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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 23 Jul 2008 [PDF]
• PRESS CONFERENCE: Reconstruction/Security, July 23: Dr. al-Sheikhly, Brig. Gen. Perkins MNF-I 23 Jul 2008 -- Dr. Tahseen al-Sheikhly, civilian spokesman for Operation Fardh al-Qanoon, and Brig. Gen. David Perkins, spokesman for MNF-I, discuss reconstruction projects in Baghdad and security operations in Iraq
• Troops in Iraq Capture Five Suspects, Seize Weapons AFPS 23 Jul 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces caught five suspected terrorists and seized two weapons caches in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
• July 22 airpower summary: B-1Bs hit enemy targets AFPN 23 Jul 2008

Deployments

US Policy

• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon 23 Jul 2008 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
• Surge Successful By Any Measure, Pentagon Official Says AFPS 23 Jul 2008 -- The surge in Iraq has been a success by any measure, Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said during a news conference today.
• General Credits Success in Iraq to Various Surges AFPS 23 Jul 2008 -- As violence levels maintain a steady decrease across Iraq, coalition forces and the Iraqi government are able to focus their efforts on reconstruction and civil issues, a senior coalition military official in Iraq said today.
• Analysis: War Resurfaces on the Campaign Trail cfr.org 23 Jul 2008 -- Since the start of the marathon presidential election campaign, the U.S. government has poured thirty-thousand additional troops into Iraq and deployed thousands of new forces in an increasingly difficult war in Afghanistan (PDF).

United Nations

• IRAQ: WHO returns after five-year absence IRIN 23 Jul 2008 -- Doctors in Iraq have welcomed the return of World Health Organization (WHO) international staff to the country in June, after an absence of five years.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi President Rejects Provincial Elections Law VOA 23 Jul 2008 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has rejected a controversial provincial elections law, a day after parliament passed it amid Kurdish protests.
• Push for Oil Exports Highlights Iraqi Navy's Security Role AFPS 23 Jul 2008 -- Iraq's fledgling navy is gaining prominence within its country's security forces due to its role in protecting the nation's oil infrastructure, a coalition advisor said July 22.

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