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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 Oct 2008 [PDF]
• Oct. 21 airpower summary: A-10s provide escort for convoys AFPN 22 Oct 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Hickman from Iraq US Dept. of Defense 22 Oct 2008 -- Presenter: U.S. Army, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Multinational Division-Baghdad, Colonel William Hickman, Col. William Hickman
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon US Dept. of Defense 22 Oct 2008 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
• Al-Qaida Linked Militants Confirm Commander's Death in Iraq VOA 22 Oct 2008 -- A militant group linked to al-Qaida in Iraq confirmed top commander killed in a military raid earlier this month.
• Britain's airforce criticized over deaths of servicemen in Iraq IRNA 22 Oct 2008 -- An inquest into deaths of 10 British servicemen killed in Iraq when their aircraft was shot down condemned behaviour of country's air force.

Deployments

US Policy

• US Presses Iraq to Accept Draft Forces Agreement VOA 22 Oct 2008 -- The United States pressed the Iraqi government to accept the draft agreement governing the future presence of U.S. troops in that country.
• 'Not a Lot of Give' in Draft Iraq Agreement, Mullen Says AFPS 22 Oct 2008 -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff: "not a lot of give" in putting in place the draft status of forces agreement between Iraq and US.
• Iraq Status of Forces Draft Protects U.S. Servicemembers, Gates Says AFPS 22 Oct 2008 -- SecDef Gates: Draft status of forces agreement contains adequate protections for US military members.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Camp Dublin growing to train more Iraqi National Police MNF-I 22 Oct 2008 -- The Camp Dublin National Police Training Center has just completed the first phase of an expansion to double its size

Foreign Reactions

• FM: Iraq issue should be removed from UN chapter 7 IRNA 22 Oct 2008 -- Iranian FM Manouchehr Mottaki: Iraq should be removed from chapter seven of the UN Charter and no reason for continuation of status quo.

News Reports

• The Trouble with the U.S.-Iraq Pact; Saudis Broker Taliban-Karzai Talks cfr.org 22 Oct 2008