April 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

14 April 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

April 13 airpower summary: C-130s provide airlift support AFPN 14 Apr 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations April 13, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Terror Suspects Killed, Captured in Iraq AFPS 14 Apr 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces killed five terrorist suspects and detained two others during an operation yesterday in Basrah, U.S. military officials reported.
Iraq: Car Bomb Kills Dozens; Insurgents Attack Another Baghdad Bridge VOA 14 Apr 2007 -- Iraqi police say a car bomb has exploded in a crowded bus station in the southern Shi'ite city of Karbala, killing at least 40 people and injuring more than 100 others

Bush: Further Delay in War-Spending Bill Will Impact Troops AFPS 14 Apr 2007 -- called for Congress to send him a clean emergency war-spending bill that does not include tacked on funding measures and a timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.
Bush Repeats Call for War Funding Bill Without Conditions VOA 14 Apr 2007 -- President Bush meets with opposition leaders who control Congress Wednesday over differences blocking additional funding for wars in Afghanistan and Iraq

Some Iraqi Provinces Closing Door to Displaced VOA 14 Apr 2007 -- The International Organization for Migration says some provinces in Iraq are closing their doors to internally displaced people fleeing violence in Baghdad and other parts of the country

FM strongly condemns Karbala suicide bomb blast IRNA 14 Apr 2007 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini here on Saturday strongly condemned the suicide bomb blast in Karbala which claimed lives of many innocent civilians and pilgrims and wounded dozens on Saturday morning.

Iraq Parliament Meets After Bombing, Terror Group Claims Responsibility VOA 14 Apr 2007 -- Iraqi lawmakers have expressed condemnation and resolve during a special session following Thursday's bombing at the parliament building.
Suicide bomber in Karbala identified to be Sudanese - official IRNA 14 Apr 2007 -- Based on investigations, a Sudanese national was behind the Saturday morning blast in Karbala, Iraq, said an official in Karbala, Iraq, here on Saturday.