18 May 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
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US Policy
United Nations
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Current Operations
- MND-N Soldiers attacked by IED (Salah ad-Din)
- May 17 airpower summary: Strike Eagles strike AFPN 18 May 2008
Deployments
US Policy
- President Meets Iraqi VP, Operations Continue in Iraq AFPS 18 May 2008 -- President Bush noted the improved security situation in Iraq’s southern oil city of Basra following meetings with Iraqi Vice President Abd al-Mahdi in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, today.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- IRAQ: Normalcy returns to beleaguered Baghdad suburb IRIN 18 May 2008 -- Residents of Baghdad's mainly Shia district of Sadr City are breathing a sigh of relief as a ceasefire between Shia militiamen loyal to Moqtada al-Sadr and US-backed government forces has brought to an end seven weeks of clashes that left daily life all but paralysed.
