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• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 19 Oct 2010 [PDF]
• Soldiers visit their Bedouin neighbors in southern Iraq Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 3rd Battalion, 29th Field Artillery Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 4th Infantry Division took some time to meet and get to know their neighbors.

Deployments

• Black Dragons say farewell to the Battlekings Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Soldiers from 5th Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, held a transfer of authority ceremony with members of the 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, outside their battalion headquarters, here, Oct. 12.
• Spartans assume command, relieve Titan troops Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Troopers of the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assumed command as they took over for Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Troops Battalion, 2nd Advise and Assist Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division during a ceremony, here, Oct. 10.
• Army Reserve engineers end Iraq tour Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Soldiers deploying to support two wars in one year doesn't happen often, but Soldiers of the 367th Engineer Battalion and 492nd Engineer Company, both of the U.S. Army Reserve, have supported Soldiers in Iraq and Kuwait, and are now supporting servicemembers in Afghanistan.

US Policy

United Nations

• Convoy attack will not deter UN from helping Iraqi people, Ban says UN News Centre 19 Oct 2010 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today vowed that today’s attack on a United Nations convoy in Iraq would not deter the Organization from continuing its efforts to assist the Iraqi people on their path to reconciliation and prosperity.
• Iraqi refugees regret returning home, UN agency finds UN News Centre 19 Oct 2010 -- A majority of Iraqi refugees who have returned to Baghdad from neighbouring countries have regretted their decision, citing insecurity, economic hardship and a lack of basic public services, according to a new poll carried out by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).

Reconstruction Issues

• Falcon base transfers to Iraqi government Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- Contingency Operating Site Falcon, in southern Baghdad, was transferred from U.S. control to the government of Iraq Oct. 10 during a formal transfer ceremony.
• Iraqi, US general prepare for arrival of Iraqi aviators at US Base Army News 19 Oct 2010 -- It is a new dawn in Talil, as two brigadier generals, one from Iraq and one from the U.S., sit down and discuss the future of Ali Air Base.

Foreign Reactions

• Iran Supreme Leader Urges Iraqi Government To Overcome Deadlock RFE/RL 19 Oct 2010 -- despite finishing a close second in the March elections behind the Sunni-backed bloc of former prime minister Iyad Allawi.

News Reports

• Multiple Deadly Bombings Rock Iraq VOA 19 Oct 2010 -- A series of bombings killed at least 13 people in Iraq Tuesday, including a child and other civilians.