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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 21 Oct 2008 [PDF]
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• Oct. 20 airpower summary: Reaper strikes enemy target AFPN 21 Oct 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Apprehend Terrorism Suspects AFPS 21 Oct 2008 -- Coalition forces detained 12 suspects, including members of Iranian-backed illegal militias and the Kataib Hezbollah terrorist group.
• Iraqi air force pilots take flight into history AFPN 21 Oct 2008 -- The first three pilots graduated from Iraq's only fixed-wing flight training school at Kirkuk Regional Air Base Oct. 13.

Deployments

• Georgians Bring OIF Mission to Close MNF-I 21 Oct 2008 -- The remaining 30 soldiers of Georgia's 1st Infantry Brigade cased their colors during a ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delta, Oct. 20, 2008.
• Kazakhstan Looks Back During End of Mission Ceremony MNF-I 21 Oct 2008 -- Soldiers from the Kazakhstan contingency to Iraq reflected on their accomplishments and lessons learned during an end-of-mission ceremony at Forward Operating Base Delta, Oct. 20, 2008, marking the end of their support of Operation Iraqi Freedom since deploying to Wasit province in March of 2003.
• Kazakhstan withdraws soldiers from Iraq RIA Novosti 21 Oct 2008 -- Kazakhstan withdrew its 29 sappers and engineers from Iraq, where they had been stationed as part of the Multi-National Force.

US Policy

• Chairman Says Time Has Come for Iraq to Act on Status Agreement AFPS 21 Oct 2008 -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: Iraq running out of time to approve a status of forces agreement.
• Iraq's Cabinet to Seek Changes in Draft US Security Deal VOA 21 Oct 2008 -- Iraqi officials say Cabinet seeking changes to a draft security pact governing the future US troop presence in Iraq.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Tent-dwellers to get wooden caravans in Baghdad IRIN 21 Oct 2008 -- In a bid to alleviate the suffering of internally displaced persons (IDPs) living in tent camps, the local authorities have built a makeshift camp in western Baghdad to house 150 families in wooden caravans, an official said on 20 October

Foreign Reactions

• SYRIA: Some Iraqis return; thousands more register for food aid IRIN 21 Oct 2008 -- Several hundred Iraqis returned home from Syria this week and last, but thousands more continue to register with the UN in Damascus to receive vital food aid, underscoring the hardship faced by the huge refugee community

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