July 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

11 July 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

Four Marines die in Al Anbar Province July 10
Vehicle accident claimed lives of four Marines July 10
Task Force Olympia Soldier dies from roadside bomb
Marines, Soldier Killed; First Iraqi National Guard Class Graduates AFPS 11 Jul 2004 -- Four U.S. Marines and a soldier died in Iraq this weekend.
U.S. Soldier Killed In Northern Iraq RFE/RL 11 Jul 2004 -- The U.S. military says one U.S.-led coalition soldier was killed today and another wounded by a roadside bomb south of Iraq's main northern city of Mosul.
Iraqi Militants Admit Role in Samarra Attack VOA 11 Jul 2004 -- A militant group led by Iraq's most-wanted terror suspect, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has claimed responsibility for an attack last week that killed five U.S. soldiers and at least one Iraqi National Guardsman north of Baghdad.
PHILIPPINES / IRAQ HOSTAGE VOA 11 Jul 2004 -- Militants in Iraq have denied reports they released a Philippine national, Angelo de la Cruz, and say they will kill the hostage late Sunday unless the Philippines agrees to withdraw its troops from Iraq.

Iraq keen to bolster ties with Iran IRNA 11 Jul 2004 -- Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi said here Sunday said that Iraq has announced its interest in expanding ties with Iran.
Iraq, Syria Reach Deal on Border Security VOA 11 Jul 2004 -- Iraq says it has reached agreement with Syria to seal their 600-kilometer common border, in a move aimed at stopping foreign fighters from entering Iraq.

NEWSLETTER

Join the GlobalSecurity.org mailing list