June 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

06 June 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 Jun 2005 [PDF]
TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIER KILLED BY IED
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Terror bunker system destroyed MNF-I 06 Jun 2005 -- Coalition Forces destroyed a bunker system used by terrorists to store huge quantities of munitions June 3 in the Yusafiyah district southwest of Baghdad .
Coalition Forces locate weapons caches in Al Anbar update MNF-I 06 Jun 2005 -- Marines, Sailors and Soldiers assigned to Regimental Combat Team - 8, destroyed a large weapons cache and bunker system in Karmah, north of Fallujah June 5.
Desert dust in the wind AFPN 06 Jun 2005 -- Just about midnight recently the wind kicked up here as suddenly as someone turning off a light switch, bringing with it huge clouds of dust that rolled in and obliterated everything from view.
Sirocco Continues Maritime Security Operations with New Crew Navy NewsStand 06 Jun 2005 -- The crew of USS Hurricane (PC 3), from Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, assumed control of the Norfolk-based USS Sirocco (PC 6) in April as part of the Navy's Sea Swap program, allowing Sirocco to remain on station to protect Iraqi oil terminals and to conduct maritime security operations (MSO).

Bonhomme Richard Returns Home From Deployment Navy NewsStand 06 Jun 2005 -- The multipurpose amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) (BHR) returned to its homeport of San Diego June 6 and concluded its 182-day deployment in support of the global war on terrorism.

Kurdish lawmakers 'can set an example for all of Iraq' - UN envoy UN News Centre 06 Jun 2005 -- The senior United Nations envoy for Iraq has told Kurdish lawmakers that they, and the people of Kurdistan, had the opportunity and capability to provide a beacon and example for the rest of Iraq.

Kurdish Peshmerga Forces Say They Are Ready to Join Iraqi National Army VOA 06 Jun 2005 -- Known for their fierce resistance to the Saddam Hussein government, leaders of the Kurdish region's peshmerga military say their forces are now ready to join the Iraqi National Army. But working alongside Iraqi Arabs, the Kurds former foes, may take some adjustment.
New power plant boosts Baghdad electricity grid MNF-I 04 Jun 2005 -- Iraqi laborers and General Electric employees recently completed eight months of work on a power plant project which will bring additional electricity to Baghdad .
Signs Mounting That Saddam Could Soon Face Trial RFE/RL 06 Jun 2005 -- Signs are mounting that Saddam Hussein could be put on trial within the next two months. A top aide to Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'fari says that Saddam could face 12 charges, including alleged crimes committed in Iraqi Kurdistan, where tens of thousands of people died as part of a government crackdown in the late 1980s.

Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 06 Jun 2005
Kirkuk Emerges as Faultline for Civil Conflict in Iraq VOA 06 Jun 2005 -- As Iraqi officials prepare to draft the country's new constitution, fierce debate is expected over the status of Kirkuk, the center of northern Iraq's oil industry. Formerly known for its ethnic harmony, Saddam Hussein's policy of forced population shifts, called Arabization, has torn the fabric of the province. Now the Kurds want it back.