February 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

28 February 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Feb 2005 [PDF]
TWO TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIERS KILLED, TWO WOUNDED
TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIER DIES
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
ONE SOLDIER DEAD, TWO OTHERS INJURED IN VEHICULAR ACCIDENT
Iraq: More Than 100 Killed In Single Deadliest Attack Since End Of War RFE/RL 28 Feb 2005 -- A suicide car bomber killed at least 110 people today in the Iraqi town of Hilla, south of Baghdad. The powerful blast wounded more than 140 people. Officials say they expect the death toll to rise.
Troops Respond to Blast; Soldiers Die in Separate Incidents AFPS 28 Feb 2005 -- Coalition forces from the Polish-controlled Multinational Division Central South responded to a suicide bombing in Hilla, Iraq, today.
VMGR-252 soars high in Iraqi skies USMC News 28 Feb 2005 -- America's military has the reputation of being the most technologically advanced fighting force in the world. The Marine Corps' ability to stay at the forefront of innovations in aircraft, weaponry and fighting vehicles has allowed it to dominate the field of battle.

3rd ID assumes Task Force Baghdad mission MNF-I/MNC-I 28 Feb 2005 -- The 3rd Infantry Division officially jumped back into action here Feb. 27, when a transition-of-authority ceremony transferred command of Task Force Baghdad from Maj. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, 1st Cavalry Division commander, to Maj. Gen. William G. Webster Jr., 3rd Infantry Division commander, at the Sahet Alihtifalat Alkubra (Ceremonial Circle) parade grounds.
3rd Infantry Division Assumes Task Force Baghdad Mission AFPS 28 Feb 2005 -- The 3rd Infantry Division officially jumped back into action here Feb. 27, when a transition-of-authority ceremony transferred command of Task Force Baghdad from Army Maj. Gen. Peter Chiarelli, 1st Cavalry Division commander, to Maj. Gen. William G. Webster Jr., 3rd Infantry Division commander.
31st MEU boards Essex ARG, prepares for voyage home USMC News 28 Feb 2005 -- The Marines and sailors of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit boarded three ships of the U.S. Navy's Essex Amphibious Ready Group Feb. 28 to prepare for a 4-week voyage back home to Okinawa, Japan.

IRAQ/SITREP VOA 28 Feb 2005 -- Monday's car bomb attack in Baghdad, which killed at least 125 people and left scores of others wounded, was the bloodiest terrorist incident in Iraq since the fall of Saddam Hussein. Yet, despite the carnage, some see signs of progress in the battle against the insurgency, with the apprehension of the former dictator's half brother and the capture of a lieutenant of terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

Analysis: Terrorists On Parade RFE/RL 28 Feb 2005 -- At a 21 February press briefing by Colonel Salam Tirad Abd, director of criminal intelligence in the Babil governorate, purported Iraqi terrorists confessed in front of the media to their involvement in assassinations and beheadings. According to RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI), a number of the arrested said they were recruited to chase police cars in Babil and assassinate those inside. When asked why he was killing policemen and soldiers, one of those in custody, Amir Latif Mutlaq, said: "It is being said in schools of Islam that they are the agents of the Americans."
Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 28 Feb 2005