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Table of Contents This report provides weekly updates in the eight key areas identified as pillars D of U.S. government policy for victory in Iraq. E SECTION SLIDE P Highlights 3 A 1. Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgents R 5 T 2. Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance 6 M 3. Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic 8 E Government N T 4. Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential 10 Services O 5. Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy F 13 6. Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law and Promote Civil Rights 21 S 7. Increase International Support for Iraq 22 T 8. Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and A 25 T Public Isolation of the Insurgents E Sources and Contact Information 26 Notes and Source Citations 27

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Highlights

1. Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgents D Coalition and Iraqi forces launched Operation Arrowhead Ripper June 19, a large-scale effort to E eliminate al-Qaida in Diyala province. As of June 21, at least 51 al-Qaida operatives have been P killed, 20 detained, 7 weapon caches discovered, 21 improvised explosive devices destroyed, and 9 booby-trapped structures destroyed. The newly formed Diyala Operations Center is playing a key A role, integrating the activities of the local Iraqi police, the Iraqi Army, and Coalition forces. R Approximately 10,000 soldiers, with a full complement of combined arms, are taking part in the T operation. M 2. Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance E Iraqi Police from surrounding areas held a recruiting drive in the city of Lutifiyah, south of Baghdad, June 17. The Iraqi-planned recruiting event resulted in a strong turnout with over 100 men applying N for Iraqi Police training. T 3. Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government Iraq's Council of Representatives (CoR) voted to extend its activities through the month of July to O finalize draft laws that have yet to be fully debated or voted upon. Iraqi CoR member Wa’il Abd al- F Latif stated that the parliament's decision came after voting over a proposal by the speakership board to finalize approximately 50 draft laws, including the postponement of the constitutional review committee's work and the draft law on oil. S 4. Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services T Up to 24,000 residents of Abu Fillis will receive clean potable water from the completed, U.S.-funded A Rural Water Supply Abu Fillis (G5) project, in Ramadi, al-Anbar province. T E

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5. Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy D Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai and three Iraqi ministers signed a deal June 21 to cancel Iraq’s approximately $2.85 million in sovereign debt to China’s government. No details were given on the E debt relief and state media reported only that Premier Wen Jiabao told visiting Iraqi President Jalal P Talabani that China would help train Iraqi personnel to upgrade Iraq’s medical and educational A capacities. R 6. Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law T On June 24, Iraqi Judge Muhammad Oraibi al-Khalifa sentenced 's cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid and two other former regime officials to death by hanging for their roles in a 1980s M campaign that led to the deaths of 180,000 . Known as “Chemical Ali”, al-Majid earned his E nickname for his alleged use of chemical weapons against the ethnic minority during efforts to crush a N rebellion in the north." The court convicted al-Majid of genocide, crimes against humanity and war T crimes for ordering army and security services to use chemical weapons in a large-scale offensive that killed or maimed thousands. 7. International Support for Iraq O Gordon Brown assumed leadership of Britain's Labor Party June 24, paving the way for him to take F over as prime minister later in the week. Brown did not confirm any plans for additional withdrawals of UK forces, but did commit that Britain would “learn lessons that need to be learned” from Iraq. S 8. Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and Public Isolation of the Insurgents T The United Nations Children’s Fund denounced the neglect and abuse of children in a Baghdad orphanage as “totally unacceptable” June 22 and urged the Iraqi government to carry out a review of A all children’s care homes as soon as possible. T E

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[1.] Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgency

Start of ‘Arrowhead Ripper’ Highlights Iraq Operations: D E • Coalition and Iraqi forces launched Operation Arrowhead Ripper June 19 as a large scale P effort to eliminate al-Qaida in Diyala province. A • Approximately 10,000 soldiers, with a full complement of combined arms, are taking part R in the operation. The newly formed Diyala Operations Center is playing a key role, T integrating the activities of the local Iraqi police, the Iraqi Army, and Coalition forces. M • As of June 21, at least 51 al-Qaida operatives have been killed, 20 detained, 7 weapon E caches discovered, 21 improvised explosive devices destroyed, and 9 booby-trapped N structures destroyed. T

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[2.] Transition to Security Self-Reliance – Iraqi Security Forces

Iraqis Join Ranks of Lutifiyah's Police Force D E • Iraqi Police from surrounding areas held a recruiting drive in the city of Lutifiyah, south of P Baghdad, June 17. The Iraqi-planned recruiting event resulted in a strong turnout with A over 100 men applying for Iraqi Police training. R T M E N T

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D Ministry of Interior Forces Ministry of Defense Forces E TRAINED & COMPONENT P EQUIPPED COMPONENT OPERATIONAL A POLICE ~135,000 R ARMY ~156,900*** NATIONAL ~ 26,300 T POLICE AIR FORCE ~900 M OTHER MOI NAVY ~1,100 ~32,900 E FORCES TOTAL ~158,900** N TOTAL ~194,200* T Total Trained & Equipped ISF: O F ~353,100**** S * Ministry of Interior Forces: Unauthorized absence personnel are included in these numbers T ** Ministry of Defense Forces: Unauthorized absence personnel are not included in these numbers A *** Army numbers include Special Operations Forces and Support Forces T **** Does not include the approximately 144,000 Facilities Protection Service personnel working in 27 E ministries

7 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED June 27, 2007 [3.] Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government Iraqi Parliament Delays Summer Recess D • Iraq's Council of Representatives (CoR) voted to extend activities for the month of July to E finalize draft laws that have yet to be fully debated or voted upon. Iraqi CoR member P Wa’il Abd al-Latif stated that the parliament's decision came after voting over a proposal A by the speakership board to finalize approximately 50 draft laws including the R postponement of the constitutional review committee's work and the draft law on oil. T M PM Maliki Amends Comments on Arming Sunni Tribes E • Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki insisted that he supports the U.S. tactic of arming Sunni Arab N tribes to battle insurgents in Iraq. The statement given by his office differed from T comments published last week, however, Maliki expanded on his earlier statements by noting, “The (Iraqi) government does not fear the arming of tribes but fears the O appearance of new militias. It is essential that all these activities are under Iraqi control F and done with government supervision.”

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President

D Deputy President Deputy President (F) = Female E Tariq al-Hashimi ‘Adil ‘Abd al-Mahdi * Vacant P Prime Minister

A Deputy Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki Deputy Prime Minister

R Barham Salih Salam al-Zawba’i

T Minister of Displacement Minister of Minister of Minister of Minister of Culture Minister of Defense M Agriculture Communications & Migration Electricity Muhammad Tawfiq Abdul Qadir Muhammed Abd al-Samad Rahman * * Karim Wahid E Allawi Jasim Sultan Minister of Minister of Minister of Higher N Minister of Finance Minister* of Foreign Minister of Health Education Environment Affairs Education TKhudayyir al-Khuza’i Narmin ‘Uthman (F) Bayan Jabr Hoshyar Zebari * Abd Dhiyab al-Ajili

Minister of Human Minister of Industry Minister of Minister of Housing & Minister of Labor & Minister of Justice O Rights & Minerals Interior Construction Social Affairs Mahmud Muhammad Wijdan Mikha’il (F) F Fawzi al-Hariri Jawad al-Bulani Safa al Safi (acting) Bayan Daza’I (F) Jawad al-Radi

Minister of Minister of Science & Minister of Municipalities Minister of Minister of Oil Minister of Trade S Planning Technology & Public Works Transportation Husayn al- Abd al-Falah al- Ali Baban Ra’id Fahmi Jahid Riyad Ghurayyib * T Shahristani Sudani

A Minister of Water Minister of Youth & Minister of State for Minister of State for Minister of State for National T Resources Sports Civil Society National Dialogue Affairs Security Affairs E ‘Abd al-Latif Rashid Jasim Muhammad Ja’far Wijdan Mikha’il (acting) Akram al-Hakim Shirwan al-Waili Minister of State for Minister of State for Minister of State for Minister of State for Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Governorates Affairs Tourism and Antiquities Women’s Affairs CoR Affairs Fatin Abd al-Rahman Safa al-Safi Rafi Hiyad al-Isawi * * 9 Mahmud (F) UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED June 27, 2007 [4.] Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services – Financials from Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) 1 and IRRF 2

Committed Obligated Disbursed Apportioned

D Sector Apportion Last Week Current Change Last Week Current Change Last Week Current Change

E Security and Law Enforcement $5,004.79 $4,978.21 $4,978.21 $0.00 $4,975.17 $4,975.17 $0.00 $4,797.45 $4,797.45 $0.00

P Electricity Sector $4,216.87 $4,171.28 $4,171.28 $0.00 $4,046.30 $4,046.30 $0.00 $3,322.85 $3,322.85 $0.00 A Oil Infrastructure $1,724.70 $1,623.09 $1,623.09 $0.00 $1,572.42 $1,572.42 $0.00 $1,456.14 $1,456.14 $0.00 Justice, Public Safety and Civil $1,304.15 $1,302.73 $1,302.73 $0.00 $1,296.75 $1,296.75 $0.00 $1,092.52 $1,092.54 $0.03 R Society

T Democracy $998.35 $997.98 $997.98 $0.00 $997.91 $997.91 $0.00 $934.51 $934.51 $0.00

Education, Refugees, Human M $410.06 $399.91 $399.91 $0.00 $399.90 $399.90 $0.00 $369.56 $369.57 $0.01 E Rights, Governance Roads, Bridges and $333.60 $327.80 $327.80 $0.00 $320.73 $320.73 $0.00 $227.06 $227.06 $0.00 N Construction T Health Care $816.22 $770.75 $770.75 $0.00 $758.81 $758.81 $0.00 $668.79 $668.79 $0.00 Transportation and $456.72 $455.45 $455.45 $0.00 $447.17 $447.17 $0.00 $354.39 $354.39 $0.00 Communications Water Resources and $2,115.79 $2,006.53 $2,006.53 $0.00 $1,963.12 $1,963.12 $0.00 $1,614.27 $1,614.27 $0.00 O Sanitation

F Private Sector Development $809.26 $808.91 $808.91 $0.00 $808.91 $808.91 $0.00 $789.24 $789.24 $0.00 Admin Expense (USAID, $211.05 $210.48 $210.48 $0.00 $210.48 $210.48 $0.00 $188.19 $188.44 $0.25 STATE)

S Total $18,401.56 $18,053.11 $18,053.11 $0.00 $17,797.66 $17,797.66 $0.00 $15,814.98 $15,815.27 $0.29

T IRRF II Construction - $10,341.46 $10,341.46 $0.00 $10,090.24 $10,090.24 $0.00 $8,656.77 $8,656.77 $0.00

A IRRF II Non-Construction - $6,713.68 $6,713.68 $0.00 $6,709.52 $6,709.52 $0.00 $6,223.70 $6,223.99 $0.29 T IRRF II Democracy - $997.98 $997.98 $0.00 $997.91 $997.91 $0.00 $934.51 $934.51 $0.00 E IRRF I Total $2,473.30 $2,473.30 $2,473.300 $0.0 $2,232.3 $2,232.3 $0.00 $2,139.00 $2,139.0 $0.00 Grand Total IRRF I & II $20,874.86 $20,526.41 $20,526.41 $0.00 $20,029.96 $20,029.96 $0.00 $17,953.98 $17,954.27 $0.29

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D E Daily Electricity Supplied and Estimated Demand in Iraq Since January 2004 P Daily Supply 7-Day Average Supply Estimated Demand A 250,000 R T M 200,000 E N 150,000 T 100,000 O F 50,000

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S 1/1/04 3/31/04 6/29/04 9/27/04 12/26/04 3/26/05 6/24/05 9/22/05 12/21/05 3/21/06 6/19/06 9/17/06 12/16/06 3/16/07 6/14/07 T A Date T E • For the week of June 20-26, national electricity supply was 7 percent below the same period in 2006.

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D • Area residents of Adhamiyah will benefit from improved wastewater and sewage disposal E from the completed, U.S.-funded rehabilitation of Manama Sewage Pump Station in P Baghdad, Adhamiyah, M337, Baghdad province. A R Transportation: T • Area residents of Atirah and Sidrik in Kirkuk province will benefit with access to vital road M arteries, effective traffic movement, and increased motorist safety from the completed, U.S.- E funded CERP7 Zab road construction project. N T • Residents of Hawijah, Bayji, and Kirkuk in Kirkuk province, benefit with access to vital road arteries, direct access between the oil fields in Kirkuk and the refineries in Bayji, effective traffic movement, and increased motorist safety from the completed U.S.-funded CERP7 al- O Menzela road construction project. F Water: S T • Approximately 4,000 local residents will receive clean potable water from the completed, U.S.-funded Rural Water (10) al-Bu Mkhaibr Mkheebr project, in al-Anbar, al-Anbar Province. A T • Up to 24,000 residents of Abu Fillis will receive clean potable water from the completed, E U.S.-funded Rural Water Supply Abu Fillis (G5) project, in Ramadi, al-Anbar province. • Residents of Tal Ali and neighboring villages in Kirkuk province will receive clean potable water from the completed, U.S.-funded CERP5 Tal Ali Water Project. 12 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED June 27, 2007 [5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Oil Update and Job Creation Oil Update: D • Crude oil price averages in world markets for the week ending June 22 closed with the E following prices: P – Basrah Light at $66.892/ barrel – Dated Brent at $72.158/barrel A – WTI Cushing at $68.726/ barrel – Oman/Dubai at $66.788/barrel R T M Employment Update: E N Iraqis Iraqis Iraqi Employment Per Organization Last This % T Employment Program Week Week change Gulf Region District (GRD) (Includes MILCON/OMA) 20,129 20,129 0% O US Agency for International Development (USAID) 56,462 63,377 12% F Commander's Emergency Response Program (CERP) 4,265 4,265 0% Multi-National Security Transition Command-Iraq (MNSTC-I) 11,984 10,862 -9% S Iraq Reconstruction Relief Fund (I RRF) Non-Constr uction 8,986 8,986 0% T GRAND TOTAL 101,826 107,619 6% A T E

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[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy - Banking Sector Central Bank’s US Dollar (USD) Currency Auction: • The following table shows volume sold of and exchange rates for USD in the Iraqi currency auction since April. Since D September, the Central Bank of Iraq (CBI) has slowly appreciated the dinar, as suggested by the IMF, in an effort to rein in E galloping inflation. There are early signs that this effort may have begun to bear fruit, as year-to-date inflation is 2.8%, which projects a pace well below the IMF annual target of 30%. However, this decline in the rate of inflation may be P temporary, as the CBI has slowed its appreciation of the currency and the rate of inflation (particularly for energy1,500 prices) $100.0 A typically picks up in the second half of the year. R $90.0 Central Bank of Iraq USD Currency Auction: July 2, 2006 – June 25, 2007 1,450 T $80.0 M E $70.0 1,400 N $60.0 T $50.0

1,350 O $40.0 F $30.0 NI D Exchange Rate USD Sold (Millions) Sold USD

1,300 S $20.0 T $10.0 A $0.0 1,250 3 0 7 0 2 9 5 2 9 5 2 0 8 9 7 4 1 2 8 6 6 2 9 5 0 7 3 0 6 0 8 5 9 3 5 T 6 2 25 1 2 2 1 1 2 1 v 1 1 1 2 b 2 2 2 r 2 1 22 2 - - 1 ep p p t t 1 c c n n e b r 1 r 27 p 1 r 3 y 1 e19 e 2 - - 1 - 3 - e c c e e a eb a 4- a p a e n n l 9 3 8 1 2 S O Oct 2- No - DecD D Ja F Fe b 13F Fe 1 -A A n u u l l 16 - - - S - Sep - O - J - - -M r M 8 Apr M -May Ju J u g 0 - Se 4 - - 0 4 1- a 2 3- Apr0- 8 4- 2- May 6 - J E Ju J Jul 2Jul 26 - 30Aug u 3 6 3 1 t 3 v 29 6 8 - 7 3 6 - 2 r 7 M r 1 2 y 6 - A Augg p 1 2 c t 11 o Nov 15 - c28 n 1 n 1 a a r r a y 9- e 0 u e p p c N e a n a eb M Aprp p M a n 2 Jul 31 - Aug A S e Sep 26O - OctO Oct 19 - Nov 8 - NovNov 1 D ec 13 - J a J FebF Feb Feb 28-M Mar 6 Mar 22- A Apr 17-AprA 23 M May u30-June 4 e Se S D Dec 20 - DecJ 2 Jan 23 - Jan 2 May May1 23- MayJ 2June n17-Ju Ju US $ Sold (Weekly Avg) The New Iraqi Dinar (NID) exchange rate line is calculated as a weekly weighted average (NID/USD)

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[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Securities Markets

Trading of Iraqi Bonds on the International Secondary Bond Market: • The following table shows the daily bond resale price and yield on Iraqi bonds issued January 20. The bonds were originally issued to D approximately two-thirds of Iraq’s commercial creditors as part of a debt exchange arrangement as per Paris Club terms. Iraq’s commercial debt was approximately $22 billion before the debt-swap arrangement. The bonds, which are not yet rated, will mature in 2028. The bonds’ E current yield of 9.6 percent remains one of the highest in the world for sovereign debt instruments. P $70.00 11.00% A Iraqi Commercial Bond Sales June 4, 2006 - June 15, 2007 $68.00 R 10.50% T M $66.00 E 10.00% N $64.00 T 9.50%

$62.00 O 9.00% Yield Percentage F $60.00 PriceBond inUSD

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T 8-Feb 6-Mar 7-Dec 10-Jul 21-Jul 3-Aug 8-May 15-Jan 26-Jan 12-Apr 25-Apr 14-Jun 14-Jun 27-Jun 18-Oct 31-Oct 13-Nov 24-Nov 21-Feb 19-Mar 30-Mar 20-Dec 16-Aug 29-Aug 11-Sep 22-Sep E 21-May

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[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Economic Events

China Announces Forgiveness of Iraqi Debt: D E • Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai and three Iraqi ministers signed a deal June P 21 to cancel Iraq’s approximately $2.85 million in sovereign debt to China’s A government. No details were given on the debt relief and state media reported only that Premier Wen Jiabao told visiting Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that R China would help train Iraqi personnel to upgrade Iraq’s medical and educational T capacities. M • According to Iraq’s finance minister, Iraq owes China about $8 billion -- part of the E roughly $60 billion in foreign debt accumulated during the Saddam Hussein era. N (Virtually all of this is owed to Chinese state-owned companies). T Progress in Diyala Province: O F • Economic activity in Khalis improved over the past week and more stores and shops are open. In addition, the Iraqi Army and Coalition Forces transferred five S billion Iraqi Dinars from the Central Bank in Baghdad to the bank in Khalis, which T was then used to distribute salaries and pensions to government employees. A The economy in the Kurdish-dominated city of Khaniqin in northern Diyala T province is still the best in the province and a housing construction boom is E underway there. Overall, however, the money supply within the province continues to be limited.

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[5.] Help2.40 Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Crude Oil Production

2007 Iraqi Oil Ministry Goal: 2.1 MBPD 2.00 D 2.18 2.19 2.16 2.17 2.06 E 2.03 2.04 2.02 P 1.85 A 1.60 1.74 R T

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T 0.80 Millions of Barrels Per Day Per of Barrels Millions O F 0.40

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Revenue (US$B) Projected Exports (MBPD) D $3.50 E

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R 1.68 1.68 1.62 1.64 $2.50 T 1.55 1.58 1.50 1.50 1.48 M 1.44 1.45 1.20 1.30 $2.00 E $0.77 N T $3.41 $3.44 $1.50 $3.05 (Billions) USD O $2.73 $2.75 $2.75 $2.46

Millions Day per of Barrels $2.45 0.60 $1.00 F $2.19 $2.11 $2.11 $1.89

S $0.50 T Jul-06 Aug-06 Sep-06 Oct-06 Nov-06 Dec-06 Jan-07 Feb-07 Mar-07 Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 A T 0.00 $0.00 E • 2006 Revenue Estimate: $31.3 Billion • 2007 Revenue Estimate: $14.7 Billion (Year to Date) 18 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED June 27, 2007 [5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Total Critical Refined Product

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Apr-07 May-07 Jun-07 Goal D E P 20 A R T 15 M E N Days T 10

O F 5 5 5 4 4 S 333333 Diesel Kerosene Gasoline LPG2 T 1 A 0 T E • The goal is to have on hand 15 days supply of all refined products, calculated on the basis of maximum consumption over the year and not adjusted for seasonal variation. The numbers given above are monthly averages. 20 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED June 27, 2007 [6.] Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law and Promote Civil Rights– Iraqi Judicial System “Chemical Ali” Sentenced to Hang for Kurdish Massacre D E • On June 24, Iraqi Judge Muhammad Oraibi al-Khalifa sentenced Saddam Hussein's P cousin Ali Hassan al-Majid and two other former regime officials to death by hanging for A their roles in a 1980s campaign that led to the deaths of 180,000 Kurds. Known as R “Chemical Ali”, al-Majid earned his nickname for his alleged use of chemical weapons T against the ethnic minority during efforts to crush a rebellion in the north. The court M convicted al-Majid of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes for ordering E army and security services to use chemical weapons in a large-scale offensive that killed N or maimed thousands. T • Former Defense Minister Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai and Deputy Director of Army Operations Hussein Rashid Mohammed were also sentenced to death. Military O intelligence leaders Farhan Mutlaq Salih and Sabir al-Duri were sentenced to life in F prison.

S Iraqi Correction Officers Receive Training in Jordan T A • About 2,400 guards are due to be trained at the $110 million facility the U.S. has built in T Mawaqqar (20 miles east of Amman, Jordan). During the past three years, the 560-acre E training center graduated about 50,000 Iraqi police cadets before the mission shifted to preparing prison guards.

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Gordon Brown is to be Elected Leader of the Labor Party: D • Gordon Brown assumed leadership of Britain's Labor Party June 24, paving the way for E him to take over as prime minister later in the week. Brown did not confirm any plans for P additional withdrawals of UK forces, but did commit that Britain would "learn lessons that A need to be learned" from Iraq, adding that Britain's future foreign policy would "reflect the R truth that to isolate and defeat terrorist extremism now involves more than military force." T UN to Assist in Rebuilding of Shia Shrine: M E • The United Nations has agreed to help Iraq rebuild the al-Askari shrine after a N memorandum of understanding was signed in Jordan. A UNESCO spokesman said $8.4 million had been budgeted for the work, of which $3 million would come from the Iraqi T government and the remainder from UN funds. O IRCS Sites Infrastructure Damage as Hampering Humanitarian Missions: F • The Iraqi Red Crescent Society (IRCS) claims that the delivery of humanitarian aid is being hampered as bridges and key transportation arteries come under attack from S insurgents. T UN Refugee Agency Says Palestinians Who Fled Iraq Desperately Need Aid: A • A UNHCR team visited al-Walid camp, home to over 1,000 Palestinians on the Iraqi-Syria T border and cited an urgent need for medical care. The team also called for international E assistance to find an immediate humanitarian solution.

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Jordan to Host Conference on Iraqi Refugees: D • Jordan will host a conference in July for nations sheltering hundreds of thousands of E Iraqis who have fled the violence in their country. Regional countries -- mainly Jordan, P Syria and Iraq, as well as the United Nations, will take part in the conference that will A discuss ways of helping these states cope with burdens caused by Iraqi refugees. R T Iran Accuses U.S. of Damaging Iran-Iraq Relations: M • Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iraqi President Jalal Talabani that the U.S. opposes E improvement in relations between Iran and Iraq but that both countries should resist the N damage. Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister said that the next U.S.-Iran meeting to discuss Iraq was also addressed at the meeting. Iran has stated that it will favorably consider the T Iraqi request but not make a decision until after the U.S. accepts the proposal. O F

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23 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED June 27, 2007 [7.] Increase International Support for Iraq – Contributors to Iraqi Stability Operations Data as of June 22, 2007 D 25 Countries with forces in Iraq (in addition to US) E P A Albania Denmark Lithuania Slovakia R Armenia El Salvador Macedonia South Korea T Australia Estonia Moldova Ukraine M Azerbaijan Georgia Mongolia UK E Bosnia-Herzegovina Japan Poland N Bulgaria Kazakhstan Romania T Czech Republic Latvia Singapore

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*34 includes the 25 countries listed above, the US, Fiji, and seven NATO, non-MNF-I countries: Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey 24 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED June 27, 2007 [8.] Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and Public Isolation of the Insurgents – Developments UNICEF Denounces Neglect of Iraq Orphanage: D • The United Nations Children’s Fund denounced the neglect and abuse of children in a E Baghdad orphanage as “totally unacceptable” June 22 and urged the Iraqi government to P carry out a review of all children’s care homes as soon as possible. A R • A CBS report broadcasted June 18 showed the poor state of the al-Hanan orphanage in T Baghdad. U.S. and Iraqi forces uncovered the government-run facility for children with M special needs. E Journalist Killed: N T • Officials said that Iraqi journalist Zina Shakir Mahmud was shot to death in Mosul July 24, becoming the second female journalist to be killed in the city this month. O • Mahmud, a former radio broadcaster, was writing about women’s affairs for the al-Haqiqa F newspaper, an organ of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, according to Abd al-Ghani Ali Yahya, head of the Journalists Union of Kurdistan. S New Radio Station: T A • The Anbar Agriculture Radio Show was initiated for programming on Ramadi radio T station 94.3FM. The format will be entirely in Arabic as taped by professional radio E broadcasters in Baghdad, then sent to stations wanting to air the show. It will be broadcast twice daily; once before the translated BBC International News in the morning, and then replayed again after the same news spot in the evening. 25 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED June 27, 2007

Iraq Weekly Status – General Information

D E • This brief draws from multiple sources. References are cited on the P A following pages. R T M • Please forward all questions and/or comments to: E N [email protected] T

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Slide 5: D – MNF-I Press Release – 20 June 2007 – (http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12427&Itemid=128) – Defend America – 22 June 2007 – (http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/jun2007/a062207ls1.html) E Slide 6: P – Defend America – 20 June 2007 -- (http://www.defendamerica.mil/articles/jun2007/a062007tj1.html) A Slide 7: R • DoD Input to Iraq Weekly Status Report June 27, 2007 T M Slide 8: E – http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-iraq24jun24,0,7576039.story?coll=la-home-center N – http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-iraq_25jun25,1,5983544.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed – http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-iraq_25jun25,1,5983544.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed T Slide 9: – NEA Political Section, [email protected] O F Slide 10: – ITAO Weekly Report, June 26, 2007 S Slide 11: T – POC Bob Means, Department of State (202) 647-9815 – The chart shows average daily power production in megawatt hours (MWh). 120,000 MWh goal equates to 20 hours at 6000 MW average A supplied load or 24 hours at 5000 MW average supply load. T E

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Slide 12: Sanitation: D – USACE Daily Report – June 22 E Transportation: – USACE Daily Report – June 21 P Water: A – USACE Daily Report – June 25 – USACE Daily Report – June 25 R – USACE Daily Report – June 21 T Slide 13: M – Oil Prices are sourced from Bloomberg Employment Update: E – Information regarding the Employment Update was sourced from the ITAO Weekly Report – June 19, 2007. N – CERP has not reported figures for some time. Until they report accurate data, the number will remain at 0. – PCO will be reporting on a bi-weekly basis. T Slide 14: – Information regarding the NID auction was gathered from the Central Bank of Iraq’s website: http://www.cbiraq.org Slide 15: O – Iraqi Bond Prices are sourced from Bloomberg Slide 16: F – Associated Press, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_on_re_mi_ea/china_iraq_debt, June 22 – PRT Weekly Summary, June 15 – June 21 Slide 17: S – Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885 T Slide 18: – Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885 A Slide 19: T – Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885 E

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Slide 20: D – Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885 Slide 21: E – Associated Press - 6/64/07 – by Sinan Salaheddin P – (Associated Press - http://news.yahoo.com) Slide 22: A – www.bbc.com R – http://www.iraqdevelopmentprogram.org/idp/news/new1675.htm – www.un.org T – www.un.org M Slide 23: – AFP - http://news.yahoo.com E – http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070626/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iran_iraq_us;_ylt=AlHtCP65sDLrq64AF35djxULewgF N Slide 24: T – Source: DOD Input to Weekly Status Report, updated bi-weekly. Slide 25: – AFP, http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070622/wl_mideast_afp/iraqunrestchildrenun, June 22//AFP, O http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070622/ts_afp/iraqunrestchildren, June 22 – Associated Press, “Iraqi Journalist Shot to Death on Her Way Home from Work in Northern Iraq,” June 24 F – PRT Weekly Summary, June 15 – June 21

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