10 February 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 10 Feb 2006 [PDF]
- TWO MARINES DIE FROM WOUNDS
- Transcript: News Briefing with Col. Stephen W. Davis 10 Feb 2006 -- Presenter: Col. Stephen W. Davis, commander, Regimental Combat Team-2
- Freedom of Insurgents To Move in Western Iraq Curtailed Washington File 10 Feb 2006 -- A U.S. Marine who commands U.S. and Iraqi forces in western Iraq says insurgents in the city of Rutbah no longer have freedom of movement and that routes of infiltration along Iraq’s border with Syria have been disrupted.
- CENTAF releases daily airpower summary AFPN 10 Feb 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
- Falcon eyes roam Iraqi skies AFPN 10 Feb 2006 -- For years the F-16 Fighting Falcon has been the premier multi-role fighter in the Air Force inventory, but recently F-16s here have been expanding their list of capabilities by performing non-traditional intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, or NTISR.
- Fill ‘er up: POL keeps base, mission running AFPN 10 Feb 2006 -- Against a constant battle with the elements, the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing’s flying mission depends on one unit to always be ready when called on.
- Insurgents Nabbed After Attack on Police AFPS 10 Feb 2006 -- In separate incidents over the past several days, Iraqi police caught two insurgents after they attacked a station, Iraqi soldiers conducted a raid through Safra village, and a suicide car bomber hit a U.S. patrol north of Baghdad, officials said.
- Roadside bombs, caches found in central Iraq Army News 10 Feb 2006 -- Iraqi Army and coalition forces discovered three large roadside bombs, killed two terrorist suspects and captured 12 others during patrols and raids south of Baghdad this week.
Deployments
US Policy
- Progress Being Made on Iraqi Reconstruction, Official Says AFPS 10 Feb 2006 -- Significant progress is being made on Iraqi reconstruction projects, while economic prospects continue to grow, a U.S. official told reporters via telephone from Baghdad yesterday.
- Iraqi Economy To Grow 10 percent in 2006, U.S. Official Predicts Washington File 11 Feb 2006 -- The Iraqi economy is expected to grow 10 percent in the coming year as reconstruction efforts begin to show results and tens of thousands of new businesses begin operating, according to a senior State Department official.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Updates USAID 10 Feb 2006 [PDF]
- Iraqi Election Commission Releases Final Poll Results VOA 10 Feb 2006 -- Iraq's Electoral Commission has released the final results of the country's December 15 National Election.
- Iraq Certifies Legislative Election Results VOA 10 Feb 2006 -- Election officials in Iraq have certified results of the December 15 legislative poll, confirming the near majority of parliament seats won by Shi'ite religious parties.
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
- RFE/RL Iraq Report, Volume 9, Number 6 10 Feb 2006 -- IRAQI CARTOON PROTESTS SPUR WIDER DEBATE / OIL SECTOR FACES TOUGH TIMES / JUDGE DESCRIBES CORRUPTION CASE AGAINST LAWMAKER
