July 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

26 July 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

CENTAF releases airpower summary AFPN 26 Jul 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials released the airpower summary for July 26.
U.S. Soldiers Capture Members of Iraqi 'Death Squad' AFPS 26 Jul 2006 -- U.S. soldiers with Multinational Division Baghdad captured five members of a "death squad" in Iraq today.
Battalion Maintains Support Mission While Preparing to Move Locations AFPS 26 Jul 2006 -- Support battalions are the backbone of the Army's brigade combat teams, aiding and sustaining them in a variety of ways.

Baghdad Violence Solution Depends on Security, Reconciliation AFPS 26 Jul 2006 -- Increasing violence in Baghdad is due to sectarian tensions, and the solution to the problem will involve more than increased security forces, a Defense Department spokesman said here today.
Saddam Asks to be Executed if Found Guilty VOA 26 Jul 2006 -- A protesting Saddam Hussein was brought to court in Baghdad Wednesday to attend the final phase of his trial for crimes against humanity.

Iraqi Prime Minister Sees Iraq as Central to War on Terror Washington File 26 Jul 2006 -- Iraq is the central battle that will determine the outcome of the War on Terror, according to Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, and it is the responsibility of all liberal democracies to support Iraq’s struggle to overcome the forces seeking to tear it apart.
Iraqi PM Expresses Appreciation for US Troop Sacrifices VOA 26 Jul 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki says he appreciates the sacrifice U.S. troops are making in his country
Iraqi PM to U.S. Congress: Iraq to Become 'Graveyard for Terrorism' AFPS 26 Jul 2006 -- Iraq is the front line in the war on terror and ultimately will serve as a "graveyard for terrorism," Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told a joint session of Congress here today.

Iraq: Learning Lessons From Lebanon RFE/RL 26 Jul 2006 -- In 2003, Iraq observers warned that Iraq faced the danger of going down the same road as Lebanon, which fought a bitter civil war from 1975-90
U.S.: Iraqi Leader Stirs Controversy Over Hizballah RFE/RL 26 Jul 2006 -- Nuri al-Maliki wasted no time getting involved in controversy during his first trip to the United States as prime minister of Iraq.
IRAQ: Government donates $35 million to Lebanon IRIN 26 Jul 2006 -- Despite an escalating humanitarian crisis of its own, the Iraqi government has contributed US$35 million to the High Relief Commission of Lebanon (HRCL) in a show of support for the Lebanese government and concern for the needs of its citizens.