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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 Apr 2009 [PDF]
• DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• April 23 airpower summary: A-10s thwart attack on convoy AFNS 24 Apr 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
• Night mission opens Khadra neighborhood Army News 24 Apr 2009 -- MND-B Soldiers teamed up with Iraqi Security Forces to move concrete barriers in the Khadra neighborhood of Baghdad.
• Cav Troopers help keep Sadr City safe Army News 24 Apr 2009 -- Sunlight is fading in Sadr City as Soldiers of C Company, 2-5th Cavalry along with Iraqi Soldiers move down streets lined with houses.

Deployments

• 2/9 leaves no man behind, returns from deployment USMC News 24 Apr 2009 -- Around 300 Marines and sailors from 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, returned home, April 22, after a seven month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom

US Policy

• Al-Qaida Cannot Sidetrack Progress, Odierno Says AFPS 24 Apr 2009 -- While al-Qaida is succeeding in launching a few spectacular attacks in Iraq, it cannot succeed in stopping progress, the commander of Multinational Force Iraq said today.
• Petraeus: US, Iraqi Forces Can Expect More Attacks VOA 24 Apr 2009 -- Former U.S. Iraq commander General David Petraeus said the latest bombings in Iraq underscore the need for vigilance to prevent the situation from deteriorating.
• Petraeus: Iraq Gains Fragile; Tough Road in Afghanistan, Pakistan VOA 24 Apr 2009 -- Military commander warning that security gains in Iraq are fragile and that a tough fight lies ahead in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
• U.S. Scrambles For Civilian Crisis Management In Afghanistan, Iraq RFE/RL 24 Apr 2009 -- Having relied on force in recent years, Washington now appears to be scrambling for alternative methods.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Suicide Attacks Rock Iraq, in Second Day of Carnage VOA 24 Apr 2009 -- Iraqi police say a pair of suicide bombings in Baghdad Friday killed at least 60 people and wounded more than 100 others.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• New Report Finds Over 80,000 Iraqis Killed Since 2005 VOA 24 Apr 2009 -- The Associated Press reports that the Iraqi government has counted more than 87,000 Iraqis killed in violence since 2005.