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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Jan 2009 [PDF]
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Vice Adm. Gortney from the Pentagon DoD 15 Jan 2009 -- Presenter: Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, Central Command, U.S. 5TH Fleet, Vice Adm. William Gortney
• Jan. 14 airpower summary: Receivers rely on refuelers AFNS 15 Jan 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF troops in Afghanistan during operations.
• PRESS CONFERENCE: Reconstruction: Brig. Gen. Talley, Mr. Nazar Al-Sultan, Mr. Bass, Jan. 15, 2009 MNF-I 15 Jan 2009 -- Brig. Gen. Jeff Talley, Provincial Engineer for Baghdad, Mr. Nazar Al-Sultan (JPC), Mr. John Bass (PRT), provide an update from Iraq
• Iraqi Forces Detain 16 Criminal Suspects AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- Iraqi security forces, with the assistance of U.S. soldiers, detained 16 suspected criminals throughout Iraq.
• U.S. Forces Give Humvees to Iraqi Army AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- As part of an ongoing effort to enhance the Iraqi army's combat effectiveness, the U.S. military has turned over thousands of armored Humvees.
• Airmen keep eyes on the sky to protect warfighters AFNS 15 Jan 2009 -- Airmen of the 71st Expeditionary Air Control Squadron keep vigilant eyes on the sky over the Gulf region.

Deployments

US Policy

• Planners Prepare Options on Iraq, Afghanistan for Obama AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- Military planners are hard at work preparing options for drawing down troops in Iraq and moving forward in Afghanistan.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• IA receives humvees from Coalition forces MNF-I 15 Jan 2009 -- The Iraqi Army received thousands of armored humvees from the U.S. military as part of an ongoing effort to enhance the IA's combat effectiveness
• 'Sons of Iraq' Graduation Demonstrates Reconciliation AFPS 15 Jan 2009 -- Nearly 900 former members of the 'Sons of Iraq' civilian security group officially joined the ranks of the Iraqi police at a graduation ceremony.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraq Minister Unhurt by Bomb Near Convoy VOA 15 Jan 2009 -- Iraqi police say a roadside bomb exploded Thursday near a convoy carrying Abed Theyab, the country's higher education minister.