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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Jul 2008 [PDF]
• MNF-W Marine dies of non-combat related incident (Fallujah)
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Barney White-Spunner from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. 14 Jul 2008 -- Presenter: United Kingdom Army General Officer Commanding Multinational Division Southeast Maj. Gen. Barney White-Spunner
• July 13 airpower summary: A-10s fire on anti-Afghan forces AFPN 14 Jul 2008
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Detain Five Suspected al-Qaida Terrorists AFPS 14 Jul 2008 -- Coalition forces in Iraq detained five suspected al-Qaida terrorists during operations in Mosul and the Tigris River Valley today, military officials said.

Deployments

• U.S. Will Allow Assessment Process to Run its Course in Iraq AFPS 14 Jul 2008 -- Even with the positive trend lines in Iraq, leaders will not rush the assessment process for determining U.S. force levels in the country, Pentagon officials said today.

US Policy

• Obama Calls for Withdrawal of Troops From Iraq By 2010 VOA 14 Jul 2008 -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is calling for U.S. combat troops to be withdrawn from Iraq by mid-2010.
• Amid Controversy, Obama Reaffirms Iraq Withdrawal Plan VOA 14 Jul 2008 -- Senator Barack Obama, who will formally claim the Democratic Party's presidential nomination next month, has been working to defend and clarify his position on Iraq in recent weeks
• Commander Details Basra Transformation AFPS 14 Jul 2008 -- Security progress in Basra is "overwhelming" and Iraq's second-largest city could be "another Dubai in the coming decade," the commander of Multinational Division Southeast said today, referring to the bustling international business hub.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: IDPs fear returning to their homes in Diyala Province IRIN 14 Jul 2008 -- Internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Iraq's northeastern Diyala Province are still facing threats and danger when returning to their homes, a senior local official and a non-governmental organisation (NGO) have said.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraqis take lead in Operation Awakening Eyes II Army News 14 Jul 2008 -- About 600 Iraqi Soldiers conducted a series of raids to disrupt insurgent activity within the Golden Hills region south of Baghdad Thursday.