09 March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
Current Operations
- Coalition Forces Train To Keep Sea Lanes Open Navy NewsStand 09 Mar 2008 -- U.S., U.K. and Kuwait forces completed a mine countermeasures exercise (MCMEX) March 6 in the Persian Gulf.
- USS Cleveland: Afloat Forward Staging Base in the Gulf Navy NewsStand 09 Mar 2008 -- Amphibious transport dock USS Cleveland (LPD 7) completed first-time Interaction Patrols (IPATS) by integrating the use of a landing craft utility (LCU) with air assets during a recent series of exercises in the Persian Gulf.
Deployments
- Military Officials in Iraq Praise Soldiers of Redeploying ‘Surge’ Brigade AFPS 09 Mar 2008 -- A military spokesman in Iraq today praised soldiers of an Army brigade that will soon redeploy to the U.S. and mark the first reduction in the number of surge forces sent to stabilize Iraq last year.
US Policy
- US Military: Recent Bombings in Iraq Not Start of Trend VOA 09 Mar 2008 -- The U.S. military says a recent series of deadly bombings in Iraq does not signal a trend toward rising violence in the country.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
- Iraq's Parliament Speaker Calls for Arab Solidarity VOA 09 Mar 2008 -- Iraq's parliamentary speaker has called on Arab nations to better support Iraq ahead of an Arab parliament's conference. Arab countries have been reluctant to show diplomatic support for Baghdad since the U.S.-led occupation
