April 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

28 April 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 28 Apr 2005 [PDF]
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
`Glory Guns' light up Iraq night Army News 28 Apr 2005 -- A battery of the 1/41st Field Artillery has been lighting up the night in support of Operation Forsyth Park and the Iraqi Ministry of the Interior.

Bush Welcomes Formation of New Iraqi Government Washington File 28 Apr 2005 -- President Bush congratulated the Iraqi Transitional National Assembly on its April 28 vote to confirm the proposed government of Prime Minister Ibrahim Ja'afari and expressed his confidence in the new government's ability to meet the challenges of ensuring security, providing citizen services and drafting a new constitution.

Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Updates USAID 28 Apr 2005 [PDF]
Iraq Elects First Government Since Saddam Hussein VOA 28 Apr 2005 -- Iraq has its first elected government since the fall of Saddam Hussein.
Iraqi Parliament Approves Partial Cabinet RFE/RL 28 Apr 2005 -- Iraq's parliament approved a partial cabinet today under the leadership of Prime Minister-designate Ibrahim al-Ja'fari, all but finalizing Iraq's first democratically elected government in more than 50 years and ending three months of political deadlock.

Iraq: EU Encourages Transitional Iraqi Government To Specify Aid Needs RFE/RL 28 Apr 2005 -- The European Commission today welcomed the formation of a new transitional government in Iraq. EU officials said the bloc is standing by to respond to requests for assistance from the country's first elected government in decades. EU assistance is likely to include political support, money, and expertise in various areas of political and economic transition.
Blair Releases Secret Memo on Iraq VOA 28 Apr 2005 -- British Prime Minister Tony Blair has bowed to pressure and released a once secret memo that raised doubts about the legality of the Iraq war. The move comes just one week ahead of an election that the opposition has used to question the British leader's integrity.