Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 04 Aug 2004 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty 04 Aug 2004
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties

• IRAQI SECURITY FORCES RESPOND TO COORDINATED ATTACKS THAT KILL 14 CIVILIANS CENTCOM 04 Aug 2004 -- Iraqi police and Iraqi National Guard soldiers here responded quickly today to a series of coordinated attacks targeting police, ING and multi-national forces that left more than 14 Iraqi citizens dead and 31 wounded.
• Iraqi Forces Respond to Attacks in Mosul AFPS 04 Aug 2004 -- Iraqi police and Iraqi National Guard soldiers here responded quickly today to a series of coordinated attacks targeting police, ING and multinational forces that left at least 14 Iraqi citizens dead and 31 wounded.
• IRAQ WRAP VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- Two Turkish and four Jordanian hostages have been freed in Iraq. But on Wednesday a militia group loyal to radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr abducted six Iraqi policemen in the holy city of Najaf. And, Iraqi police clashed with insurgents in the north.
• IRAQ'S BORDER OPERATIONS SUPPORTED BY MULTI-NATIONAL FORCES CENTCOM 04 Aug 2004 -- Multi-National Forces, at the request of the Iraqi Interim Government, began Monday conducting border enforcement missions along Iraq's Syrian border to disrupt the movement of anti-Iraqi forces into the country.
• IRAQ/HOSTAGES VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- Six foreign hostages have been freed in Iraq. The men are Jordanian and Turkish truck drivers who were being held by separate groups of kidnappers.

• Cobra Sweep cleans up Baghdad district Army News Service 04 Aug 2004 -- A cordon and search operation of abandoned apartment buildings suspected of containing explosive materials took place July 28 in Baghdad's Hay Muthana district.

• Marines and ING soldiers walk the beat Marine Corps News 04 Aug 2004 -- The patrol wasn't the average patrol for the Marines from 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment's Weapons Company. It was part training, part intelligence gathering. They prepared for enemy contact, like any other day, but took along with them soldiers from the Iraqi National Guard.
• Marines working to defeat the enemy one leaflet at a time Marine Corps News 04 Aug 2004 -- A group of artillery Marines took a different approach to targeting for their deployment to Iraq. They're more into handing out leaflets than delivering earth-shattering barrages of firepower.
• Marine tactics help prepare Japanese for Iraq duty Marine Corps News 04 Aug 2004 -- Marines demonstrated security and stability operations, like those currently in use in Iraq, for a contingent of Japan Self Defense Force officers here July 23.

Deployments

• Army moving equipment from Korea to Iraq Army News Service 04 Aug 2004 -- The Army has begun moving equipment from the 2nd Infantry Division in Korea for duty in Operation Iraqi Freedom.

US Policy

• Multinational Force in Iraq Affirms Resolve to Fight Terrorism Washington File 04 Aug 2004 -- The 31-member Multinational Force (MNF) in Iraq condemned the intensified campaign of kidnappings and executions of foreigners in the country and reaffirmed its solidarity with the Iraqi people, pledging to continue its efforts to "establish a democratic government, to enhance security, to provide humanitarian assistance, and to facilitate economic reconstruction."
• U-S / IRAQ STATEMENT VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- The United States says the 31 member-countries of the U.S.-led military coalition in Iraq have adopted a tough common policy to fight the growing number of kidnappings and hostage murders there. The coalition countries are collectively pledging no concessions to terrorists.
• Iraq: In Prison Abuse Hearing, U.S. Guards Accused Of Doing It 'Just For Fun' RFE/RL 04 Aug 2004 -- Debate is growing over who bears responsibility for the U.S. abuse of Iraqi prisoners. At a court hearing in the United States yesterday, U.S. military investigators portrayed U.S. guards accused of torturing prisoners at Abu Ghurayb prison as doing it "just for fun" and "to vent their frustration." But the lawyer of defendant Private Lynndie England said that she and other guards acted on orders from military intelligence officials who wanted guards to "soften up" prisoners for interrogations -- a tactic the lawyer said was "systemic" in numerous U.S.-run prisons in Iraq. Meanwhile, the U.S. general formerly in charge of Abu Ghurayb says the abuse was hidden from her in a cover-up that may reach the top levels of the U.S. government.

United Nations

• Iraq's national conference must be as inclusive as possible, Annan says UN News Centre 04 Aug 2004 -- Iraq's upcoming national conference must be as inclusive as possible, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today, pledging the Organization's support in reaching this goal.
• UN / IRAQ VOA 04 Aug 2004 -- U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan says he plans to send a small U.N. team to Iraq soon, even though he hasn't received any firm commitments from countries, other than the United States and Britain, to provide security for them.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqis Graduating from Police, Military Training AFPS 04 Aug 2004 -- Within the week, 654 Iraqis will graduate from police academies and join the ranks of those striving to secure their country.
• IRAQ: Nationwide household survey nears completion IRIN 04 Aug 2004 -- Seriously lacking in reliable and up-to-date information about its people's living standards, the Iraqi government is working closely with a Norwegian organisation to collect statistics about the country's 18 provinces.
• IRAQ: Watchdog groups concerned about new media commission IRIN 04 Aug 2004 -- International media watchdog groups have raised concerns over the introduction of a new media commission in Iraq, which they say could restrict press freedom.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraq: Foreign Truckers Drive In Fear As Kidnappings, Killings Mount RFE/RL 04 Aug 2004 -- The business of reconstructing Iraq has lured a lot of foreign entrepreneurs to the country. But now these same individuals find themselves targeted by insurgents seeking to sabotage the new order by driving both foreign troops and civilians from the country.