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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 18 June 2010 [PDF]
• Airpower Summary: June 16 AFNS 18 Jun 2010
• Iraqis Arrest Suspected Terrorist, Criminal Associate AFPS 18 Jun 2010 -- Iraqi security forces arrested a wanted member of the al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist group and a suspected criminal associate of the group during separate combined operations conducted with U.S. advisors in northern Iraq today, military officials reported.

Deployments

US Policy

• Transcript: DOD News Briefing with Lt. Gen. Barbero from the Pentagon DoD 18 Jun 2010 -- Presenter: Deputy Commanding General for Advising and Training, U.S. Forces-Iraq, Army Lt. Gen. Michael Barbero
• Iraqi Army takes reins of Anbar medical engagement from advise, assist paratroopers Army News 18 Jun 2010 -- An Iraqi Army unit planned and hosted its first medical clinic for civilians with minimal aid from U.S. forces June 12-13 in a poor village in western Al Anbar province.
• Investment in Iraq Creates Opportunities, General Says AFPS 18 Jun 2010 -- U.S. investment and sacrifice in Iraq has paid off with fully capable Iraqi security forces and a paradigm shift toward law and order that will allow for a long-term relationship between the two countries, the U.S. Forces Iraq deputy commanding general for advising and training Iraqi forces said today.

United Nations

• UN agency announces milestone in resettlement of Iraqi refugees UN News Centre 18 Jun 2010 -- The United Nations said today that 100,000 Iraqi refugees have been referred for resettlement from the Middle East to third countries since 2007, a major milestone for one of the world’s largest refugee populations.
• Iraqi Refugees 'Living in Limbo' UN Official Says VOA 18 Jun 2010 -- The chief of the United Nations refugee agency says tens of thousands of Iraqi refugees are "living in limbo" despite efforts to find them new homes.

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

• Iraqi troops train on M16 rifle, continue transition from AK-47 Army News 18 Jun 2010 -- Soldiers serving on Camp Taji, Iraq trained Iraqi troops on the fundamentals of marksmanship with the M16 rifle, June 15. The training was part of a continued effort by the United States to phase out the Iraqi Army's use of the Soviet-era AK-47 Kalashnikov assault rifle.

News Reports

• At Least 20 Killed in Iraq Attacks VOA 18 Jun 2010 -- Violence across Iraq killed at least 20 people Friday.