April 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

30 April 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

DoD Press Briefing with Col. Townsend via Video Conference from the Pentagon 30 Apr 2007 -- Presenter: Commander 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division Col. Stephen Townsend
April 29 airpower summary: Maintainers keep planes flying AFPN 30 Apr 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan in the following operations April 29, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Nearly 100 Detained in Iraq; Weapons Caches Found, Destroyed AFPS 30 Apr 2007 -- Coalition forces nabbed about 94 suspects and discovered several weapons caches during raids across Iraq in the past three days.
‘Arrowhead Division’ Commander Reports Operation Arrowhead Strike 9 Successes AFPS 30 Apr 2007 -- A major clearing operation that wrapped up last week in Baghdad succeeded in preventing 3,200 roadside bombs, jailing 42 terrorists, and seizing enough weapons and explosives to outfit an enemy infantry battalion, the commander of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 3rd Stryker Brigade Combat Team reported today.

Iraqi Hospital Struggles to Maintain US-Funded Improvements VOA 30 Apr 2007 -- American inspectors who review reconstruction projects in Iraq say some rebuilt facilities are falling into disrepair because they are not being properly maintained
Iraq Security Plan Yields Mixed Results VOA 30 Apr 2007 -- The ongoing surge of additional U.S. troops in Iraq will soon enter its third month, and while sectarian violence is down in Baghdad, progress has been offset by an increase in deadly suicide bombings by al-Qaida insurgents
Iraq Conference Aims to Relieve Debt, Improve Security VOA 30 Apr 2007 -- International efforts to stabilize Iraq continue later this week when regional and international leaders meet in Egypt to discuss how Iraq's neighbors and the international community can help bring peace to the war-torn country
IRAQ: Justice delayed as lawyers live under threat IRIN 30 Apr 2007

Larijani reaffirms legitimacy of Iraqi government IRNA 30 Apr 2007 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani on Monday reaffirmed legitimacy of Iraqi government and said that it has been elected in a democratic election.
Iraq: Iran's Attendance Key To Security Conference RFE/RL 30 Apr 2007 -- Iran's agreement to attend the Sharm El-Sheikh conference on Iraq's security on May 3-4 puts an end to days of speculation over whether the summit will involve all of the major players in the increasingly regional crisis.

Iraq Remains Central Front for Terrorist Activity Washington File 30 Apr 2007 -- Iraq remains the central arena for terrorist activity worldwide, and Iran and Syria continue to play a destabilizing role in the Middle East by supporting terrorist groups in the region, the State Department says.