Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• MNF-Iraq: One Soldier Killed in Western Baghdad
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• Two Marines killed in action in An Najaf province

Deployments

US Policy

• Officials Report on Rebuilding Progress in Iraq AFPS 07 Aug 2004 -- News releases from Multinational Force Iraq today detailed continuing progress in the Iraq rebuilding effort.
• 'Innocent People' Real Victims, Combat Team Commander Says AFPS 07 Aug 2004 -- Militiamen loyal to radical Shiia cleric Muqtada al- Sadr are hurting innocent Iraqis the most with their attacks on civilian targets, a U.S. military commander in eastern Baghdad's Sadr City district said.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi PM Invites al-Sadr To Run In Elections RFE/RL 07 Aug 2004 -- Iraqi interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi has defended his government's decision to close the Baghdad office of the Arabic-language Al-Jazeera broadcast network for one month.
• IRAQ/AMNESTY VOA 07 Aug 2004 -- The interim Iraqi prime minister has signed a limited amnesty law that will pardon insurgents who have committed minor crimes, but have not killed anyone. The long-awaited move is aimed at helping end the 15-month insurgency that has hampered efforts to rebuild the country.

Foreign Reactions

• President Khatami: Iran can by no means tolerate attack on Najaf IRNA 07 Aug 2004 -- President Mohammad Khatami said on Saturday that under no circumstances Iran can tolerate any attack on holy cities such as Najaf.

News Reports

• IRAQ/AL-JAZEERA VOA 07 Aug 2004 -- The government in Iraq has kicked out the satellite television station al-Jazeera for one month. The prime minister accused the channel of inciting violence.