07 November 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
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- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 07 Nov 2005 [PDF]
- II MEF MARINE KILLED BY SMALL-ARMS FIRE
- SOLDIER KILLED BY IED
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- FOUR TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIERS KILLED BY CAR BOMB
- DoD Identifies Army Casualties
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- Transcript: Joint News Briefing with Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld and British Secretary of State for Defense Reid 07 Nov 2005 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and British Secretary of State for Defense John Reid
- U.S. General Says Iraqi Security Forces Making "Huge Progress" Washington File 07 Nov 2005 -- The Iraqi security forces have made "huge progress" in the past year and half in developing their capacity to fight insurgents, according to the U.S. general formerly in charge of their training.
- IED makers, munitions rounded up Army News 07 Nov 2005 -- Iraqi forces join coalition forces during offensive operations this past week to net dozens of terrorists and weapons cashes.
- Marine Killed by Small-Arms Fire; IED Kills Soldier in Iraq AFPS 07 Nov 2005 -- Two U.S. servicemembers were killed in Iraq on Nov. 6, military officials reported.
- NMCB 22 Seabees Repair Key Bridge In Iraq Navy NewsStand 07 Nov 2005 -- A team from Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 22 repaired a bridge critical to Iraqi people Oct. 10, allowing residents access to polling stations and a major marketplace for food and other necessities.
- 101st Airborne Division Unit Takes Control of Baghdad Sector AFPS 07 Nov 2005 -- The 2nd Brigade Combat Team of the 101st Airborne Division formally took control of the southwestern Baghdad area of operations from the Georgia Army National Guard's 48th Brigade Combat Team on Oct. 31.
- Airmen start deployment training early AFPN 07 Nov 2005 -- Members of air expeditionary forces nine and 10 here began preparing for their deployment by learning essential combat skills.
- CENTAF releases today's airpower summary AFPN 07 Nov 2005 -- Officials at U.S. Central Air Force have released today's airpower summary.
- Two terrorists killed in recent air strikes identified MNF-I 07 Nov 2005 -- As reported Oct. 31, Coalition forces acting on multiple intelligence sources and tips from concerned citizens, conducted a series of raids on suspected terrorist and foreign fighter safe houses to capture or kill terrorists operating in and near the towns of Karabilah and Ubaydi.
- 101st Airborne Soldiers find large weapons cache MNF-I 07 Nov 2005 -- Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division discovered a large weapons cache during combat operations south of Baghdad International Airport Nov. 4.
- Check point nets car full of weapons MNF-I 07 Nov 2005 -- A platoon of U.S. Soldiers setting up a check point near Baqubah the evening Nov. 5 discovered numerous weapons in a vehicle that tried to break out of the cordon set up around the check point.
- Joint Offensive In Iraq Enters Day Three RFE/RL 07 Nov 2005 -- U.S. and Iraqi troops are battling militants in house-to-house-fighting on the third day of an offensive against insurgents in a town near the Syrian border.
- U.S. Soldiers detain terrorists MNF-I 07 Nov 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 9th Field Artillery, following a tip from an Iraqi citizen, detained four suspected terrorists during a raid Nov. 5 in east Baghdad.
- Operation Steel Curtain update MNF-I 07 Nov 2005 -- Iraqi Army Soldiers and U.S. Marines, Sailors and Soldiers are in the third day of fighting along the Iraq-Syria border in the town of Husaybah.
Deployments
- DoD Announces Units for Next Operation Iraqi Freedom Rotation 07 Nov 2005 -- The Department of Defense announced today the major units scheduled to deploy as part of the next Operation Iraqi Freedom rotation.
- DoD Announces Next Operation Iraqi Freedom Troop Rotation AFPS 07 Nov 2005 -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld today announced the next major units to deploy to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
US Policy
- U.S. SOLDIER CHARGED WITH ABUSE CENTCOM 07 Nov 2005 -- Five U.S. Soldiers from the 75th Ranger Regiment were charged Nov. 5 with violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice related to allegations of detainee abuse.
- General Outlines Iraqi Security Forces' Progress AFPS 07 Nov 2005 -- Iraq's security forces are in the fight defending their country and are increasingly taking the lead in operations, the U.S. military commander who oversaw Iraqi training for more than a year said here today.
- Iraqi 'Desert Protectors' Prove Their Worth AFPS 07 Nov 2005 -- Specially recruited and trained Iraqi forces are making their mark in operations against insurgents in Iraq's Anbar province, a senior U.S. military officer said Nov. 6 in Baghdad.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
- 'We Will See the Job Through,' British Official Says AFPS 07 Nov 2005 -- The United States, Great Britain and the United Nations remain steadfast in seeing democracy established in Iraq despite continued insurgent violence, Britain's senior defense official said here today.
- British Official Warns Iran Not to Meddle in Iraq AFPS 07 Nov 2005 -- Iran shouldn't meddle in Iraqi affairs, Great Britain's top defense official said here today.
News Reports
- Saddam Hussein Defense Team Wants Trial Moved Abroad RFE/RL 07 Nov 2005 -- Defense lawyers for ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein are calling for his trial to be moved abroad to protect their lives after growing threats since the murder of a colleague.
