August 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

24 August 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Maj. Gen. Lynch from the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. 24 Aug 2007 -- Presenter: Commander, Multinational Division Center and 3rd Infantry Division Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch
Aug. 23 airpower summary: F-16s provide coalition overwatch AFPN 24 Aug 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations August 23, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Al Qaeda Disrupted During Operations in Iraq’s Tigris River Valley AFPS 24 Aug 2007 -- Coalition forces killed seven terrorists and detained 12 suspected terrorists today during operations in central and northern Iraq.
13 Killed as US Troops Clash with Shi'ite Militiamen in Western Baghdad VOA 24 Aug 2007 -- Iraqi officials say at least 13 people were killed and several others wounded in clashes between Shi'ite militants and U.S. forces in western Baghdad.

U.S. Intelligence Report Offers Bleak Outlook For Iraq RFE/RL 24 Aug 2007 -- A new U.S. National Intelligence Estimate gives a dim prognosis for stability in Iraq, warning that the Iraqi government is becoming increasingly precarious and that there is little chance that Iraqi politicians can bridge sectarian rifts anytime soon.
Report Cites Measured Progress in Iraq AFPS 24 Aug 2007 -- The latest National Intelligence Estimate update released yesterday reports a drop in violent attacks and measured progress in Iraq and suggests that, with continued robust counterinsurgency operations and mentoring by coalition forces, Iraqi security forces will continue to improve.
Commander Says Iraqi Citizens Turning Against Insurgents AFPS 24 Aug 2007 -- Iraqis who once aligned themselves with militants are now taking up arms against al Qaeda, a top commander in the Iraqi capital said during a conference call today.

Electricity Generation in Iraq Improves, General Says AFPS 24 Aug 2007 -- Efforts to improve Iraq’s electrical power grid continue to make good progress, a senior U.S. military engineering officer reported from Baghdad today.

Land Mine Survey Helps Iraqis Save Lives, Improve Livelihoods Washington File 24 Aug 2007
U.S./Iraq: Historians Question Bush's Use Of Previous Wars' Lessons RFE/RL 24 Aug 2007 -- In a major policy speech on August 22, U.S. President George W. Bush drew comparisons between the Iraq war and America's previous wars with Japan, Germany, and Vietnam.