January 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

31 January 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 31 Jan 2006 [PDF]
DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
100th British Service Member Dies in Iraq War VOA 31 Jan 2006 -- Britain's Defense Ministry says a British soldier has been killed in an explosion in Iraq, becoming the 100th British service member to die in the war.
CENTAF releases daily airpower summary AFPN 31 Jan 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
Iraqis Take Control South of Mosul; Operations Net Weapons, Suspects AFPS 31 Jan 2006 -- An Iraqi unit has taken control of an operational area, and Iraqi and coalition forces have seized more weapons and detained terrorism suspects, military officials in Baghdad reported.
C-130 airlift reduces ground convoy operations AFPN 31 Jan 2006 -- Sitting high on his stool in the back of a C-130 Hercules, Senior Airman Jon Hall, a 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, scans the ground for airborne threats on an airlift sortie over Iraq.
Bradley crew survives IED blast Army News 31 Jan 2006 -- Using the right protective gear and exercising good patrolling discipline meant the difference between life or death for a Bradley crew returning from a night mission Jan. 25.

Iraqi Official Expects Sharp Scaling Down In Foreign Forces RFE/RL 31 Jan 2006 -- Iraq's national security adviser, Muwaffaq al-Rubay'i, says he expects the number of foreign soldiers in Iraq to fall below 100,000 by the end of this year.

Security Isn't Sole Solution for Iraq, General Says AFPS 31 Jan 2006 -- Security in Iraq, while important, will not alone win the war against insurgents, a top U.S. commander said here today.

IRAQ: Despite government scepticism, negotiations with insurgents continue IRIN 31 Jan 2006 -- Political leaders are pursuing negotiations with insurgent groups in the hopes of curtailing the violence that has taken the lives of thousands of Iraqis in the past two years.
Iraqi police courses, conferences bolster force Army News 31 Jan 2006 -- Seventeen Iraqi policemen graduated from the Scorpion Academy Saturday and two conferences in different provinces of Iraq last week were aimed at further training police forces.
IRAQ: Higher education ministry tempts professionals with security, higher salaries IRIN 31 Jan 2006 -- After an exodus of professionals from the country in the wake of the US-led invasion, the government has launched a campaign aimed at luring them back with offers of personal security and higher salaries.

100th Iraq fatality prompts protests in UK IRNA 31 Jan 2006 -- 'Stop the War Coalition' Tuesday called for nationwide protests against the Iraq war following the announcement of the 100th British troop fatality.

Iraq Takes Measures To Prevent Spread Of Bird Flu RFE/RL 31 Jan 2006 -- Following confirmation of the first death from bird flu in Iraq, local health authorities are taking urgent measures to prevent the disease spreading.
WHO Sends Experts to Probe Avian Flu in Iraq VOA 31 Jan 2006 -- The World Health Organization says it is sending a team of international experts to Iraq to investigate how a 15-year-old girl became ill and died of avian flu.