The Congressional Research Service has produced several newly updated reports on Iraq for congressional consumption. CRS does not make its publications freely available to the public. But the following reports were obtained by Secrecy News (all pdf).
“Iraq: Post-Saddam Governance and Security,” updated July 13, 2007.
“Iraq: U.S. Military Operations,” updated July 15, 2007.
“Iraq: Reconstruction Assistance,” updated June 25, 2007.
“Post-War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction,” updated June 18, 2007.
“Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties,” updated July 12, 2007.
“U.S. Embassy in Iraq,” updated July 13, 2007.
“Iraq: Milestones Since the Ouster of Saddam Hussein,” updated June 19, 2007.
“The Kurds in Post-Saddam Iraq,” updated June 12, 2007.
“Iraq: Government Formation and Benchmarks,” updated July 13, 2007.
“The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11,” updated July 16, 2007.
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