Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 05 Aug 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties

• Transcript: Defense Briefing by British Royal Marines 05 Aug 2005 -- Presenter: Maj. Gen. J. B. Dutton, Commander Of Multinational Division Southeast; Moderator: Bryan Whitman, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs
• DoD Reports Iraqi Forces Gains, Probable Cause of Fatal Blast AFPS 05 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi forces are being trained and equipped, and most are helping with defense of their nation, a senior defense official said here Aug. 4.
• British Commander Optimistic About Southeastern Iraq AFPS 05 Aug 2005 -- The British Royal Marine in charge of coalition operations in southeastern Iraq is optimistic about ongoing efforts there to train Iraqi army and police forces to eventually assume security duties.
• 'Quick Strike' Moves Into Area Where Marines Were Killed AFPS 05 Aug 2005 -- About 1,000 Iraqi security force soldiers and U.S. Marines from Regimental Combat Team 2 moved into the city of Haqliniyah, Iraq, and the surrounding area today as part of Operation Quick Strike.
• Detainee dies at 344th Field Hospital MNF-I 05 Aug 2005 -- A 45-year-old Iraqi male died Aug. 4 at approximately 4 p.m. from multiple organ failure as a result of gunshot injuries sustained while engaging coalition forces.
• Operation Quick Strike MNF-I 05 Aug 2005 -- Approximately 1,000 Iraqi Security Force Soldiers, and Marines from Regimental Combat Team-2 moved into the city of Haqliniyah and the surrounding area today as part of Operation Quick Strike .
• UPDATE: Operation Quick Strike moves into Haqliniyah MNF-I 05 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi Security Force Soldiers and Marines from Regimental Combat Team-2 discovered two buildings rigged with explosives Aug. 3 in the city of Haqliniyah while conducting cordon and search operations as part of Operation Quick Strike .
• Operation Thunder Cat nets 171 suspected terrorists MNF-I 05 Aug 2005 -- Soldiers of the 256th Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and the 1st and 3rd Iraqi Army Brigades, 6th Division, conducted combined offensive operations called Operation Thunder Cat I July 26-30, which was a series of cordon-and-attack missions resulting in the capture of 171 suspected terrorists.

Deployments

US Policy

• Rumsfeld Says Free Nations Cannot Wait for Terrorist Attacks Washington File 05 Aug 2005 -- The only way to defeat terrorism is to go after the terrorists where they are, and not wait to be attacked, says U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

United Nations

• Annan cites extensive work by UN mission in Iraq, requests mandate extension UN News Centre 05 Aug 2005 -- Citing the efforts the expanding United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) has made to help Iraqis meet the benchmarks in their political transition, despite severe operational and security constraints, UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan has asked the Security Council to extend the mission's mandate until August of next year.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi PM Announces New Security Plan AFPS 05 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jafari announced a security plan building on the progress his country has already made.
• Iraq's Constitutional Summit Delayed VOA 05 Aug 2005 -- Iraq's president says there will be a two-day delay in the start of an emergency summit of Iraqi leaders to discuss the draft constitution.
• Iraqi Leaders Discuss Draft Constitution RFE/RL 05 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Ja'fari today had talks with Iraq's top Shiite cleric to discuss Iraq's new constitution.
• Iraqi Leaders Postpone Meeting On Constitution RFE/RL 05 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi leaders have postponed a key meeting aimed at resolving the remaining differences over the country's draft constitution.
• Iraq: Kurds Taking Hard-Line Stance On Constitution RFE/RL 05 Aug 2005 -- Kurdish leaders in Iraq have called for all of their demands to be met in the draft constitution, threatening that otherwise they will encourage voters in the three Kurdish provinces to vote down the document in October.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraq: From Politics to War, Iraqis Stand On Shifting Sands RFE/RL 05 Aug 2005 -- Iraq's top leaders are set now to meet on 7 August to work out snags over a draft constitution. Major differences remain among the factions, including the extent to which Islamic law should be the basis of Iraq's legal code