Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)

Operations
Deployments
US Policy
United Nations
Reconstruction Issues
Foreign Reactions
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Current Operations

• Two soldiers killed near Haqlaniyah conducting Operation River Gate
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualty
• DoD Identifies Marine Casualties
• Soldiers Killed During Operation River Gate; Iron Fist Ends AFPS 08 Oct 2005 -- Two soldiers assigned to Regimental Combat Team 2, 2nd Marine Division, 2nd Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), died of wounds suffered from small-arms fire while participating in Operation River Gate near Haqlaniyah, Iraq, Oct. 7, military officials reported.
• U.S. forces raid terrorist safe house in Rashid MNF-I 08 Oct 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers detained four terror suspects during a series of raids in southern Baghdad Oct. 7.
• Task Force Baghdad Soldiers strike back at terrorists MNF-I 08 Oct 2005 -- Task Force Baghdad Soldiers struck back at terrorist forces after a series of small-arms and roadside bomb attacks Oct. 7 southwest of Baghdad.
• Operation River Gate update MNF-I 08 Oct 2005 -- Iraqi Security Forces and Marines, Soldiers and Sailors from Regimental Combat Team - 2 continued Operation Bawwabatu Annaher, River Gate in English, in the cities of Haditha, Haqlaniyah and Barwana today.

Deployments

US Policy

United Nations

Reconstruction Issues

• Iraq Announces Security Measures for October 15 Referendum VOA 08 Oct 2005 -- Iraq's government has announced that it will enforce curfews, ban cars and close the country's borders ahead of next Saturday's constitutional referendum.

Foreign Reactions

• Arab League Chief Says Iraq Is On Brink Of Civil War RFE/RL 08 Oct 2005 -- With just one week to go before a scheduled referendum on a draft constitution, Musa told the BBC that all factions in Iraq are being encouraged to "grab whatever they can grab."
• Southern Iraqi Governor Criticizes U.K. Forces RFE/RL 08 Oct 2005 -- The governor of southern Iraq's Al-Basrah province said today that British forces are compromising security efforts by conducting "random" raids and making arrests without coordinating them with Iraqi security forces.

News Reports