31 March 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 31 Mar 2008 [PDF]
- DoD Announces Change in Status of Army Soldier
- MND-B Soldier attacked by IED
- MND-C Soldier attacked by IED (Baghdad)
- March 30 airpower summary: A-10s support ground forces AFPN 31 Mar 2008
- Remains Found in Iraq Identified as MIA Maupin Army News 31 Mar 2008 -- The Army has confirmed positive identification of remains found last week in Iraq as belonging to Army Staff Sgt. Keith 'Matt' Maupin.
- U.S., Iraqi Soldiers in Baghdad Kill 48 Insurgents, Capture 11 AFPS 31 Mar 2008 -- U.S. and Iraqi security forces killed 48 insurgents and captured 11 others during a series of operations conducted across Baghdad yesterday, military officials reported.
- Explosions Hit US-Protected Green Zone in Baghdad VOA 31 Mar 2008 -- Rockets have smashed into Baghdad's heavily-fortified Green Zone, a day after radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called a ceasefire with Iraqi and coalition troops.
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Iraq: Fighting Over, But Shi'ite Power Struggle Continues RFE/RL 31 Mar 2008 -- When Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki ordered the Iraqi Army to clean out what he called criminal elements in Al-Basrah a week ago, he offered no compromise.
- IRAQ: Basra residents hit by surging food, fuel prices IRIN 31 Mar 2008 -- Residents of Iraq’s second-largest city of Basra are breathing a sigh of relief after Shia radical leader Moqtada al-Sadr ordered his militia to end the clashes with government forces which erupted on 25 March.
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
- Iraq: Al-Qaeda Killing Field Found Near Farming Village RFE/RL 31 Mar 2008 -- Villagers digging in an abandoned pomegranate orchard in the Diyala River Valley have unearthed the remains of at least 52 people murdered by Al-Qaeda in Iraq during its two-year reign of terror in the area.
