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Status Report
January 4, 2007
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs
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Table of Contents
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This report provides weekly updates in the eight key areas identified as pillars
of US government policy for victory in Iraq.
SECTION
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Highlights
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1. Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgents
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2. Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance
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3. Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic
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4. Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential
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5. Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy
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6. Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law and Promote Civil Rights
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7. Increase International Support for Iraq
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8. Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and
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Public Isolation of the Insurgents
Special Addendum: Provincial Reconstruction Teams
Sources and Contact Information
Notes and Source Citations
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1. Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgents
Iraqi Special Operations Forces with Coalition advisors captured an al-Qaida in
Iraq (AQI) terrorist cell leader December 26 in al-Yusifiyah south of Baghdad. The
AQI cell leader was allegedly responsible for the kidnapping of two US soldiers
from a checkpoint in Yusifiyah in June as well as numerous other kidnappings,
murders and violent crimes in the area. The two soldiers were later found tortured
and murdered.
2. Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance
During December, the Iraqi Police Service (IPS) graduated 8,708 police recruits
from the ten-week basic training courses held in Baghdad, Basrah, Hamman alAlil, Hillah, Erbil, Kut, Mosul, Najaf, Sulaymaniyah and Jordan.
3. Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government
Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki stated in an interview that although he believed his
taking the position of Prime Minister served the national interest, he wished he
could leave office before the completion of his four-year term and would not accept
the position again.
4. Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services
Baghdad has received no power from Haditha Dam since December 4, and since
December 27 it has also received none from northern generating plants, reducing
Baghdad daily electricity service to five to six hours a day.
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5. Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy
Iranian Economy Minister Davoud Danesh Jafari announced that Iran will
provide a $1 billion loan to Iraq for reconstruction. The Iraqis have committed
to use Iranian contractors and experts for the proposed projects. The two
sides reached the agreement during the visit to Tehran of Iraqi Finance
Minister Bayan Jabr (SCIRI).
6. Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law
The sentence of the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) against Saddam Hussein was
carried out at a prison in Baghdad the morning of December 30.
7. Increase International Support for Iraq
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry announced December 29 that South Korea is
considering allowing its firms to conduct business in Iraq’s northern Kurdish
region given the improved security situation in the region.
8. Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and Public Isolation
of the Insurgents
Four Americans and an Austrian abducted in November in southern Iraq spoke
briefly and appeared uninjured in a video believed to have been recorded
nearly two weeks ago and delivered January 3 to The Associated Press.
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Iraqi Statistics Show December 2006 Was the Deadliest Month for Iraqi Civilians:
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Defense ministries, December was the deadliest month for the country's civilians in
2006 with a death toll of 1,927 - compared with 1,846 in November and 1,315 in
October.
• Although the US military does not release Iraqi civilian casualty numbers, the
Iraqi Interior Ministry spokesman, Brigadier General Abdul Kareem Khalaf,
disagreed with the released Iraqi statistics, saying that the latest figures were
too high and that the civilian toll in December was about half what was being
reported and was one of the lowest monthly totals of the year.
Iraqi Army Captures Al-Qaida Terrorist Cell Leader:
• Iraqi Special Operations Forces with Coalition advisors captured an al-Qaida in Iraq
(AQI) terrorist cell leader December 26 in al-Yusifiyah south of Baghdad. The AQI
cell leader was allegedly responsible for the kidnapping of two US soldiers from a
checkpoint in Yusifiyah in June as well as numerous other kidnappings, murders
and violent crimes in the area. The two soldiers were later found tortured and
murdered.
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Iraqi Police Graduate 8,708 from Basic Training Courses in December:
• The Iraqi Police Service (IPS) graduated 8,708 police recruits from the ten-week
basic training courses held in Baghdad, Basrah, Hamman al-Alil, Hillah, Erbil, Kut,
Mosul, Najaf, Sulaymaniyah and Jordan during the month of December.
• An additional 2,462 police students completed the three-week Transitional
Integration Program for police officers with prior experience.
• To date, more than 151,000 Iraqi policemen have completed basic training courses.
Additionally, nearly 30,000 Department of Border Enforcement and more than
26,000 National Police have completed initial training.
New Officers Graduate from Iraqi Military Academy:
• More than 200 cadets were promoted to the rank of second lieutenant in the Iraqi
Army in a graduation ceremony December 28 at the Iraqi Military Academy, alRustamiyah.
• The new officers completed a year-long military leadership development
course based on the United Kingdom’s Royal Military Academy at Sandhurst,
which focuses on command, leadership and advanced military skills that the
new officers will implement with their units.
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Forces
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Ministry of Interior Forces
Ministry of Defense Forces
COMPONENT
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ARMY
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AIR FORCE
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OTHER MOI
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~28,900
NAVY
~1,100
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~134,700**
TOTAL
~188,300**
Total Trained & Equipped ISF:
~323,000****
* Ministry of Interior Forces: Unauthorized absence personnel are included in these numbers
** Ministry of Defense Forces: Unauthorized absence personnel are not included in these numbers
*** Army numbers include Special Operations Forces and Support Forces
**** Does not include the approximately 144,000 Facilities Protection Service personnel working in 27
ministries
Data as of December 25, 2006 (updated bi-weekly by DOD)
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Maliki Would Reject a Second Term:
• Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki said in a published report in the Wall Street Journal
that he wished he could leave office before the completion of his four-year
term and would not run again.
• “I didn't want to take this position,” Maliki told the Wall Street Journal in an
interview published January 2. “I only agreed because I thought it would serve
the national interest, and I will not accept it again.” Maliki said it was
“impossible” that he would serve a second term.
• “I wish I could be done with it even before the end of this term,” he said in the
interview, which was conducted December 24. “I would like to serve my
people from outside the circle of senior officials, maybe through the
parliament, or through working directly with the people.”
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Saddam Hussein’s Execution Sparks Criticism:
• Hundreds of Sunni Arabs protested January 1 against the execution of Saddam Hussein.
In ad-Dawr, the village north of Baghdad where Saddam was captured by US troops in
December 2003, demonstrators blamed Shia leaders for carrying out the death sentence.
• Iraq's main Sunni clerics group blamed the US for Saddam's execution. The Muslim
Scholars’ Association called Saddam's hanging for crimes against humanity a “purely
political act.” The group also lashed out at the fact that the execution was conducted
during Eid al-Adha, one of Islam's holiest periods.
• US officials in Iraq raised concerns over arrangements for the execution, both before and
after it was carried out, but said questions over the manner of the hanging should not call
into question the integrity of Saddam’s trial. “The most important thing is that Saddam
Hussein was executed after a long trial - a long and public trial, that met international
standards,” White House spokesman Tony Snow said.
• Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has said that Saddam's execution did not need his approval.
Talabani's office released a statement January 2 saying the president opposes the death
penalty, but cannot interfere with the independence of the judiciary. Prime Minister Maliki
has ordered an investigation into the execution to try to uncover who taunted the former
dictator, and who leaked subsequent mobile phone footage.
• The Iraqi government also postponed hanging two of Saddam's co-defendants in the
Dujail trial. Barzan Ibrahim al-Tikriti, Saddam's half brother and former intelligence chief,
and Awad Ahmed al-Bandar, the head of the revolutionary court, were to have been
hanged January 4 after the end of the Eid al-Adha holiday. But Prime Minister Maliki's
office said the execution was postponed “due to international pressure.”
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Government - Iraqi National Unity Government
President
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Deputy President
Tariq al-Hashimi
‘Adil ‘Abd al-Mahdi
Prime Minister
Deputy Prime Minister
Nuri al-Maliki
Deputy Prime Minister
Barham Salih
(F) = Female
Salam al-Zawba’i
Minister of
Communications
Minister of Culture
Minister of Defense
Minister of Displacement
& Migration
Minister of
Electricity
Muhammad Tawfiq
Allawi
As’ad Kamal
Muhammad Abdallah alHashimi
Abdul Qadir Muhammed
Jasim
Abd al-Samad Rahman
Sultan
Karim Wahid
Minister of
Environment
Minister of Finance
Minister of Foreign
Affairs
Minister of Health
Minister of Higher
Education
Narmin ‘Uthman (F)
Bayan Jabr
Hoshyar Zebari
Ali al-Shammari
Abd Dhiyab al-Ajili
Minister of Human
Rights
Minister of Industry
& Minerals
Minister of
Interior
Minister of Justice
Minister of Housing &
Construction
Minister of Labor &
Social Affairs
Wijdan Mikha’il (F)
Fawzi al-Hariri
Jawad al-Bulani
Hashim al-Shibli
Bayan Daza’I (F)
Mahmud Muhammad
Jawad al-Radi
Minister of Oil
Minister of
Planning
Minister of Trade
Minister of Science &
Technology
Minister of Municipalities
& Public Works
Minister of
Transportation
Husayn alShahristani
Ali Baban
Abd al-Falah alSudani
Ra’id Fahmi Jahid
Riyad Ghurayyib
Karim Mahdi Salih
Minister of Water
Resources
Minister of Youth &
Sports
Minister of State for
Civil Society
Minister of State for
National Dialogue Affairs
Minister of State for National
Security Affairs
‘Abd al-Latif Rashid
Jasim Muhammad Ja’far
Adil al-Asadi
Akram al-Hakim
Shirwan al-Waili
Minister of State for
Foreign Affairs
Minister of State for
Governorates Affairs
Minister of State for
Tourism and Antiquities
Minister of State for
Women’s Affairs
Rafi Hiyad al-Isawi
Sa’d Tahir Abd Khalaf
al-Hashimi
Liwa Sumaysim
Fatin Abd al-Rahman
Mahmud (F)
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Minister of State for
CoR Affairs
Safa al-Safi
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[4.] Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services –
Financials from Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) 1 and IRRF 2
(Millions of USD)
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Last Week
Current
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Security and Law Enforcement
$5,002.59
$5,002.59
$4,990.93
$4,989.02
($1.91)
$4,988.46
$4,986.48
($1.99)
$4,700.03
$4,702.03
$2.01
Electricity Sector
$4,239.51
$4,239.51
$4,238.86
$4,238.86
$0.00
$4,094.48
$4,094.48
$0.00
$2,932.85
$2,955.02
$22.17
Oil Infrastructure
$1,724.70
$1,724.70
$1,722.88
$1,723.87
$0.99
$1,625.00
$1,625.00
$0.00
$1,282.28
$1,286.61
$4.33
Justice, Public Safety and Civil
Society
$1,304.15
$1,304.15
$1,303.84
$1,303.79
($0.05)
$1,297.45
$1,297.39
($0.05)
$971.68
$971.50
($0.19)
Democracy
$1,001.85
$1,001.85
$1,001.78
$1,001.78
$0.00
$1,001.78
$1,001.78
$0.00
$885.47
$886.16
$0.69
Education, Refugees, Human Rights,
Governance
$401.50
$401.50
$401.20
$401.20
$0.00
$401.20
$401.20
$0.00
$337.56
$337.57
$0.00
Roads, Bridges and Construction
$333.60
$333.60
$332.43
$332.41
($0.01)
$326.30
$326.29
($0.01)
$205.93
$206.07
$0.14
Health Care
$818.90
$818.90
$817.55
$817.55
$0.00
$801.35
$801.45
$0.10
$572.30
$578.55
$6.24
Transportation and Communications
$464.12
$464.12
$464.11
$464.11
($0.00)
$458.23
$458.23
($0.001)
$334.75
$335.36
$0.61
Water Resources and Sanitation
$2,131.08
$2,131.08
$2,129.43
$2,129.40
($0.03)
$2,057.11
$2,057.10
($0.01)
$1,405.29
$1,409.11
$3.82
Private Sector Development
$813.95
$813.95
$813.95
$813.95
$0.00
$813.95
$813.95
$0.00
$760.91
$761.56
$0.65
Admin Expense (USAID, STATE)
$213.00
$213.00
$212.45
$212.45
$0.00
$212.45
$212.45
$0.00
$138.37
$138.37
$0.00
$18,448.95
$18,448.95
$18,429.42
$18,428.40
($1.02)
$18,077.77
$18,075.80
($1.97)
$14,527.44
$14,567.91
$40.47
IRRF II Construction
$10,598.64
$10,598.13
($0.51)
$10,268.75
$10,267.36
($1.39)
$7,868.14
$7,894.85
$26.71
IRRF II Non-Construction
$6,829.00
$6,828.49
($0.51)
$6,807.24
$6,806.66
($0.58)
$5,773.82
$5,786.90
$13.07
IRRF II Democracy
$1,001.78
$1,001.78
$0.00
$1,001.78
$1,001.78
$0.00
$885.47
$886.16
$0.69
Total
IRRF I Total
$2,473.30
$2,473.30
$2,473.30
$2,473.30
$0.00
$2,232.3
$2,232.3
$0.00
$2,139.00
$2,139.0
$0.00
Grand Total IRRF I & II
$20,922.25
$20,922.25
$20,902.72
$20,901.70
($1.02)
$20,310.07
$20,308.10
($1.97)
$16,666.44
$16,706.91
$40.47
As of January 2, 2007
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since December 27 it has also received none from northern generating plants,
reducing daily electricity service in Baghdad to five to six hours.
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Oil Update:
• Crude oil price averages in world markets for the week ending December 15 closed with the
following prices:
– Basrah Light at $55.61/barrel
– Dated Brent at $62.28/barrel
– WTI Cushing at $61.91/barrel
– Oman/Dubai at $57.99/barrel
Employment Update:
There will be no employment update this week.
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Data as of January 2
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Central Bank’s US Dollar (USD) Currency Auction:
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$80.0
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$60.0
1,430
$50.0
1,410
$40.0
1,390
$30.0
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$20.0
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$10.0
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$0.0
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IMF, to tackle rampant inflation over the past year. This welcome increase in the dinar's value against the
dollar is reflected in the figure below.
Central Bank of Iraq
USD Currency Auction: April 2, 2006 – December 28, 2006
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Trading of Iraqi Bonds on the International Secondary Bond Market:
Iraqi Commercial Bond Sales
January 20, 2006 - December 29, 2006
10.00%
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$74.00
9.50%
$72.00
$70.00
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$68.00
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two-thirds of Iraq’s commercial creditors as part of a debt exchange arrangement at 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’ current
yield of 9.68 percent remains one of the highest in the world for sovereign debt instruments.
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Iran to Loan Iraq $1 Billion:
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Parliament for consideration. A final report is expected after the Eid al-Adha.
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[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Crude Oil Production
2.80
2.40
Iraqi Oil Ministry Goal: 2.5 MBPD
2.30
2.20
2.21
2.18
2.14
2.05
2.23
2.17
2.05
2.00
Millions of Barrels Per Day
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1.79
1.60
1.20
0.80
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0.00
October
23-29
October
30November
5
November
6-12
November
13-19
November
20-26
November
27December
3
Production
December
4-10
December December
11-17
18-24
December
25-31
Target
• Weekly Average (December 25-31) of 2.23 Million Barrels Per Day (MBPD)
• 2006 Average 2.13 MBPD
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[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Crude Oil Export
Revenue (US$B)
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Exports (MBPD)
$4.00
2.40
$3.50
1.68
1.67
1.68
1.60
$3.00
1.62
1.55
1.51
1.47
1.44
1.45
$2.50
1.32
1.20
$2.00
1.05
$3.41
$3.02
$2.92
$3.44
$3.03
$1.50
$2.73
$2.46
$2.45
0.60
$2.16
USD (Billions)
1.80
Millions of Barrels per Day
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Projected
$2.25
$2.19
$1.00
$1.84
$0.50
0.00
$0.00
Jan-06
Feb-06
Mar-06
Apr-06
May-06
Jun-06
Jul-06
• 2005 Revenue Estimate:
$23.5 Billion
• 2006 Revenue Estimate:
$31.3 Billion
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Aug-06
Sep-06
Oct-06
Nov-06
Dec-06
(Year to Date)
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[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Total Critical Refined Product
Supplies
Domestic Production
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100%
17%
38%
80%
Percentage of Share of Weekly Fuel Supplies
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Import
47%
51%
60%
40%
83%
62%
53%
49%
20%
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Diesel
Kerosene
Gasoline
LPG
Note: This is a daily average for the week of December 25 – 31
• Diesel: 13.9 ML supply of 21.0 ML target
• Kerosene: 10.5 ML supply of 16.8 ML target
• Gasoline: 12.2 ML supply of 22.5 ML target
• LPG: 3,059 tons supply of 5,630 tons target
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[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – National Stock Levels
Oct-06
Dec-06
Goal
25
20
15
Days
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Diesel
Kerosene
Gasoline
LPG
• 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.
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[6.] Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law and Promote Civil Rights–
Iraqi Judicial System
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Saddam Hussein Executed, Execution Taped by Cell Phone:
• The sentence of the Iraqi High Tribunal (IHT) against Saddam Hussein was carried out at
a prison in Baghdad the monrning of December 30.
• The execution was recorded on a mobile phone, which was later leaked to the public.
The scene was broadcast on al-Jazeera television and posted on the Internet, prompting
a worldwide outcry and large protests among Iraq's minority Sunnis, who lost their
preferential status when Saddam was ousted following the US-led invasion of March
2003.
• Iraqi authorities reported January 3 the arrests of two guards and an official who
supervised Saddam Hussein's execution and said the guard force was infiltrated by
outsiders who taunted the former dictator and shot the unauthorized mobile phone video.
This version was received with widespread skepticism by many Iraqis, who regard
Islamist Shia politicians close to the government as the lead suspects.
CCCI Convicts 48 Insurgents:
• The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) convicted 48 security detainees December 828, for various crimes including murder, kidnapping, illegal possession of special
category weapons, violation of the terrorist laws, failure to renew resident identification,
possessing and using a fake ID, use or attempted use of explosives and illegal border
crossing.
• Since its organization under an amendment to Coalition Provisional Authority order 13, in
April 2004, the CCCI has held 1,809 trials for Coalition-apprehended insurgents. The
proceedings have resulted in the conviction of 1,569 individuals with sentences ranging
up to death.
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[7.] Increase International Support for Iraq– Developments
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Seoul Moving to Allow Companies to do Business in Iraq :
• South Korea’s Foreign Ministry announced December 29 that South Korea is
considering allowing its firms to conduct business in Iraq’s northern Kurdish
region given the improved security situation in the region.
• South Korea has prohibited its people and firms from entering or doing
business in Iraq since the kidnapping and murder of a South Korean worker in
May 2004.
Foreign Minister Zebari Receives Russian Ambassador:
• Minister of Foreign Affairs Hoshyar Zebari received Vladimir Chamov, the
Ambassador of the Russian Federation to Iraq December 28. A range of
issues were discussed including security and political developments in Iraq
and means to enhance bilateral relations between the two countries.
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[7.] Increase International Support for Iraq – Contributors to Iraqi
Stability Operations
Data as of December 22, 2006
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25 Countries with forces in Iraq (in addition to US)
Albania
Denmark
Lithuania
Slovakia
Armenia
El Salvador
Macedonia
South Korea
Australia
Estonia
Moldova
Ukraine
Azerbaijan
Georgia
Mongolia
UK
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Japan
Poland
Bulgaria
Kazakhstan
Romania
Czech Republic
Latvia
Singapore
TOTAL ~ 15,197 Forces
*Note: Fiji participating as a
part of the UN mission in Iraq.
34 Countries and NATO*
(including US)
Support Iraqi Stability Operations
*34 includes the 25 countries listed above, the US, Fiji, and seven NATO, non-MNF-I countries: Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands,
Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey
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[8.] Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and
Public Isolation of the Insurgents – Developments
Kidnapped Contractors Shown on Video:
D
E • Four Americans and an Austrian abducted in November in southern Iraq spoke
briefly and appeared uninjured in a video believed to have been recorded
P
nearly two weeks ago and delivered January 3 to The Associated Press.
A
R • The men – security contractors for the Crescent Security Group based in
T
Kuwait – appeared separately on the edited video. Three of them said they
M
were being treated well.
E
N • The kidnappers were not seen or heard in the nearly two-minute video, but a
title that read “The National Islamic Resistance in Iraq. The Furkan Brigades”
T
was shown at the start of the video.
O •
F
The men were kidnapped November 16 when suspected militiamen in Iraqi
police uniforms ambushed a convoy of trucks being escorted by Crescent
Security on a highway near Safwan.
S
T
A
T
E
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Special Addendum: Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT)
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N
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PRT Mission Statement:
• To assist Iraq’s provincial governments with developing a transparent and
sustained capability to govern, promoting increased security and rule of law,
promoting political and economic development, and providing provincial
administration necessary to meet the basic needs of the population.
Provincial Reconstruction Team Concept:
• The PRT concept was developed to improve on Regional Embassy Office (REO)
and Provincial Support Team (PST) programs. The PRTs are a civil-military
operation led by the civilians with extensive support from US and Coalition Forces.
The PRTs are an integrated capacity-building effort built around Local Governance
Program (LGP) and include support from other agencies to cover all key capacity
development needs.
PRT Operations Status:
• PRTs have been established in Tamim/Kirkuk; Ninewa/Mosul; Babil/Hillah;
Baghdad; Anbar/Ramadi; Diyala/Baquba; Salah ad-Din; Basrah; and Dhi Qar.
PRTs are comprised of representatives from the US Department of State, United
States Agency for International Development, Multi-National Force – Iraq,
Department of Justice, Gulf Regional Division of the Army Corps of Engineers,
Multi-National Corps – Iraq and Coalition partners.
Interested in working in Iraq?
Please visit http://careers.state.gov/opportunities/iraq/index.html for a list of available positions
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Iraq Weekly Status – General Information
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• This brief draws from multiple sources. References are cited on the
following pages.
• Please forward all questions and/or comments to:
NEA-I-IPOG-DL@state.gov
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– LA Times – Molly Hennessy-Fiske – January 3, 2007 (http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-iraq3jan03,1,1068439.story?coll=la-newsa_section&ctrack=1&cset=true)
– The Advisor -- 30 December 2006
Slide 6:
– The Advisor – 30 December 2006
Slide 7:
– DoD Input to Iraq Weekly Status Report January 3, 2007
Slide 8:
– “Iraq prime minister wishes he could quit.” The Associated Press. January 3, 2007.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_prime_minister
Slide 9:
– “Iraqi Sunnis Blame Shi'ite Leaders For Hussein's Execution.” Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. January 1, 2007.
http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2007/1/886A0FDA-2712-4B28-AF51-7D19517BDA76.html
– Chang, Anita. “Saddam execution video draws criticism.” The Associated Press. January 3, 2007.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_mi_ea/world_saddam_execution
– http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070104/wl_mideast_afp/iraq_070104083523
Slide 10:
– NEA Political Section, NEA-I-POL-DL@state.gov
Slide 11:
– IRMO Weekly Report, January 2, 2007
Slide 12:
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POC Bob Means (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 supplied load or 24
hours at 5000 MW average supply load. Currently supplies are not much improved over last year when judged by hours of power, but this is due in part to an
influx of new appliances. This has dramatically altered demand and diluted the effect of increased generation capacity on actual results.
Slide 13:
Electricity:
– USACE Daily Report – December 4-January 3
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– Oil Prices are sourced from Bloomberg
Employment Update:
– Information regarding the Employment Update was sourced from the IRMO Weekly Report – January 2, 2007.
– 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.
Slide 15:
– Information regarding the NID auction was gathered from the Central Bank of Iraq’s website: http://www.cbiraq.org
Slide 16:
– Iraqi Bond Prices are sourced from Bloomberg
Slide 17:
– http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093137724
– http://www.iraqdirectory.com/DisplayNews.aspx?id=2856
–
Slide 18:
– Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885
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– Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885
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– Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885
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– Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885
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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070103/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_saddam_video_4
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8756&Itemid=21
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“Seoul moving to allow companies to do business in Iraq.” YONAP News. December 28, 2006.
<http://english.yna.co.kr/Engnews/20061229/410100000020061229114456E9.html>
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“FM Zebari Receives Russian Ambassador”. Republic of Iraq Ministry of Foreign Affairs. <http://www.mofa.gov.iq/english/home.aspx>
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DOD Input to Weekly Status Report, updated bi-weekly
–
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070104/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_kidnapped_contractors
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NEA Political Section, NEA-I-POL-DL@state.gov
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