Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
05 July 2005 - Iraq Special Weapons News
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Current Operations
- OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Jul 2005 [PDF]
- ONE TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIER KILLED, TWO WOUNDED BY IED
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- DoD Identifies Army Casualty
- Transcript: DOD News Briefing 05 Jul 2005 -- Presenter: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs Lawrence Di Rita
- Soldiers rehearse threat reaction drills MNF-I 05 Jul 2005 -- Elements of the 256th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division participated in an exercise in west Baghdad June 27 to test their reactions to threats against themselves and the surrounding areas.
- Terrorist dead, five suspects detained by MNF MNF-I 05 Jul 2005 -- Multi-national forces from Task Force Freedom killed one terrorist and detained five suspected terrorists during operations in northern Iraq July 4.
- F-16 maintainers make sure curtain gets raised AFPN 05 Jul 2005 -- The theater that the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing performs under features fast, agile fighter planes providing air support for troops on the ground.
- Air Force recognizes historical name of Iraqi air base AFPN 05 Jul 2005 -- Ali Base, situated near the city of An Nasiriyah, in south central Iraq, is the main airfield in southern Iraq from which Iraqi, coalition and U.S. Airmen operate.
- Carl Vinson Strike Group Concludes Persian Gulf Operations Navy NewsStand 05 Jul 2005 -- The USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) Carrier Strike Group concluded operations in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and maritime security operations (MSO) in the Persian Gulf June 30. The USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Group is scheduled to replace the Vinson Strike Group.
- Expeditionary Airmen form unique personnel team AFPN 05 Jul 2005 -- More than 85 Airmen have begun serving 365-day deployments supporting the war on terrorism here, and about 200 positions are expected to be in place by December.
- Suspected Terrorist Killed, Iraqi Police Nab 152 Others AFPS 05 Jul 2005 -- One man was killed and three others detained after they were caught trying to plant improvised explosive devices in northern Iraq July 4, military officials in Baghdad reported today.
Deployments
US Policy
- Insurgents Target Iraqi Progress AFPS 05 Jul 2005 -- Insurgents in Iraq attack any sign of progress because "progress is their enemy," DoD officials said today.
United Nations
- Annan vehemently condemns attacks on international diplomats in Iraq UN News Centre 05 Jul 2005 -- Vehemently condemning the recent spate of attacks against diplomats in Iraq, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today said he hoped the incidents would not weaken the resolve of the international community to stand with the Iraqi people at this critical juncture in their history.
Reconstruction Issues
- Iraqi Sunnis to Begin Participating in Drafting Constitution VOA 05 Jul 2005 -- Fifteen Iraqi Sunni-Muslim members are preparing to join a Shi'ite-dominated parliamentary committee drafting a new constitution. It is hoped that including more Sunnis in the political process will ease the insurgency that is believed to draw much of its support from disaffected members of that minority community.
- IRAQ: Attacks on oil facilities cost US $12 billion IRIN 05 Jul 2005 -- Iraq's Ministry of Oil (MoO) has announced that billions of dollars have been spent on repairing and replacing oil industry infrastructure damaged or destroyed by terrorist attacks nationwide. The money could have been invested in aid and development according to officials.
Foreign Reactions
News Reports
- RFE/RL Iraq Report, Volume 8, Number 22 05 Jul 2005 -- CHRISTIANS IN IRAQ FACING THREATS FROM ALL SIDES / RFI: SADDAM HUSSEIN'S COUSIN TO RUN IN ELECTION / IRAQ MARKS ONE YEAR OF SELF-RULE / BRITAIN SEEN AS IMPORTANT LINK IN IRAQI JIHAIST NETWORKS
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