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Current Operations

• PRESS CONFERENCE: Northern Iraq Security Operations: Maj. Gen. Hertling, July 27, 2008 MNF-I 27 Jul 2008 -- Maj. Gen. Mark Hertling, commander, Multi-National Division - North, discusses security operations in northern Iraq
• July 26 Airpower Summary: F-15Es deter enemy forces AFPN 27 Jul 2008
• Coalition, Iraqi Troops Keep Pressure on Terrorists AFPS 27 Jul 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces continue to push terrorists and criminals in operations throughout Iraq.
• General Details Security Improvements in Iraq's Northern Provinces AFPS 27 Jul 2008 -- The security situation in Iraq's northern provinces has improved, but Iraqi and coalition troops will continue to pursue al-Qaida in Iraq and other criminal groups, the U.S. commander in the region said during a briefing in Baghdad today.
• Iraqi, Coalition Troops Kill 4 Al-Qaida Militants, Capture 58 Others VOA 27 Jul 2008 -- The U.S. military says Iraqi and coalition troops have killed four al-Qaida militants and captured 58 others in a battle in northwestern Iraq.

Deployments

US Policy

• McCain, Obama Clash Over Iraq Troop Surge VOA 27 Jul 2008 -- The presumed Republican presidential nominee, Senator John McCain, continues to accuse his Democratic rival of advocating a defeatist U.S. policy for Iraq

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Najaf authorities to weed out bogus IDPs, official says IRIN 27 Jul 2008 -- A provincial investigative committee in the southern Iraqi city of Najaf is to go check the files of more than 200 displaced families living in a camp outside the city to determine who are genuinely displaced and who are not, an official said on 26 July.

Foreign Reactions

• Turkey Strikes Kurdish Bases in Northern Iraq VOA 27 Jul 2008 -- The Turkish air force launched a series of air strikes Saturday and early Sunday against bases of the Kurdistan Workers Party in northern Iraq

News Reports

• Gunmen Kill 7 Iraqi Pilgrims Near Baghdad VOA 27 Jul 2008 -- Iraqi security officials say unidentified gunmen have killed seven Shi'ite pilgrims who were walking to a shrine in the capital for a major religious commemoration.