Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 26 Aug 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty

• Transcript: Defense Department Briefing on Ongoing Security Operations in North-Central Iraq26 Aug 2005 -- Presenter: Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto, commander of Multinational Division North-Central, Task Force Liberty and U.S. 42nd Infantry Division
• Defense Department Report, August 26: Iraq Update Washington File 26 Aug 2005 -- A U.S. Army official based in north-central Iraq says that Iraqi voter registration continues in the region even as Iraqi and coalition forces maintain pressure on insurgency forces there.
• Convoy escorts continue proud heritage of Tuskegee Airmen AFPN 26 Aug 2005 -- The 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing is steeped in the rich history of its predecessors, the Tuskegee Airmen of the 332nd Fighter Group.
• Airmen control sky over Iraq AFPN 26 Aug 2005 -- With more than 270,000 square miles of playing field, Airmen with the 727th Expeditionary Air Control Squadron have their game faces on, providing command and control of joint air operations supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom.
• Election Preparations Not Disrupted in North-Central Iraq AFPS 26 Aug 2005 -- Despite continued efforts, insurgents have been unable impact preparations for elections in the north-central region of Iraq, and that region has a strong plan in place for security during elections scheduled in Iraq in October and December, the commander of U.S. operations in the area said today.
• Iraqi, U.S. Forces Capture Terrorists, Suspected Insurgents AFPS 26 Aug 2005 -- U.S. soldiers from Task Force Liberty and Iraqi army soldiers captured six terrorists during a joint raid in Barwannah, Iraq, military officials said today.
• Joint raid captures terrorists, weapons in Diyala Province MNF-I 27 Aug 2005 -- Task Force Liberty and Iraqi army Soldiers captured six terrorists during a joint raid in Barwannah, northeast of Baqubah in Diyala Province, Aug. 26.
• Task Force Liberty Soldiers capture two key terrorists MNF-I 27 Aug 2005 -- Task Force Liberty Soldiers captured two known terrorists suspected of financing and enabling terrorist acts in North-Central Iraq in a pair of overnight raids Aug. 25 and 26.
• Successes this week in Iraq (19-25 Aug., 2005) MNF-I 27 Aug 2005 -- Coalition forces continued to help Iraqi citizens with humanitarian missions and to help train Iraqi security forces to bring stability to the country.
• Iraqi security forces, Coalition forces detain 16 in Mosul MNF-I 27 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi security forces and Coalition forces from Task Force Freedom detained 16 suspected terrorists Aug. 25 and 26.
• TWO KILLED DURING INCIDENT AT ALI BASE CENTCOM 26 Aug 2005 -- At 11:59 a.m. on Aug. 26, three unidentified individuals drove a truck the wrong way into the outbound lane and broke through the first entry control point barrier on Base Camp Adder.

Deployments

US Policy

• Top US General: Sunni Political Involvement in Iraq Can Help Stop Insurgency VOA News 26 Aug 2005 -- The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Richard Myers, says it is important that the Sunni population in Iraq be brought into the political process to help defeat the violent insurgency and rebuild the country.

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Conflicting Reports on Status of Iraq Constitution Talks VOA News 26 Aug 2005 -- The chairman of the committee drafting Iraq's constitution says a compromise has been reached and that a new draft document will be sent to the parliament on Sunday.
• Iraqi Constitution Deadline Extended Again RFE/RL 26 Aug 2005 -- Consultations on a final draft of Iraq's constitution have been extended for at least one more day in another bid to win the approval of Sunni Arab negotiators.
• Shi'a Awaiting Sunni Response To 'Final' Proposal RFE/RL 26 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi Shi'ite officials say they have offered Sunni Arabs a "final" compromise proposal on a draft Iraqi constitution and are awaiting the Sunni response.
• Iraq: Constitution Debate Continues For At Least Another Day Amid New Disputes RFE/RL 26 Aug 2005 -- Wrangling over terms continues to hold up the finalizing of Iraq's overdue draft constitution. Iraqi leaders say discussions will last at least another day, but have set no new deadline for wrapping up the process.
• Deadlock Continues Over Iraq Constitution VOA News 26 Aug 2005 -- Iraqi negotiators are locked in last-ditch efforts to persuade disgruntled Sunni Arabs to sign a draft constitution after missing a third deadline for a parliamentary vote.
• Iraqi Police Graduate 282 Officers from Advanced, Specialty Courses AFPS 26 Aug 2005 -- The Iraqi Police Service graduated 282 police officers from advanced and specialty courses Aug. 25 at Iraq's Adnan Training Facility.

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Thousands of Iraqis March in Support of Radical Cleric VOA News 26 Aug 2005 -- Thousands of people in central and southern Iraq have staged demonstrations supporting radical Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr and protesting the lack of basic government services.
• Iraq: Marshlands Drained By Saddam Shown To Be Recovering At Rapid Rate RFE/RL 26 Aug 2005 -- The UN's Environment Program says new satellite imagery shows the rapid recovery of Iraq's marshlands between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers.
• RFE/RL Iraq Report, Volume 8, Number 29 26 August 2005 -- IRAQIS AWAIT WORD ON CONSTITUTION NEGOTIATIONS / AL-SADR REASSERTS HIMSELF -- THIS TIME AGAINST CORELIGIONISTS / DEVIL IN THE CONSTITUTIONAL DETAILS / EXCERPTS OF THE DRAFT CONSTITUTION