August - Iraq Special Weapons News

02 August Iraq Special Weapons News

SOLDIER DIES OF GUNSHOT WOUND CENTCOM 02 Aug 2003 -- A 1st Armored Division soldier died August 1 of a gunshot wound received at approximately 7:30 p.m. on July 31.
ONE KILLED, THREE INJURED IN RPG ATTACK CENTCOM 02 Aug 2003 -- One 4th Infantry Division soldier was killed and three injured at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 1, when their convoy came under rocket-propelled grenade attack south of Shumayt.
IRAQI WOMAN KILLED DURING ATTACK ON U.S. SOLDIERS CENTCOM 02 Aug 2003 -- An Iraqi woman was killed Aug. 1 when U.S. soldiers fired in self-defense during an attack in the Al Mansor district

U.S. Providing Comprehensive Health Care Assistance to Iraqi People Washington File 02 Aug 2003 -- The United States has developed a wide-ranging health care program for the Iraqi people, according to a fact sheet issued by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) on July 28.
IRAQ/BREMER VOA 02 Aug 2003 -- As Saddam Hussein's sons were buried Saturday, the head of the Coalition Provisional Authority in Iraq, Paul Bremer, vowed that the regime of the deposed leader is never coming back.

In talks with Kuwaiti leaders, UN's top envoy to Baghdad urges aid to Iraq UN News Centre 02 Aug 2003 -- The senior United Nations envoy to Baghdad today underscored the need for outside aid to stabilize Iraq during talks with Kuwaiti officials, who responded positively to his call for help.
UN official urges Iraqi religious leaders to foster solidarity UN News Centre 02 Aug 2003 -- The United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator for Iraq today called on the country's religious leaders to foster the spirit of solidarity which is essential to recovery.

SADDAM'S DAUGHTERS VOA 02 Aug 2003 -- Iraqis in Baghdad say they are bemused to see ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter, Raghad, interviewed on television. On Friday, Raghad told the Al-Arabiya satellite channel and C-N-N that betrayals by her father's closest aides led to the regime's downfall.