June 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

25 June 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 25 Jun 2004 [PDF]
ONE TASK FORCE OLYMPIA SOLDIER KILLED, THREE SOLDIERS WOUNDED
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
Transcript: Coalition Provisional Authority Briefing 25 Jun 2004 -- Iraq MOI Falah Al Nakib and Iraq MOD Hazem Sha' Alan
IRAQ WRAP VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- U.S. forces on Friday carried out their third airstrike against suspected terrorist hideouts in the western Iraqi town of Fallujah. An upsurge in violence clouds preparations for the handover of power in five days to Iraq's interim government.President Bush is on his way to seek more NATO support for Iraqi security.
U.S. Destroys Another Terrorist Safe House in Fallujah AFPS 25 Jun 2004 -- U.S. planes today obliterated a building in southeastern Fallujah that was known to be a gathering place for terrorists in Iraq.
Scattered Violence Reported In Iraq RFE/RL 25 Jun 2004 -- There are reports of scattered violence in Baghdad and Al-Fallujah today, one day after about 100 people were killed and several hundred injured in a series of apparently coordinated attacks in five Iraqi cities.

Bush on Irish TV Reiterates Determination to Persevere in Iraq Washington File 26 Jun 2004 -- President Bush has reiterated his determination to persevere in Iraq, despite the deadly violence in that country.
DoD Values Red Cross Scrutiny, Ideas for Improvement AFPS 25 Jun 2004 -- The United States welcomes the International Committee of the Red Cross's scrutiny of detainee operations and listens closely to their suggestions, said defense officials during a background briefing at the Pentagon, June 24.
CONGRESS / IRAQ VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- U.S. officials say U.S. troops in Iraq will continue to have immunity from prosecution by Iraqi courts until an elected government is in place.
Iraq: U.S. Will Seek Help From Allies During NATO Summit RFE/RL 25 Jun 2004 -- U.S. President George W. Bush has said he wants the NATO military alliance to help in Iraq. The U.S.-led coalition is preparing to hand over sovereignty to the Iraqi interim government in five days. In the meantime, Bush will be pressing for NATO to help Baghdad at an alliance summit in Istanbul. But for now, NATO's potential role in war-torn Iraq remains unclear.

UN envoy to Iraq to be named 'shortly' - Annan UN News Centre 25 Jun 2004 -- Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he plans to name a new United Nations envoy to Iraq within a week.
U.N. / TORTURE VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- United Nations human rights investigators are calling for access to prisoners held by U.S. forces in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay. The request comes from the U.N. special investigators on torture.
U.N./Annan/Iraq VOA 25 Jun 2004 -- U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan says he will soon dispatch a permanent envoy to Baghdad, as the world body prepares to take on a bigger role in Iraq. But at the same time, Mr. Annan expressed concern about the recent surge of violence in several Iraqi cities.
Annan: Political Reconciliation Key To Ending Iraqi Violence RFE/RL 25 Jun 2004 -- UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that political reconciliation is the key to ending the violence that has surged in Iraq days before the transfer of sovereignty.

International Community Must Support "Education Renaissance" in Iraq Washington File 25 Jun 2004 -- John Agresto, the Coalition Provisional Authority's former senior adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of Higher Education, has appealed to universities, professors and scholars around the world to support the "education renaissance" in Iraq.
Iraqi Government Making Right Moves for Road Ahead AFPS 25 Jun 2004 -- U.S. government leaders discussed the way ahead in Iraq before the Senate Armed Services Committee today.
Iraq: No End in Sight To The Challenges Of National Health System RFE/RL 25 Jun 2004 -- Doctors in Iraq complain about the lack of new medical equipment and drugs, and say the situation is getting worse. They say though some international help is coming, it is a drop in the ocean for a country exhausted by a decade of sanctions and by unending conflicts.

Iraqi Prime Minister Requests NATO Support Washington File 25 Jun 2004 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Ilyad Allawi has requested NATO support through training and technical assistance for Iraqi security forces, according to the NATO web site.

RFE/RL Iraq Report, Volume 7, Number 23 25 Jun 2004 -- FIVE IRAQI CITIES ROCKED BY VIOLENCE / ARMED GROUP WARNS IRAQI PRIME MINISTER NOT TO IMPOSE MARTIAL LAW / U.K. DAILY SAYS 30,000 IRAQI POLICEMEN TO BE DISMISSED / IRAQI MILITANTS BEHEAD SOUTH KOREAN HOSTAGE / AL-ZARQAWI THREATENS TO KILL IRAQI PRIME MINISTER / ASSASSINATIONS, ATTACKS CONTINUE IN IRAQ / BAGHDAD DAILY CLAIMS CHALABI PAYING TRIBES TO ATTACK GOVERNMENT / PRIME MINISTER OUTLINES NEW SECURITY STRUCTURE / AL-SADR TO PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL CONFERENCE? / IRAQI MINISTER SAYS TERRORISM WILL END WITH HANDOVER / BARZANI INTERVIEWED ON KURDISH STANCE / TURKOMAN ISLAMIC MOVEMENT ISSUES STATEMENT ON INTERIM GOVERNMENT / TRIBAL LEADERS VOW TO FIGHT CRIME, PROTECT TRANSPORT ROUTES / AL-FALLUJAH CLERIC DENIES ORDERING KILLING OF SIX SHI'ITES / RAGHAD HUSSEIN TO RUN FOR PRESIDENCY? / EGYPT TO MAINTAIN LIMITED DIPLOMATIC MISSION IN IRAQ / GUL MEETS TALABANI, ISSUES WARNING ON KIRKUK / FIJIAN SOLDIERS TO PROTECT UN STAFF IN IRAQ / UNHCR HELPS FACILITATE REPATRIATION OF IRAQI KURDS / AUDITORS SLAM CPA MANAGEMENT OF IRAQI FUNDS / JUDGE RULES THAT U.S. GENERALS CAN BE QUESTIONED ABOUT ABU GHURAYB / U.S. SOLDIERS TO TAKE LOWER PROFILE AFTER 30 JUNE / LUKOIL TO TRAIN IRAQI OIL WORKERS / JAPAN TO JOIN MULTINATIONAL FORCE IN IRAQ / ITALIAN MILITARY TO STAY IN IRAQ UNTIL END OF YEAR

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