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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 17 Apr 2008 [PDF]
• April 16 airpower summary: C-17s provide intra-theater airlift AFPN 17 Apr 2008
• Coalition Forces Detain 11 Suspects in Iraq Operations AFPS 17 Apr 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq detained 11 suspected terrorists today during countrywide operations targeting al-Qaida in Iraq leaders, military officials reported.
• Unit in Iraq Takes on 'Eagle Challenge' AFPS 17 Apr 2008 -- Soldiers from 203rd Brigade Support Battalion here tested their soldiering skills in a series of physical and mental tests known as the "Eagle Challenge" earlier this month.
• Suicide Bomber Kills at Least 50 in Northern Iraq VOA 17 Apr 2008 -- A suicide bomber has attacked a funeral in northern Iraq, killing at least 50 people and wounding more than 20 others in one of the deadliest attacks in recent months.

Deployments

• NMCB 3 relieves NMCB 1 in Camp Ramadi, Iraq Navy NewsStand 17 Apr 2008 -- Naval Moblie Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 relieved NMCB 1 in an official Transfer of Authority ceremony held at Camp Ramadi, Iraq, April 13.

US Policy

• US Lawmakers Step Up Pressure on Iraq to Pay Some War Costs VOA 17 Apr 2008 -- A group of Democratic and Republican senators have begun drafting legislation that would require Iraq to fund more of the war costs that Americans are now paying

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Army Transformed Into National Force AFPS 17 Apr 2008 -- In the past year, the Iraqi army has transformed into a national force that has deployed across the country in operations that show its increasing combat capabilities, a senior commander there said today.
• NATO: Iraq Asks Alliance For Greater Assistance RFE/RL 17 Apr 2008 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has urged NATO countries to expand the alliance's training effort in his country and to donate more equipment to Iraq's fledgling army.
• Iraq: Christians Say Targeting By Extremists Amounts To Genocide RFE/RL 17 Apr 2008 -- Iraq's Christian community says it is being targeted at an unprecedented level by insurgents, in what some claim amounts to a campaign of genocide carried out under the noses of Iraq and U.S. forces.
• Iraq: EU Eyes Energy Deal During Al-Maliki Visit RFE/RL 17 Apr 2008 -- Iraq and the European Union are reportedly nearing agreement on a historic energy deal as efforts continue on a separate, broader agreement to boost economic and political cooperation.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Captured UK sailors were not in Iraqi waters, documents confirm IRNA 17 Apr 2008 -- Fifteen British sailors and marines captured by Iran last year were not in Iraq's maritime territory as the UK government claimed, official documents released under the Freedom of Information Act confirm.