April 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

13 April 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OIF/OEF Casualty Update 13 Apr 2005 [PDF]
SOLDIER KILLED DURING COMBAT OPERATIONS IN RAMADI
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
DoD Identifies Army Casualty
10 Killed In Iraq Violence RFE/RL 13 Apr 2005 -- At least 10 civilians were killed in the latest violence in Iraq yesterday as U.S.-led forces battled insurgents near the border with Syria.
Insurgents Kill 12 Police In Northern Iraq RFE/RL 13 Apr 2005 -- Insurgents attacked policemen dismantling an apparent decoy bomb in northern Iraq today, killing 12 officers and injuring at least three others.
Iraqi Army, US Soldiers detain 67 terrorists MNF-I/MC-I 13 Apr 2005 -- Iraqi Army Soldiers teamed up with elements of 4th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division for Operation Vanguard Tempest, an early-morning raid on the Baghdad neighborhood of Al-Dora on April 11.
Task Force Liberty detain three after Improvised Explosive Device attack MNF-I/MC-I 13 Apr 2005 -- Task Force Liberty Soldiers detained three individuals in connection with an improvised explosive device attack on a Coalition combat patrol at about 4:55 p.m. April 12 near Muqdadiyah in Diyala Province.
MPs patrol, provide security, press on USMC News 13 Apr 2005 -- Imagine patrolling the treacherous roads of Iraq for improvised explosive devices on a daily basis, stopping at commonly used IED sites and putting your life at risk to check a block of concrete along the road that was not there the day before.

HMM-165 wraps up combat operations in Iraq USMC News 13 Apr 2005 -- Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 165 (REIN) recently rejoined its parent command, the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (Special Operations Capable), after wrapping up a month of flying numerous missions throughout high-tension areas in Iraq.

IRAQ/WRAP VOA 13 Apr 2005 -- U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick was in Baghdad Wednesday for meetings with Iraq's new leadership and to review reconstruction efforts in Baghdad and Fallujah. The visit comes amid a series of bomb attacks against Iraqi police and a U.S. convoy.

Iraq: British Military Statistics Shed Light On War Deaths RFE/RL 13 Apr 2005 -- The international debate on how many people have been killed in Iraq during and since the war continues. The United States has never released official figures -- and until recently the U.K. government has remained tight-lipped. However, in a recent written parliamentary answer, British Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram listed the numbers of both combat and noncombat deaths since the official end of the war in 2003. That could help in estimating the total number of military and civilian deaths in Iraq.
Iraqi Media Monitoring UNAMI 13 Apr 2005

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