September 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

16 September 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Sept. 15 airpower summary: C-130s keep troops supplied AFPN 16 Sep 2007 -- Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 15, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
Clearing continues: Dragons & Dragoons begin Operation Dragon Talon II in Rashid MNF-I 16 Sep 2007 -- Multi-National Division-Baghdad Soldiers and Iraqi Army troops captured four suspected terrorists in the first day of Operation Dragon Talon II.
Forces Capture Suspected Sattar Assassination Planner AFPS 16 Sep 2007 -- Coalition forces yesterday captured a man suspected of being behind the Sept. 13 assassination of Sheik Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, an influential Sunni leader who helped fight Al Qaeda in Iraq’s Anbar Forces, officials in Baghdad announced during a briefing today.
Coalition Forces Capture Key Extremist Leaders in Iraq, Kill Three Insurgents AFPS 16 Sep 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces detained six suspects, including several key extremist militant leaders, killed three insurgents and seized a weapons cache in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.

Troop Surge Turns Momentum Against Terrorists, Official Says AFPS 16 Sep 2007 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces must maintain the momentum generated by the troop surge in Iraq to defeat terrorists and insurgents, a senior military official in Baghdad said today.
Failure in Iraq Would Have ‘Enormous’ Consequences, Gates Says AFPS 16 Sep 2007 -- Failure in Iraq would empower extremists and have “enormous” consequences for the Middle East and the United States, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said today during his appearance on two television news talk shows.
Gates: US Mission in Iraq to Change Over Time VOA 16 Sep 2007 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says American troops are likely to remain in Iraq for the long term, although their numbers will decline and their mission will change
US: Investigation Underway Into Baghdad Firefight VOA 16 Sep 2007 -- A U.S. State Department spokeswoman says an investigation is underway into an attack on a convoy in western Baghdad Sunday.

IRAQ: Diyala the worst province for basic services IRIN 16 Sep 2007 -- Diyala province, on Iraq’s eastern border with Iran, is the scene of some of the worst violence in Iraq today, making the province’s shortages of basic services worse than anywhere else in the country, according to the local council and non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
IRAQ: Ethnic violence forces more Arabs to flee Kirkuk IRIN 16 Sep 2007 -- Iraqi Arab residents of the northern oil-rich city of Kirkuk, some 250km from Baghdad, say scores of Arab families are fleeing the city as ethnic violence increases there.

Iran to attend next round of talks with US if asked by Iraq IRNA 16 Sep 2007 -- Iran would attend the fourth round of talks with US on Iraq if requested by Baghdad, Foreign Ministry spokesman, Mohammad-Ali Hosseini, said on Sunday.

Former Federal Reserve Chief Says Iraq War 'Largely About Oil' VOA 16 Sep 2007 -- The former head of the U.S. central bank says in a new memoir that he believes the Iraq war is largely about oil.