Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 23 Aug 2005 [PDF]
• TASK FORCE BAGHDAD SOLDIER KILLED IN ATTACK
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• MARINE KILLED BY AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE NEAR FALLUJAH
• MARINE KILLED BY AN IMPROVISED EXPLOSIVE DEVICE NEAR AL KARMAH
• Task Force Liberty Soldier, six others killed by suicide bomber in Baqubah

• Transcript: Defense Department Regular Briefing 23 Aug 2005 -- Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund Giambastiani, Jr.
• Suicide Bomber Strikes in Iraq, Kills Several Americans, Iraqis AFPS 23 Aug 2005 -- A suicide bomber killed one Task Force Liberty soldier, one U.S. civilian, and five Iraqis in Baqubah, Iraq, at 12:50 p.m. today. Nine U.S. soldiers and several Iraqis were wounded.
• Iraqi Soldiers, U.S. Marines Kill Two Attacking Insurgents AFPS 23 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi soldiers and coalition forces killed two insurgents who attacked them in the town of Hit, Iraq, Aug. 22, Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq officials said.
• Terrorist dies at 344th Field Hospital MNF-I 23 Aug 2005 -- A 37-year-old Iraqi male died Aug. 22 at Abu Ghraib as a result of gunshot wounds sustained while engaging Coalition Forces.

Deployments

• Rotation of Salvadorian contingent MNF-I 23 Aug 2005 -- A new rotation of a Salvadorian Contingent started its duty in Multinational Division Central South, Iraq.

US Policy

• Rumsfeld Says Iraqi Constitution Must Satisfy All Groups VOA 23 Aug 2005 -- U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld says Iraqi leaders must come up with a final draft constitution that satisfies all three main groups in the country -- the Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds.
• Bush Speaks to Idaho Guard Wednesday VOA 23 Aug 2005 -- President Bush speaks to National Guard troops Wednesday in the western state of Idaho as he continues to try and reverse falling public support for the war in Iraq
• Delayed Progress Doesn't Reflect Failure in Iraq, Rumsfeld Says AFPS 23 Aug 2005 -- Delays in drafting an Iraqi constitution are to be expected and do not indicate a problem in the political process there, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said here today.
• Envoy Calls On Iraqis To Compromise On Constitution RFE/RL 23 Aug 2005 -- The U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, today urged the Iraqis to work in a "spirit of compromise" when they resume talks tomorrow on the constitution draft.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Draft Constitution Excerpts RFE/RL 23 Aug 2005 -- The Baghdad-based daily "Al-Sabah" published what it identified as the 22 August text of the draft constitution on its website on 23 August.

• Negotiators in Iraq Try to Iron Out Differences on Proposed Constitution VOA 23 Aug 2005 -- Sunni, Shiite and Kurdish negotiators in Iraq are scrambling to reach an accord on a new constitution. Iraq's Parliament is scheduled to vote on the charter Thursday
• Iraqi Government Praises Constitutional Process RFE/RL 23 Aug 2005 -- The Iraqi government today praised the drafting process of the country's proposed constitution.
• Key Issues In Iraqi Constitution Still Unresolved RFE/RL 23 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi leaders have three more days to work out remaining differences over a draft of a new constitution.
• Iraq: Leaders Struggle With Constitutional Crisis Over Federalism RFE/RL 23 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi leaders have given themselves three more days to resolve the sticking points that are preventing approval of the country's draft constitution
• Federalism Still An Obstacle For Iraqi Charter RFE/RL 23 Aug 2005 -- Iraq's dominant Shi'ite and Kurdish groups presented a draft constitution minutes before deadline, helping the parliament avoid dissolution.
• IRAQ: Constitution draft approval unclear IRIN 23 Aug 2005 -- As Humam Hamoudi, chairman of the Constitution Committee, presented the disputed draft to the transitional National Assembly on 22 August, it did not take long for disagreements to appear, with Sunni participants labelling the draft illegal and unfair.

Foreign Reactions

• Iran welcomes codification of Iraqi draft constitution IRNA 23 Aug 2005 -- Foreign Ministry Spokesman Hamid-Reza Asefi here Tuesday praised the codification of Iraqi constitution as "very valuable" and expressed contentedness with this development.

News Reports

• Iraq Promises Security For Arab Diplomats RFE/RL 23 Aug 2005 -- Iraq asked other Arab countries today to restore full diplomatic relations with Baghdad.