November 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

28 November 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Air Force firefighters teach Iraqis blaze fighting basics AFPN 28 Nov 2007 -- Seven local Iraqi firefighters shared a momentous occasion as they graduated from the Ali Base basic firefighter skills course.
Troops Detain Dozens, Kill Suspected Terrorist in Iraq AFPS 28 Nov 2007 -- Iraqi and coalition forces captured 32 suspected terrorists and killed another in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
Mine Countermeasures Exercise Sweeps Persian Gulf Navy NewsStand 28 Nov 2007 -- The U.S. Navy conducted a mine countermeasures exercise (MCMEX) Nov. 12-15 to demonstrate its ability to counter potential mine-laying and to maintain open sea lanes and anchorages in the region, an important mission of Maritime Security Operations (MSO).
Operation Varsity March leads to capture of suspect (Sayafiyah) MNF-I 28 Nov 2007 -- Soldiers from Company B, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, captured 13 suspected extremists during a nighttime air assault mission in Sayafiyah, Iraq, a small village outside of Salman Pak, Nov. 24.

Japan's Upper House of Parliament Approves Bill to Halt Air Force Mission in Iraq VOA 28 Nov 2007 -- Japan's upper house of parliament has approved a bill that would stop the country's air force transport mission in Iraq.

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Press Secretary Geoff Morrell from the Pentagon 28 Nov 2007 -- Presenter: Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell

IRAQ-SYRIA: More Iraqi refugees leaving Syria than entering IRIN 28 Nov 2007 -- For the first time since the US-led invasion of Iraq in 2003, figures from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) in Damascus suggest that more Iraqi refugees are leaving Syria to return home than are entering the country.
IRAQ-JORDAN: Iraq to give US$8 million to Jordan for hosting refugees IRIN 28 Nov 2007 -- The Iraqi government will give Jordan US$8 million to help host the estimated 500,000 Iraqi refugees now living in the country.