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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 Apr 2008 [PDF]
• Marines attacked by IED (Basra)
• DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
• DoD Identifies Navy Casualty
• Marines attacked by SVBIED near Ramadi
• April 21 airpower summary: Reaper destroys enemy combatants AFPN 22 Apr 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations April 21, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Troops Kill Terrorist, Detain Others During Operations AFPS 22 Apr 2008 -- Coalition forces killed a terrorist, detained suspects, and discovered homemade explosives during a series of operations today and yesterday.

Deployments

US Policy

• Iraq: Baghdad, Washington Seek To Rally Support From Arab States RFE/RL 22 Apr 2008 -- Arab states and world powers, as well as Iran, are attending a meeting in Kuwait to discuss what can be done to help stabilize Iraq.
• Campaign Stars Honor Service in Afghanistan, Iraq AFPS 22 Apr 2008 -- New campaign stars authorized for wear on the Afghanistan and Iraq campaign medals represent tangible recognition and honor for the sacrifices and contributions servicemembers have made in support of operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, a senior defense official said today.

United Nations

• UN's top political official urges neighbours to support Iraq UN News Centre 22 Apr 2008 -- The United Nations political chief today urged further dialogue and stronger support by Iraq's neighbours for stabilizing the strife-torn country, including through the opening of embassies in Baghdad.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq: Al-Sadr's Militia 'Won't Fight Government' RFE/RL 22 Apr 2008 -- Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr issued an ultimatum to the Iraqi government on April 19, warning that unless it ended its crackdown on his militia he would launch an "open war" on it.
• Iraq: Al-Sadr Threatens Government With 'Open War' RFE/RL 22 Apr 2008 -- On April 19, Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr issued an ultimatum to the Iraqi government, warning that his militia, the Imam Al-Mahdi Army, would launch an "open war" against Iraqi and U.S. forces if the government did not call off military operations targeting the militia.

Foreign Reactions

• Iraq's Neighbors Praise Maliki Government, Maliki Asks Them to Do More VOA 22 Apr 2008 -- Iraq's neighbors, meeting in Kuwait, have praised the Iraqi government's efforts to curtail violence and broaden the political process
• Iraqi Prime Minister Urges Arab States to Send Ambassadors to Baghdad VOA 22 Apr 2008 -- Iraq's prime minister has called on his neighbors to forgive Iraq's debt and establish full diplomatic ties, saying that their failure to do so is harming Iraq's ability to stabilize
• Lavrov says time's not right for pullout of Iraq RIA Novosti 22 Apr 2008 -- There can be no question of foreign troops being withdrawn from Iraq at present, Russia's foreign minister said on Tuesday.

News Reports

• Nine Dead in Iraq After Several Bomb Attacks VOA 22 Apr 2008 -- One Iraqi soldier died and four others were wounded in a bomb blast in the northern Iraqi city of Mosul Tuesday, as two other explosions killed eight people elsewhere around the country.