May 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

27 May 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

May 26 airpower summary: A-10s bomb targets AFPN 27 May 2008
Brigade Stabilizes Iraqi Province, Moves Into Support Role AFPS 27 May 2008 -- Iraq’s Diyala province is now secure and stable enough for people to return to work and for the government and civil services to conduct business, an official there told online journalists and bloggers in a teleconference May 23.
Forces in Iraq Catch 48 Suspects, Seize Scores of Weapons AFPS 27 May 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces detained 48 suspects and seized multiple caches of weapons in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
Al-Qaida in Iraq Is On the Run, Officials Say AFPS 27 May 2008 -- Al-Qaida terrorists in Iraq are being systematically hunted down and given little or no time to regroup as U.S. and Iraqi security forces tighten the noose, senior U.S. and Iraqi military officials said May 25 in Baghdad.

US Military: Post-Traumatic Stress Soars in US Troops in 2007 VOA 27 May 2008 -- The U.S. military says newly diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder among American troops sent to Iraq and Afghanistan climbed nearly 50 percent last year, bringing a five-year total to nearly 40,000.

UN food agency receives funding boost to feed 750,000 displaced Iraqis UN News Centre 27 May 2008 -- Thanks to a $40 million funding boost from the Iraqi Government, the United Nations World Food Programme will be able to feed up to 750,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) for the next six months.

Baghdad's al-Sarafiyah Bridge Reopens VOA 27 May 2008 -- A major bridge in Baghdad that spans the Tigris River reopened Tuesday with much fanfare, 13 months after terrorists bombed the landmark and killed more than 10 people. Iraqi officials say they are celebrating more than a bridge reopening; they are celebrating successes over terrorist forces.