March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

13 March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Transcript: DoD News Briefing with Col. Charlton from Iraq 13 Mar 2008 -- Presenter: Commander of the 1st Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, John Charlton
March 12 airpower summary: C-130s support coalition forces AFPN 13 Mar 2008
Balad Airmen teach contractors lifesaving skills AFPN 13 Mar 2008 -- When it comes to rescuing someone trapped in a vehicle, using the "jaws of life" can mean the difference between life and death -- but only if the tool is used properly.
Coalition Forces Kill Two Terrorists, Detain 22 AFPS 13 Mar 2008 -- Coalition forces killed two terrorists and detained 22 suspects today during operations in central and northern Iraq.
Task Force Seabees Commended for Improving Weapons Range in Iraq Navy NewsStand 13 Mar 2008 -- Seabees with U.S. Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 1 and NMCB 15, Task Force Sierra Detachment 1 (TFS Det. 1), were recognized for completing construction improvements of a weapons range on board Logistics Support Area (LSA) Anaconda in Iraq, March 10.
Camp Liberty Water Facility Keeps Troops Hydrated AFPS 13 Mar 2008 -- the desert weather heats up, Multinational Division Baghdad soldiers will need to keep drinking plenty of water to avoid dehydration

Pentagon Report Finds No Direct Saddam-al-Qaida Connection VOA 13 Mar 2008 -- The U.S. Defense Department has released a study of 600,000 documents from Saddam Hussein's archives concluding that while he supported many terrorist groups he did not have a "direct connection" with al-Qaida. But the department's spokesman says that is not a new conclusion

Mullen Cites Brittle Nature of Iraq Security Progress AFPS 13 Mar 2008 -- Security in Iraq has dramatically improved, but it remains brittle, and it will take time to lead to political and economic progress, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said yesterday.
Commander Cites Ramadi’s Recovery as Example of Iraq Success AFPS 13 Mar 2008 -- More than a year ago, the Iraqi city of Ramadi was a ruin of blasted buildings amid a population ravaged by al Qaeda terrorists and the effects of war, but the capital of Anbar province is bouncing back, a senior U.S. military commander in Iraq said today.

UN mission begins selection interviews for eight Iraqi governorate slots UN News Centre 13 Mar 2008 -- Selection interviews have begun for the remaining eight directorships of Iraq's governorate election offices (GEOs), the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) announced today.
Iraq: UN official deplores killing of Chaldean Christian leader UN News Centre 13 Mar 2008 -- Iraq today strongly condemned the murder of Monsignor Paul Faraj Rahu, the Archbishop of the Chaldean Church of Mosul, who had been kidnapped by gunmen last month.

Security, Corruption Slow Restoration of Iraqi Port VOA 13 Mar 2008 -- Iraqi officials say much work is needed to secure and restore the port of Umm Qasr in the oil-rich province of Basra

Iran Fires Artillery at Kurdish Villages in Northern Iraq VOA 13 Mar 2008 -- Iraqi officials say Iranian forces have fired artillery at several northwestern Iraqi villages suspected of harboring Kurdish rebel bases.
Iranian military attacks Kurdish militants on Iraqi border RIA Novosti 13 Mar 2008 -- Iranian troops have launched attacks against two groups of Kurdish separatists on the country's border with Iraq, an Iranian official said on Thursday.

Abducted Catholic archbishop found dead in Iraq RIA Novosti 13 Mar 2008 -- The body of an Iraqi Catholic archbishop who was kidnapped in late February was found near Mosul in north Iraq on Thursday, the bishop of Baghdad told journalists.