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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 16 Mar 2009 [PDF]
• Iraqi, Coalition Detain Terrorists, Destroy Explosives in Iraq AFPS 16 Mar 2009 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces arrested two suspected terrorists, seized weapons and destroyed thousands of pounds of explosives in operations in Iraq in the past five days, military officials reported.
• Coalition Jets Shoot Down Iranian Drone Over Iraq AFPS 16 Mar 2009 -- Coalition jet fighters shot down an Iranian drone that was hovering over Iraq late last month, Multinational Force Iraq officials confirmed today.
• On the Ground: U.S. Training Efforts Build Self-sufficiency in Iraq AFPS 16 Mar 2009 -- U.S. forces in Iraq are equipping Iraqis with the skills they need to assume a greater role in their nation’s security.
• Moving Troops to Iraq’s Rural Areas Will Boost Security, General Says AFPS 16 Mar 2009 -- As U.S. forces move from Iraq’s urban areas in accordance with the U.S.-Iraqi security agreement, they’ll be better positioned to target insurgents where they operate, the deputy commander of Multinational Division Baghdad said yesterday.
• HS-15 To Support Special Warfare In Iraq Navy NewsStand 16 Mar 2009 -- The commanding officer of Helicopter Squadron (HS) 15 addressed the unconventional, land-based deployment of HS-15 in support of joint special operations units in Iraq.
• Iraqi, U.S. forces discuss security in Maysan Army News 16 Mar 2009 -- Operational security was at the forefront of discussions during the Maysan-Security Conference here March 10.
• Wash. state Guardsmen no strangers to change Army News 16 Mar 2009 -- When their deployment began, Comanche Soldiers of Troop C, 1st Squadron, 303rd Cavalry were securing convoys from Al-Taqqadum.
• Iron Shield mission forges Army, Navy bond Army News 16 Mar 2009 -- It's late at night most of the Victory Base Complex population is relaxing in their housing units getting ready for the next day's activities.

Deployments

• 5th Signal Command announces force deployments Army News 16 Mar 2009 -- 5th Signal Command units have been identified for deployment to Afghanistan and Iraq.

US Policy

United Nations

• Top UN envoy continues talks with Iraqi leaders on Kirkuk, disputed areas UN News Centre 16 Mar 2009 -- The top United Nations envoy to Iraq is continuing consultations with authorities in the strife-torn nation over power-sharing in the disputed northern city of Kirkuk and development in parts of Nineveh and Diyala governorates.

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Move to revive ailing marshlands IRIN 16 Mar 2009 -- On 12 March the Iraqi government and a number of UN agencies launched a $47 million initiative to remove dykes and canals built by the regime of former President Saddam Hussein so that water can flow back into marshland areas.

Foreign Reactions

• Most Britons want Iraq war inquiry IRNA 16 Mar 2009 -- Almost three quarters of the Britons supported calls for a public inquiry into the 2003 invasion of Iraq, according to a new poll published on Monday

News Reports

• MKO members to be sent to Saudi Arabian border IRNA 16 Mar 2009 -- The Iraqi government is trying to send members of terrorist Mujahideen Khalq Organization (MKO) to Saudi Arabian border, an informed source said on Monday.