22 June 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 Jun 2007 [PDF]
- MND-B Soldier killed during combat operations
- DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- Transcript: DoD Special Briefing with Lt. Gen. Odierno from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. 22 Jun 2007 -- Presenter: Lieutenant General Ray Odierno, U.S. Army, Commander, Multinational Corps Iraq
- Coalition Forces Continue Heightened Operations in Iraq AFPS 22 Jun 2007 -- Coalition forces continue to kill and detain suspected terrorists and discover weapons caches during ongoing missions within Operation Phantom Thunder, a large-scale operation targeting al Qaeda strongholds in and around Baghdad.
- June 21 airpower summary: Keeping fighters in the fight AFPN 22 Jun 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June 21, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
- Odierno Describes Operation Phantom Thunder AFPS 22 Jun 2007 -- The surge of forces into Iraq is over. The surge of operations has begun, the commander of Multinational Corps Iraq told Pentagon reporters in a teleconference today.
- Seabees Construct Berthing Facilities for Iraqi Police Trainers Navy News Centre 22 Jun 2007 -- Delta Company Team 3 of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 4 constructed two Modular Protective Billeting (MPB) berthing facilities in the Taway Province of Ramadi on June 14.
- ‘Arrowhead Ripper’ continues to pressure al-Qaida MNF-I 22 Jun 2007 -- Iraqi Security Forces teamed with Task Force Lightning units, Thursday, to clear Baqouba and surrounding areas as Operation Arrowhead Ripper continued.
- Operation Sledgehammer uncovers multiple mortars MNF-I 22 Jun 2007 -- Eight individuals were detained during a combined search operation between the Iraqi Army, the Hillah Special Weapons and Tactics Team, and Coalition Forces in Jabella June 22.
Deployments
US Policy
- US Could Begin Withdrawal if Iraqis Can Take Over from Surge, says Commander VOA 22 Jun 2007 -- The second-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq says the week-old offensive against insurgent groups in and around Baghdad could create conditions for the start of a U.S. withdrawal sometime between this fall and next spring
- Iraqi Police Rapidly Gain Proficiency, U.S. General Says AFPS 22 Jun 2007 -- Iraq’s police officers are rapidly acquiring experience and proficiency as they contribute to the establishment of law and order across the country, the senior U.S. military policeman in Iraq said today.
- Iraqis Turn Toward Government, Coalition, Odierno Says AFPS 22 Jun 2007 -- The Iraqi people are tired of a foreign-dominated group -- al Qaeda -- attempting to manipulate them, and are turning to their government, the commander of Multinational Corps Iraq said today.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Iraq: Plan To Arm Additional Sunni Groups Poses Risks RFE/RL 22 Jun 2007 -- As the U.S. troop surge in Iraq moves into its fifth month and shows only slight improvement reducing insurgent attacks, the U.S. military has announced a new strategy.
