February 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

25 February 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

U.S., Iraqi Troops Step Up Patrols, Defuse Weapons Caches AFPS 25 Feb 2006 -- U.S. and Iraqi troops have stepped up their patrols in Iraq's Baghdad and Babil provinces, and thanks to assistance from ordinary Iraqis, they've found and defused numerous roadside bombs, mine fields, and weapons caches, U.S. military officials in Iraq reported.

Pentagon says More Iraqi Forces Able to Fight, But None Independently VOA 26 Feb 2006 -- The U.S. Defense Department says the number of Iraqi security forces capable of battling insurgents has increased, but that none are able to fight without U.S. assistance.

UN's top Iraq envoy decries destruction of shrines, urges national unity UN News Centre 25 Feb 2006 -- In a strongly worded statement aimed at quelling violence in Iraq, the senior United Nations envoy to that country today decried recent sectarian attacks and urged a united front against those who are instigating them.

Iraqi Government Extends Baghdad Car Ban RFE/RL 25 Feb 2006 -- The Iraqi government today announced an extension of its ban on car travel in Baghdad in an effort to contain the sectarian violence that has convulsed the country since the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine in Samarra on 22 February.
Iraq: Despite Calls For Calm, Sectarian Violence Continues RFE/RL 25 Feb 2006 -- Violence continues in Iraq, despite attempts by the authorities to contain sectarian attacks that have killed more than 150 people since the bombing of a Shiite shrine on 22 February.
Iraq Extends Security Clampdown VOA 26 Feb 2006 -- Iraq's interior minister has banned all vehicle movement in Baghdad through Monday morning to thwart sectarian violence that erupted after the bombing of a Shi'ite shrine Wednesday.

Iraqi Shi'ite and Sunni Politicians Meet VOA 25 Feb 2006 -- Iraq's top Shi'ite and Sunni politicians met in Baghdad Saturday to discuss sectarian violence that has left scores of Iraqis dead.