April 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

25 April 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Patrols to Begin in Fallujah; Weapon Stockpiles Endanger Najaf 25 Apr 2004 -- City representatives in Fallujah have agreed to allow joint patrols by Iraqi and U.S. forces to begin in the city April 28, senior coalition officials said during a news conference in Baghdad today.
Iraq Blast Kills US Soldier, Wounds 3 Others VOA News 25 Apr 2004 -- A roadside bomb has killed a U.S. soldier and wounded three others in the Iraqi capital.
HMH-465 Warhorses provide external lift Marine Corps News 25 Apr 2004-- The Iraqi sheep herders heard them coming long before they saw anything appear from behind the blind spot created by the glare of the morning sun.
Marines return to Kharma battlefield, find town quiet Marine Corps News 25 Apr 2004-- Marines walked the grounds April 23, where two weeks before, they killed 100 enemy.
Life heats up for combined anti-armor team Marine Corps News 25 Apr 2004-- Marines with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment's Combined Anti-Armor Team knows that in combat, it's a lot of skill and a little bit of luck that makes success.

U-S IRAQ VOA 25 Apr 2004 -- The U-N envoy charged with putting together an interim government for Iraq says a coalition invasion of Fallujah would enflame an already bad situation. V-O-A's Paula Wolfson reports Lakhdar Brahimi also warns against military action in Najaf.

AUSTRALIA IRAQ VOA 25 Apr 2004 -- Australia's Prime Minister John Howard has made a surprise visit to Iraq for a dawn service honoring soldiers who fought during the ill-fated allied campaign at Gallipoli in 1915, in which thousands of Australian troops were killed. Mr. Howard flew into Baghdad amid tight security. Australia was part of the invasion of Iraq and has about 850 military personnel stationed in there.

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