Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
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Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Aug 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties

• Task Force Baghdad foils three car bomb attacks MNF-I 15 Aug 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers thwarted three car bomb attacks within five hours in south Baghdad on Aug. 13.
• AL Qaeda Lieutenant killed in Iraq MNF-I 15 Aug 2005 -- Terrorist Abu Zubair, also known as Mohammed Salah Sultan, was killed August 12 by Iraqi Security Forces in an ambush in the northern city of Mosul .
• Suicide Bomber Wounds 11 In Baghdad RFE/RL 15 Aug 2005 -- Police say a suicide bomber on a motorcycle wounded at least 11 people today when he blew himself up in a central Baghdad restaurant.
• Deployed firefighters modern day dragon slayers AFPN 15 Aug 2005 -- Throughout Iraq, sleeping dragons lie in slumber, ready to wreak havoc, death and destruction if disturbed.
• Soldiers Survive IED Blast; Iranian Opposition Members Kidnapped AFPS 15 Aug 2005 -- Soldiers from Task Force Baghdad avoided injury Aug. 13 after their Bradley fighting vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device near the Sadr City neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, military officials reported.
• Iraqi Policeman Engages Suicide Bomber in Mahawil AFPS 15 Aug 2005 -- An Iraqi police officer identified a suicide bomber in Mahawil, Iraq, Aug. 14 and attempted to kill him before the bomb could be detonated, according to a multinational forces report.
• Task Force Baghdad Troops Foil Separate Attacks, Detain Suspects AFPS 15 Aug 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad soldiers thwarted three car bomb attacks within five hours in southern Baghdad, Iraq, on Aug. 13.
• Soldiers thwart IED attacks in Iraq Army News 15 Aug 2005 -- Five large improvised explosive devices on major Baghdad highways were identified by Task Force Baghdad Soldiers Aug. 14 and then safely destroyed before they could hurt anyone.
• New Coalition headquarters to open in Tikrit Army News 15 Aug 2005 -- A ribbon-cutting ceremony took place this past weekend at Forward Operating Base Speicher in Tikrit, Iraq, for the largest structure built to date for Coalition forces.

Deployments

US Policy

• U.S. Envoy to Baghdad Encouraged by Iraqi Political Activity Washington File 15 Aug 2005 -- Iraq is experiencing an unprecedented period of constructive political activity, and the United States is prepared to help Iraq as it sorts through the challenges of building a secure, democratic state, according to U.S. Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad.
• US Downplays Iraq Constitution Delay, Hails Progress Made VOA 15 Aug 2005 -- The United States Monday downplayed news that Iraqi leaders have missed their August 15th deadline for drafting a constitution and gotten a week's extension.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• New Deadline for Iraq Constitution VOA 15 Aug 2005 -- Iraq's National Assembly has agreed to extend the deadline for a draft constitution, after Iraqi leaders failed to agree on a charter.
• One-Week Extension Granted for Iraqi Constitution AFPS 15 Aug 2005 -- The Iraqi parliament voted today to extend the deadline for finalizing Iraq's new draft constitution by seven days, until Aug. 22, U.S. State Department officials confirmed.
• Iraqi Parliament Extends Deadline For Constitution RFE/RL 15 Aug 2005 -- Iraq's parliament voted tonight to amend the country's interim law and to set a new 22 August deadline to finalize the constitution, after today's deadline was missed.
• Iraqi Constitution Deadline Expires Today RFE/RL 15 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi leaders are holding last-minute talks to agree on the country's new constitution, hours before parliament is scheduled to review a draft of the charter.
• Iraq: Draft Constitution Due Today, But Will It Be Ready? RFE/RL 15 Aug 2005 -- Iraq's constitutional committee faces a deadline today for completing the draft of the country's first post-Saddam charter and submitting it to the National Assembly for approval.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports