August - Iraq Special Weapons News

10 August Iraq Special Weapons News

IRAQ/VIOLENCE VOA 10 Aug 2003 -- Violence erupted for a second day in the southern Iraqi city of Basra, where crippling shortages of power and fuel have made life difficult during the hottest days of the year.
1ST ARMORED DIVISION SOLDIER FOUND DEAD CENTCOM 10 Aug 2003 -- A soldier with the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment was found dead in troop living quarters at approximately 5:00 pm. Aug. 9.
COALITION EFFORTS AID IN REBUILDING IRAQ CENTCOM 10 Aug 2003 -- Coalition forces improved Iraqis' lives by renovating an Olympic swimming pool in Mosul and refurbishing the Agriculture Ministry Building in Tikrit.
SOLDIER DIES FROM APPARENT HEAT STRESS CENTCOM 10 Aug 2003 -- A 3rd Corps Support Command soldier died from apparent heat stress on Aug. 9, while riding in a convoy north of Ad Diwaniyah.

U-S/IRAQ VOA 09 Aug 2003 -- A prominent Republican in the U-S Senate says the Bush administration should seek a new United Nations resolution on Iraq. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar says a U-N resolution would promote greater international backing for reconstruction and peacekeeping efforts.

U-N/IRAQ/REFUGEES VOA 09 Aug 2003 -- The United Nations Refugee agency, U-N-H-C-R, is repatriating nearly 250 Iraqi refugees from Rafha camp in northern Saudi Arabia. This is the second group of refugees to go home since the fall of Saddam Hussein.

Iraq: Bremer Says Islamic Militants Have Returned RFE/RL 10 Aug 2003 -- The top U.S. administrator in Iraq, L. Paul Bremer, is quoted as saying hundreds of Islamic militants who fled Iraq during the war have returned and are planning terrorist attacks.

Iraq: Turkish Military Endorses Role in U.S.-led Multinational Stabilization Force RFE/RL 10 Aug 2003 -- The second-most-senior officer in the Turkish Army said today that he is in favor of sending troops into Iraq to help U.S. troops provide security.

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