February 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

15 February 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTAF releases daily airpower summary AFPN 15 Feb 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
Four Insurgents Killed, 16 Detained in Iraq; Weapons Found AFPS 15 Feb 2006 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces killed four terrorists and detained 16 in a series of operations in the past 24 hours, and coalition forces also found several weapons caches yesterday, military officials in Iraq said.
Air Strike Destroys Terrorist Bunker; Bomb Suspect Detained AFPS 15 Feb 2006 -- Coalition forces destroyed a terrorist facility today, and in an operation yesterday, U.S. soldiers detained a suspected terrorist, Multinational Force Iraq officials reported today.
Carrier Group Finishes OIF Support, Journeys Home AFPS 15 Feb 2006 -- The USS Theodore Roosevelt and associated strike group units completed their support of maritime security operations and Operation Iraqi Freedom today when the carrier and USS San Jacinto transited the Suez Canal as they continue their return trip home.
Three Civilians, Two Police Slain In Baghdad Incidents RFE/RL 15 Feb 2006 -- Iraqi police says a homemade bomb exploded near a Baghdad liquor shop today, killing three people and wounding two.

U.S. Regrets Release of Additional Abu Ghraib Photographs Washington File 15 Feb 2006 -- A newly released set of photographs documenting mistreatment of Iraqi detainees at the now-closed Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad, Iraq, “shows once again just the reprehensible conduct that was going on in Abu Ghraib,” says John Bellinger, State Department legal adviser.
More Abu Ghraib Images Could Harm Troops, Official Says AFPS 15 Feb 2006 -- Publicizing more images depicting alleged abuse of detainees at Iraqi's Abu Ghraib prison could bring harm to U.S. servicemembers, a senior Defense Department official said here today.
Pentagon Concerned Old Abu Ghraib Photos Could Spark Violence VOA 15 Feb 2006 -- The Defense Department has expressed concern that the release of more photos, and some videos, of prisoner abuse at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib Prison more than two years ago could incite what it calls "unnecessary violence."

Iraq: Shi'ite Parliamentarians Comment On Incoming Government RFE/RL 15 Feb 2006 -- RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) interviewed two United Iraqi Alliance members, Al-Sadr bloc representative Sami al-Askari and Virtue Party head Nadim al-Jabiri, to ask about the alliance's efforts to form the next government
Iraq: Questions Arise Over Al-Ja'fari Nomination RFE/RL 15 Feb 2006 -- Kurdish and Sunni Arab political parties raised concerns about the future shape of the Iraqi government after the Shi'ite-led United Iraqi Alliance (UIA) nominated Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'fari on 12 February to retain his position in the incoming Iraqi government
Iraq Weekly Status Report State Dept. 15 Feb 2006 [PDF]