July 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

02 July 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

July 1 airpower summary: A-10 destroys anti-Afghan forces AFPN 02 Jul 2008
Troops in Iraq Detain Seven, Unearth Weapons Caches AFPS 02 Jul 2008 -- Coalition and Iraqi forces captured seven suspects and seized weapons in Iraq over the past three days, military officials said.
NMCB 17 Builds Outpost, Gives Iraqis Keys to Facility Navy NewsStand 02 Jul 2008 -- After 28 days of construction, the Seabees of Naval Mobile Construction Battalion (NMCB) 17, homeported at Fort Carson, Colo., turned the remote combat outpost (COP) located in Temporary Operating Area (TOA) Mameluke over to the Iraqi Army's 7th Division, 27th Brigade, 2nd Battalion, June 27.

General Welcomes Challenge of Building Up Iraqi Police AFPS 02 Jul 2008 -- Lasting security in Iraq is one of the top challenges facing those in the country and one of the benchmarks for the withdrawal of U.S. forces from the region, a senior military officer said today.

Analysis: Tapping Iraq’s Oil cfr.org 02 Jul 2008 -- Through five-plus years of fighting in Iraq, oil has been the elephant in the war room.

Iran-US talks on Iraq aimed to settle crisis: FM IRNA 02 Jul 2008 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki on Tuesday that Iran-US talks on Iraq was aimed at settlement of Iraqi security crisis.

Iraqi Forces Detain Three Sadr Supporters in South VOA 02 Jul 2008 -- Iraqi police say security forces have detained three senior provincial officials affiliated with Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, as part of a crackdown on Shi'ite militias in the south of the country.