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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 29 May 2008 [PDF]
• May 28 airpower summary: C-17s deliver goods AFPN 29 May 2008
• Suicide Bombings Kill 19 in Northern Iraq VOA 29 May 2008 -- Iraqi officials say suicide bombings have killed at least 19 people in two attacks across northern Iraq.
• Coalition forces in Iraq Kill 10, Catch 11 AFPS 29 May 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed 10 enemy fighters, captured 11 suspects, and uncovered scores of weapons in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
• Seabees Build Constructive Relationships Navy NewsStand 29 May 2008 -- Seabees from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 3 are building more than berthing spaces, they have developed new friendships with a group of Ugandan workers, during the construction of a berthing project at Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq.

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US Policy

• Former White House Press Secretary Defends Tell-All Book VOA 29 May 2008 -- Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is defending his controversial new book that accuses the Bush administration of deceiving the American people in the lead up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq
• US Army Suicide Rate Continues to Rise VOA 29 May 2008 -- The U.S. Army reported Thursday that the suicide rate among its soldiers continued to rise last year, and is now nearly double the rate recorded before the invasion of Iraq.
• Civilian Contractor in Iraq to Face Court-Martial AFPS 29 May 2008 -- A contractor in Iraq charged under military law with stabbing another contractor was scheduled to be arraigned today in Baghdad.

United Nations

• New hope for Iraq after years of war, Secretary-General tells Compact meeting UN News Centre 29 May 2008 -- Iraq is making "notable progress" in the security, political and economic fields, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the annual review conference of the International Compact with Iraq today.
• Iraq Seeks Debt Forgiveness at UN Conference VOA 29 May 2008 -- At a U.N.-sponsored conference in Stockholm, aimed at charting a course for the reconstruction of Iraq, Prime Minister Nuri Al-Maliki called Thursday for further relief from his country's foreign debt burden

Reconstruction Issues

• Conference Brings Key Iraqi Energy Leaders Together AFPS 29 May 2008 -- Northern Iraqi leaders came together for an energy conference at Contingency Operating Base Spiecher in the province of Salahuddin yesterday.
• Iraq: International Conference Opens With Appeals For Support RFE/RL 29 May 2008 -- Delegates from nearly 100 countries and organizations are meeting amid tight security outside the Swedish capital, Stockholm, to discuss the rebuilding and development of Iraq.

Foreign Reactions

• Iran's FM Criticizes 'Mistaken Policies' of US-Led Coalition in Iraq VOA 29 May 2008 -- Iran's foreign minister has blamed the United States and its allies for the grave security situation in Iraq, which he says has "cast a shadow" on the lives of Iraqis.

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