February 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

03 February 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: News Briefing with Colonel Jeffrey S. Buchanan 03 Feb 2006 -- Presenter: Colonel Jeffrey S. Buchanan
Iraqi brigade destroys terrorist hideouts near Kirkuk Army News 03 Feb 2006 -- Soldiers of 2nd Brigade, 4th Iraqi Army Division took another step toward independent operations Wednesday, as they conducted a brigade-level operation that destroyed terrorist hideouts in and around Kirkuk.
CENTAF releases daily airpower summary AFPN 03 Feb 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.

Budget Request to Include Funds for Iraq, Afghanistan Operations AFPS 03 Feb 2006 -- A $70 billion supplemental fund for ongoing operations in Iraq and Afghanistan will be part of the administration's fiscal 2007 budget request set to be delivered to Congress Feb. 6, officials said yesterday.

Cheney Notes Security, Political Progress in Iraq AFPS 03 Feb 2006 -- The overall situation in Iraq is improving, Vice President Dick Cheney told radio personality Laura Ingraham in a telephone interview today.
U.S., Coalition Forces Mentor Iraqi Police on Shared Values Washington File 03 Feb 2006 -- A U.S. Army commander says 2006 is the “Year of the Police” in Iraq, with U.S. and coalition forces working as coaches and mentors within Iraqi police units to boost levels of proficiency.
US Military Releases Partial Iraqi Civilian Casualty Numbers VOA 03 Feb 2006 -- At least 16 people were killed in two car bomb attacks in Baghdad Thursday, as Iraqi civilians continued to bear the brunt of the daily violence in Iraq

Iraqi Security Forces Trainer Says Police on Right Path AFPS 03 Feb 2006 -- The Iraqi National Police Commando Division is on track to replicate other elite national police units, the division's American training commander said during a briefing from Iraq today.