Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
News Reports

Current Operations

• IRAQ/DESERT SIDEWINDER VOA 29 Jun 2003 -- U-S troops in Iraq have launched what they call a major operation aimed at rooting out supporters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
• OPERATION SIDEWINDER BEGINS CENTCOM 29 Jun 2003 -- Coalition forces launched Operation Sidewinder which is the third in a series of operations focused on rooting out various subversive elements attempting to undermine coalition efforts to restore basic infrastructure and stability in Iraq as Operation Scorpion comes to a close. Operation Peninsula Strike was the first operation.
• US Launchs Major Operation Against Saddam Supporters VOA News 29 Jun 2003 -- U.S. troops in Iraq have launched what they call a major operation aimed at rooting out supporters of ousted Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein.
• IRAQ/ATTACK VOA 29 Jun 2003 -- An attack in Baghdad has killed an Iraqi civilian and wounded two U-S soldiers.
• COALITION CONTINUES EFFORTS TO REBUILD IRAQ (June 29, 2003) CENTCOM 29 Jun 2003 -- Coalition forces continue to help rebuild Iraq through reconstruction and humanitarian aid.
• BRIGADE CONDUCTS RAIDS IN CITY CENTCOM 29 Jun 2003 -- Soldiers 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) executed a series of separate raids on homes in Mosul June 28.
• COALITION WORKS TO CONTAIN FIRE SOUTH OF MOSUL CENTCOM 29 Jun 2003 -- Firefighters and engineers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) continue working to extinguish a fire that erupted June 25 in a sulfur plant in Qayyarah, a small city south of Mosul.
• TASK FORCE IRONHORSE LAUNCHES OPERATION SIDEWINDER CENTCOM 29 Jun 2003 -- Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division and Task Force Ironhorse conducted more than 20 simultaneous raids involving attack aviation, armor and infantry forces detaining more than 60 suspected opposition members and seizing multiple illegal weapons along with various military documents.
• Iraqi Civilian Killed in Attack on US Military Convoy VOA News 29 Jun 2003 -- An attack in Baghdad has killed an Iraqi civilian and wounded two American soldiers.
• Coalition Forces in Iraq Face Continuing Threat, Admits US Administrator VOA News 29 Jun 2003 -- Coalition forces in Iraq will suffer further casualties until fighters loyal to the former regime are stamped out. That is the assessment of Paul Bremer, the top U.S. administrator in Iraq, in an interview on British television.
• Task Force Ironhorse launches Operation Sidewinder ARCENT CJTF-7 29 Jun 2003
• Coalition works to contain fire south of Mosul ARCENT CJTF-7 29 Jun 2003
• Brigade conducts raids in city ARCENT CJTF-7 29 Jun 2003
• British forces in Al Majarr Al Kabir ARCENT CJTF-7 29 Jun 2003

Deployments

US Policy

• IRAQ/BREMER VOA 29 Jun 2003 -- Coalition forces in Iraq will suffer further casualties until fighters loyal to the former regime are stamped out. That is the assessment of Paul Bremer, the top U-S administrator in Iraq, in an interview carried on British television. American troops have launched a huge operation against pro-Saddam forces in central Iraq.

United Nations

• UN envoy discusses democratization with various Iraqi leaders UN News Centre 29 Jun 2003 -- Democratization in Iraq was high on the agenda this weekend as the senior United Nations envoy to the country held talks with a number of key leaders.

Reconstruction Issues

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• IRAQ/INTERNET VOA 29 Jun 2003 -- Since the fall of Saddam Hussein, Iraqis have been enjoying some new freedoms. One of them is the freedom to use the internet without government interference. New internet cafés are springing up all over town.