Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Aug 2004 [PDF]
• 13th CORPS SUPPORT COMMAND SOLDIER KILLED IN ACTION
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties

• IRAQI SECURITY FORCES, MARINES RESPOND TO CONTINUED ATTACKS IN NAJAF CENTCOM 05 Aug 2004 -- As the direct result of large-scale, repeated attacks on the main police station in An Najaf, the Multi-National Force responded to the Najaf Governor's request and rapidly provided reinforcement to Iraqi Police and National Guard units.
• ISF, Marines respond to continued attacks in Najaf MNF-I/MNC-I 05 Aug 2004 -- As the direct result of large-scale, repeated attacks on the main police station in An Najaf, the Multi-National Force responded to the Najaf Governor's request and rapidly provided reinforcement to Iraqi Police and National Guard units.
• Four TF Danger Soldiers wounded by IED MNF-I/MNC-I 05 Aug 2004 -- Four Task Force Danger Soldiers were wounded when an improvised device damaged their vehicle near Ad Dujayl around 6 p.m. Aug. 4.
• IRAQ/INSURGENCY VOA 05 Aug 2004 -- The radical Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has called on his followers in Iraq to rise up and fight U.S. troops. The message comes as clashes broke out in at least three cities between his supporters and U.S. and Iraqi security forces.
• IRAQ WRAP VOA 05 Aug 2004 -- In Iraq, a U.S. Marine helicopter was shot down in the southern city of Najaf during clashes between U.S. forces and fighters loyal to a radical Shi'ite cleric there. But some good news amid the non-ending violence: Iraqi athletes are celebrated ahead of their trip to the Olympics.
• Marines Respond in Najaf; Soldier Killed in Convoy Attack AFPS 05 Aug 2004 -- Iraqi security forces and U.S. Marines battled suspected members of radical cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's militia during what was described as a "large-scale" and "repeated" attack on the main police station in Najaf, military officials reported today.
• IRAQI NATIONAL GUARD ASSIST IRAQI POLICE TO REPEL ATTACK CENTCOM 05 Aug 2004 -- A quick reaction force from the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit was dispatched at the request of the governor of An Najaf province after the city's main Iraqi police station was attacked for the second time this morning.
• Death Toll Rises In Iraq Blast Amid Intense Fighting RFE/RL 05 Aug 2004 -- The reported death toll has risen to nine, with at least 20 others injured, from an attack on a police station south of the capital Baghdad by gunmen and a suicide bomber. The attack took place in the city of Mawahil.
• Marines keep presence in Al Kharma Marine Corps News 05 Aug 2004 -- Marines of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment are making it known. Marines aren't leaving any time soon.

Deployments

US Policy

• Iraq Coalition Remains Committed to Success, Powell Says Washington File 05 Aug 2004 -- Ongoing coalition efforts in Iraq now include NATO members and Arab countries that are "contributing in ways they can" to help the new Iraqi interim government meet its goals for the future, Secretary of State Colin Powell says.

United Nations

• Iraq: Lacking Special Force, UN To Rely On U.S.-Led Troops RFE/RL 05 Aug 2004 -- United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan says no countries have yet committed troops to a special protection force envisioned for UN experts guiding Iraq's democratic reform process. That will force UN officials to rely on the U.S.-led multinational force for protection, possibly compromising its ability to be seen as an independent actor in Iraq's postconflict rebuilding efforts. Annan's new envoy is to arrive in the country almost exactly one year after the UN suffered its worst-ever attack there.

Reconstruction Issues

• IRAQ: Politicians complain about parliament plan IRIN 05 Aug 2004 -- Political parties and politicians who said they won't participate in a plan to name an interim nationwide parliament complain that the process would not be fair.
• IRAQ: Property claims in north threaten security IRIN 05 Aug 2004 -- The return of displaced Kurds and other minority groups to northern Iraq following the fall of Saddam Hussein threatens security in the area, as land disputes between Kurds and Arabs continue, according to experts in the field.

Foreign Reactions

• Iraqi Leader Rejects Higher Foreign Troop Levels RFE/RL 05 Aug 2004 -- Interim Iraqi President Ghazi Ajil al-Yawir said today that Baghdad does not need additional foreign troops to maintain security.

News Reports