combatants and injured one who were firing mortars at around 2:30 a.m. April 11 at Iraqi security forces in Basra.
• US Navy Ship Encounters Iranian Speed Boats in Gulf VOA 11 Apr 2008 -- U.S. Navy officials say a U.S. ship encountered three small Iranian speed boats Thursday in the Persian Gulf.

Deployments

• Gates Foresees Fewer Troops in Iraq in 2009 AFPS 11 Apr 2008 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today he is confident there will be fewer U.S. troops in Iraq in 2009, but added that the drawdown process has gone somewhat more slowly than he thought it would last year.
• 'Surge' Brigade redeploys MNF-I 11 Apr 2008 -- Soldiers from the 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division are redeploying to Fort Riley, Kan., this month.
• Chairman Cites 'Delicate Balance' Between Troop Levels, Readiness AFPS 11 Apr 2008 -- As the United States continues its mission in Iraq and Afghanistan and also works to reduce deployment lengths for servicemembers, leaders must maintain a balance to ensure vital missions are carried out while maintaining the health of the force, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said today.

US Policy

• Gates Says US Not Likely To Arrest Moqtada al-Sadr VOA 11 Apr 2008 -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates says it is unlikely radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr would be subject to arrest by U.S. forces if he returns to Iraq
• Petraeus Condemns Assassination of Sadr Aide VOA 11 Apr 2008 -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq, General David Petraeus, has condemned the assassination of a senior aide to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the Iraqi holy city of Najaf
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen from the Pentagon 11 Apr 2008 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Michael Mullen
• Iraq Looms as Major Issue in US Presidential Race VOA 11 Apr 2008 -- There is little doubt that the war in Iraq will be a major issue in this year's U.S. presidential campaign

United Nations

• Crucial times ahead in Iraq, UN envoy tells European officials UN News Centre 11 Apr 2008 -- The senior United Nations envoy in Iraq today concluded a two-day visit to Brussels during which he stressed to European Union and NATO officials and to the media that 2008 will be a crucial year for the violence-wracked country.

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Gunmen in Iraq Kill Senior Sadr Official VOA 11 Apr 2008 -- Iraqi officials say unidentified gunmen have shot and killed a senior aide to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr in the southern holy city of Najaf Friday.