July 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

03 July 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Brig. Gen. Wiggins at the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. 03 Jul 2007 -- Presenter: Deputy Director for Operations, Joint Staff Brig. Gen. Perry Wiggins
July 2 airpower summary: C-17s provide needed supplies AFPN 03 Jul 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations July 2, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Operation Phantom Thunder Proceeds in Iraq; Afghan Progress Continues AFPS 03 Jul 2007 -- Operation Phantom Thunder enters its third week with coalition forces operating in and around Baghdad, Diyala province and Anbar province, in Iraq, a Joint Staff spokesman said here today.
U.S. Forces Rescue Downed Helicopter Crew; Ops Continue Throughout Iraq AFPS 03 Jul 2007 -- An AH-64 Apache helicopter crew rescued two U.S. pilots after enemy fire brought down their OH-58D Kiowa helicopter south of Baghdad yesterday.
Operation Eagle Venture IV detains nine terror suspects MNF-I 03 Jul 2007 -- Coalition Forces detained nine suspected insurgents while constructing a battle position between Mahmudiyah and Yusifiyah, Iraq, June 29-30.
‘Desert Heat’ No Sweat for NMCB 1 Navy NewsStand 03 Jul 2007 -- Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 completed its inter-deployment field exercise (FEX), Operation Desert Heat, June 29.

Iran Training Iraqi Insurgent Groups, General Says Washington File 03 Jul 2007 -- An elite unit of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard with ties to Hezbollah is training, funding and arming insurgents in Iraq to attack coalition and Iraqi forces and conduct other missions, says a senior U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad, Iraq.

Iraqi Cabinet Unanimously Approves Revised Oil Revenue Law VOA 03 Jul 2007 -- Iraq's Cabinet has approved a new draft of a law that would distribute potentially huge oil revenues among the country's Kurdish, Shi'ite and Sunni groups.

IRAQ: Baghdad suburb residents flee after US raids IRIN 03 Jul 2007 -- Some residents of the mainly Shia Baghdad suburb of Sadr City are fleeing their homes - apparently scared of reprisals by US troops searching the area for militants.
IRAQ: Health Ministry issues warning on waterborne diseases IRIN 03 Jul 2007 -- Iraqi Health Ministry officials warned on 3 July of a possible increase in waterborne diseases among children and the elderly during the summer's hottest month of July.

JORDAN: New clinic for Iraqis in Amman IRIN 03 Jul 2007 -- The Jordan Red Crescent (JRC) has signed an agreement with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to open a clinic for cash-strapped Iraqis in Amman, according to JRC officials.

Iraqi Security Chief Warns of Rising Terror in Europe VOA 03 Jul 2007 -- Iraq's National Security Adviser Muaffak al-Rubaie expressed concern about a migration of terrorists from Iraq into Arab countries and Europe