November 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

18 November 2004 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 18 Nov 2004 [PDF]
DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
Transcript: Defense Department Operational Update Briefing 18 Nov 2004 -- Lieutenant General John Sattler, USMC, Commander, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Fallujah, Iraq
Defense Department Report, November 18: Iraq Update Washington File 18 Nov 2004 -- The Iraqi town of Fallujah is now secure, but still not safe, said U.S. military officers in separate November 18 briefings.
Fallujah Secure, But Not Yet Safe, Marine Commander Says AFPS 18 Nov 2004 -- Although the Iraqi city of Fallujah is secure now that Marines there control the city, it is not yet safe for residents to return, the commander of the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force told reporters today.
IRAQ SITREP VOA 18 Nov 2004 -- A U.S. Marine commander in Fallujah is warning it may be some time before it is safe for residents to return to the Iraqi city, after nearly two weeks of fighting there to flush out insurgents. And U.S. forces may have to remain in the city if Iraqi forces prove unable to keep it from falling back into rebel hands.
Violence Flares In Iraq RFE/RL 18 Nov 2004 -- More than 20 people have been reported killed in attacks and fighting in predominantly Sunni Muslim areas of Iraq.

Conference on Iraq focus of UN envoy's talks with Iraqi Foreign Minister UN News Centre 18 Nov 2004 -- The top United Nations envoy for Iraq today met with Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zubari for talks on next week's international conference on Iraq.

MNSTC-I CONTINUES IRAQI EQUIPMENT AND ARMAMENT EFFORTS CENTCOM 18 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi Security Forces continue to receive large shipments of weapons and materiel from the Multinational Security Transition Command - Iraq.
IRAQ: High levels of radioactive pollution seen in the south IRIN 18 Nov 2004 -- Iraqi environmental scientists investigating radioactive pollution around the southern city of Basra are finding alarmingly high levels of radiation left by the use of depleted uranium (DU) in recent wars.

IRAQ: FALLUJAH ASSAULT A MILITARY VICTORY WITHOUT PAYOFF? US Dept. of State IIP, Foreign Media Reaction 18 Nov 2004
Polish, Slovak Presidents Warn Of Iraq Pullout Danger RFE/RL 18 Nov 2004 -- The presidents of Poland and Slovakia warned today against announcing troop withdrawals from Iraq ahead of elections scheduled for January 2005.

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