July 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

15 July 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Jul 2004 [PDF]
Iraq: Upsurge In Violence Underscores Dangers Facing Interim Government RFE/RL 15 Jul 2004 -- The recent upsurge of violence in Iraq is continuing. At least 10 people died in attacks on 15 July, after violence the previous day killed some 20 people. The attacks have ended the relative calm following the transfer of sovereignty to a new interim government at the end of June. The renewed violence is challenging officials to prove they can end the insurgency that dogged the U.S. occupation. The problem is it's still not clear -- some 15 months after the start of the war -- who the insurgents are and what they want.
Blast In Iraqi Town Kills 10 RFE/RL 15 Jul 2004 -- A car bomb exploded near police and government buildings in the western Iraqi city of Al-Hadithah today, killing 10 people and wounding some 30 others
Tongan Marines join U.S. Marines in Iraq Marine Corps News 15 Jul 2004 -- Forty-five Tongan Royal Marines traveled from their tiny South Pacific island in order to support the division's security and stabilization mission in Iraq. They arrived earlier this month and are currently planning to stay for a six-month tour before heading home.

Transcript: Deputy Secretary Wolfowitz in Capitol Hill Stakeout 15 Jul 2004
Transcript: Media Availability with DoD Officials and Senator Warner 15 Jul 2004 -- Senator John Warner (R-Va), Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Vice Admiral A.T. Church III, Inspector General of the Navy
Committee Chairman Commends Defense Department's Cooperation AFPS 15 Jul 2004 -- Sen. John Warner of Virginia, chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today commended the Defense Department for its cooperation regarding the Iraq prisoner abuse.
Powell-Iraq VOA 15 Jul 2004 -- Secretary of State Colin Powell said Thursday the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq is holding together well overall despite the departure of some member countries, most recently the Philippines. The comments came in an appearance in Washington in which Mr. Powell also had harsh words for Iraq news coverage by the al-Jazeera Arabic T-V network.

IRAQ / CULTURE VOA 15 Jul 2004 -- Iraq's Minister of Culture says rebuilding the country's cultural life will be a decades-long process because of the damage done by the Saddam Hussein regime.

BRITAIN / IRAQ INTELLIGENCE VOA 15 Jul 2004 -- The British government and intelligence services are considering changes to procedures and policies after a special commission found glaring intelligence failures before the Iraq war.
AUSTRALIA / IRAQ INTELLIGENCE VOA 15 Jul 2004 -- The Australian government says a British report has reinforced the legality of the war in Iraq, despite its criticism of intelligence used to launch the war. But the opposition Labor Party has accused Prime Minister John Howard of committing a "monumental mistake" in sending troops to the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.

Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 15 Jul 2004
RFE/RL Iraq Report, Volume 7, Number 26 15 Jul 2004 -- NINAWAH GOVERNOR ASSASSINATED / ATTACKERS TARGET HEAD OF IRAQI OLYMPIC COMMITTEE / MILITANTS KIDNAP POLITICAL PARTY LEADER / IRAQI POLICE LAUNCH MASSIVE RAIDS IN BAGHDAD / CAR BOMB DETONATES OUTSIDE GREEN ZONE IN IRAQI CAPITAL / IRAQI VICE PRESIDENT DISCUSSES EMERGENCY LAW / MILITANTS TAKE OVER SAMARRA / ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF INTERVIEWED ON DEVELOPMENTS / BULGARIAN HOSTAGE BEHEADED IN IRAQ / IRAQ BEGINS ISSUING NEW PASSPORTS / FOREIGN MINISTER REQUESTS EU ASSISTANCE / HUMAN RIGHTS MINISTRY TO OVERSEE SUPERVISORY ROLE IN IRAQI PRISONS / IRAQI PRIME MINISTER MEETS WITH KURDISH LEADERS TO DISCUSS SECURITY / IRAQI PRESIDENT DISCUSSES AMNESTY / PHILIPPINE HOSTAGE IN IRAQ SPARED FOR 11 MORE DAYS / CLERIC REPORTEDLY STABBED IN IRAQ / BAGHDAD MUNICIPALITY TACKLING WATER-NETWORK PROBLEM / IRAQI PRIME MINISTER POSTPONES ARAB TOUR / JORDANIAN BA'ATH PARTY DENIES NOMINATING RAGHAD HUSSEIN FOR IRAQI PRESIDENCY / NEW UN ENVOY TO IRAQ NAMED / FRANCE, IRAQ RESUME DIPLOMATIC TIES / RUSSIAN NATIONALISTS CALL FOR HUSSEIN'S RELEASE / U.K. INQUIRY EXONERATES BLAIR OVER WMD CLAIMS / POLAND TO REDUCE SIZE OF ITS IRAQ CONTINGENT IN 2005