July 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

24 July 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Marine killed by explosive device near Ar Rutbah
Coalition Forces catch terrorists, foil bomb attack MNF-I 24 Jul 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detained two men shortly after finding an improvised explosive device in Baghdad's Furat district at around noon on July 23.
U.S. Soldiers destroy mortars turned in by Iraqis MNF-I 24 Jul 2005 -- A patrol from 3rd Squadron, 7th Cavalry, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division discovered a cache of mortars July 22.
Baghdad Car Bomb Kills at Least 40 Civilians, Police Report AFPS 24 Jul 2005 -- Iraqi police say at least 40 Iraqi civilians were killed and more than two dozen others were wounded today when a car bomb exploded at a market area near the front gate of the Al-Rashid police station here, military officials reported.
Soldier, Marine Killed; Terror Suspects, Weapons Seized in Iraq AFPS 24 Jul 2005 -- A Task Force Liberty soldier was killed and two others were wounded during an indirect fire attack on a coalition forces base near Balad, Iraq, today, military officials in Baghdad reported.
Soldiers capture insurgents, weapons and explosives MNF-I 24 Jul 2005 -- U.S. Soldiers captured more than 100 insurgents as well as weapons and explosives during a recent operation in the vicinity of Owesat.
Two Iraqi Police Killed In Baghdad Attacks RFE/RL 24 Jul 2005 -- Two Iraqi policemen including a senior local officer were killed in attacks in the Iraqi capital today, in the latest strike against the country's security forces.

Secular Bloc Threatening to Boycott Iraq's Constitution Committee VOA 24 Jul 2005 -- In a further blow to hopes of ensuring broad input to a draft constitution for Iraq by a mid-August deadline, members of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi's secular party have threatened to join Sunni Arab members in boycotting the process

Iran to help reconstruct Iraq's damaged petrochemical industry RFE/RL 24 Jul 2005 -- Iran is ready to contribute to reconstruction and renovation of Iraq's petrochemical facilities, said Deputy Oil Minister Mohammad-Reza Nematzadeh here on Sunday.