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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 04 Dec 2009 [PDF]
• Dec. 3 airpower summary AFNS 04 Dec 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Dec. 3 according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
• Iraqis Arrest 6 Terrorism Suspects AFPS 04 Dec 2009 -- Iraqi security forces arrested six terrorism suspects in recent days, military officials reported.
• 1st Bn, 353rd Inf Reg conducts assessment in Iraq Army News 04 Dec 2009 -- During a theater assessment reconnaissance to Iraq from Nov. 3-13, members of the 1st Battalion, 353rd Infantry Regiment, 162nd Infantry Brigade visited camps and forward operating bases in Kuwait and Baghdad.
• JBB makes way for two incoming medical units Army News 04 Dec 2009 -- Two transfer of authority ceremonies took place between the 8th and 51st Medical Logistics Companies, and the 64th and 248th Medical Detachment Companies, at Morale, Welfare and Recreation center east Nov. 27 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq
• Deputy commandant for aviation visits Marines in Iraq, discusses future USMC News 04 Dec 2009 -- There are many questions within the Marine Corps aviation community these days, including airframe transitions, future deployments and combat zone developments

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• Charge Sheets Released for Three Accused Sailors Navy NewsStand 04 Dec 2009 -- In September 2009, evidence of possible detainee abuse came to light at a Forward Operating Base in Iraq.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Commits to Strong Border Security with Surveillance Purchase MNF-I 04 Dec 2009 -- The Iraqi Ministry of Interior initiated a $49 million purchase from the United States Nov. 28 of a border surveillance system that provides coverage for large portions of Iraq’s borders with Syria and Iran
• Bright Future on Horizon for Port Umm Qasr AFPS 04 Dec 2009 -- When the city of Basra was particular unstable between 2006 and 2008, the port of Umm Qasr was left to tread water as a contributor to Iraq’s economic development.

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