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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 10 Dec 2008 [PDF]
• Dec. 9 airpower summary: A-10s escort convoy AFNS 10 Dec 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 9, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Airmen show Iraqi army leaders base operations AFNS 10 Dec 2008 -- A handful of American Airmen are helping the Iraqi army turn a run down military base into an operational military hub.
• Coalition Forces Kill Attacker, Capture 18 in Iraq AFPS 10 Dec 2008 -- Coalition forces killed an armed attacker and detained 18 suspected terrorists while targeting al-Qaida in Iraq leadership and bombing networks in Iraq today and yesterday.
• Coalition Troops Provide Water, Electricity, Befriend Iraqis AFPS 10 Dec 2008 -- Coalition troops have newfound friends in the town of Ishtar near here, thanks to the re-opening of a water and electric substation that has brought basic services to people who have long gone without them on any regular basis.

Deployments

• Britain to Begin Iraq Troop Withdrawal in March VOA 10 Dec 2008 -- British officials say the country's forces could begin pulling out of Iraq next March - six years after the U.S-led invasion.

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• Iraq Unveils Plan for Middle East Partnership VOA 10 Dec 2008 -- The Iraqi government has unveiled plans for a new regional economic and security partnership it says will help stabilize the Middle East.
• Analysis: Beginning of Iraq Endgame cfr.org 10 Dec 2008 -- When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates accepted President-elect Barack Obama's invitation to stay on as Pentagon chief, the lifelong Republican pointed to a pair of freshly inked security accords with Iraq as influencing his decision
• Interview: Despite Security Improvements, Iraq Remains 'Very Troubled Country' cfr.org 10 Dec 2008 -- Interviewee: Kenneth M. Pollack, Director of Research, Saban Center for Middle East, Brookings Institution