May 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

30 May 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD Briefing with Brig. Gen. Wiggins from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va 30 May 2007 -- Presenter: Deputy Director For Operations, Joint Staff Brigadier General Wiggins
May 29 airpower: Predators sting the enemy AFPN 30 May 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations May 29, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
U.S., Iraqi Troops Seize 47 in Iraq Operations AFPS 30 May 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces captured 47 suspected terrorists, including some suspected terror-cell chieftains, and seized contraband weaponry during operations across Iraq over the past few days, military officials reported.
Officers Describe al Qaeda Prison Rescue Mission AFPS 30 May 2007 -- Officers from the U.S. Army battalion that freed 41 prisoners from an al Qaeda in Iraq hideout May 27 provided details on the operation yesterday.
Georgian Troops To Take Charge Of Security In Iraqi Governorate RFE/RL 30 May 2007 -- Georgian Defense Minister Davit Kezerashvili today said additional Georgian troops being sent to Iraq in June will be tasked with patrolling the city of Al-Kut in Wasit Governorate, about 185 kilometers southeast of Baghdad.

Last of US Surge Forces Arrive in Iraq VOA 30 May 2007 -- The U.S. military says all 20,000 additional combat troops President Bush ordered to Iraq in January have now arrived, with the last unit set to be fully operational in a couple of weeks
Final ‘Surge’ Brigade Now in Iraq, General Says AFPS 30 May 2007 -- The fifth and final brigade of the troop surge has arrived in Baghdad and should be fully operational by mid-July, the deputy director for operations on the Joint Staff said here today.

General Works to Dispel Myths About Iraq AFPS 30 May 2007 -- A U.S. general serving with Multinational Force Iraq recently took time out of his mid-deployment leave to let the American public know that the situation in Iraq is different from what they might think.

Iraqi Kurdistan Government Takes Over Security in North VOA 30 May 2007 -- U.S.-led coalition forces have formally handed over the responsibility for security in three northern Iraqi provinces to the autonomous Kurdistan government
Iraq Weekly Status Report US Dept. of State 30 May 2007 [PDF]

Turkish Forces Mass on Iraqi Border Amid Talk of Incursion VOA 30 May 2007 -- Turkey has sent more troops and tanks to the Iraqi border, as speculation grows about a possible Turkish incursion against Kurdish rebels in northern Iraq.