June 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

30 June 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Preventive Medicine Unit Prepares For Iraq Navy NewsStand 30 Jun 2006 -- Members of Forward Deployable Preventive Medicine Unit (FDPMU) East, Team 7, participated in a two-day course at Naval Station Norfolk June 24-25 that trained them to look for potential breeding sites for diseases or areas that may hold hazardous materials.

Investigation Under Way in Iraqi Family's Deaths AFPS 30 Jun 2006 -- The Army's Criminal Investigation Command is looking into allegations that coalition soldiers killed an Iraqi family of four in their home near Mahmudiyah, Iraq, military officials here announced today.
US Investigates Whether Soldiers Killed Four Iraqi Family Members VOA 30 Jun 2006 -- U.S. military officials say at least three soldiers are under investigation for allegedly raping a woman and then killing her and three family members in Iraq in March.

Romania: U.S. Congressman Questions Iraq Withdrawal Proposal RFE/RL 30 Jun 2006 -- RFE/RL's Romania-Moldova Service spoke on June 29 with U.S. Congressman John Shimkus (Republican, Illinois) about an announcement earlier that day from the Romanian Defense Ministry that the country plans to withdraw its forces from Iraq
Iraq's Security Forces Improving Every Day, Says U.S. Colonel Washington File 30 Jun 2006 -- Coalition-trained Iraqi army and police units have been instrumental in disrupting terrorist activity in an area that once was among the country’s leading insurgent strongholds.
Iraqi Forces 'Getting Better Every Day,' U.S. Officer Says AFPS 30 Jun 2006 -- Iraq's soldiers and police are steadily gaining in capability so they can one day take charge of their country's security, a senior U.S. military officer said from Baghdad today.

Iraq Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance Updates USAID 30 Jun 2006 [PDF]
Backgrounder: The Challenge in Iraq's Other Cities: Kirkuk cfr.org 30 Jun 2006
Iraq: Insurgent Groups Differ On Talks With Government RFE/RL 30 Jun 2006 -- Insurgent groups in Iraq have posted a number of statements to the Internet in recent days rejecting Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's national-reconciliation initiative.

Russia: Putin's Orders In Iraq Create Challenges For The FSB RFE/RL 30 Jun 2006 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this week ordered the country's security service to hunt down and "destroy" those responsible for the slaying of four employees of the Russian Embassy in Iraq.
New Bin Laden Message Hails Zarqawi VOA 30 Jun 2006 -- A new videotape purportedly from al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden has praised the slain al-Qaida in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi