March 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

23 March 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 23 Mar 2005 [PDF]
Transcript: Defense Department Special Briefing on Iraq and Afghanistan 23 Mar 2005 -- Secretary of the Army Francis J. Harvey
Iraqi Police Kill 17 Suspected Insurgents RFE/RL 23 Mar 2005 -- Police say an Iraqi police antiterror unit shot dead 17 suspected insurgents and arrested 13 others in a clash near the Grand Mosque of the northern town of Mosul today.
Bomb Kills Two In Baghdad RFE/RL 23 Mar 2005 -- A bomb planted outside a primary school in the Ali Salih area of the Al-Iskan neighborhood of Baghdad detonated on 23 March, killing two people and wounding several others

Two Years in Iraq: 2005 to be 'Pivotal,' General Says AFPS 23 Mar 2005 -- The year 2005 will prove to be "very pivotal" in Iraq as the country transitions to a free, representative government with its own police and military forces providing security, according to the chief of staff for Multinational Force Iraq.
Two Years in Iraq: Coalition Requires Work, Commitment AFPS 23 Mar 2005 -- Keeping the coalition here strong and working together is a lot like maintaining a marriage, the chief of staff for Multinational Force Iraq told the American Forces Press Service.
Army Secretary Says Troops in Iraq 'Well Led, Trained, Equipped' AFPS 23 Mar 2005 -- After visiting troops in Afghanistan and Iraq, Army Secretary Francis J. Harvey said today he is "optimistic" about the future of both countries, and that the Army is helping move to Iraq in the "right direction."

UN/Oil For Food VOA 23 Mar 2005 -- A senior U.N. official predicts the Volcker Commission investigating the Iraq oil-for-food scandal will clear Secretary-General Kofi Annan of wrongdoing. Mr. Annan's son, Kojo Annan is expected to come in for severe criticism.
UN envoy continues efforts to ensure Sunni Arab inclusion in Iraqi transition UN News Centre 23 Mar 2005 -- Moving ahead with his efforts to ensure that all elements of Iraqi society take part in writing a new constitution after Sunni Arabs largely stayed away from January's elections, the top United Nations envoy in the country met today with Sheikh Harith al-Dhari, President of the Association of Muslim Scholars, a Sunni group.

Iraq: Parties Say They Are Near To Forming Government RFE/RL 23 Mar 2005 -- There are signs that the difficult process of forming a new Iraqi government may finally be nearing an end. The two biggest blocs in Iraq's new National Assembly - the Shi'a and the Kurds - are signaling they now agree on the candidates for most top positions, and have only a few remaining issues to resolve.