September 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

28 September 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Sep 2004 [PDF]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Two Soldiers killed in Basrah MNF-I/MNC-I 28 Sep 2004 -- Two Multi-National Force Iraq soldiers were killed when their British Army convoy was ambushed in South West Basra at 9:15 a.m Sept. 28.
MNF-I CONDUCT PRECISION STRIKE ON ZARQAWI SITE CENTCOM 28 Sep 2004 -- On September 28, 2004 at 4:04 a.m., Baghdad time, Multi-National Force-Iraq conducted a precision strike on a confirmed Abu Musab Al Zarqawi terrorist site in southern Fallujah.
TASK FORCE DANGER SOLDIERS CAPTURE LEADER OF AIF CELL CENTCOM 28 Sep 2004 -- Task Force Danger Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment detained the suspected leader of an anti-Iraqi forces insurgent cell during a raid in Kirkuk on Sept. 27 at about 3 p.m.
U.S. Warplanes Strike Baghdad, Al-Fallujah RFE/RL 28 Sep 2004 -- As residents of Baghdad and Al-Fallujah regroup following U.S. air strikes on suspected insurgent targets, a group of British Muslims are seeking the release of an English engineer.
Marines of 2/5 search for the enemy Marine Corps News 28 Sep 2004 -- They were armed, armored and ready when they showed up at a local pool hall in downtown Ar Ramadi. The man at the door happily let them in to look around. He understood what the Marines were after.

IRAQ: Interview with UN Human Rights office chief IRIN 28 Sep 2004 -- The UN human rights office, which covers both the humanitarian and political sectors, is working closely with various parts of Iraqi society, including the interim government, the Ministries of Human Rights, Justice, Women's Affairs, Migration and Displacement, along with civil society groups and NGOs. The mandate is to look at past violations of human rights as well as present conditions.

IRAQ / SCHOOLS VOA 28 Sep 2004 -- School doors will soon open across Iraq following a month-long delay. The interim government delayed the opening of school due to security concerns, as violence in the country has been more widespread. Concerned parents are visiting schools trying to decide whether to allow their children to attend.
IRAQ: Urgency to build houses in remote north before winter IRIN 28 Sep 2004 -- In the town of Biyara nestled in the mountains of northern Iraq, nobody is poorer than Bahar Kakahan. Three years ago, the radical Islamist group in control here until last spring took her husband away. Since his disappearance, she hasn't had a house she could call her own.
IRAQ: Focus on water and sanitation IRIN 28 Sep 2004 -- "Boil your water," the doctor tells a mother in an Iraqi TV advertisement, as she listens to a child's heart with a stethoscope in the hospital.

BRITAIN / BLAIR VOA 28 Sep 2004 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair has acknowledged the deep divisions the Iraq war has caused, in what could be his last major speech to his ruling Labor Party before elections expected next year.
Jordanian King Says Iraqi Elections Impossible Now RFE/RL 28 Sep 2004 -- Jordanian King Abdullah II said in an interview today that elections in Iraq are "impossible" amid the continuing insecurity.

Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 28 Sep 2004
ITALIAN HOSTAGES RELEASED VOA 28 Sep 2004 -- Two Italian female aid workers held hostage in Iraq for the last three weeks have returned to Italy. Family members were at Romes Ciampino military airport to welcome them home. Italians rejoiced when they heard news of their release.
IRAQ: Residents return to Tal Afar IRIN 28 Sep 2004 -- Water and electricity have been restored to the former insurgent stronghold of Tal Afar, near the northern city of Mosul, and many residents have returned to their homes, a US military official said on Sunday on condition of anonymity.

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