August 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

21 August 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Aug. 20 airpower summary: Crew chiefs track the maintenance AFPN 21 Aug 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Aug. 20, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Coalition Troops in Iraq Kill Five Insurgents, Net 11 AFPS 21 Aug 2007 -- Coalition troops today killed five al Qaeda-affiliated terrorists and captured 11 suspects during three operations in central and northern Iraq, officials said.

Bush Says Iraqis Will Decide Their Own Future VOA 21 Aug 2007 -- U.S. President George Bush says, despite Washington's frustration with the slow pace of political progress in Iraq, it is up to Iraqis to decide the future of their government
US Army Officer on Trial for Abu Ghraib Prison Scandal VOA 21 Aug 2007 -- A U.S. military court in Fort Meade, Maryland has heard opening arguments in the court martial of the only U.S. military officer charged in connection with the abuse scandal at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.

IRAQ: Power cuts getting worse, affecting lives IRIN 21 Aug 2007 -- In the backyard of the house of Jassim Abdel-Rahman, a 34-year-old resident of Sadr City, a suburb of Baghdad, there are always six or so jerry cans which he refills daily with petrol for his small generator.
Saddam's Cousin, 14 Others on Trial for Suppressing 1991 Revolt VOA 21 Aug 2007 -- A cousin of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and 14 others have gone on trial in Baghdad in connection with the brutal suppression of a 1991 Shi'ite uprising.

French FM: Europe Must Play Bigger Role in Iraq VOA 21 Aug 2007 -- French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner says Europe must play a bigger role in Iraq because the United States cannot solve the country's problems alone.
Iraqi Prime Minister Holds High-Level Talks in Syria VOA 21 Aug 2007 -- Ties between Iraq and Syria appear to be warming, as Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki pursues a second day of high level meetings with top Syrian officials, including President Bashar al Assad.