29 October 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
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Current Operations
- CENTAF releases airpower summary for Oct. 29 AFPN 29 Oct 2006 -- U.S. Central Command Air Forces officials have released the airpower summary for Oct. 29.
- U.S. Forces Reportedly Kill 17 Insurgents In Iraq RFE/RL 29 Oct 2006 -- U.S. forces in Iraq say they have thwarted two ambushes, shot dead 17 insurgents, and detained three suspected militants during an operation.
Deployments
US Policy
- Effort Under Way To Shift Security Task to Iraqis, Khalilzad Says Washington File 29 Oct 2006 -- A newly established joint committee will work to speed the transfer of security responsibilities in Iraq to the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad says.
- Khalilzad Downplays Washington-Baghdad Dispute VOA 29 Oct 2006 -- The U.S. ambassador to Iraq is downplaying reports of an apparent dispute between Washington and Baghdad
- Iraqis Anxious for Responsibility, U.S. Ambassador Says AFPS 29 Oct 2006 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is anxious to take more responsibility for his country’s security, the U.S. ambassador to Iraq said today.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- IRAQ: Rights group says gov't protecting death squad members IRIN 29 Oct 2006 -- The Iraqi government must move quickly to prosecute all Ministry of Interior personnel responsible for "death squad" killings in Baghdad and elsewhere, the New-York based NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Saturday.
Foreign Reactions
- FM: Iran attentive to Iraq's security, stability IRNA 29 Oct 2006 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday that as a country neighboring, Iran has always paid attention to Iraq's security and stability.
