August 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

28 August 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

SIX AIF DETAINED AFTER ATTACKING TF DANGER OBSERVATION POST CENTCOM 28 Aug 2004 -- Six Anti-Iraqi Force members were captured near Kirkuk at about 10:45 p.m. Aug. 27 following an attack on an observation post.
AIF CELL LEADER CAPTURED NEAR SAMARRA CENTCOM 28 Aug 2004 -- 1st Infantry Division Soldiers captured an Anti-Iraqi Force cell leader near Samarra on Aug. 27 at about 4:40 p.m.
Violence Reported Across Iraq; Najaf Remains Calm VOA 28 Aug 2004 -- At least 11 people were killed in attacks across Iraq Saturday,while the holy city of Najaf remained calm.

"Tremendous Victory" for Iraqi Government in Najaf, Armitage Says Washington File 28 Aug 2004 -- The resolution of the crisis in the holy city of Najaf is a "tremendous victory" for the government of Iraqi Prime Minister Iyad Allawi, according to Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage.
U.S.-Iraq-Lebanon VOA 28 Aug 2004 -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage is welcoming Friday's end of the three-week occupation of the Imam Ali Shrine in Najaf by Shiite militiamen as a great victory for Iraq's interim government. In an interview, he also criticized Syria's role in Lebanon.

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