February 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

23 February 2006 - Iraq Special Weapons News

OPERATIONAL UPDATE BY ARMY MAJOR GENERAL RICK LYNCH, DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, MULTINATIONAL FORCE IRAQ MNF-I 23 Feb 2006
CENTCOM releases daily airpower summary AFPN 23 Feb 2006 -- U.S Central Command Air Forces officials released today's airpower summary.
Iraqi, Coalition Forces Detain Insurgents, Find Weapons AFPS 23 Feb 2006 -- Iraqi and coalition troops detained 11 insurgents and found several weapons caches throughout Iraq yesterday, military officials reported.
Iraqi police arrest seven; U.S. troops nab six insurgents Army News 23 Feb 2006 -- Iraqi police captured seven insurgents for their involvement in a roadside bomb discovered by the Iraqi Highway Patrol in Kirkuk. Feb. 23
Baghdad Toll At 47 As Sectarian Attacks Go On RFE/RL 23 Feb 2006 -- Iraqi police says 47 people were killed in Baghdad in separate incidents over the past 24 hours since the bombing of a major Shi'ite shrine sparked a wave of sectarian violence in the country.

Samarra Mosque Attack a "Heinous Crime," Military Spokesman Says Washington File 23 Feb 2006 -- A U.S. military spokesman in Baghdad says the insurgent bombing of the sacred Golden Mosque in Samarra, Iraq, February 22 was a "heinous crime."
Bush, U.S. Leaders in Iraq Condemn Mosque Attack, Urge Restraint AFPS 23 Feb 2006 -- President Bush today condemned yesterday's bombing of one of the holiest Shiite mosques, in Samarra, Iraq, and vowed U.S. support in rebuilding it.
Bush Appeals for Calm in Iraq VOA 23 Feb 2006 -- President Bush is again appealing for calm in Iraq, amid reprisal killings following the bombing of one of the holiest sites of Shi'ite Islam.

Iraqi Security Forces Continue Progress in Quantity, Quality AFPS 23 Feb 2006 -- Iraq now has 123,000 trained and equipped police officers, but numbers don't tell the whole story, a Multinational Force Iraq spokesman said during a briefing from Baghdad today.
New Iraqi Security Forces Show Remarkable Progress Washington File 23Feb 2006 -- In just two years, Iraq has built new military and police forces over 200,000-strong with help from coalition forces, says Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt of the U.S. military's Central Command.
Shrine Attack Deepens Iraqi Sectarian Divide VOA 23 Feb 2006 -- An attack on a Shiite Muslim shrine in Iraq has sparked a wave of violence between Shi'ite and Sunni Muslims.
Iraq Mosque Attack Sparks Wave Of Sectarian Violence RFE/RL 23 Feb 2006 -- There's been continued violence in Iraq following an attack on one of Shi'ite Islam's most important shrines
Iraq: The Threat Of 'A Devastating Civil War' RFE/RL 23 Feb 2006 -- Iraqi religious and government leaders, as well as international officials, condemned the 22 February bomb attack that wrecked the Golden Mosque, a major Shi'ite Muslim shrine in Samarra.
Scores of Iraqis Killed After Shrine Bombing VOA 23 Feb 2006 -- More than 130 Iraqis - most of them Sunni Arabs - have been killed in two days of surging sectarian violence following Wednesday's bombing of one of the holiest sites in Shi'ite Islam.

Iraq: Parties Call For Calm After Golden Mosque Bombing RFE/RL 23 Feb 2006 -- The 22 February bombing of the Golden Mosque in Samarra, one of Shi'ite Islam's most holy sites, has profoudly shaken Iraq's sensitive Shi'ite-Sunni fault line
Iraq: Sunni, Shi'ite Leaders Playing The Blame Game RFE/RL 23 Feb 2006 -- Political and religious leaders across Iraq have condemned the 22 February attack on two Shi'ite shrines in Samarra

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