March 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

24 March 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 24 Mar 2004 [PDF]
British Soldiers Hurt in Basra Demonstration AFPS 24 Mar 2004 -- Thirteen British soldiers were wounded by a grenade attack and one was injured by the crowd during March 22 protests in Basra, Iraq, Combined Joint Task Force 7 officials announced in a news release.
OPERATION IRON PROMISE DAY FIVE CENTCOM Release 24 Mar 2004-- Task Force 1st Armored Division soldiers captured 12 individuals suspected of planning attacks on Coalition forces March 22, day five of Operation Iron Promise.
Big Apple of Kuwait reopens Army News Service 24 Mar 2004-- After three months of not having any visitors, Camp New York is starting to fill its vacancies again
I MEF takes responsibility for western Iraq Marine Corps News 24 Mar 2004-- "General Sanchez, the I Marine Expeditionary Force is ready for duty."

Bremer Announces New Iraqi Government Departments AFPS 24 Mar 2004 -- The Coalition Provisional Authority's senior official today announced the coming creation of several new Iraqi-run government departments.

Security Council hails dispatch of UN teams to help with political transition in Iraq UN News Centre 24 Mar 2004 -- Ahead of the planned transfer of sovereignty to an interim Iraqi government on 30 June, the Security Council today strongly supported Secretary-General Kofi Annan's decision to send United Nations experts to Iraq to help with the handover of power and future elections.
U.N. Security Council Endorses Brahimi's Mission to Iraq Washington File 24 Mar 2004 -- The Security Council March 24 adopted a statement strongly supporting the new U.N. mission headed by special envoy Lakhdar Brahimi to help Iraq form an interim government and prepare for elections.
Iraq: 100 Days Before Handover Of Sovereignty, UN Poised For Difficult Mission RFE/RL 24 Mar 2004 -- With less than 100 days to go before Iraqis are to assume power from the U.S.-led coalition, the UN faces the challenge of forging a political consensus on a transitional government. A key Shi'a leader's rejection of the interim constitution poses difficulties for the UN electoral mission, poised to return power to the country. The UN Security Council will adopt a statement later today supporting the UN mission, and making no mention of the interim constitution.

IRAQ/100 DAYS VOA 24 Mar 2004 -- The top U-S administrator in Iraq Paul Bremer has marked the start of a 100-day countdown to the handover of power to a provisional government by announcing the establishment of new institutions to fight corruption and safeguard national security. The U-S administrator also looked back on the past year and what has been accomplished toward Iraq's reconstruction.

IRAQ TORTURE VOA 24 Mar 2004 -- A new study published in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association reports the extent of torture in Iraq under dictator Saddam Hussein. Investigators report that nearly half of all families that belong to the Shia religious group, the largest in Iraq, experienced some form of torture.