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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 May 2008 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• PRESS CONFERENCE: Security, Reconstruction: Maj. Gen. Bergner, Dr. al-Sheikhly, May 14, 2008 MNF-I 14 May 2008 -- Dr. Tahseen al-Sheikhly, Civilian Spokesman for Operation Fardh al-Qanoon, and Maj. Gen. Kevin Bergner, Spokesman for MNF-I, discuss services in Baghdad and security and reconstruction operations around Iraq
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Grigsby from Iraq 14 May 2008 -- Presenter: Commander, 3rd Brigade Combat Team 3rd Infantry Division Col. Wayne Grigsby
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Capture 16 Suspects AFPS 14 May 2008 -- Coalition forces caught 16 suspected terrorists today in central and northern Iraq during operations to disrupt the al-Qaida in Iraq network.
• 4-legged defenders sniff out trouble in Kirkuk AFPN 14 May 2008 -- Prompted by only a few words of command by his handler, military working dog "Charlie" sprints ahead and rabidly thrusts to attack a simulated enemy during a recent training session here.
• May 13 airpower summary: F-15Es destroy enemy targets AFPN 14 May 2008

Deployments

US Policy

• General Cites Iranian Links to 'Special Groups' Terrorists in Iraq AFPS 14 May 2008 -- So-called "special groups" terrorists operating in Iraq apparently are receiving training, arms and funding from Iranian sources, a senior U.S. military official posted in Iraq said today.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq: Elusive Cease-Fire In Al-Sadr City Begs New Questions RFE/RL 14 May 2008 -- After nearly two months of clashes, the Iraqi government and representatives of radical Shi'ite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced a cease-fire for Baghdad's Al-Sadr City, where residents are said to be suffering from shortages of food and fresh water.

Foreign Reactions

• Paris Court Sentences Seven for Aiding Iraqi Insurgents VOA 14 May 2008 -- A Paris court has sentenced seven men to jail on charges of establishing a network to recruit people to join the insurgency in Iraq.

News Reports

• Iraqi Prime Minister in Mosul for Military Campaign VOA 14 May 2008 -- Iraq's prime minister and high-level military officials arrived in the northern city of Mosul Wednesday, ahead of a new phase of a major military operation there