26 February 2009 - Iraq Special Weapons News |
Operations
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US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 26 Feb 2009 [PDF]
- Feb. 25 airpower summary: F-15Es deter enemy forces AFNS 26 Feb 2009 -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and ISAF in Afghanistan during operations.
- Iraqi, U.S. Forces Detain Suspected Criminals, Find Bomb, Weapons AFPS 26 Feb 2009 -- Iraqi security forces and US soldiers detained suspected criminals, averted a bomb attack and seized a mortar cache.
- U.S. Soldiers Train Iraqis to Enforce Border With Iran AFPS 26 Feb 2009 -- When approaching the border with Iran travelers find a distinct lack any landmark letting them know that the border is near.
Deployments
US Policy
- Obama to Unveil Iraq Exit Plan Friday VOA 26 Feb 2009 -- President Barack Obama is expected on Friday to unveil his proposal for gradually reducing U.S. troop strength in Iraq.
United Nations
- Successful Iraqi elections cause for optimism, UN envoy tells Security Council UN News Centre 26 Feb 2009 -- Top UN envoy: Recent peaceful and “remarkable” polls are a crucial step in Iraq’s recovery process.
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
- Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Visits Iraq VOA 26 Feb 2009 -- Kuwait's FM met Iraqi officials in Baghdad in the highest level Kuwaiti visit to Iraq since Saddam Hussein's forces invaded its neighbor in 1990.
