07 December 2007 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 06 Dec 2007 [PDF]
- Transcript: DoD Press Briefing with Lt. Gen. Ham and Lt. Gen. Sattler from the Pentagon Briefing Room, Arlington, Va. 07 Dec 2007 -- Presenter: Director for Operations Lt. Gen. Carter Ham and Director for Strategic Plans and Policy Lt. Gen. John Sattler
- Dec. 6 airpower summary: C-17s deliver airlift support AFPN 07 Dec 2007
- Coalition Forces Detain Dozens of Terrorists in Iraq Operations AFPS 07 Dec 2007 -- Coalition forces captured two wanted individuals and seven additional suspects during an operation today to disrupt al Qaeda networks in Iraq’s capital city.
- US Military in Iraq Shifting Focus to Training VOA 07 Dec 2007 -- A senior U.S military officer says the improved security situation in Iraq has allowed more coalition forces to shift their focus from leading security operations to training Iraqis to do so.
- Bomb Attacks Highlight Continued Danger for US-Backed Groups in Iraq VOA 07 Dec 2007 -- Separate bomb attacks in the Iraqi province of Diyala. Authorities say at least 16 people were killed in one attack and 10 in another, with 27 wounded
- Force protection Airmen keeps vigilance in the forefront AFPN 09 Dec 2007 -- Up before dawn, an 80-member team made up of 51 different Air Force specialty codes is armed and ready to roll at Ali Base, Iraq.
Deployments
- 1st Cavalry Passing Baghdad Mission to 4ID Army News 07 Dec 2007 -- After 399 days as Multi-National Division-Baghdad, the 1st Cavalry Division will turn its mission over to the Fort Hood, Texas-based 4th Infantry Division Dec. 19.
US Policy
- Commanders in Iraq Assess Situation Before Changing Force Levels AFPS 07 Dec 2007 -- The first of five brigade combat teams to redeploy without being replaced has now departed Iraq, and most of the soldiers are home in Fort Hood, Texas, a senior Joint Staff official said today
- U.S. Generals: ‘Jury Still Out’ on Flow of Weapons From Iran AFPS 07 Dec 2007 -- Though U.S. officials now believe Iran stopped its nuclear weapons program four years ago, the jury is still out on the extent to which Tehran is influencing the battlefield in Iraq, two senior officers said at a Pentagon news conference today.
