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• Dec. 26 airpower summary: A-10s conduct shows of force AFNS 27 Dec 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 26, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

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Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Army battalion increases operational capability with new facilities MNF-I 27 Dec 2008 -- The Iraqi Army's 3rd Light Infantry Battalion, 33rd Brigade, 8th Division, began setting up operations on a new site here Dec. 17.
• New Iraqi Air Force facilities essential for force generation MNF-I 27 Dec 2008 -- BA $4.7 million project is ongoing to improve the Iraqi Air Force infrastructure and facilities at New al-Muthana Air Base here

Foreign Reactions

• Iran critical of US imposing UN Chapter VII on Iraq IRNA 27 Dec 2008 -- Iran is critical of the United States for its attempt to impose UN Chapter VII on Iraq

News Reports

• Car Bomb Targets Predominantly Shi'ite District of Baghdad VOA 27 Dec 2008 -- Iraqi police say a powerful car bomb exploded near a taxi and bus station in Baghdad's predominantly shi'ite neighborhood of Khadhimia, Saturday, killing 22 people and wounding 54.