08 July 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
Current Operations
- DoD Identifies Army Casualties
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- MND-B patrol struck by explosively-formed penetrator
- Two Task Force Soldiers killed in IED attack
- Task Force Lightning Soldiers attacked
- July 6 airpower summary: Strike Eagles counter anti-coalition forces AFPN 08 Jul 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations July 6, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
- July 7 airpower summary: Compass Call directs electronic warfare AFPN 08 Jul 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations July 7, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
- Coalition Forces Kill, Detain Terrorists; Find, Destroy Weapons Caches AFPS 08 Jul 2007 -- Iraqi security forces and coalition troops have killed four terrorists, detained 21 suspected terrorists and uncovered bomb-making materials and weapons caches during the past three days, military officials reported.
- 13th MEU finds more than 17 metric tons of explosives MNF-I 08 Jul 2007 -- Marines from Weapons Company, Battalion Landing Team 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit, discovered more than 17,000 kilograms of explosives in a series of weapons cache finds northeast of Thar Thar Dam July 4-6.
Deployments
- "Big E" Deploys Navy NewsStand 08 Jul 2007 -- The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CVN 65) and embarked Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 1 departed Naval Station Norfolk for a regularly scheduled deployment July 7 in support of the global war on terrorism.
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Iraqi Official Says Country Would Suffer if Maliki Were Ousted VOA 08 Jul 2007 -- Iraq's national security adviser cautions the country would be caught up in what he calls a political "hurricane" if the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki were ousted
- IRAQ: Ministry to insure and protect professors IRIN 08 Jul 2007 -- The Iraqi Ministry of Finance is to give life insurance to university professors following an increase in the number of lecturers leaving the country because of violence.
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
- Iraqi Officials Say Death Toll Higher in Village Attack VOA 08 Jul 2007 -- A series of bombings in the Baghdad area have killed at least 23 people
