June 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

03 June 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 03 Jun 2004 [PDF]
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Muqtada Militia Attacks U.S. Soldiers, More Weapons Found AFPS 03 Jun 2004 -- Task Force 1st Armored Division soldiers were attacked today during a search of a school near Kufa, suspected site of several recent mortar attacks, according to a Central Commands news release.
Iraq: Signs Of New Peace Deal In Al-Najaf Despite Troubled Truce RFE/RL 03 Jun 2004 -- There are signs of progress toward ending the uprising by supporters of radical Shi'a cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in Al-Najaf even as the current truce there is repeatedly broken. Shi'a religious and political parties appear close to a new deal with al-Sadr that could see his supporters and U.S. forces withdraw from the shrine city soon.
2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division Informed of Stop Move/Stop Loss OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM (OIF) 8th Army 03 Jun 04 -- Effective June 1, the Department of the Army approved the unit stop loss/stop movement for the 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Iraq's Sovereignty Deserves "Full Support," Says President AFPS 03 Jun 2004 -- President Bush, with close ally Australian Prime Minister John Howard by his side, told reporters today that Iraq's sovereignty deserves the "full support" of the international community as that country works toward a freely elected government in the months ahead.
U.S. Forces, Iraqi Interim Government to Work in Partnership Washington File 02 Jun 2004 -- U.S. military commanders will work in close partnership with the new Iraqi government to coordinate operations and security efforts, according to Secretary of State Colin Powell.
BUSH / IRAQ VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- President Bush has begun a week of travel that will take him to Europe and the G-8 Summit in the American resort town of Sea Island, Georgia. V-O-A's Paula Wolfson reports before leaving the White House he met with a key U-S ally in Iraq, Australian Prime Minister John Howard.

U-N/IRAQ DEBATE VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- Iraq's foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari is urging the U-N Security Council to give Iraqis a full say over the presence of foreign troops in the country. But Mr. Zebari warned Council members that setting a fixed deadline for withdrawal of the multinational force would be unhelpful.

Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Updates USAID 03 Jun 2004 [PDF]
IRAQ WRAP VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- Iraq's newly named interim government has already started to prepare the way for the handover of sovereignty at the end of the month while the U-N Security Council debates a resolution endorsing that sovereignty. Fighting continues in Najaf and Kufa between U.S. forces and militia loyal to militant Shi'ite cleric Moktada al-Sadr. And, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is trying to find out who allegedly leaked information to Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi that he is accused of passing on to Iran.

BRITAIN/SPAIN/IRAQ VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- The future of Iraq topped the agenda as new Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero met with his British counterpart, Tony Blair, Thursday in London.
PRESIDENTIAL AIDE AGAIN SCOTCHES `TROOPS TO IRAQ' RUMORS CNA 03 Jun 2004 -- There is no question of Taiwan sending troops to Iraq, an aide to the president reiterated Thursday.
U.S. WILL NOT SEEK OR WELCOME TAIWAN TROOPS IN IRAQ: U.S OFFICIAL CNA 03 Jun 2004 -- The United States will not seek or welcome Taiwan sending troops to Iraq, U.S. Assistant Secretary of States for East Asian and Pacific Affairs James Kelly said Wednesday.

CHALABI / U-S VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- The man once considered by many senior Pentagon officials to be the most likely future leader of a free Iraq is at the center of an espionage controversy. U-S officials are investigating whether Ahmad Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress, leaked sensitive intelligence information.
Bush Consults Lawyer in Probe Over CIA Leak VOA 03 Jun 2004 -- The White House says President Bush has consulted an outside lawyer in the grand jury investigation into who leaked the name of a covert CIA operative to the news media last year.