September 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

22 September 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Thurman from Iraq 22 Sep 2006 -- Presenter: Commander, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, Maj. Gen. James Thurman
CENTAF releases airpower summary for Sept. 22 AFPN 22 Sep 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Sept. 22.
People of Baghdad Seeing Results from U.S.-Iraqi Operation AFPS 22 Sep 2006 -- Combined U.S.-Iraqi operations in Baghdad have produced real results for citizens there, who are seeing improvements in their neighborhoods and basic services and who report a stronger feeling of security, a top U.S. general in the area said today.
US General Says 3,000 More Iraqi Troops Needed to Help Stabilize Baghdad VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- The commander of U.S. forces in Baghdad says he needs about 3,000 Iraqi forces to help stabilize the capital, which has recently experienced a dramatic surge in sectarian violence.

Iraqi President Rules Out Withdrawal Timetable VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- Iraq's president has ruled out setting a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S.-led coalition forces, until Iraqi forces can handle security duties on their own

US Special Commission says Next Three Months are Critical in Iraq VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- The head of an independent U.S. special commission on Iraq says the next three months are critical in determining that country's future.
Rumsfeld: Iraqi Prime Minister Doing Impressive Work AFPS 22 Sep 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is working hard to quell sectarian violence and pave the way for the reconciliation of his country’s people, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday.
Iraq's Insurgency Must Be Overcome by More than Military Power Washington File 22 Sep 2006 -- The commander of multinational forces in Baghdad, Iraq, says the insurgency and sectarian violence in the Iraqi capital city cannot be quelled solely by military means.

Complicated Saddam Case Raises Concerns VOA 22 Sep 2006 -- Some of the investigators who gathered evidence for Saddam Hussein's trial on genocide charges have doubts about the ability of Iraq's courts to handle such a difficult case
Iraqi President Urges Neighbors To Stop Border Infiltration RFE/RL 22 Sep 2006 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani today urged Iraq's neighbors to prevent cross-border infiltrations by militants.

Iraq: Neighbors Pledge Support On Security, Yet Again RFE/RL 22 Sep 2006 -- The interior ministers of Iraq's neighboring countries pledged at a September 19 conference in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to help boost security along their borders to prevent terrorist infiltration into Iraq.