Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 22 Aug 2005 [PDF]
• Two Soldiers killed by vehicle roll-over
• 42ND MP BRIGADE SOLDIER KILLED BY IED
• TWO TASK FORCE LIBERTY SOLDIERS KILLED, TWO WOUNDED BY IED
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties

• Iraq Attacks Target Police RFE/RL 22 Aug 2005 -- Police say insurgents have killed at least 17 Iraqi security personnel in separate attacks across Iraq.
• Vehicle Rollover Kills Two Soldiers; Iraqi Officers Find Munitions AFPS 22 Aug 2005 -- Two 1st Corps Support Command soldiers were killed when their vehicle rolled over during a combat logistics patrol near Tal Afar, Iraq, about 11 p.m. Aug. 21, military officials reported.

Deployments

US Policy

• Bush Confident Iraq Constitution Will Reflect Values, Traditions Washington File 22 Aug 2005 -- President Bush says he is confident that Iraqi negotiators will produce a constitution "that reflects the values and traditions of the Iraqi people," and he has expressed his admiration for the country's leaders in overcoming obstacles, such as the threat from terrorism, to work together "on this vital project."

• Bush Defends Iraq Policy, Sees Hope in Middle East VOA 22 Aug 2005 -- President Bush is urging Americans to stand together in the fight against terrorism and the struggle to bring democracy to Iraq and peace to the Middle East
• Bush: U.S. Seeks 'Total Victory' Over Terrorists AFPS 22 Aug 2005 -- U.S. servicemembers are fighting and sacrificing in Iraq because that country "is a central front in the war on terror," President Bush told Veterans of Foreign War members gathered in Salt Lake City today.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraqi Negotiators Submit Constitution, More Work Ahead VOA 22 Aug 2005 -- The speaker of Iraq's parliament, Hajim al-Hasani, says a draft constitution has been submitted on time, but Shi'ites, Kurds and Sunnis have three more days to resolve pending issues.
• Iraqis to Take 3 More Days to Resolve Constitutional Issues AFPS 22 Aug 2005 -- Iraq's National Assembly accepted a draft constitution today and will take the next three days to review the document and hammer out remaining differences before voting on it, the assembly spokesman announced today.
• Iraq Resumes Southern Oil Exports RFE/RL 22 Aug 2005 -- The company which runs Iraq's southern oil fields says the country has resumed exporting oil from its southern fields after a 16-hour suspension due to a power failure.
• Iraqi Constitution Makes Deadline, Not Yet Finalized RFE/RL 22 Aug 2005 -- Iraq's parliament received a draft of the country's constitution less than five minutes before a midnight deadline.
• Iraqi Politicians Wrangle Over Constitution As Deadline Looms VOA 22 Aug 2005 -- With only hours to go before Iraq's constitution deadline, Shi'ite, Sunni and Kurdish negotiators continue to differ over major issues.
• No Progress Seen In Iraqi Constitutional Talks RFE/RL 22 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi political leaders meeting in Baghdad continue to debate the details of a draft constitution ahead of today's deadline, but there are no signs of any breakthroughs.
• Iraq: Draft Constitution Due Today, But No Certainty It Is Ready RFE/RL 22 Aug 2005 -- Iraq is once again counting down to a midnight deadline for completing the draft of its first post-Saddam Hussein constitution.
• IRAQ: Focus on progress made in marshlands IRIN 22 Aug 2005 -- Hasan Aloki, a marsh Arab, looked at his empty boat after a long working day and gave a big sigh.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Iraqi Council Seeks Support for Saddam's Victims' Families AFPS 22 Aug 2005 -- The Iraqi government is working out a plan to establish a commission to bring justice to and restore the rights of tens of thousands of families in Iraq whose loved ones were killed under Saddam Hussein's regime.
• Iraq: Government Spokesman and Drafting Committee Members Discuss Constitution Negotiations RFE/RL 22 Aug 2005 -- Government Spokesman Laith Kubba and two members of Iraq's constitution drafting committee, United Iraqi Alliance representative Sa'd Jawad Qandil and Chaldo-Assyrian parliamentarian Yonadam Kanna were interviewed by RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq (RFI) at the Baghdad Convention Center late on 22 August about the prospects for an agreement on the draft constitution as the deadline loomed.
• Saddam's Letter to Friend Published VOA News 22 Aug 2005 -- Ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has written a letter to a friend, saying he would sacrifice himself for the Arab cause.
• IRAQ: Food distribution shortage remains a concern, survey says IRIN 22 Aug 2005 -- Food shortages have been reported in northern and western Iraq by local NGOs.