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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 04 Sep 2008 [PDF]
• 2 MND-B Soldiers killed in terrorist attack (Baghdad)
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. McBride from Iraq 04 Sep 2008 -- Presenter: Commander, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division Col. Scott McBride
• Coalition Forces Kill Enemy Fighter, Detain 15 in Iraq AFPS 04 Sep 2008 -- Coalition forces killed one enemy fighter and detained 15 suspects during operations today targeting al-Qaida in Iraq bombing cells and their supporting networks in Baghdad and the Tigris River Valley, military officials reported.
• Seabees Build Command Outpost Navy NewsStand 04 Sep 2008 -- Seabees assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 17 homeported at Fort Carson, Colo. are working on a multi-phase construction project to expand a Marine Combat Outpost (COP).

Deployments

• ROUNTABLE DISCUSSION: Media Roundtable: Gen. David H. Petraeus, Sept. 4, 2008 MNF-I 04 Sep 2008 -- General David H. Petraeus, Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq, conducts a Media Roundtable from Iraq
• Petraeus Says US Combat Troops Could Exit Baghdad by July VOA 04 Sep 2008 -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq says American combat troops could be withdrawn from Baghdad by next July if security gains hold.
• US Defense Leaders Propose Cutting Combat Troops in Iraq in Early '09 VOA 04 Sep 2008 -- U.S. officials say President George Bush's top defense aides are advising him to withdraw one combat brigade from Iraq, but not until next February.
• White House: Bush Considering Options on Troop Cuts in Iraq VOA 04 Sep 2008 -- The White House says President Bush is considering his options on troop reductions in Iraq, after receiving recommendations from U.S. officials.

US Policy

• IEDs 'Largely Ineffective' in Iraqi Province, U.S. Officer Says AFPS 04 Sep 2008 -- The enemy's use of improvised explosive devices continues to decline in northern Iraq's Salahuddin province, a senior U.S. officer posted there said today.
• Iraqi Security Forces Continue Improving, Army Colonel Says AFPS 04 Sep 2008 -- An Army colonel working with Iraqi security forces in the country's southern provinces said yesterday their proficiency and dedication have been impressive.
• Iraqi Troops Demonstrate 'Tremendous Progress,' Colonel Says AFPS 04 Sep 2008 -- Iraqi soldiers serving in their country's Salahuddin province demonstrate marked improvement compared to their performance two years ago, a senior U.S. military officer posted in Iraq said today.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ-JORDAN: Government plans to facilitate repatriation IRIN 04 Sep 2008 -- Iraqi officials plan to hire private airplanes to bring home migrants from Jordan, where they have been living since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003.

Foreign Reactions

• Beijing Contradicts Baghdad, Says Oil Deal Still Being Negotiated VOA 04 Sep 2008 -- China says a multi-billion dollar oil deal with Iraq is still being negotiated. This contradicts reports last week from Iraqi officials, who said the deal had been signed.

News Reports

• Analysis: Treading Lightly in Iraq cfr.org 04 Sep 2008 -- This week's U.S. handover of security operations to Iraqi forces in Anbar Province, once the base of Iraq's Sunni insurgency, brought an understandable gush of pride from U.S. military officers in Baghdad and policymakers in Washington