# Presentation: 534099

## Iraq Weekly Status Report

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**Iraq Weekly Status Report**

**November 29, 2006**

**Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs****US Department of State**

## Table of Contents

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**SECTION**

_**Highlights**_**	**
**1.  **_**Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgents**_**	**
**2.  **_**Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance**_ **	**
**3.  ****	**_[Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government](slide8.xml)__[                                   ](slide8.xml)_
**4.  **_[Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services](slide10.xml)__[                                                  ](slide10.xml)_
**5.  **_[Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy](slide16.xml)__[                     ](slide16.xml)_
**6.  **_[Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law](slide23.xml)__** and Promote Civil Rights**__                                                  _
**7.  **_[Increase International Support for Iraq](slide24.xml)_
**8.  **_[Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and Public Isolation of the Insurgents ](slide26.xml)_
_**Special Addendum: Provincial Reconstruction Teams**_
- _[Sources and Contact Information](slide27.xml)__	_
- _[Notes ](slide28.xml)__[and Source Citations](slide28.xml)_**	**

-  This report provides weekly updates in the eight key areas identified as pillars
-  of US government policy for victory in Iraq.

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## Highlights

**Highlights**

**Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgents**Insurgents detonated five car bombs and launched multiple mortar attacks into Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood November 23, killing at least 202 people and injuring more than 250.
**Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance**Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 7th Iraqi Army (IA) Division conducted a local census, key leader engagements and security and civil-military operations in western Ramadi November 24, setting the conditions for the battalion to assume security responsibility for their portion of the city.  Once the area of operations is officially transferred, the 2/1/7 IA Division will be the third and final battalion in the 1st Brigade, 7th IA Division to own an area of operation in Ramadi.
**Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government**Press reports that 30 lawmakers and five Cabinet Ministers announced their withdrawal from the unity government in protest over Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s meeting with President Bush in Amman.
**Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services** Construction began on three improvement projects for primary healthcare centers in Baghdad November 14.  The $246,000 US Army-funded projects will serve approximately 105,000 patients a year.

## Highlights

**Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law**Saddam Hussein’s genocide trial resumed in Baghdad November 27, with a Kurdish witness testifying how he survived a firing squad by Iraqi forces.
**7.****	****Increase International Support for Iraq**** **Iraq and Syria have fully restored diplomatic relations for the first time in more than 25 years, when ties were severed due to Syria’s support of Iran during the eight-year-long Iraq-Iran war.
**8.****	****Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and Public Isolation of  the Insurgents **Gunmen killed Fadhila Abdel Karim, a woman working for Iraqiya television network in Mosul November 26, making her the third media worker murdered this month in the city.

**Highlights**

## [1.] Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgency 

- _Sadr City Attacks on Iraqi Civilians_:
- Insurgents detonated five car bombs and launched multiple mortar attacks into Baghdad’s Sadr City neighborhood November 23, killing at least 202 people and injuring more than 250.
- The bombings touched off another series of retaliatory attacks including murders, mortar strikes and mosque burnings.
- _ISF Capture 28 in Raid in Mahmudiyah_:
- Iraqi Police (IP), with Coalition advisers, captured 28 insurgents during a November 20 raid south of Baghdad.  The targeted insurgent cell was suspected of conducting mortar and improvised explosive device attacks against Iraqi Security Forces (ISF), kidnapping and murdering Iraqi civilians and promoting sectarian violence in the northern Babil province area.
- The IP initially detained 43 suspects: 18 with outstanding Ministry of Interior arrest warrants, 10 suspected insurgents and another 15 suspects who were later released from Iraqi custody.

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

- _Urban Warfare Training Introduced for Basic Trainees_:
- The Iraqi Army (IA) Regional Training Center (RTC) in Taji is emphasizing urban warfare training as part of the basic combat training course for all Iraqi soldiers as preparation for future assignments.  The urban warfare training and concepts are new for the IA and include tactics for entering and clearing a room and buildings as well as an emphasis on respecting human rights.
- The RTC is projected to train 6,750 soldiers per year at the current rate of 750 soldiers in six week rotations.
- _IA Battalion Conducts Census and Security Operations in Ramadi_:
- Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 1st Brigade, 7th IA Division conducted a census, key leader engagements and security and civil-military operations in western Ramadi November 24.  The operation set the conditions for the battalion to assume the security lead and take responsibility for their portion of the city.
- Once the area of operations is officially transferred, the 2/1/7 IA Division will be the third and final battalion in the 1st Brigade, 7th IA Division to own an area of operation in Ramadi.

**Notes:**
2.0 Sources:

MNSTC-I, The Advisor – 25 November 2006.

MNSTC-I, The Advisor – 25 November 2006.

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

**     **_**Ministry of Interior Forces**_

_**Ministry of Defense Forces**_

- Data as of November 27, 2006 (updated bi-weekly by DOD)

*** 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**

_**Total Trained & Equipped ISF:**_
**~323,000******

| COMPONENT | OPERATIONAL   |
| --- | --- |
| ARMY | ~132,700*** |
| AIR FORCE | ~900 |
| NAVY | ~1,100 |
| TOTAL | ~134,700** |

| COMPONENT | TRAINED & EQUIPPED  |
| --- | --- |
| POLICE  | ~135,000*** |
| NATIONAL POLICE | ~ 24,400 |
| OTHER MOI FORCES | ~28,900 |
| TOTAL | ~188,300** |

**Notes:**
DoD Input to Iraq Weekly Status Report November 29, 2006

## [3.] Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government– Developments

- _Sadrists Withdraw from Iraqi Government_:
- Followers of radical Shia militia leader Muqtada al-Sadr withdrew from the unity government in protest over Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s meeting with President Bush in Amman.  Thirty lawmakers and five cabinet ministers walked out of the government.
- _Maliki Blames Politicians for Deteriorating Security_:
- Prime Minister Maliki stated publicly that politicians, rather than insurgents, are to blame for the deteriorating security in Iraq.  Maliki claimed the security situation is a reflection of political disagreements and that politicians must try to prevent violence.
- _Thousands of Iraqis Flee Violence_:
- More than 1,000 Iraqis a day are displaced by sectarian violence, according to a report released by the Geneva-based International Organization for Migration, a UN-associated group.  The increasing movement of Iraqi families, caused by the lack of security and by the growth of armed local militias and criminal gangs, is adding to the already chaotic governmental situation in Baghdad, according to UN, US and non-governmental reports released over the past weeks.

## [3.] Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government - Iraqi National Unity Government

**Jalal Talabani**

**President**

**[3.] Help Iraqis to Forge a National Compact for Democratic Government** - **Iraqi National Unity Government**

- (F) = Female

## [4.] Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services –Financials from Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) 1 and IRRF 2

**[4.] Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services –****Financials from**** ****Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund (IRRF) 1 and IRRF 2**

**As of November 28, 2006**

- Apportioned

## [4.] Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services – Electricity Overview 

- During the week of November 22-28, electricity availability averaged 7.0 hours per day in Baghdad and 10.8  hours nationwide.  Electricity output for the week was 10% above the same period in 2005.

**[4.] Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services – ****Electricity Overview **

**Notes:**
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.

## [4.] Help Iraq Build Government Capacity and Provide Essential Services –Health Care and Special Interest

- _Health Care_:
- Construction began on three improvement projects for primary healthcare centers in Baghdad November 14.  The $246,000 US Army-funded projects will build underground water tanks and a connection to the city water main.  Lockable metal windows will be installed at the pharmacy counter and colored stucco will be put on the front façade.  Sliding doors will be installed between doctor and exam rooms.  Heating coils and missing HVAC components will be supplied as well.  Each clinic is expected to serve approximately 35,000 patients a year.
- _Special Interest:_
- Construction was completed November 12 on the Forensic Laboratory Renovation and Expansion project in Karadah.  The $1.9 million US Army- funded project enhanced force protection measures, renovated the first and second floors, added a third floor, and provides the Iraqi police a state-of-the-art facility to assist in solving criminal cases.
- Construction was completed November 11 on the Husseiniya Courthouse project in Baghdad province.  The $408,000 US Army-funded project constructed a new courthouse and installed a backup generator.  This provincial government building will serve the community of Istiqlal, an area with approximately 100,000 residents.

**Notes:**
Health Care:
USACE Daily Report – November 28
Special Interest:
USACE Daily Report – November 24
USACE Daily Report – November 22

## [5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Oil Update and Job Creation 

- _Oil Update_:
- Crude oil prices in world markets for the week ending November 24 closed with the following prices:
- Basrah Light at $52.32/barrel     	– Dated Brent at $59.13/barrel
- WTI Cushing at $57.59/barrel   	– Oman/Dubai at $55.80/barrel
- _Employment Update_:
- The following chart shows the number of Iraqis employed by USG-administered projects:

**Data as of November 28**

- * CERP employment numbers are representative of Baghdad only.

- (Project and Contracting Office)

- (Accelerated Iraqi Reconstruction Program)

- (Military Construction)

**Notes:**
Oil Prices:
Oil Prices are sourced from Bloomberg
Employment Update:
Information regarding the Employment Update was sourced from the IRMO Weekly Report – July 25, 2006 
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.  

## [5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy - Banking Sector

- _Central Bank’s US Dollar (USD) Currency Auction_:
- The following table shows volume sold and exchange rates for USD in the Iraqi currency auction since January 3.  Since September, the Central Bank has begun slowly appreciating the dinar, as suggested by the IMF, to tackle rampant inflation over the past year.  This important and welcome appreciation accounts for the downturn in the dinar exchange rate, as show in the figure below.

-            US $ Sold (Weekly Avg)                           The New Iraqi Dinar (NID) exchange rate line is calculated as a weekly weighted average (**NID/USD**)

-                     **Central Bank of Iraq**
**USD Currency Auction: January 3, 2006 – November 28, 2006**

## [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 about 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 9.47 percent remains one of the highest in the world for sovereign debt instruments.

- Trading High = $73.98 (January 24)
- Trading Low = $64.66  (August 30)

**Notes:**
Bond Prices:
Iraqi Bond Prices are sourced from Bloomberg

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

- _CoM Endorses International Compact with Iraq_:
- The Council of Ministers (CoM) unanimously endorsed the International Compact with Iraq (ICI) November 26.  The ICI aims to reform subsidies, implement fiscal federalism, and strengthen the oil, agriculture and other key economic sectors.  Also included are goals for improving governance, rule of law, civil rights and civil society.  Implementation of the ICI will be tracked by Iraq’s international partners against specific benchmarks and timelines.  A final signing event, where as many as 70 international partners will pledge their support for Iraq and the Compact, is expected to occur in early 2007.
- _New Regulations to Fight Port Congestion_:
- The Iraqi ports in Basrah are suffering from the accumulation of containers of all types of goods which impede the motion of port traffic.  The head of the economics committee in Basrah provincial council, Munadhil Al-Miahi, stressed that the committee will double the custom duty on these containers in order to expedite them being picked up by the importers.  The containers will then be confiscated after a certain period, to be sold on the government’s behalf.  Dozens of goods containers have been left in Iraqi ports without any action taken to deliver them to the intended parties.

**Notes:**
Embassy Baghdad Unclassified O/I – Nov 27
Izdihar Business News – Nov 8-14

## [5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Crude Oil Production

-  Weekly Average (November 20 – 26) of 2.21 Million Barrels Per Day (MBPD)

**[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – ****Crude Oil Production**

**Iraqi Oil Ministry Goal:  2.5 MBPD**

**Notes:**
POC Matthew Amitrano, (202) 647-5690

Iraq Petroleum Sector Facts
There are three main refineries in Iraq: Bayji (North), Daura (Baghdad), and Basra (South).
There are several minor refineries (known as topping plants) dotted through the country: Kisik (Mosul), Qarrayah, Haditha, Tikrit, Nassiriyah, Maysan (Amarah), and Samawah.  These primarily produce asphalt and low grade kerosene and diesel.
The majority of Iraq’s oil infrastructure is antiquated and in need of modernization.
Domestically produced refined products (gasoline/benzene, diesel, kerosene, LPG) currently do not meet domestic demand because of sabotage to the pipeline infrastructure.  Iraq will be dependent upon imports until the insurgents cease operations against oil pipelines.

## [5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Crude Oil Export

- 2005 Revenue Estimate:                 $23.5 Billion
- 2006 Revenue Estimate:	                 $29.0 Billion	(Year to Date)

**Notes:**
2003 = $5.08 billion
2004 = $17.5 billion

Projected revenue implies if the current export rate held for the entire month.
Due to new data, May and June increased slightly – this new data was added 7-19-06.

Al-Faw Terminals: Al-Basra Oil Terminal (ABOT) and Khor al-Amaya Oil Terminal (KAOT)
Production and export are at normal rates.
Iraq-Turkey Pipeline (IT)
The IT line works intermittently since the Iraqis sell the crude oil in lumps.
Iraq-Syria-Lebanon Pipeline (ISLP)
This line has been closed since 2003.
Discussions were held between Iraqi and Syrian government officials, but no timetable has been set up to reopen this line.
In the meantime, Iraq has set up a barter arrangement in which it exports 14KBPD from the Ayn Zalah field to Syria for refined products and electrical production.
Iraq Pipeline through Saudi Arabia (IPSA)
This line has been closed since 1991.  There are no plans to reopen this line.

## [5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – Total Critical Refined Product Supplies

**Note: This is a daily average for the week of November 20 – 26**

**[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – ****Total Critical Refined Product Supplies**

**Notes:**
POC Matthew Amitrano, (202) 647-5690

Goals set by the State Oil Marketing Organization (SOMO), a company owned by the Ministry of Oil (MOO).

## [5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – National Stock Levels

**[5.] Help Iraq Strengthen Its Economy – ****National Stock Levels**

**Notes:**
POC Matthew Amitrano, (202) 647-5690

## [6.] Help Iraq Strengthen the Rule of Law and Promote Civil Rights– Iraqi Judicial System

- _Hussein Trial Hears Kurd Witness in Anfal Case_:
- Saddam Hussein’s genocide trial resumed in Baghdad November 27 with a Kurdish witness testifying how he survived a firing squad by Iraqi forces.
- The deposed leader and six others are on trial for their role in a 1980s campaign against the Kurds in which over 180,000 are alleged to have died. Correspondents say the court hopes to complete the case before Saddam Hussein is executed following his conviction in a previous case in which the former leader was found guilty of crimes against humanity for the killing of 148 people in the mainly Shia town of Dujail.  Hussein was sentenced to death by hanging November 5 but under Iraqi law, the guilty verdict is automatically sent to the appeal court.

## [7.] Increase International Support for Iraq – Developments

- _UNSCR Approved_:
- The United Nations unanimously approved a resolution extending the mandate of the 160,000-strong multi-national force in Iraq for a year.
- _UN Envoy Urges Iraqis to Take Measures to Control Violence_:
- UN Special Representative to the Secretary General in Iraq Ashraf Qazi appealed to all Iraqis “to exercise calm and self-restraint, and together face the challenges that face them,” and called on the Iraqi authorities to capture the perpetrators behind the wave of attacks in Sadr City November 24, warning that the very social fabric of the country is at stake.
- _Iraq-Kuwait Border Accord Signed_:
- Iraq and Kuwait agreed to allow Kuwait to complete the building of a border fence and pay compensation to Iraqi farmers.  The resolution demarcated the land border between the two nations and granted Kuwait some territory that had previously been held by Iraq and called for the creation of a no-man zone on both sides of the border, causing some Iraqi farmers living in the border zone to evacuate.  Iraq and Kuwait have agreed to equally share the cost of the fences yearly maintenance, estimated at $3 million a year.

## [7.] Increase International Support for Iraq – Developments

- _Iraq, Syria Restore Relations_:
- Iraq and Syria have fully restored diplomatic relations for the first time in more than 25 years, when ties were severed due to Syria’s support of Iran during the eight-year-long Iraq-Iran war.
- _Talabani Meets with Ahmadinejad_:
- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani met with Iranian counterpart Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Tehran November 27 to discuss Iran’s possible role in aiding Iraq.
- _Indonesia Willing to Assist in Iraq:_
- Indonesia's foreign minister said that his country would be willing to send peacekeepers to Iraq and would encourage other Muslim countries to do the same.  Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told President Bush that any long-term solution to the conflict in Iraq should include more countries than are currently involved.

## 34 Countries and NATO*

- (including US)
**Support Iraqi Stability Operations**

**26 Countries with forces in Iraq (in addition to US)**

**TOTAL ~ 16,501 Forces**

- Data as of November 22, 2006

**[7.] Increase International Support for Iraq – ****Contributors to Iraqi Stability Operations**

**Albania**
**Armenia**
**Australia**
**Azerbaijan**
**Bosnia-Herzegovina**
**Bulgaria**
**Czech Republic**

**Singapore**
**Slovakia**
**South Korea**
**Ukraine**
**UK**

**Denmark **
**El Salvador**
**Estonia**
**Georgia**
**Italy**
**Japan**
**Kazakhstan**

**Latvia**
**Lithuania**
**Macedonia**
**Moldova**
**Mongolia**
**Poland**
**Romania**

***Note: Fiji participating as a part of the UN mission in Iraq.  **

- *34 includes the 26 countries listed above, the US, Fiji, and six NATO, non-MNF-I countries: Hungary, Iceland, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovenia, Turkey

**Notes:**
Source:  DOD Input to Weekly Status Report, updated bi-weekly.

## [8.] Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and Public Isolation of the Insurgents – Developments

- Gunmen killed Fadhila Abdel Karim, a woman working for Iraqiya television network in Mosul November 26, making her the third media worker murdered this month in the city.
- Abdel Karim’s murder follows the November 15 death of newspaper reporter Fadia Mohammed Abid, who was shot dead on her way to work.  Mohammed al-Ban, a cameraman from the privately-owned Sharqiya television station, was killed outside his home in the city November 13.
- _Iraqi National Security Advisor Speaks to CNN_:
- Iraqi National Security Advisor Mowaffak al-Rubai’e spoke to CNN’s *Late Edition* November 26 about the violence in Iraq and the government.
- Regarding the ongoing violence, Rubai’e said that “this is a war between the extremists and the moderates in the whole region.  And that’s why it is concentrating its effort in Iraq.  If they lose, they lose in the whole region.  If they win, God forbid, they will disrupt the whole region again.”
- Regarding the government, Rubai’e said that “this is a national unity government adopting a very good and aggressive national reconciliation and dialogue plan.”

**[8.] Strengthen Public Understanding of Coalition Efforts and Public Isolation of the Insurgents – ****Developments**

- _Media Worker Killed in Mosul_:

**Notes:**
AFP, “Media Worker Shot Dead in Northern Iraq,” November 26
Iraq Update, November 27

## Special Addendum: Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT)

- 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](http://careers.state.gov/opportunities/iraq/index.html)__ for a list of available positions_

**Special Addendum: Provincial Reconstruction Teams (PRT)**

## Iraq Weekly Status – General Information

- 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

## Notes and Source Citations (1 of 3)

- Slide 5:
- Washington Post: November 24, 2006 – (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/23/AR2006112300399.html) and USA Today: November 24, 2006 – (http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2006-11-23-iraq_x.htm)
- Press Release – MNF-I: November 22, 2006 – Release 20061122-09 (http://www.mnf-iraq.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=7467&Itemid=21)
- Slide 6:
- MNSTC-I, _The Advisor_ – 25 November 2006
- MNSTC-I, _The Advisor_ – 25 November 2006
- Slide 7:
- DoD Input to Iraq Weekly Status Report November 29, 2006
- Slide 8:
- “Summit Nixed after Doubts Raised about Iraqi PM”, CNN, http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/29/bush.trip.ap/index.html
- Iraqi leader attacks politicians.”  BBC.  November 26, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6185732.stm
- Slide 9:
- NEA Political Section, NEA-I-POL-DL@state.gov
- Slide 10:
- IRMO Weekly Report, November 28, 2006
- Slide 11:
- 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.

## Notes and Source Citations (2 of 3)

- Slide 12:
- 	_Health Care_:
- USACE Daily Report – November 28
- 	_Special Interest_:
- USACE Daily Report – November 24
- USACE Daily Report – November 22
- Slide 13:
- Oil Prices are sourced from Bloomberg
- _Employment Update_:
- Information regarding the Employment Update was sourced from the IRMO Weekly Report – November 28, 2006
- 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 14:
- Information regarding the NID auction was gathered from the Central Bank of Iraq’s website: http://www.cbiraq.org
- Slide 15:
- Iraqi Bond Prices are sourced from Bloomberg
- Slide 16:
- Embassy Baghdad Unclassified O/I – Nov 27
- Izdihar Business News – Nov 8-14
- Slide 17:
- Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885
- Slide 18:
- Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885
- Slide 19:
- Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885
- Slide 20:
- Department of State, NEA-I-ECON, 202-647-9885

## Notes and Source Citations (3 of 3)

- Slide 21:
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6186958.stm
- Slide 22:
- Associated Press, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061128/ap_on_re_mi_ea/un_iraq
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6186958.stm
- Slide 23:
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6186958.stm
- Associated Press, http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061122/ap_on_re_as/indonesia_iraq_peacekeepers
- Slide 24
- DOD Input to Weekly Status Report,  updated bi-weekly
- Slide 25:
- AFP, “Media Worker Shot Dead in Northern Iraq,” November 26
- Iraq Update, November 27
- Slide 26:
- NEA Political Section, NEA-I-POL-DL@state.gov