Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

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

Current Operations

• OIF/OEF Casualty Update 15 Sep 2005 [PDF]

• Operation Flea Flicker sweeps through Zafaraniya MNF-I 15 Sep 2005 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces searched houses and fields during Operation Flea Flicker in Zafaraniya Sept. 14.
• Terror Occurs During Times of Iraqi Progress, General Says AFPS 15 Sep 2005 -- Because "democracy means failure for the insurgency" in Iraq, terrorists are employing violence across Iraq in an effort to derail the democratic process, a senior military Multinational Force Iraq spokesman told reporters today during a Baghdad news conference.
• Suicide Bombers Strike in Baghdad for 2nd Straight Day VOA 15 Sep 2005 -- A fresh wave of car bombings rocked the Iraqi capital of Baghdad on Thursday, killing at least 20 people and wounding nearly two dozen others.
• Operation Flea Flicker Sweeps through Zafaraniya AFPS 15 Sep 2005 -- U.S. and Iraqi forces searched houses and fields during Operation Flea Flicker in Zafaraniya, Iraq, Sept. 14, military officials reported today.
• Iraq: Al-Qaeda Claims Responsibility For Bombing Offensive RFE/RL 15 Sep 2005 -- A wave of car bombings continues in Iraq, where at least 23 Iraqis died in explosions today.
• Suicide Bombings in Baghdad Kill 22 Policemen VOA 15 Sep 2005 -- Iraqi officials say at least 22 policemen and several civilians were killed in three suicide bombings in Baghdad Thursday.
• Multiple Bomb Attacks In Baghdad Kill, Injure Dozens RFE/RL 15 Sep 2005 -- A series of bomb attacks have struck Baghdad today, killing at least 23 Iraqis.
• Baghdad Suicide Car Bomb Kills 16 RFE/RL 15 Sep 2005 -- Authorities say a suicide car-bomb attack in southern Baghdad today has killed at least 16 Iraqis, 10 of them police officers.
• Mosul terrorists captured MNF-I 15 Sep 2005 -- Acting on intelligence sources and tips from concerned citizens, Multi-National Forces recently raided suspected terrorist safe houses in the Mosul area, resulting in the capture of three Al-Qaida in Iraq terrorist leaders.

Deployments

US Policy

United Nations

• As constitutional referendum nears, Iraqis must be more inclusive: Annan UN News Centre 15 Sep 2005 -- The draft process of the Iraqi constitution could have been more transparent and inclusive, and the Iraqi interim Government will need to ensure that a much broader political consensus shapes the upcoming constitutional referendum and national elections, according to a report released by Secretary-General Kofi Annan today.

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq's President Talabani Pleads for Help in Fighting Terrorism Washington File 15 Sep 2005 -- Taking his place at the rostrum of the General Assembly hall September 15, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani asked the 60th Anniversary Summit of the United Nations to help his country defeat terrorism and rebuild "on the basis of human rights and democracy."
• Talabani Appeals for International Help Against Iraq Insurgency VOA 15 Sep 2005 -- Iraqi President Jalal Talabani Thursday urged world leaders to help his government overcome insurgents, who he said are waging a war of annihilation against innocent civilians.

Foreign Reactions

• North-Targeted War Preparations Stepped Up by S. Korea in Iraq Flailed KCNA 15 Sep 2005 -- The south Korean troops are busy rounding off the preparations for a war against the north under the signboard of "peace and reconstruction" after being dispatched to Iraq under the U.S. pressure.

News Reports