September 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

15 September 2008 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Iraqi-led Operation Nets 63 al-Qaida in Iraq Suspects AFPS 15 Sep 2008 -- Sixty-three suspected al-Qaida in Iraq members were detained during an operation led by Iraqi security forces in Iraq’s Ninevah province yesterday.
Sept. 14 airpower summary: F-15Es provide aerial surveillance AFPN 15 Sep 2008 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Sept. 14, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.
7th ESB relinquishes command to 9th ESB USMC News 15 Sep 2008 -- 9th Engineer Support Battalion, 22nd Naval Construction Regiment, received control of its area of operations from 7th ESB during a transfer of authority ceremony here Sept. 15.

Reserve Marine Infantrymen Arrive in Iraq USMC News 15 Sep 2008 -- Reserve Marines from 2nd Battalion, 25th Marine Regiment arrived here during the second week of September to conduct missions in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Washdow complete, 15th MEU ready for trip home USMC News 15 Sep 2008 -- Marines from the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit recently hit an important milestone in their deployment while completing a crucial segment of their deployment.

Gates Presents Awards to U.S. Leaders in Iraq AFPS 15 Sep 2008 -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today recognized Army Gen. David H. Petraeus and U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Ryan C. Crocker, a military-and-civilian team the secretary said has transformed Iraq.
Gates in Iraq to Mark New Phase of Conflict VOA 15 Sep 2008 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates flew into Iraq Monday for a change of command ceremony he says marks the beginning of a new phase in the conflict- in which the United States will gradually reduce its military presence
Gates Hails 'Hero of the Hour' as Petraeus Prepares to Leave Iraq Command VOA 15 Sep 2008 -- The top U.S. commander in Iraq will leave his post Tuesday after a momentous year and a half, during which he is credited with reversing a spiral of violence that seemed destined to plunge the country into civil war

Bombs Kill 34 People in Iraq as US Defense Chief Visits VOA 15 Sep 2008 -- Iraqi police drives past damage made by two car bombs in central commercial district of Karrada
'We've Underestimated The Threat, We've Reacted Far Too Slowly' RFE/RL 16 Sep 2008 -- U.S. General David Petraeus will end 19 months as commanding general of the multinational force in Iraq on September 16, having overseen a dramatic reduction in violence there