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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Feb 2010 [PDF]
• Iraqi Forces Arrest Terrorism Suspects AFPS 05 Feb 2010 -- Iraqi security forces, aided by U.S. advisors, arrested seven terrorism suspects in operations in Iraq today and yesterday, military officials said.
• 514th Maintenance Company convoys to Speicher for command visit Army News 05 Feb 2010 -- Members of the 514th Maintenance Company's movement control team out of Fort Drum N.Y., went on a convoy to Contingency Operating Base Speicher, Iraq, as part of a command visit Jan.30.

Deployments

US Policy

• Clinton Opposes Exclusion of Sunnis From Iraq Election VOA 05 Feb 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday the United States would oppose any new effort to exclude large numbers of Sunni Arab politicians from Iraq's March 7 parliamentary elections. Iraq's most senior Sunni official, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi discussed the issue in Washington this week with top administration officials.

United Nations

• UN refugee agency to facilitate absentee voting for Iraq’s upcoming elections UN News Centre 05 Feb 2010 -- A large number of Iraqi refugees sheltering in neighbouring countries will be able to vote in Iraq’s parliamentary elections early next month with help from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the agency announced today.

Reconstruction Issues

• Ba'ath Dispute Delays Iraq Election Campaign RFE/RL 05 Feb 2010 -- Iraq's electoral commission says the start of campaigning ahead of next month's parliamentary elections will be delayed by five days.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Powerful Explosions Kill More Than 30 Shi'ite Pilgrims in Karbala VOA 05 Feb 2010 -- Two powerful explosions targeting Shi'ite pilgrims in Iraq have killed more than 30 people in the holy city of Karbala. The attack was the latest in a series of similar deadly bombings this week.
• 66 Iraqis launch torture cases against British troops IRNA 05 Feb 2010 -- Lawyers for 66 Iraqis, claiming torture and abuse at the hands of UK soldiers, started legal action Friday calling for a single inquiry into Britain’s detention policy during the Iraq war.