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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 Nov 2009 [PDF]
• Airpower Summary: November 23 AFNS 24 Nov 2009
• Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon DoD 24 Nov 2009 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell
• Iraqis Kill Bomb Cell Member, Detain 6 Others AFPS 24 Nov 2009 -- Iraqi police killed a suspected bombing-cell member and arrested six others in operations over the last two days, military officials reported.
• Coalition Forces Help Iraqi Navy Stand On Its Own Navy NewsStand 24 Nov 2009 -- The Coalition Naval Advisory Training Team at Umm Qasr, Iraq has mentored and trained units of the Iraqi Navy and Marines for more than three years through in port, underway and classroom training.

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US Policy

• U.S. Says Iraq Poll Could Slip Amid Dispute Over Election Law RFE/RL 24 Nov 2009 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that Iraq's national elections, set for January, "might slip" to a later date.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Navy growing stronger by the day MNF-I 24 Nov 2009 -- The Coalition Naval Advisory Training Team here has been mentoring and training units of the Iraqi Navy and Marines for more than three years
• Iraqi VP Threatens Veto of Election Law VOA 24 Nov 2009 -- Iraq's Sunni Arab Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi says he may veto a proposed electoral law, which was amended Monday by parliament. The head of Iraq's electoral commission says failure to pass the law will delay elections by "at least a month" from their original January date.

Foreign Reactions

• Bring Blair to account, Iraq war inquiry told IRNA 24 Nov 2009 -- The long-awaited inquiry into the Iraq war opened in London Tuesday as protesters called for former prime minister Tony Blair to be brought to account for involving Britain in the “illegal” US-led invasion in 2003.
• British Official: Secret Iraq War Talks Began in 2001 VOA 24 Nov 2009 -- A former top British intelligence officer says British officials decided in 2001 against participating in talks with U.S. officials about regime change in Iraq.
• UK Opens Wide-Ranging Iraq War Inquiry VOA 24 Nov 2009 -- Britain has opened a long awaited, wide-ranging inquiry into the government's involvement in the Iraq war, vowing to be thorough and fair and not shy away from criticizing individuals or institutions if warranted.

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