June 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

11 June 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Coalition Forces Destroy Insurgent Vehicle; Marines Aid Wounded Iraqi Children AFPS 11 Jun 2006 -- Coalition forces destroyed a truck used by terrorists to attack a patrol base southwest of Baghdad and uncovered multiple weapons caches last week, U.S. military officials reported.
More Work Left After Zarqawi's Death, General Says AFPS 11 Jun 2006 -- The killing of Abu Musab al Zarqawi is a major blow to al Qaeda in Iraq but will not end terrorism there, the top U.S. general in Iraq said today.
Coalition Mounts Several Operations Against Al Qaeda, General Says Washington File 11 Jun 2006 -- The al Qaeda network in Iraq has been hurt badly by the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Iraqi and coalition forces have moved swiftly to exploit intelligence from that operation to identify other terrorist cells and increase security for the Iraqi people, according to General George Casey, commanding general of Multinational Forces in Iraq.

Bush to Host Iraq Strategy Talks VOA 11 Jun 2006 -- President Bush has called his top advisors to his Camp David retreat for a strategy session Monday on Iraq.
Bush: Zarqawi's Death, New Iraqi Cabinet Triumphs for Freedom AFPS 11 Jun 2006 -- Last week's death of terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and the filling of critical Iraqi cabinet positions were triumphs for the cause of freedom, President Bush said yesterday.

Asefi: Iranians share Iraqi joy over Zarqawi's death IRNA 11 Jun 2006 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here Sunday said that like the people of Iraq, Iranians are also glad that al-Qaeda member in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has been killed.

Al-Qaida in Iraq Threatens Large Scale Attacks VOA 11 Jun 2006 -- The terror group Al-Qaida in Iraq has vowed to carry out large scale attacks following the killing of its leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, in a U.S. airstrike last week.