May 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

29 May 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

May 28 airpower summary: Airlift reduces need for convoys AFPN 29 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations May 28, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Airmen in Baghdad keep convoys off the road AFPN 29 May 2007 -- The first thing arriving and outgoing cargo aircrews are likely to see on the Baghdad flightline is the aerial port team doing push-ups behind their aircraft.
Combined Forces Detain 37 in Iraq, Discover Alleged Prison Camp AFPS 29 May 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces detained 37 suspected insurgents, found weapons caches and discovered an alleged prison camp holding 41 people in operations throughout Iraq over the past three days, military officials reported.
Baghdad Bombings Kill 40, Westerners Reported Kidnapped VOA 29 May 2007 -- Two car bombs in the Iraqi capital have killed at least 40 people and wounded more than 100 others

U.S. Ambassador: Iran’s Actions Must Match Words AFPS 29 May 2007 -- Iranian delegates advocated a peaceful and secure Iraq during a weekend meeting, but Iran’s actions on the ground aren’t in synch with its stated policies and principles, U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan Crocker told reporters yesterday.
Iran Must Halt Support for Militant Groups in Iraq, U.S. Says Washignton File 29 May 2007 -- Iraqi, Iranian and U.S. officials found "broad agreement" on overall policy and principles regarding "support for a secure, stable, democratic, federal Iraq, in control of its own security, at peace with its neighbors," Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Iraq, said following a meeting of all three parties May 28 in Baghdad, Iraq.

UN trains nine Iraqi election commissioners UN News Centre 29 May 2007 -- The United Nations, which has long supported the convening of democratic elections in Iraq, today kicked off a week-long session to train nine new members of the country’s Independent High Electoral Commission.
Iraq: UN envoy condemns attack on Baghdad mosque UN News Centre 29 May 2007 -- The top United Nations envoy to Iraq today condemned in the strongest terms the deadly attack on the Shrine of Abdul-Qader Al-Bilani Mosque in Baghdad, calling on those responsible to be brought to justice.
IRAQ: UN report highlights plight of over 800,000 IDPs IRIN 29 May 2007 -- Escalating fighting and sectarian violence are forcing hundreds of families in Iraq to flee their homes on a daily basis, aid agencies say.

Analysis: Iraq Draws U.S., Iran to the Table cfr.org 29 May 2007 -- Two Iranian-American academics sit in Iranian jail cells, charged with espionage (BBC), and five Iranian operatives remain prisoners of U.S. forces in Iraq