Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Operations
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US Policy
United Nations
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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Jun 2008 [PDF]
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Ferrell from Iraq 19 Jun 2008 -- Presenter: Commander, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division Col. Terry Ferrell and Embedded Provincial Reconstruction Team Leader John Smith
• U.S., Iraqi Troops Detain 35 in Northern Iraq AFPS 19 Jun 2008 -- U.S. and Iraqi troops detained 35 suspected terrorists during recent operations in northern Iraq, military officials said.
• Army Turning Trash into Energy in Iraq Army News 19 Jun 2008 -- Getting rid of garbage is a problem anywhere, but particularly at forward operating bases in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Deployments

• Last Surge Brigade to Return After 'Successful' 13-Month Deployment AFPS 19 Jun 2008 -- The last of the five Army brigades to deploy with the "troop surge" in Iraq will return in July after a 13-month deployment, during which soldiers detained more than 800 terrorist suspects and helped foster Iraqi self-governance.

US Policy

• Bush, Maliki Agree Talks on Security Deal Going Well VOA 19 Jun 2008 -- The White House says U.S. President George Bush and Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki have agreed that talks on a long-term security pact are going well.
• Surge Troops Stabilized Iraq, Chairman Tells Troops AFPS 19 Jun 2008 -- The U.S. military's top officer told about 1,000 soldiers gathered here yesterday that they set the stage for positive security gains in Iraq as part of last year's troop surge efforts.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Coalition forces transfer the 1,000th Humvee to Iraqis MNF-I 19 Jun 2008 -- Coalition forces transferred the 1,000th M-1114 up-armored Humvee to the Iraqi Security Forces here June 16. Forty-nine soldiers from the 3rd Iraqi Army Division began driver's training at the Iraqi Army Support and Services Institute
• LEBANON: "Lost generation" of Iraqi refugee children IRIN 19 Jun 2008 -- Of the 10 million refugees worldwide, half are children, estimates UK-based World Vision - children who will grow up as a "lost generation" unless more is done to address their needs.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports