March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

18 March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Soldiers Capture High-Value Target During Night Raid AFPS 18 Mar 2008 -- U.S. soldiers captured an individual designated a “high-value target” for his role in several improvised explosive device attacks during a raid in Narhwan, Iraq, March 16.
Detained Terrorists Reveal Al Qaeda Recruiting Process AFPS 18 Mar 2008 -- Information culled from 48 foreign fighters in custody of Multinational Force Iraq yields a profile for al Qaeda foreign terrorists, a senior military official said yesterday.

U.S. Will Complete Mission, Cheney Tells Troop in Iraq AFPS 18 Mar 2008 -- The United States intends to complete the mission in Iraq, Vice President Richard B. Cheney told troops there today, on the eve of Operation Iraqi Freedom’s fifth anniversary.
Cheney Pushes Iraqi Kurdish Leader on National Reconciliation VOA 18 Mar 2008 -- U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney has encouraged a top Iraqi Kurdish leader to help pass laws that will foster national reconciliation.

U.S. Officials Condemn Iraq Suicide Bombing AFPS 18 Mar 2008 -- The U.S Embassy in Baghdad and Multinational Force Iraq today condemned the attack in Karbala that targeted civilians on their way to worship yesterday.
U.S. Senators walk the streets of Iskandariyah MNF-I 19 Mar 2008 -- A congressional delegation of Senators John McCain, of Arizona; Joseph Lieberman, of Connecticut; and Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, visited Iskandariyah March 17 where they discussed the security, governance and economic progress of the city with Coalition forces.
Senator Carl Levin visits Mosul for situation report Multi-National Division MNF-I 19 Mar 2008 -- Michigan Senator and Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee Carl Levin visited Mosul March 17 for a report on the current situation in the northern Iraqi province of Ninewah.
Senators McCain and Graham walk the streets of Haditha MNF-I 19 Mar 2008 -- Arizona Senator John McCain and a delegation arrived March 16 in Haditha City, Iraq, to view the progress that has been made in the area.

Iraq urged to use UN anti-corruption treaty to boost rebuilding efforts UN News Centre 18 Mar 2008 -- The United Nations Convention against Corruption can play a key role in building trust in the Iraqi Government and help the country achieve its security and development goals, the head of the world body’s anti-crime agency told an international meeting in Baghdad.
UN expresses concern over plight of Palestinians living on Iraqi-Syrian border UN News Centre 18 Mar 2008 -- The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) today warned that the situation of the more than 2,700 Palestinians who have been stranded and are living in inhumane conditions in two camps on the Iraqi-Syrian border continues to deteriorate.
Secretary-General deplores deadly bombing at Iraqi holy city UN News Centre 18 Mar 2008 -- Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today strongly condemned the bomb attack near the Imam Hussein shrine in the holy city of Karbala in central Iraq that has killed several dozen people and left many more injured.

Iraq Unity Conference Marred by Boycott, Walkout VOA 18 Mar 2008 -- Iraq's national reconciliation conference got off to a rough start when large Sunni and Shi'ite blocs boycotted the meeting or walked out

Iraq terrorist bombing toll rises to 52 IRNA 18 Mar 2008 -- An Iraqi health official says the death toll in Monday's bombing in Karbala has risen to 52.
IRAQ: Militants under pressure? IRIN 18 Mar 2008 -- Militants in Iraq are keen to present themselves as able to strike at any place and at any time, but according to one analyst they are coming under increasing pressure.