23 May 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 23 May 2008 [PDF]
- MND-C Soldier attacked by IED
- DoD News: DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- Troops in Iraq Kill Six, Detain 54 AFPS 23 May 2008 -- Coalition forces killed six wanted men, detain 54 suspects, and discover multiple weapons caches throughout Iraq, military officials said.
- May 22 airpower summary: C-130s transport troops AFPN 23 May 2008
Deployments
US Policy
- U.S. House approves 2009 defense bill RIA Novosti 23 May 2008 -- The U.S. House of Representatives approved a defense spending bill of $602 billion for 2009, despite a warning by the White House that the bill could be vetoed by the president if it contained any amendments.
- US Lawmakers Debate Iraq, Iran Policy in Defense Measure VOA 23 May 2008 -- Legislation approved Thursday by the House of Representatives contains provisions dealing with Iraq, Iran and Afghanistan among other issues
- Second OIF Soldier to Receive Posthumous Medal of Honor Army News 23 May 2008 -- President Bush has announced that Spc. Ross McGinnis will posthumously be awarded the Medal of Honor in a White House ceremony June 2, two weeks shy of what would have been his 21st birthday.
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
- Iraqi Security Forces Approach Full Manning, British Officer Says AFPS 23 May 2008 -- Iraq’s security forces should be manned to near capacity by the end of the year, a senior coalition official said yesterday.
