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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 23 Mar 2009 [PDF]
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Salmon from Iraq DoD 23 Mar 2009 -- Presenter: General Officer Commanding Multinational Division Southeast Maj. Gen. Andy Salmon
• Baghdad University gets spring cleaning: Keystone troops and Iraqi police sweep area for UXO Army News 23 Mar 2009 -- Iraqi police and US Soldiers used shovels and mine detectors to sweep for UXO.
• Baghdad Bomb Kills 8 VOA 23 Mar 2009 -- Iraqi police say a bomb explosion west of Baghdad has killed at least eight people and wounded 16 others.
• Iraqis Maintain Pace of Progress in Basra AFPS 23 Mar 2009 -- Iraqi security forces are performing high-level and fast-paced operations in Basra, making progress in other areas possible.
• Soldiers don Keystone combat patch Army News 23 Mar 2009 -- The 56th Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 28th Infantry Division, marked another milestone in its yearlong mobilization, train-up and deployment to Iraq.
• U.S. Government Seeks Justice in Iraqi Court AFPS 23 Mar 2009 -- US Army officials filed a formal complaint in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq in an effort to bring 12 suspects to justice.

Deployments

US Policy

• Mullen: Iraq Drawdown, Stop-Loss Phaseout Will Relieve Stress on Force AFPS 23 Mar 2009 -- Force drawdown in Iraq will enable the military to build more dwell time into deployment cycles.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Interior Ministry Reduces Corruption, Improves Rule of Law AFPS 23 Mar 2009 -- New systems and procedures within the Iraqi Interior Ministry have decreased corruption and increased professionalism.

Foreign Reactions

• CACI Responds to Court's Decision in Iraq Lawsuit CACI 23 Mar 2009 -- CACI International Inc (NYSE:CAI) announced today that it respectfully disagrees with the ruling by the U.S District Court in Virginia denying CACI's motion to dismiss a case alleging abuse at Abu Ghraib prison.

News Reports

• Turkish President Makes Historic Visit to Iraq VOA 23 Mar 2009 -- Turkey's President Abdallah Gul is making the first visit to Iraq by a Turkish head of state in 33 years.