14 September 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 14 Sep 2007 [PDF]
- UPDATE: Vehicle accident claims 7 Soldiers
- Task Force Lightning Soldiers attacked
- Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace at the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. 14 Sep 2007 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Peter Pace
- Sept. 13 airpower summary: B-1Bs keep enemy in check AFPN 14 Sep 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 13, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
- Coalition Forces Kill Eight Terrorists, Detain 21 Others AFPS 14 Sep 2007 -- Coalition forces killed eight terrorists and detained 21 suspected terrorists in operations in central and northern Iraq today.
Deployments
- Georgia to Reduce Troops in Iraq by Next Year VOA 14 Sep 2007 -- Georgia's defense minister says his country will reduce its military presence in Iraq to 300 soldiers by next summer.
US Policy
- Gates Discusses Improved Security Situation in Iraq AFPS 14 Sep 2007 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today during a television news talk show that he’s optimistic about the improved security situation in Iraq.
- Top Military Advisers Stand Behind Petraeus Recommendations AFPS 14 Sep 2007 -- The nation’s top military advisers were “unanimous” in backing the recommendations made to the president by Army Gen. David H. Petraeus on the way forward in Iraq, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said here today.
- US Defense Secretary Hopes for Deeper Troop Cuts in Iraq VOA 14 Sep 2007 -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he hopes U.S. troop levels in Iraq can be cut to about 100,000 by the end of next year, a figure that is well beyond cuts recently approved by President Bush
- Bush Speaks at Quantico, Emphasizes Iraq’s Importance AFPS 14 Sep 2007 -- President Bush spoke to Marines at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va., today, thanking them for their service and explaining the way forward in Iraq.
- US Domestic Debate Over Iraq Expected To Sharpen VOA 14 Sep 2007 -- The domestic political battle lines over the war in Iraq could harden in the months ahead in the wake of President Bush's speech outlining U.S. strategy well into next year
- Bush Outlines Plan For U.S. Troop Reductions In Iraq RFE/RL 14 Sep 2007 -- In a televised speech September 13 from the White House, U.S. President George W. Bush said the war strategy put forth by General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker -- his two top officials in Iraq -- is something that all Americans can accept, whether they approve of the war or not.
- Bush Says He Will Pull Some US Troops From Iraq VOA 14 Sep 2007 -- President Bush says he will start pulling some U.S. troops out of Iraq this month because his decision to send reinforcements earlier this year has been a success.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Study Says Iraq Not Meeting Benchmarks VOA 14 Sep 2007 -- A long awaited report to Congress by President Bush says Iraq's government has made little progress in meeting political and military goals over the last few months
- Security, Economy, Services Improving for Iraqi Citizens AFPS 14 Sep 2007 -- Quality of life in Iraq is getting better thanks to increased security, a chief Iraqi government spokesman said yesterday from Baghdad.
Foreign Reactions
- Al-Qaida Claims Responsibility for Killing of Sunni Tribal Leader VOA 14 Sep 2007 -- Al-Qaida in Iraq has claimed responsibility for Thursday's bomb attack that killed Sunni tribal leader Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abu Risha -- a key U.S. ally in Iraq.
News Reports
- Backgrounder: U.S. Army Force Restructuring, “Modularity,” and Iraq cfr.org 14 Sep 2007
