June 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

15 June 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Jun 2005 [PDF]
MARINE KILLED BY IED
MARINE KILLED IN IED IN AR RUTBAH
DoD Identifies Army Casualties
DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
Transcript: COMBINED PRESS INFORMATION CENTER BRIEFING MNF-I 15 Jun 2005
Two Bulgarians die in vehicle accident near Divaniyah MNF-I 15 Jun 2005 -- Two Bulgarian Soldiers are dead and one injured after a vehicle accident approximately 55 kilometers southeast of Divaniyah.
Soldiers prevent car bombers from reaching target MNF-I 15 Jun 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers prevented terrorists from successfully completing their suicide mission in a car-bomb attack at a security checkpoint shortly after 5:30 p.m. June 13.
Many Dead In Fresh Iraq Violence RFE/RL 15 Jun 2005 -- In the worst of several attacks today, at least 23 people were killed when an insurgent wearing an explosives belt blew himself up in a military canteen northeast of Baghdad.
Australian Hostage in Iraq Found During Routine Sweep VOA 15 Jun 2005 -- Iraqi officials say the rescue of Australian hostage Douglas Wood was a lucky break in an otherwise routine military operation.
New mission arrives at Incirlik AFPN 15 Jun 2005 -- A new mission kicked off here recently with the arrival and departure of C-17 Globemaster IIIs carrying cargo to Iraq supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.

HC-5 Returns Home Navy NewsStand 15 Jun 2005 -- Helicopter Combat Support Squadron (HC) 5 returned home to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, April 18 after a seven-month deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and humanitarian service in Indonesia.

US Seriously Concerned Over Reported Abductions in Kirkuk VOA 15 Jun 2005 -- The United States Wednesday expressed serious concern over reports that mainly Kurdish security forces have abducted minority Arabs and Turkmens in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk. The State Department says U.S.-led coalition forces in the area were not involved, and protested the practice.
Despite Insurgency, Things Better in Iraq, Rumsfeld Says AFPS 15 Jun 2005 -- Despite the insurgency, things are getting better in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told the BBC's David Frost in a June 13 interview.

Iraq: envoy reaffirms UN's commitment to constitution-writing process UN News Centre 15 Jun 2005 -- The top United Nations envoy in Iraq today met with more senior officials in his efforts to ensure that those sectors of Iraqi society left outside the recently-elected national Assembly, particularly Sunni Arabs, take part in writing the new constitution.

Iraqi Marines Prepare to Take Over Oil Platform Security Navy NewsStand 15 Jun 2005 -- MSD) 25, the unit currently assigned to protect Iraq's critical two oil platforms, are training Iraqi Naval Marine Force personnel to take over all close-in point defense operations aboard the Al Basrah (ABOT) and Khawr Al Amaya (KAAOT) oil terminals.

Australian Leader Praises Iraqi, U.S. Forces for Hostage Rescue AFPS 15 Jun 2005 -- Australia's prime minister today praised the Iraqi forces who rescued former hostage Douglas Wood in Baghdad, Iraq, this morning, as well as the American forces who supported the operation.

Australia Captive Rescued in Iraq VOA 15 Jun 2005 -- An Australian engineer held hostage for six weeks by insurgents in Iraq has been freed after a rescue mission by Iraqi and U.S. forces.