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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Jun 2008 [PDF]
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• MND-C Soldier attacked by small arms fire (Baghdad)
• June 4 airpower summary: B-1B bombs enemy AFPN 05 Jun 2008
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Round Up Iran-Backed Enemy Fighters AFPS 05 Jun 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq captured an alleged leader and a suspected primary weapons smuggler and financier for Iranian-backed enemy fighters today.

Deployments

US Policy

• Senate Report Says Bush Administration Exaggerated Iraq Threat VOA 06 Jun 2008 -- The Democratic-led U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee has released a report that finds the Bush administration ignored disagreements about intelligence information in making its case for war in Iraq
• U.S. Isn't Seeking Permanent Bases in Iraq, Ambassador Says AFPS 05 Jun 2008 -- The United States is not seeking permanent military bases in Iraq as it negotiates legal and military agreements with the Iraqi government, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker said here today.
• US Envoy Denies Secret Agenda in Iraq Negotiations VOA 05 Jun 2008 -- U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker said Thursday the Bush administration has no secret agenda in negotiations with Iraq on the future status of U.S. forces there
• Campaign Stars Established to Recognize Multiple Deployments Navy NewsStand 05 Jun 2008 -- To recognize multiple deployments in support of Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF), the Department of Defense established campaign stars for both the Afghanistan Campaign Medal (ACM) and the Iraq Campaign Medal (ICM).

United Nations

• Iraq: UN mission details options for resolving internal boundary disputes UN News Centre 06 Jun 2008 -- The United Nations Assistance Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) today presented its first analysis to the country's Government about possible processes to resolve disputes over internal boundaries.

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Government contributes to WFP food aid operations IRIN 05 Jun 2008 -- The Iraqi government has said its US$40 million donation to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) to provide internally displaced persons (IDPs) nationwide with food assistance would help ease the displacement problem.
• Iraqi Parliament Members Discuss US-Iraq Agreements VOA 05 Jun 2008 -- Two members of Iraq's parliament have testified before a congressional committee about future U.S. - Iraq relations

Foreign Reactions

• Top Turkish General Says Turkey, Iran Coordinating on Strikes Against Kurds VOA 05 Jun 2008 -- A senior Turkish general says Turkey and Iran have carried out coordinated strikes against Kurdish rebels based in northern Iraq
• United Arab Emirates to Open Embassy in Iraq VOA 05 Jun 2008 -- The United Arab Emirates has announced it is appointing an ambassador to Iraq and will open an embassy in Baghdad

News Reports