05 July 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
Current Operations
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- Iraqi Forces Foil Kidnappings, Capture Terrorists AFPS 05 Jul 2006 -- Iraqi soldiers rescued three kidnap victims, foiled a kidnap attempt, captured 28 suspected terrorists, and killed eight terrorists in separate operations July 2 and 3, military officials reported.
- New al Qaeda Leader Likely to Boost Mobile Bomb Usage AFPS 05 Jul 2006 -- The new al Qaeda in Iraq leader is an explosives expert who could opt to increase insurgent attacks using car and truck bombs, a senior U.S. military officer said in Baghdad today.
Deployments
US Policy
- United States Investigating Iraqi Civilian Abuse Allegations Washington File 05 Jul 2006 -- The U.S. military is committed to open, complete investigations and full accountability for any soldiers found to be mistreating Iraqi civilians, Army Major General William Caldwell told journalists in a July 5 press briefing from Baghdad, Iraq.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Iraq Weekly Status Report State Dept. 05 Jul 2006 [PDF]
Foreign Reactions
- Iraqi PM Says Country Should Investigate Rape, Murder Charges VOA 05 Jul 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki says his government must be involved in the investigation into the alleged rape and murder of an Iraqi teenage girl and three members of her family by U.S. soldiers.
