Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 08 Sep 2005 [PDF]
• DoD Identifies Army Casualties
• DoD Identifies Army Casualty
• SOLDIER DIES IN INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENT

• Iraqi, US Forces Preparing to Launch Major Operation VOA 08 Sep 2005 -- The top spokesman for multinational forces in Iraq says civilians in the northern insurgent stronghold of Tal Afar are being evacuated in preparation for a possible major military sweep through militant-held areas of the city.
• U.S. Considers Attack On Iraqi Insurgent Stronghold RFE/RL 08 Sep 2005 -- The United States says it is considering an all-out military attack in the coming weeks against the town of Tal Afar in northern Iraq, which it sees as a stronghold of rebellion.
• Iraqis and Americans Killed in Separate Attacks in Basra VOA 08 Sep 2005 -- Two separate attacks in the southern Iraqi city of Basra killed at least 14 people, including four American security guards, on Wednesday.
• Air Strike Destroys Terrorist Haven; Soldier Dies in Industrial Accident AFPS 08 Sep 2005 -- Coalition air forces conducted an air strike against a terrorist safe house in the vicinity of Husaybah, Iraq, near the Syrian border, shortly after 1 a.m. today, military officials said.
• 1st Brigade commander meets with key Iraqi leader Army News 08 Sep 2005 -- A newly-arrived brigade commander from the 10th Mountain Division met with a prominent Iraqi leader of the Khadamiyah district Aug 28 at the Khadamiyah Shrine.
• Iraqi, U.S. raids net more than 50 terrorist suspects MNF-I 08 Sep 2005 -- Iraqi security forces and Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detained more than 50 terror suspects on the evening of Sept. 4 and in the early-morning hours of Sept. 5 in Baghdad .
• Unit Responsible for Training Iraqi Forces Changes Command AFPS 08 Sep 2005 -- The multinational command responsible for training and equipping Iraqi security forces changed hands today in Baghdad, Iraq.

Deployments

US Policy

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Democratic Process Continues in Iraq AFPS 08 Sep 2005 -- The voter registration period for Iraqi citizens officially ended Sept. 7. And while final results have not been compiled, estimates so far indicate a willingness by the Iraqi people to participate in the political process, a military spokesman in Baghdad, Iraq, said today.
• Iraq: Kurds Sponsor Talks With Sunni Arabs On Draft Constitution RFE/RL 08 Sep 2005 -- The Iraqi Independent Electoral Commission confirmed on 8 September that a referendum on the draft constitution will take place on 15 October, Al-Sharqiyah television reported

Foreign Reactions

News Reports

• Hussein Attorney Denies Ex-Iraqi Leader Confessed RFE/RL 08 Sep 2005 -- Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein's chief attorney has denied that Hussein has confessed to ordering executions and waging a campaign against Kurds in which thousands of people were killed.