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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 26 Mar 2010 [PDF]
• Key al-Qaida Leader Killed in Baghdad AFPS 26 Mar 2010 -- The suspected Baghdad “sharia emir” for al-Qaida in Iraq was killed today during a combined security operation in the northern part of the Iraqi capital, military officials reported.
• Kirkuk Airmen use small aircraft with huge capabilities AFNS 26 Mar 2010 -- Airmen here use the RQ-11B Raven, a small unmanned aircraft equipped with cameras, sensors and communications tools, to give coalition warfighters an advantage of eyes in the sky.
• Sustainment Soldiers travel to JBB to renovate buildings for future occupancy by replacement units Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Soldiers of the 15th Sustainment Brigade, 13th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) came from various locations in Iraq to work on a renovation project that began March 15 at Joint Base Balad, Iraq.
• U.S. preps facility for transfer to Iraqi Army as part of drawdown Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Preparing for any redeployment often involves extensive inventories and equipment reallocations, but the process for one U.S. base in southern Maysan Province has the added challenge of transferring the entire base, equipment and crucial infrastructure.
• Four-star general visits JBB, talks drawdown, reflects on women's history Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody, commanding general of the Army Materiel Command and a Fort Belvoir, Va., resident, made a March 20 visit to Joint Base Balad, Iraq, to discuss the upcoming responsible drawdown of personnel and equipment in Iraq.

Deployments

• 1-10 FA Regt. Artillerymen say farewell Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Members of the 1st Battalion, 10th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, filed into the auditorium at Contingency Operating Station Delta, Iraq, March 12, 2010, for a memorial ceremony.
• First 14th MI Battalion Soldiers redeploy from Iraq Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- Forty-one Soldiers of the 14th Military Intelligence Battalion returned to Fort Sam Houston March 16 after eight months in Iraq.

US Policy

• Clinton, Gates Seek $37.5 Billion More RFE/RL 26 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates have requested an extra $37.5 billion from Congress to fund military and civilian operations in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iraq.
• US Ambassador to Iraq visits Karbala Province Army News 26 Mar 2010 -- U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Christopher Hill discussed the state of Karbala Province with Brig. Gen. Ricky Gibbs, 1st Infantry Division and United States Division-South deputy commanding general for maneuver, Soldiers of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, and members of the Karbala Provincial Reconstruction Team, at Patrol Base Husaniyah, Mar. 6, 2010.

United Nations

• Iraqi elections an historic achievement, UN says as results are announced UN News Centre 26 Mar 2010 -- Iraqi parliamentary elections this month were credible and no evidence has been found of any systematic or widespread fraud during the vote count, the top United Nations official in the country said today after authorities announced the final election results.

Reconstruction Issues

• Allawi's Coalition Wins Most Seats in Iraqi Election VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- Iraq's electoral commission has announced final results of the March 7 parliamentary election and in a surprise, the bloc led by former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi won 91 seats in the parliament, two more than the coalition led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who says he does not accept the results.
• With Iraqi Votes Tallied, Deal-Making Begins RFE/RL 26 Mar 2010 -- The official results from Iraq's parliamentary elections show former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's Iraqiya bloc won two more seats than current Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's State of Law bloc..
• Allawi's Coalition Wins Most Seats in Iraqi Election VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- Preliminary results from Iraq's parliamentary elections show the coalition led by former Prime Minister Ayad Allawi has won two more seats than the bloc led by Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Violence Rocks Iraq Ahead of Vote Results VOA 26 Mar 2010 -- Iraqi security officials say twin blasts killed at least 20 people north of Baghdad Friday, just as the nation awaits full results of parliamentary elections.