30 July 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
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Current Operations
- Death Toll Rises To 40 From Northern Iraq Suicide Attack RFE/RL 30 Jul 2005 -- Police say the number of people killed by the 29 July suicide bomb attack at a military-recruitment center in northern Iraq has risen to at least 40.
- Attack On British Consulate Convoy In Iraq Kills Two RFE/RL 30 Jul 2005 -- A British consulate convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in the southern Iraqi city of Al-Basrah today, killing two British security guards.
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Reports, Denials Over Alleged Court Attack On Saddam RFE/RL 30 Jul 2005 -- Saddam Hussein's Jordan-based lawyers have claimed the former Iraqi president was attacked and exchanged blows with an unidentified man during a court appearance this week, but U.S. officials and the presiding judge deny the incident took place.
- Sunni Leaders Meet U.S. Officials Over Iraqi Constitution RFE/RL 30 Jul 2005 -- A group of Sunni Arab leaders from Al-Fallujah met with U.S. officials today in a bid to overcome their differences on Iraq's draft constitution.
Foreign Reactions
- Iran provides Iraq with electricity: Iraqi minister IRNA 30 Jul 2005 -- Iraqi Minister of Electricity Abd al-Muhsin Shalash said Friday that Iran has supplied Iraq with its electricity needs based on a mutual agreement and within the frameworks of the country's donation to the Iraqi nation.
News Reports
- Iraqi Sunni Leader Escapes Assassination Attempt VOA 30 Jul 2005 -- A prominent Iraqi leader, who heads a Sunni political group with members on the constitutional drafting committee, says he escaped an assassination attempt early Saturday by unknown gunmen wearing Iraqi military uniforms
